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Obama campaign to highlight drawdowns in Iraq, Afghanistan - The Hill (blog) Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:17:31 GMT

Examiner.com

Obama campaign to highlight drawdowns in Iraq, Afghanistan The Hill (blog) Surrounded by 5,000 troops at Ft. Bliss on Friday, President Obama proudly declared that he had marked the end of combat operations in the war in Iraq two years ago in the same location. Obama's speech at the El Paso, Tex., Army base was a preview of ... President Obama's Weekly Address Marks the Anniversary of the Iraq War's EndABC News (blog) Obama Honors US Troops on Iraq AnniversaryVoice of America Mitt Romney failed to mention Iraq, Afghanistan or the troops in RNC speechExaminer.com Boston.com -USA TODAY all 685 news articles »

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Iraqi Kurdistan to keep pumping oil to Sept. 15-sources - Reuters Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:24:00 GMT

AFP

Iraqi Kurdistan to keep pumping oil to Sept. 15-sources Reuters Kurdistan to keep pumping oil until Sept. 15 - sources. * Decision to give Baghdad more time to make payments. * Kurds have said ready to restart negotiations. By Ahmed Rasheed. BAGHDAD, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan will keep pumping its share ... Iraqi Kurdistan to keep pumping oil to September 15: sourcesChicago Tribune Kurds to continue Iraq oil exports until Sep 15AFP Iraq Kurds ready for talks over crisis, oil: deputy PMCNBC.com Kurdish Aspect all 137 news articles »

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Car bomb outside coffee shop kills 2, wounds 11 in Baghdad - CNN Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:40:21 GMT

Car bomb outside coffee shop kills 2, wounds 11 in Baghdad CNN This figure incorporates information from Iraq's interior, defense and health ministries. A CNN tally indicates that more than 270 people died last month in violence throughout Iraq, however. Iraq announces 21 people executed in one day. Official ... Gunmen open fire in IraqKIMT all 181 news articles »

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Iraq's monthly death toll halves in August - Chicago Tribune Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:11:26 GMT

AFP

Iraq's monthly death toll halves in August Chicago Tribune Al Qaeda's Iraq wing, the Islamic State of Iraq, said in June that it planned to revitalize its campaign, after a sustained assault by U.S. troops and other Sunni militant groups in 2007 weakened its capabilities. The insurgents have launched one major ... Iraq claims drop in deadly attacksAFP all 25 news articles »

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Gambia, Iraq executions buck worldwide abolitionist trend - Los Angeles Times Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:00:21 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Gambia, Iraq executions buck worldwide abolitionist trend Los Angeles Times Human rights advocates the world over have been shocked and outraged by Gambia's first executions in 27 years and an escalation in hangings in Iraq that has already sent 91 to their deaths this year. GlobalFocus The rash of executions in the two ... Human rights group condemns Iraq's lack of transparency in executionsWireUpdate UN joins calls for Iraq death penalty moratoriumgulfnews.com Call For Halt To Death Penalty In Iraq After 21 Executed In Single DayRTT News Human Rights Watch -China Daily -Newstrack India all 41 news articles »

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Tony Blair should face trial over Iraq war, says Desmond Tutu - The Guardian Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:07:31 GMT

The Guardian

Tony Blair should face trial over Iraq war, says Desmond Tutu The Guardian Tutu's broadside is evidence of the shadow still cast by Iraq over Blair's post-prime ministerial career, as he attempts to rehabilitate himself in British public life. A longtime critic of the Iraq war, the archbishop pulled out of a South African ... Tutu: Try Bush and Blair over IraqThe Press Association Blair & Bush should face trial over Iraq war, says Desmond Tutu - MUST READDemocratic Underground Blair should face war crimes trial over Iraq, says TutuThe Independent all 64 news articles »

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US Soldier May Appeal Canadian Deportation Order - ABC News Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:52:46 GMT

Toronto Star

US Soldier May Appeal Canadian Deportation Order ABC News A U.S. soldier facing deportation after fleeing to Canada to avoid the war in Iraq said Friday that her biggest fears are being separated from her children and being sent to prison upon her return to the United States. Kimberly Rivera, who has lived in ... Iraq War resister speaks out after deportation orderToronto Star Harper Government to Deport First Woman US Iraq War ResisterU.S. Politics Today all 519 news articles »

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Obama Marks Second Anniversary of End of Iraq War - Voice of America Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:20:26 GMT

Voice of America

Obama Marks Second Anniversary of End of Iraq War Voice of America WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Barack Obama observed the second anniversary on Friday of the end of the Iraq War, in a visit to an Army base in Texas. The Democratic president will then spend the Labor Day weekend campaigning, as will his Republican ... Not in Romney's speech: Iraq, Social SecurityBoston.com Not in Romney's speech: Social Security, Iraq, Afghanistan, border, welfare ...Washington Post all 27,963 news articles »

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Obama, speaking at Fort Bliss, vows to aid soldiers, marks Iraq war end - Bryan College Station Eagle Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:45:18 GMT

Obama, speaking at Fort Bliss, vows to aid soldiers, marks Iraq war end Bryan College Station Eagle Obama's visit Friday to the vast Fort Bliss Army post in El Paso came on the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. While officially not a presidential campaign trip, the visit also served clear political aims by highlighting the ... and more »

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Iraq's oil exports rise to 2.565 million bpd in August - Business Recorder (blog) Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:17:21 GMT

Business Recorder

Iraq's oil exports rise to 2.565 million bpd in August Business Recorder (blog) Iraq's oil exports rose to 2.565 million barrels per day (bpd) on average in August, their highest level for three decades, the head of the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) told Reuters on Saturday. Iraq exported 2.516 million bpd in July ... Iraq oil exports highest in more than 30 yearsGMA News all 33 news articles »