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Chuck Hagel Iraq Opposition Encourages Generals Who Revolted - Huffington Post Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:27:42 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Chuck Hagel Iraq Opposition Encourages Generals Who Revolted Huffington Post President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense elevates a man who made his reputation as an unabashed critic of the war in Iraq. To some, Monday's nomination of Hagel, a combat-wounded Vietnam veteran and former ... What does Hagel's nomination mean? The fight over Iraq continuesForeign Policy (blog) Newsmaker: Republican maverick Hagel forged bond with Obama over IraqChicago Tribune Obama's nominees, Brennan and Hagel, criticized over civil rights, drone ...Free Speech Radio News The Nation. (blog) -Wall Street Journal -The Atlantic Wire all 7,124 news articles »

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How Can Chuck Hagel Have "Opposed" the Iraq War When He Voted For It? - Slate Magazine (blog) Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:51:01 GMT

ThinkProgress

How Can Chuck Hagel Have "Opposed" the Iraq War When He Voted For It? Slate Magazine (blog) The compromise resolution -- a compromise led by nervous pro-war Democrats -- predicated any military action on U.N. resolutions against Iraq. It was a distinction with only a small difference, but Hagel's pre-war denunciations referred to the first ... GOP Congressman Suggests Iraq May Have Been Involved In 9/11 AttacksThinkProgress Hagel: 'Iraq Is Essentially Destroying Our Military'The Weekly Standard (blog) Ten years without Saddam HusseinPravda all 5 news articles »

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A rough start for Iraq in 2013 - CNN (blog) Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:26:46 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

A rough start for Iraq in 2013 CNN (blog) Late last month, apparently with no notice from Iraq's security ministries or the prime minister's office, Iraqi police scrambled into the Finance Ministry building and detained roughly 150 bodyguards who worked for Rafa al-Issawi, al-Maliki's chief ... 'Syria would be picnic to Iraq'Hurriyet Daily News Sunni protests intensify in Iraq against MalikiJerusalem Post Iraq anti-govt protests dispersedSaudi Gazette Reuters UK -Al-Monitor -Middle East Online all 328 news articles »

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Turkey, US to hold intensifed Iraq talks - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:05:01 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey, US to hold intensifed Iraq talks Hurriyet Daily News Turkey and the United States are to hold intensified talks on Turkish energy companies' involvement in northern Iraq, which has drawn Washington's annoyance and concerns that the rapprochement between Ankara and Arbil could further push Baghdad ... Turkey, US at odds on resource extraction in Iraq: Turkish envoyPress TV Turkey, US cannot agree on Iraqi petrolIraq Oil Report all 8 news articles »

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Persian Gulf Arab states trying to destabilize Iraq, politico says - Press TV Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:34:58 GMT

Press TV

Persian Gulf Arab states trying to destabilize Iraq, politico says Press TV The Arab states of the Persian Gulf have been conducting a massive campaign to destabilize Iraq since the fall of former dictator Saddam Hussein, Intifad Qanbar of the Iraqi National Alliance told Press TV. “There's a huge amount of foreign ... and more »

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Iraq Central Bank Boosts Gold Reserves - Al-Monitor Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:07:29 GMT

Iraq Central Bank Boosts Gold Reserves Al-Monitor The monthly statistical report of the International Monetary Fund stated that over the three months between August and October of last year, Iraq's gold holdings quadrupled to 31 tons, the first time something like this has happened in years. The value ...

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Al-Qaeda claims Iraq New Year's Eve attacks - FRANCE 24 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:54:42 GMT

FRANCE 24

Al-Qaeda claims Iraq New Year's Eve attacks FRANCE 24 Security stands by as Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather during the Arbaeen religious festival in the shrine city of Karbala, southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on January 1, 2013. Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq has claimed a wave of attacks across Iraq ... Qatar, Turkey ignite sectarian conflict in Iraq: ExpertPress TV Can a 'Sunni Spring' turn into an 'Iraqi Spring?'Foreign Policy (blog) all 8 news articles »

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Helping to build legal system in Iraq proved to be challenging project for ... - Tribune-Review Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:23:25 GMT

Helping to build legal system in Iraq proved to be challenging project for ... Tribune-Review One position was that of working directly for the ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, in the state department, serving for a year in Iraq to find out what was going on behind the scenes. The other, which was nine months in duration, was to take charge of ...

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Iraq Needs Early Elections - Commentary Magazine Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:07:43 GMT

Iraq Needs Early Elections Commentary Magazine The protests which erupted in the Al-Anbar governorate after the December 21 arrest of 10 of Finance Minister Rafi al-Issawi's bodyguards on terrorism allegations have spread to Tikrit, Mosul, parts of Baghdad and other predominantly Sunni areas. Max ...

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Iraq Dec oil exports slip to 2.34 mbpd, official says - Al-Arabiya Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:02:37 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraq Dec oil exports slip to 2.34 mbpd, official says Al-Arabiya Iraq's oil exports fell to 2.34 million barrels per day (bpd) in December from 2.62 million bpd in November due to a slowdown in Kurdistan exports, rough weather and technical problems with a single point mooring terminal, an official said on Monday. Silent Killer Vs Kurdistan Region, IraqHuffington Post UK (blog) Iraq December Oil Exports Down 11% On MonthFox Business Iraq December crude oil exports fell 272000 b/d from November: SOMOPlatts Trend.az -Marcopolis all 25 news articles »