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Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo - Chicago Tribune Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:50:28 GMT

Sky News Australia

Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo Chicago Tribune BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Friday it has denied permission to a North Korean plane bound for Syria to pass through Iraqi airspace on suspicion it could be carrying weapons, and the United States stressed the need to prevent any such arms transfers. Iraq to search Syria-bound Iranian aircraftBoston.com Iraq bars passage of N. Korean flight to SyriaPhiladelphia Inquirer Iraq bars Syria-bound plane with suspected armsTheReporter.com Washington Post all 851 news articles »

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Iraq Roadside Bomb Kills 5 - Huffington Post Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:09:27 GMT

AFP

Iraq Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Huffington Post Iraq denies the claims. Al-Moussawi told The Associated Press that Baghdad has informed Tehran of their decision to search Iranian planes, flying to Syria, "if we have suspicions on the nature of the cargo." On Friday, Iraq prevented a North Korean ... Bombings kill six in IraqAFP all 207 news articles »

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Army Deserter Arrested at Border; Opposed Iraq War - ABC News (blog) Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:03:02 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Army Deserter Arrested at Border; Opposed Iraq War ABC News (blog) Thirty-year-old Kimberly Rivera, an Army private and mother of four, had fled to Canada to escape returning to Iraq, where she had already served three months. She traveled to Canada during a home leave, citing her opposition to the war in Iraq. Chief ... US soldier who refused to go back to Iraq arrested on return from CanadaNBCNews.com (blog) Iraq War defector held at Fort Drum after arrestWatertownDailyTimes.com Iraq war resister deported from Canada, arrested at US borderCTV News rabble.ca (blog) -Newser -ArmyTimes.com all 335 news articles »

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Robert Beecroft, Richard Olson Confirmed By Senate As Ambassadors To Iraq ... - Huffington Post Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:54:00 GMT

AFP

Robert Beecroft, Richard Olson Confirmed By Senate As Ambassadors To Iraq ... Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominees to serve as ambassadors to Iraq and Pakistan. By voice vote early Saturday morning, lawmakers backed the selection of Richard Olson to be U.S. envoy in Pakistan. US Senate approves envoys to Iraq, PakistanAFP US Senate approves ambassadors to Iraq, PakistanDAWN.com all 181 news articles »

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You'll Never Guess Who Showed Up For The Huge Mine Clearing Exercise In ... - Business Insider Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:56:16 GMT

Business Insider

You'll Never Guess Who Showed Up For The Huge Mine Clearing Exercise In ... Business Insider The P-307 was delivered to Iraq in March 2012, carries a 30mm cannon and is manned by crew of 25 sailors. I talked to a Navy officer who told me if I was able to see it, I could go ahead and report it. The P-307 wasn't there long, and right after I ... and more »

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Pullout cuts US influence in Iraq - San Jose Mercury News Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:26:56 GMT

Pullout cuts US influence in Iraq San Jose Mercury News With Allawi, a secular Shiite and the leader of a bloc with broad Sunni support, the Obama administration calculated, Iraq would have a more inclusive government and would check the worrisome drift toward authoritarianism under Prime Minister Nouri ... and more »

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Iran recalls start of war with Iraq - San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:16:45 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle

Iran recalls start of war with Iraq San Francisco Chronicle Iran's Revolutionary Guards marched Friday during a military parade commemorating the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war 32 years ago in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran. In the West ... and more »

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Iraq aims to unite with new national anthem, flag - Business Recorder (blog) Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:46:50 GMT

Al-Bawaba

Iraq aims to unite with new national anthem, flag Business Recorder (blog) Iraq is seeking to replace its national anthem and flag in a move aimed at providing unifying national symbols and putting decades of conflict and hardship in the country behind it. "We are determined to finish the new flag and anthem this year, in ... Going for a song: Iraq to get new national anthem and flagAl-Bawaba Iraq aims to adopt new national flag, anthemPress TV all 32 news articles »

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Lucent to Pay $4.2M Over Iraq 911 System Testing - ABC News Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:47:43 GMT

Lucent to Pay $4.2M Over Iraq 911 System Testing ABC News A French-owned telecommunications company has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a whistleblower's lawsuit over the testing of a 911-style emergency response system in Iraq, the Justice Department said Friday. Lucent Technologies World Services Inc., ... and more »

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Iranian Dissidents Convince US to Drop Terror Label - New York Times Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:48:39 GMT

The Guardian

Iranian Dissidents Convince US to Drop Terror Label New York Times The decision removes a shadow from the Mujahedeen Khalq, known as the M.E.K., which lost a brutal power struggle with supporters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the first years after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and then relocated to Iraq. Scorned ... US to remove Iranian group Mujahedin Khalq from terrorist listLos Angeles Times Iranian exile group in Iraq to be removed from terror listSan Jose Mercury News Reports: US To Take MKO Off BlacklistRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Examiner.com -The State -Newser all 416 news articles »