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Iraq's Kurd oil row too big to last: Genel's Hayward - Reuters Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:15:30 GMT

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Iraq's Kurd oil row too big to last: Genel's Hayward Reuters ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq and its Kurdish region both have too much at stake not to settle their dispute over oil, although they may take a year or so to do it, the head of the largest producer there said. "The scale of the opportunity for Kurdistan ... Shell mulls bid in Iraq oil auction [National, The (United Arab Emirates)]Equities.com Analysis: Kurdish oil deals have Baghdad in a bindChicago Tribune Iraq oil production increasing but problems remainDigitalJournal.com Bloomberg -OilPrice.com all 100 news articles »

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Former Army Corps of Engineers employee admits taking bribes, kickbacks on ... - Washington Post Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:56:13 GMT

Former Army Corps of Engineers employee admits taking bribes, kickbacks on ... Washington Post NEWARK, N.J. — A former Army Corps of Engineers employee pleaded guilty Friday to pocketing nearly $3.7 million in kickbacks for providing confidential information to two men working for companies awarded government contracts in Iraq. Federal ... NJ veteran admits taking $4M in bribes, kickbacks for government contracts in IraqNJ.com Ex-Army Engineer Cops To $4M In Iraqi Contract BribesLaw360 (subscription) all 169 news articles »

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Iraq: Multiple Bombings Kill 8 at Mosques in Kirkuk - New York Times Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:58:53 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq: Multiple Bombings Kill 8 at Mosques in Kirkuk New York Times Three separate bomb attacks against Shiite mosques in the northern city of Kirkuk killed eight civilians on Friday and wounded 70 others, the police said. The attacks took place as worshipers were leaving the mosques, said the Kirkuk police commander ... Police: 3 bomb attacks in northern Iraq kill 8USA TODAY Iraq Violence: Attacks Against Shiite Mosques Kill At Least 8, Injure ScoresHuffington Post Attacks Target Shiite Worshippers in Northern IraqWall Street Journal all 284 news articles »

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Iraq's Refusal to Block Iran's Resupply of Syrian Regime Reflects Declining US ... - Heritage.org (blog) Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:24:50 GMT

Heritage.org (blog)

Iraq's Refusal to Block Iran's Resupply of Syrian Regime Reflects Declining US ... Heritage.org (blog) Iraq's government is resisting a request by the U.S. government to block Iranian planes from traversing Iraqi air space to resupply Syria's repressive ruling regime, according to The Washington Post. Despite the certainty of U.S. officials that Iranian ... Iraq Sides With Iran on “Humanitarian” Flights to SyriaAlgemeiner U.S. senators warn Iraq about IranSan Francisco Chronicle U.S. to Iraq: Look for arms on Iran flights to SyriaBend Bulletin Utica Observer Dispatch -WatertownDailyTimes.com -Global Times all 174 news articles »

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Iraq blasts target Shi'ite mosques, kill eight - Reuters Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:48:16 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq blasts target Shi'ite mosques, kill eight Reuters KIRKUK (Reuters) - Six blasts targeting Shi'ite mosques in the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least eight people and wounded 67 during prayers on Friday, police and hospital sources said. The attacks were the latest in a wave of attacks ... Iraq blasts target Shi'ite mosques, kill eightTerra.com all 315 news articles »

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Shell May Bid in Iraq's Next Oil Auction - Wall Street Journal Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:08:36 GMT

Shell May Bid in Iraq's Next Oil Auction Wall Street Journal Shell already has a sizable portfolio in Iraq and has emerged as one of the biggest postwar investors in the country. The Anglo-Dutch major is developing the huge Majnoon field and recently signed an agreement worth $17.2 billion to capture and process ... and more »

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Iraq: How the CIA Says It Blew It on Saddam's WMD - TIME Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:03:15 GMT

TIME

Iraq: How the CIA Says It Blew It on Saddam's WMD TIME Now that we're out of Iraq, the CIA has come clean on how it came to be bamboozled about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ferrets over at the National Security Archive (NSA) petitioned for, and got ... and more »

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Syria today: Iraq denies role in the conflict - CNN Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:40:47 GMT

Newsday

Syria today: Iraq denies role in the conflict CNN "Iraq will not allow any country to supply weapons or fighters through its lands or airspaces to the conflicted parties in Syria," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Thursday. A day earlier, a U.S. State Department spokesman said that "Iranians ... US calls on Iraq to inspect Syria-bound Iranian planes for armsWashington Post Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for USNewsday US officials to Iraq: Inspect Iran supply flights to Syria, may carry weaponsHaaretz Rapid City Journal all 500 news articles »

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Despite obstacles, aid groups say Syria refugee exodus growing - Reuters Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:13:40 GMT

AFP

Despite obstacles, aid groups say Syria refugee exodus growing Reuters Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon host over 246,000. By Tom Miles and Robert Evans. GENEVA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Flights from Damascus have been cancelled, at least one crossing into Iraq shut, and shells are landing close to the Jordanian border, but ... More than 21500 Syrian refugees in Iraq: UNAFP Despite obstacles, increasing numbers of refugees flee SyriaThe Daily Star all 93 news articles »

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Did the Iraq dossier damage democracy? - The Guardian (blog) Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:00:43 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Did the Iraq dossier damage democracy? The Guardian (blog) CF: Part of the issue about the use of force in Iraq is that, ultimately, we didn't have a consensus in the country to support it, and once force was used against the wishes of a huge section of civic society, all the things said before became a proxy ... New CIA documents finally prove Bush's WMD claim was perception, not evidenceDeath and Taxes Saddam Hussein: The boy who cried wolf?National Catholic Reporter (blog) all 6 news articles »