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Saddam's statue: the bitter regrets of Iraq's sledgehammer man - The Guardian Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:39:10 GMT

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Saddam's statue: the bitter regrets of Iraq's sledgehammer man The Guardian Ten years ago, Kadom al-Jabouri became the face of the fall of Baghdad. Pictured with a sledgehammer while attempting to demolish the huge statue of Saddam Hussein in the city's Firdos Square, Jabouri's jubilant act of destruction made front pages ... and more »

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Want to know what Iraq is like now? Check out 'Henry VI', parts I, II and III - The Independent Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:12:13 GMT

Want to know what Iraq is like now? Check out 'Henry VI', parts I, II and III The Independent Iraq has largely disappeared from the media map over the past five years. Hotels in Baghdad once full of journalists are empty as correspondents depart to fresher stories of civil war and revolutionary change in Syria, Libya and Egypt. Extreme violence ...

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Iraq War: major new questions for Tony Blair - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:01:19 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq War: major new questions for Tony Blair Telegraph.co.uk Sir Christopher Meyer, Britain's ambassador to Washington during the run-up to the war, writes in this newspaper today that Mr Blair's mistakes on Iraq flowed from a “black and white” world view that was “more evangelical than the American Christian ... Blair should be in court over IraqHerald Scotland all 3 news articles »

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Iraq War: 'we have to face the truth and admit we failed' - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:06:35 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq War: 'we have to face the truth and admit we failed' Telegraph.co.uk On the last day of Britain's combat mission to Iraq, 30 April 2009, we lowered the flag with characteristic verve and style. In the morning, at our base in Basra, there was a deeply affecting service in honour of our military dead. It took 29 minutes ... and more »

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Kurds eager to end dependence on Iraq - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:22:38 GMT

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Kurds eager to end dependence on Iraq Clarksville Leaf Chronicle IRBIL, IRAQ — At an elite private school in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, children learn Turkish and English before Arabic. Kurdish university students dream of landing jobs in Europe, not Baghdad. And a local entrepreneur says he doesn't like ... Iraq 10 years on: from death to dollars - how Kurds struck it richThe Independent UPDATE 2-Iraq parliament passes budget despite Kurdish boycottReuters Iraq Budget Deepens Dispute Over Kurdish Oil RevenuesWall Street Journal aircargoworld -Al-Arabiya -Boston.com all 36 news articles »

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Iraq war veteran's death raises issue of post-traumatic stress - NOLA.com Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:06:59 GMT

WWL

Iraq war veteran's death raises issue of post-traumatic stress NOLA.com After returning from Iraq, Glover had struggled “greatly” to reintegrate into civilian society, St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain said in a statement. “Sadly, he and his family were ultimately unable to find the help he truly needed.” Post-traumatic ... Iraq war veteran shot and killed by deputy after domestic callWWL all 8 news articles »

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Iraq: Security Forces Open Fire on Sunni Demonstrators in North - New York Times Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:50:47 GMT

The Independent

Iraq: Security Forces Open Fire on Sunni Demonstrators in North New York Times The demonstrators were demanding the release of Sheikh Hussain al-Jubori, a local leader of antigovernment protests that have been going on in Iraq for two months. He was arrested early in the day on suspicion of links to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, the ... Iraq: a display of declining US powerFinancial Times Iraq: a history that must not be repeatedThe Independent IDP's finding little refuge in IraqAljazeera.com CounterPunch -Yahoo! News (blog) -GlobalPost all 35 news articles »

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Chief of Iraq Torture Commandos: “The Americans knew about everything I did” - Firedoglake Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:34:26 GMT

Bignews Portugal

Chief of Iraq Torture Commandos: “The Americans knew about everything I did” Firedoglake On March 6, the UK Guardian posted a very important story, with accompanying videos, examining in details and with witnesses the extraordinary efforts by US military and civilian personnel to assemble, train, and direct Shi'a commando brigades in Iraq. Torture alleged in US-run Iraq prisonsBignews Portugal all 3 news articles »

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How the Iraq war hurt Republicans - Washington Post Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:45:31 GMT

How the Iraq war hurt Republicans Washington Post Beyond the thousands of casualties incurred, the millions of troops and civilians deployed, and the trillions of dollars committed, the most enduring legacy of the Iraq war will be the political movements it triggered in this country: It shattered ... and more »

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10 Years Later: Looking Back on the Iraq War So We Can Clearly Look Forward - Huffington Post Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:18:00 GMT

10 Years Later: Looking Back on the Iraq War So We Can Clearly Look Forward Huffington Post That was the day George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and a team of others -- along with much of Washington and a very complicit mainstream media -- took the nation to war against Iraq. The devastating consequences of that war will continue for decades, but a ...