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Iraq's bitter lessons - Baltimore Sun Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:40:52 GMT

Iraq's bitter lessons
Baltimore Sun
It has been 10 years since then-Secretary of State Colin Powell's U.N. speech on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. I watched the secretary's presentation intently on assignment to Fort Jackson, S.C. that day. The presentation, of course, would make ...
Iraq and the Betrayal of a People – Impunity Forever?Center for Research on Globalization

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Baghdad in Hipstamatic: 10 Years Since Iraq Invasion - ABC News (blog) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:55:04 GMT

Baghdad in Hipstamatic: 10 Years Since Iraq Invasion
ABC News (blog)
Photographer Patrick Baz captures daily life in Iraq with his iPhone. Using the photography app Hipstamatic, daily scenes from Baghdad are given an antique film-like effect. Ten years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, these images show a country ...


Virginia DMV wages war on Iraq veteran's vanity license plate - Washington Times Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:26:30 GMT

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Virginia DMV wages war on Iraq veteran's vanity license plate
Washington Times
That's the root of a legal battle between Iraq war veteran Sean Bujno and the commonwealth of Virginia. The “I See You, Haji” message is objectionable to Arab-Americans, the Department of Motor Vehicles states, according to an Associated Press report.
Virginia DMV says Iraq war veteran's vanity license plate encourages violenceFox News

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Suicide bombers kill three police in Iraq's Mosul city - Yahoo! News (blog) Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:05:57 GMT

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Suicide bombers kill three police in Iraq's Mosul city
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MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Three suicide bombers targeted checkpoints in Iraq's northern city of Mosul late on Thursday, killing three policemen, police sources said. The violence is part of a recent wave of attacks that is stoking fears of a return to ...
Suicide bombers kill 3 in Iraq's Mosul: policeGlobalPost
Iraqis outraged over bloody Baghdad attacksAl-Shorfa

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Sidewalk chalk art tribute honors fallen Iraq soldiers - abc7news.com Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:16:47 GMT

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Sidewalk chalk art tribute honors fallen Iraq soldiers
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A temporary tribute to honor the lives lost during the Iraq War is stirring emotions in the Pacific Northwest. Members of the Iraq Names Project inscribed 4,498 names of those who died during combat. They were drawn on sidewalks throughout Portland, ...


Officials: Gunmen Kill 4 Soldiers in Iraq - ABC News Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:49:07 GMT

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Officials: Gunmen Kill 4 Soldiers in Iraq
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Iraqi officials say gunmen have attacked an army checkpoint north of Baghdad, killing four soldiers and wounding four others. Police officials say gunmen in two cars sprayed the checkpoint with bullets early on Thursday in the town of in Duluiayah. The ...
Iraq's “freedom” is still steeped in bloodNew Statesman
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Iraq: Why Blair was right - New Statesman Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:24:44 GMT

Iraq: Why Blair was right
New Statesman
I and others who supported the invasion of Iraq a decade ago did so because we thought that Saddam Hussein's regime was among the worst in the world. This was, on the one hand, because of his propensity to violence against his neighbours – Iran during ...

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Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source - Al-Arabiya Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:49:31 GMT

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Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source
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Turkish jets strike Kurd rebels in Iraq: military source. Thursday, 21 February 2013. A Turkish military helicopter flies over the border of an area between Iraq and Turkey during a military operation against PKK Kurdish militants October 25, 2011 ...
Report: Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq; no ...Windsor Star
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Iraq vet puts Cubs logo on prosthetic eye - YES Network Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:58:41 GMT

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Iraq vet puts Cubs logo on prosthetic eye
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The Smithsonian Institute Tweeted a photo Wednesday night of a prosthetic eyeball featuring the Cubs logo in place of the iris and pupil, an item designed by a Marine Corps veteran who lost his eye while serving in Iraq. The prosthetic peeper was ...
Eye yai yai: War vet's prosthetic Cubs eyeYahoo! Sports (blog)

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Why We'll Never Get a Full Account of the War in Iraq - The Atlantic Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:51:37 GMT

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Why We'll Never Get a Full Account of the War in Iraq
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Hubris, an MSNBC documentary aired Monday night and hosted by Rachel Maddow, reexamines the war in Iraq and the salesmanship that went into the invasion. The film is based on a provocative account of the war by David Corn and Michael Isikoff, and ...
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