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Iraq: What We Got Wrong and Why - Daily Beast Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:07:39 GMT

Daily Beast

Iraq: What We Got Wrong and Why Daily Beast U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) and General Tommy Franks, Commander of Central Command, attend a news briefing March 5, 2003 at thePentagon in Arlington, Virginia. They spoke about U.S. war plans if there is a military attack on Iraq and ... Iraq Anniversary: Sixteen Media Outrages You May Have Already ForgottenThe Nation. (blog) all 2 news articles »

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Report: Iraq reconstruction failed to result in lasting, positive changes - Washington Post Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:25:20 GMT

Report: Iraq reconstruction failed to result in lasting, positive changes Washington Post “With all the money the U.S. spent, you can go into any city in Iraq and you cannot find one building or project” that stands as a testament to America's investment, Iraq's acting minister of the interior, Adnan al-Asadi, told the inspector general ... Report on Iraq reconstruction concludes it wasn't worth money spentTribune-Review all 2 news articles »

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Syria's violence continues its march across borders, into Iraq - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:02:04 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Syria's violence continues its march across borders, into Iraq Christian Science Monitor Dozens of Syrian Army soldiers were killed yesterday while in Iraq seeking temporary refuge from fighting with rebels. They were ambushed by suspected Al Qaeda-affiliated militants. By Whitney Eulich, Staff writer / March 5, 2013. Iraqi police stand ... Ambush threatens to enmesh Iraq in Syria civil warGlobalPost It Looks Like Iraq Has Joined Assad's Side In The Syrian WarBusiness Insider Massacre of Syrian Soldiers in Iraq Raises Risk of Widening ConflictNew York Times ABC News -Aljazeera.com all 88 news articles »

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Anti-Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Iraq Shooting - ABC News Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:36:39 GMT

Press TV

Anti-Al-Qaida Leader Killed in Iraq Shooting ABC News A local leader of anti-al-Qaida militiamen was shot dead Tuesday in western Baghdad, one of eight people killed in violence in different parts of Iraq, officials said. The pro-government militiamen, known as the Sahwa group, joined forces with U.S ... 9 dead as violence erupts in IraqCNN 17 die as terror spree rages across IraqPress TV At least 17 killed, 43 wounded in separate attacks in IraqXinhua The News International all 10 news articles »

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Was Invading Iraq Worth It? - Daily Beast Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:33:03 GMT

Daily Beast

Was Invading Iraq Worth It? Daily Beast (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images). How to assess the Iraq war as we near its 10th anniversary? Most Americans have condemned it as a disastrous mistake: a war fought for mistaken reasons, at excessive cost, that failed to achieve its stated ... Chilcot Inquiry to challenge official line on IraqThe Independent Iraq, with hindsightDaily Caller The Invasion of Iraq Ten Years Later: A Mistake That Should Not Be ForgottenFog City Journal Khaleej Times -Philadelphia Magazine (blog) -Financial Times all 16 news articles »

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UPDATE 2-China willing to join Exxon at giant Iraq oilfield - Reuters Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:52:24 GMT

Globe and Mail

UPDATE 2-China willing to join Exxon at giant Iraq oilfield Reuters West Qurna-1 involvement would cement China's major Iraq role. * PetroChina chairman: decision at "appropriate" time. By Chen Aizhu. BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - China is willing to join Exxon Mobil in a giant Iraqi oilfield project, a top executive ... PetroChina may join Exxon Mobil in Iraq projectMENAFN.COM PetroChina says willing to develop Iraq's W.Qurna oilfield with ExxonReuters UK all 8 news articles »

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Local anti-al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq shooting, 7 others dead in separate ... - Washington Post Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:46:06 GMT

Washington Post

Local anti-al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq shooting, 7 others dead in separate ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — A local leader of anti-al-Qaida militiamen was shot dead Tuesday in western Baghdad, one of eight people killed in violence in different parts of Iraq, officials said. The pro-government militiamen, known as the Sahwa group, joined forces ...

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Did you serve in Iraq or Afghanistan? We want to hear from you - The Guardian Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:32:45 GMT

BBC News

Did you serve in Iraq or Afghanistan? We want to hear from you The Guardian 10 years after it began, we are still learning about the motives and consequences of the Iraq war. As a part of our coverage of the 10th anniversary, we've heard from pundits, politicians and experts, who have tried to explain how we ended up there and ... Service honors fallen in Iraq, AfghanistanThe Advocate all 13 news articles »

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Syria spillover, al Qaeda strain Iraq security - Reuters Africa Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:52:35 GMT

The Independent

Syria spillover, al Qaeda strain Iraq security Reuters Africa BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has long warned that Syria's increasingly sectarian war might spill over the border and reignite his own country's combustible Shi'ite-Sunni mix. That nightmare may have edged closer ... Iraq 10 years on: How Baghdad became a city of corruptionThe Independent How the World Forgot About IraqCounterPunch IRAQ: Caught In The Middle Of The Great Shia RebellionStrategy Page all 13 news articles »

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Torture taint hangs over Iraq death sentences - Aljazeera.com Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:12:10 GMT

Torture taint hangs over Iraq death sentences Aljazeera.com Fallujah, Iraq - For three years, Nadiha Hilal has begun each day waiting to hear if she's become a widow. Hilal's husband has been awaiting execution since he was sentenced to death in 2009, along with 10 other people in a case that illustrates Iraq's ... and more »