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French Journalist Freed From Detention... - ABC News Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:22:09 GMT

Arutz Sheva

French Journalist Freed From Detention... ABC News France's foreign ministry says a French journalist detained in Iraq last month has been freed. Activists for media freedom and France's government had decried the detention. Nadir Dendoune was detained in Baghdad on Jan. 23 for allegedly taking photos ... Detained French Reporter Freed In IraqRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iraq Frees French Reporter Held for Taking Unauthorized PhotosArutz Sheva all 15 news articles »

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Obama plan to cut US troops in Afghanistan invites comparisons to Iraq - Fox News Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:25:58 GMT

The Associated Press

Obama plan to cut US troops in Afghanistan invites comparisons to Iraq Fox News WASHINGTON – As the U.S. looks to reduce American and Afghan forces in Afghanistan after 2014, Congress members are making comparisons to Iraq and predicting a sharp decline in troops will quickly lead to increased violence and instability. Afghan troop cuts invite comparison to IraqTuscaloosa News (subscription) Interpreters' Accomplishments Fail to Translate Into VisasNew York Times (blog) Key US general backs keeping Afghan forces at peak strengthTerra.com all 34 news articles »

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On Iraq, The Hawks Were Wrong About Everything - Huffington Post UK (blog) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:31:40 GMT

The Guardian

On Iraq, The Hawks Were Wrong About Everything Huffington Post UK (blog) There was "no doubt" that the invaders would "find the clearest possible evidence of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction" (Blair) as well as evidence of how Iraq had "provided training in these weapons [of mass destruction] to al-Qaeda" (Colin Powell ... We didn't stop the Iraq war. But we transformed British politicsThe Guardian In this week's New Statesman: Iraq – Ten years onNew Statesman Lest we forget: anti-Iraq war protesters were in the rightThe Week UK Spectator.co.uk (blog) -MSNBC (blog) all 8 news articles »

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Iraq's Top Judge Removed Over Ties to Saddam Party - ABC News Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:03:19 GMT

The Daily Star

Iraq's Top Judge Removed Over Ties to Saddam Party ABC News The Iraqi panel tasked with purging government ranks of former members of Saddam Hussein's party said on Thursday that it has removed the country's top judge from his post because of alleged ties to the now-dissolved Baath party. The removal of Chief ... Official: Iraq's top judge removed from post for alleged ties to Saddam ...Fox News all 3 news articles »

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Iraq war plan based on 'primitive' grasp of Islam, admits Labour frontbencher - The Guardian Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:00:29 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq war plan based on 'primitive' grasp of Islam, admits Labour frontbencher The Guardian Labour has conceded for the first time that a "primitive understanding" of the Islamic world caused some of the problems faced by the west in Iraq and Afghanistan, and warned David Cameron his response to the terrorist crisis in north Africa shows he ... Labour admits 'painful' errors on Iraq and al-QaedaThe Times (subscription) all 8 news articles »

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Nobody Mention the (Iraq) War! - Slate Magazine (blog) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:18:30 GMT

Nobody Mention the (Iraq) War! Slate Magazine (blog) Only natural for Peretz to imply that his enemies are anti-Semites, but a better explanation for the magazine's decline, in his era, was its bending-backwards advocacy for the Iraq War. Its circulation didn't drop markedly in the 1990s, when the ... and more »

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US general troubled by 'fragile' state of Iraq - Raw Story Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:48:57 GMT

Raw Story

US general troubled by 'fragile' state of Iraq Raw Story Sectarian tensions and political discord in Iraq signal a “troubling” trend in the country since US troops withdrew a year ago, a top American general warned on Thursday. Iraq has remained stable but “fragile,” said General Lloyd Austin, who was the ... and more »

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Militias Persevere in Modern Iraq - Al-Monitor Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:04:25 GMT

Militias Persevere in Modern Iraq Al-Monitor Militias have always been in Iraq, and they comprise an integral part of modern Iraqi history. They have been prevalent among both state authorities and their opponents. The very definition of Iraqi political parties, particularly after the republic ... and more »

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Capital Eye Opener, Feb. 14: Iraq to Hire Lobbying Firm and a K Street ... - Center for Responsive Politics Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:45:42 GMT

Capital Eye Opener, Feb. 14: Iraq to Hire Lobbying Firm and a K Street ... Center for Responsive Politics Podesta Group snagged the deal by underbidding competitors Patton Boggs and Livingston Group, but Politico's sources say Iraq also chose Podesta Group for its founders' ties to top Democrats -- mainly Vice President Joe Biden and the Clintons. Podesta ... Center for American Progress Chairman Now Working as Lobbyist for Iraq/IranFrontPage Magazine all 2 news articles »

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Iraq war did more harm than good, says Douglas Alexander - The Guardian (blog) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:40:17 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Iraq war did more harm than good, says Douglas Alexander The Guardian (blog) Alexander said the Iraq war did more harm than good. "If you look at the ledger with a 10-year perspective, the negatives outweigh the positives," he said. Alexander was a junior minister at the time of the Iraq war and in the past he has been less ... and more »