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Rockets from Syria hit Iraqi home, killing 5-year-old girl - Reuters Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:01:19 GMT

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Rockets from Syria hit Iraqi home, killing 5-year-old girl
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AL QAIM, Iraq | Sat Sep 8, 2012 11:20am EDT. AL QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) - Three rockets fired from Syria hit an Iraqi border town on Saturday, killing a 5-year-old girl, locals and officials said, in the most serious spillover from the neighboring country ...
Syrian warplanes pummel cities as opposition reports 172 more killedCNN
Syria rockets from Albu Kamal kill girl in IraqBBC News
Borderline conflict: Rockets from Syria hit Iraq as violence spills overRT
Oman Daily Observer -Twin Cities Indymedia
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Former NJ Army soldier admits to role in Iraq bribery scheme - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:04:00 GMT

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Former NJ Army soldier admits to role in Iraq bribery scheme
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
NEWARK — A former Army soldier and Purple Heart recipient faces 35 years in prison after admitting to his lynchpin role in a bribery and kickback scheme that reaped at least $3.7 million from the U.S. government's reconstruction efforts in war-torn Iraq.
Former Army Corps of Engineers employee admits taking bribes, kickbacks on ...Washington Post
NJ veteran admits taking $4M in bribes, kickbacks for government contracts in IraqNJ.com

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Did the CIA just mess up on Iraq's 'weapons of mass destruction'? - Christian Science Monitor Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:29:17 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Did the CIA just mess up on Iraq's 'weapons of mass destruction'?
Christian Science Monitor
How chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs were said to be part of Saddam Hussein's arsenal – posited as the rationale for invading Iraq in the wake of 9/11, along with the belief that the Iraqi dictator somehow was helping Al Qaeda?
The Lies that Led to the Iraq War and the Persistent Myth of 'Intelligence ...Foreign Policy Journal
Did the Iraq dossier damage democracy?The Guardian (blog)
Iraq: Inside the Belly of CIA BeastCounterCurrents.org
Fars News Agency -Death and Taxes
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MONIQUE CHING: In Iraq, I covered my head but opened my mind - San Angelo Standard Times Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:42:22 GMT

MONIQUE CHING: In Iraq, I covered my head but opened my mind
San Angelo Standard Times
I've noticed that when I tell people about the relatively conservative dress in Iraq, it is usually followed by looks of sympathy and, "Did you have to wear a head covering, too?" My general response to that is, yes, the women wore the hijab head scarf ...
Hayward predicts KRG-Baghdad reconciliationIraq Oil Report

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US Presses Iraq on Iranian Planes Thought to Carry Arms to Syria - New York Times Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:40:43 GMT

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US Presses Iraq on Iranian Planes Thought to Carry Arms to Syria
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The State Department said Wednesday that Iraq has an obligation under United Nations Security Council resolutions to insist that Iranian planes that are suspected of flying arms to Syria over Iraqi airspace land so the cargo can be ...
Syria today: Iraq denies role in the conflictCNN
Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for USHuffington Post
US calls on Iraq to inspect Syria-bound Iranian planes for armsWashington Post

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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
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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 ...
Analysis: Kurdish oil deals have Baghdad in a bindChicago Tribune
Shell mulls bid in Iraq oil auction [National, The (United Arab Emirates)]Equities.com
Iraq Unity at Risk Because of Maliki Leadership, Allawi SaysBusinessweek
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Iraq: Multiple Bombings Kill 8 at Mosques in Kirkuk - New York Times Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:58:53 GMT

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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 8Atlanta Journal Constitution
Iraq Violence: Attacks Against Shiite Mosques Kill At Least 8, Injure ScoresHuffington Post
Attacks Target Shiite Worshippers in Northern IraqWall Street Journal

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Turkish troops kill 26 PKK rebels in major offensive - Chicago Tribune Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:26:17 GMT

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Turkish troops kill 26 PKK rebels in major offensive
Chicago Tribune
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish soldiers have killed 26 Kurdish rebels in two days in an offensive involving over 2,000 troops, as well as F-16 fighter planes operating on both sides of the Turkey-Iraq border, security sources said on Friday.
Turkish Warplanes Pound Northern IraqAntiwar.com
Turkish offensive kills 18 Kurdish rebelsIraq Oil Report

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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

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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
Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for USUtica Observer Dispatch
Bend Bulletin -Global Times -Middle East Online
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“I'm Not the Enemy”: The New War Novels - Slate Magazine Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:23:00 GMT

Slate Magazine

“I'm Not the Enemy”: The New War Novels
Slate Magazine
After 11 years of U.S. engagement in Afghanistan and eight years in Iraq (where the war is now, officially if only ostensibly, finished), fiction writers have begun to address the campaigns. To paraphrase the philosopher Donald Rumsfeld, they may not ...
'Fobbit' aims to be Iraq's 'Catch-22'STLtoday.com
Two novels out of Iraq recount offer glimpses of what's it's really like over ...Dallas Morning News

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