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Iraq finance minister resigns amidst sectarian tensions - DAWN.com Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:39:57 GMT

Voice of America

Iraq finance minister resigns amidst sectarian tensions DAWN.com Iraqi protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in the city of Samarra on March 1, 2013 demanding the ousting of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Protests have been staged in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq in recent weeks, calling for the resignation ... Iraq's Sunni Finance Minister Quits as Protests GrowVoice of America Al-Qaeda Sees Opportunity In Iraq's Sectarian ConflictAl-Monitor Iraq PM warns of Syria crisis spilloverAljazeera.com RT -Reuters -GlobalPost all 49 news articles »

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Iraq: Bombings Kill at Least 22 - New York Times Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:52:03 GMT

The Economist

Iraq: Bombings Kill at Least 22 New York Times A series of bombings struck Baghdad, the capital, and towns to the south on Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens in mainly Shiite areas. The deadliest attack occurred around sunset when a pair of bombs exploded nearly simultaneously ... Iraq's Sunni finance minister announces resignation, deepening political ...Washington Post Car bombs in Iraq kill fiveDAWN.com Iraq ten years on The slow road backThe Economist Aljazeera.com -Voice of America -Saudi Gazette all 69 news articles »

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As We Near the 10th Anniversary of the Iraq War - The Atlantic Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:03:00 GMT

The Atlantic

As We Near the 10th Anniversary of the Iraq War The Atlantic This month marks ten years since the U.S. launched its invasion of Iraq. In my view this was the biggest strategic error by the United States since at least the end of World War II and perhaps a much longer period. Vietnam was costlier and more ... and more »

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Iraq veteran who lost leg tries out for Los Angeles Dodgers - Fox News Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:23:22 GMT

FOX Charlotte

Iraq veteran who lost leg tries out for Los Angeles Dodgers Fox News GLENDALE, Ariz. – A war veteran from Iraq who lost part of his leg in an explosion has tried out for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Daniel "Doc" Jacobs was among 80 hopefuls Thursday at the spring training complex of the Dodgers. He was encouraged to attend ... Iraq veteran who lost his leg tried out for the DodgersNBCSports.com all 4 news articles »

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Iraq War 'can't be justified', admits Lord Prescott - Telegraph.co.uk Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:22:20 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq War 'can't be justified', admits Lord Prescott Telegraph.co.uk It comes after Mr Blair said earlier this week that people remained “very abusive” to him 10 years after the Iraq War and that he had given up trying to “persuade people it was the right decision”. Hussein was “20 times as bad” as President Assad of ... Don't mention the Iraq war, William Hague tells cabinetThe Guardian UK FM Hague instructed cabinet not to mention Iraq War – reportRT Upcoming Tenth Anniversary of Illegal Invasion of Iraq. Her Majesty's ...Center for Research on Globalization Press TV -Mirror.co.uk -gulfnews.com all 15 news articles »

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This month is the tenth anniversary of the US led invasion of Iraq - coalition ... - Daily Mail Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:45:08 GMT

Daily Mail

This month is the tenth anniversary of the US led invasion of Iraq - coalition ... Daily Mail This month is the tenth anniversary of the U.S led invasion of Iraq and the volatile region still remains a dangerous place to live - this morning five people were killed in a blast at a busy market. But according to these images March 2013 is a very ... and more »

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Dodgers Invite Miltary Veteran Who Lost Leg in Iraq to Open Tryout - Bleacher Report Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:00:45 GMT

Bleacher Report

Dodgers Invite Miltary Veteran Who Lost Leg in Iraq to Open Tryout Bleacher Report Jacobs had landed in Iraq just weeks after joining the infantry unit—India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines—when another corpsman couldn't deploy. Months after that Feb. 25, 2006 blast, doctors amputated Jacobs' mangled left leg below the knee. Disabled Navy Iraq Veteran Gets Major League Tryout in ArizonaPatch.com Daniel 'Doc' Jacobs, Iraq Vet Who Lost His Leg, Tries Out For The LA Dodgers ...Huffington Post all 5 news articles »

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Syria crisis: Scud missile lands in Iraq - Friday 1 March 2013 - The Guardian Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:27:07 GMT

Syria crisis: Scud missile lands in Iraq - Friday 1 March 2013 The Guardian A Scud missile fired from Syrian territory landed near a village in Iraq's Nineveh province on Friday, causing no damage but terrifying its inhabitants who fled, Reuters reported citing a local mayor. "A Russian-made Scud landed near the village of ... and more »

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Occupying Iraq: a US army veteran's ambivalence - The Guardian (blog) Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:31:17 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Occupying Iraq: a US army veteran's ambivalence The Guardian (blog) A decade ago, I took part of the initial invasion of Iraq. It is long enough ago, now, that the memories have lost their sharp intrusiveness; they no longer hover at the edge of my consciousness and push in at unexpected moments. My memories of the ...

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10 Years Since Iraq: My Personal Account - Yahoo! News (blog) Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:10:16 GMT

10 Years Since Iraq: My Personal Account Yahoo! News (blog) Less than 11 months later -- in March 2004 -- I would be swearing in to my hometown Army National Guard unit, and by the first week of December of that same year I was activated for deployment to Iraq. After a six-month train-up, the 1/108th Armor ...