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Attacks Across Iraq Kill Dozens - New York Times Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:09:45 GMT

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Attacks Across Iraq Kill Dozens New York Times Attacks Across Iraq Kill Dozens. By DURAID ADNAN. Published: November 13, 2013. BAGHDAD — A series of bomb blasts and gunfire attacks swept Iraq on Wednesday, mostly targeting Shiites who were marking one of their holiest religious events. Mayor gunned down, 24 others killed across IraqCNN Attacks in Iraq Around Religious Ritual Kill 22ABC News At least 21 killed in Iraq on religious holidayRT Voice of America -Reuters -UPI.com all 71 news articles »

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Shell, Iraq Near $11 Billion Deal to Build Petrochemical Complex - Wall Street Journal Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:17:28 GMT

Shell, Iraq Near $11 Billion Deal to Build Petrochemical Complex Wall Street Journal Shell has already invested heavily in helping Iraq exploit its bountiful crude and natural-gas reserves. The company has been developing Iraq's giant Majnoon oil field, which produced its first oil last month and is now pumping some 200,000 barrels a ... Royal Dutch Shell to sign $11 billion deal with IraqUPI.com Shell, Iraq reportedly moving toward $11B petrochemical dealHouston Business Journal (blog) Shell plans $11-billion petrochemical plant in IraqHydrocarbon Processing London South East -Seeking Alpha all 19 news articles »

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The Video-Game Invasion of Iraq - New Yorker (blog) Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:05:11 GMT

The Video-Game Invasion of Iraq New Yorker (blog) Yousif Mohammed is only eighteen, but he has more than forty-two thousand kills to his name. It's an outstanding record, even if his battleground is a virtual one: he is one of the world's top players in the online video game Battlefield 3. A realistic ...

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Yazidis in Iraq A tough time - The Economist (blog) Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:06:33 GMT

Yazidis in Iraq A tough time The Economist (blog) A recent upswing in violence has pushed Iraq's monthly death toll close to 1,000. The region around the capital, Baghdad, has borne the brunt of the carnage. But attacks have also increased in the relatively peaceful Kurdish autonomous region in the ... and more »

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Attacks in Iraq during religious observance kill 22 - Washington Times Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:15:05 GMT

Attacks in Iraq during religious observance kill 22 Washington Times BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks across Iraq targeting security forces and those marking a major Shiite commemoration killed 21 people on Wednesday while gunmen in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah assassinated the city's mayor as he was ...

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Iraq women lament costs of US invasion - Reuters Tue, 12 Nov 2013 01:28:27 GMT

Iraq women lament costs of US invasion Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One year after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, then-President George W. Bush told a gathering at the White House: "Every woman in Iraq is better off because the rape rooms and torture chambers of Saddam Hussein are forever closed.". and more »

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Tony Blair kept Cabinet in the dark over Iraq 'deliberately' as ministers ... - The Independent Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:39:56 GMT

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Tony Blair kept Cabinet in the dark over Iraq 'deliberately' as ministers ... The Independent Although Lord Butler was no longer Cabinet Secretary at the time of the Iraq war, he chaired the independent Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction in 2004 and remains in close contact with senior civil servants who were working in ... Iraq Inquiry: Heywood should 'not decide' on documentsBBC News Iraq Inquiry: US blocking publication of Chilcot report on how Britain went to warBelfast Telegraph Blair aide 'must not resolve Iraq Inquiry dilemma'The Times (subscription) Daily Mail all 8 news articles »

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A Slippery Slope Back Into Iraq? - Antiwar.com Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:02:13 GMT

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A Slippery Slope Back Into Iraq? Antiwar.com Despite having an increasingly autocratic and sectarian Shi'ite government that allows overflights of Iranian arms to a Syrian government opposed by U.S.-supported rebels, President Obama has pledged to increase military assistance to Iraq – reversing ... Iraq's 'state project' suffers from decayAl-Monitor Shiite leader asks Turkey to give Iraq more waterHurriyet Daily News Back Towards the Brink in Iraq as Old Tensions Are RenewedHuffington Post UK CounterPunch -FRANCE 24 -UK Progressive Magazine all 26 news articles »

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22 people killed in separate attacks in Iraq - Xinhua Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:35:29 GMT

22 people killed in separate attacks in Iraq Xinhua BAGHDAD, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 people were killed and 58 others wounded Wednesday in separate bomb attacks in Iraq, including bombings that targeted Shiite pilgrims in the east of the country, police said. In one attack 10 people were killed ...

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Iraq War Veteran Accuses Bush and Obama of War Crimes and Crimes Against ... - Center for Research on Globalization Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:43:44 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Iraq War Veteran Accuses Bush and Obama of War Crimes and Crimes Against ... Center for Research on Globalization On Tuesday, the New York Times published the suicide note of Daniel Somers, a 30-year-old war veteran from Phoenix, Arizona who shot himself in the head on June 10, four years after the end of his second deployment in Iraq. The young man is a casualty ... and more »