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Iraq Bombarded by Deadly Sectarian Violence in Bloodiest Month Since 2008 - PBS NewsHour Fri, 03 May 2013 01:23:21 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations

Iraq Bombarded by Deadly Sectarian Violence in Bloodiest Month Since 2008 PBS NewsHour April was the bloodiest month since 2008 in Iraq, where widespread sectarian violence killed more than 700 people. Coordinated attacks were responsible for most serious string of violence since American troops left that country almost 18 months ago. Iraq Violence Leads To Deadliest Month In 5 Years - Huffington PostHuffington Post Bomb Explosion at Iraq Mosque Kills 7ABC News Lethal bomb blast targets Sunni Muslim mosque in IraqDeutsche Welle Council on Foreign Relations -The News International all 73 news articles »

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April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008: UN - New York Daily News Fri, 03 May 2013 16:52:54 GMT

New York Daily News

April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008: UN New York Daily News April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed in bomb attacks and other violence, the United Nations Iraq mission said on Thursday. Iraq has grown more volatile as the civil war in neighboring Syria strains fragile ... UN: April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008Yahoo! News April the deadliest month in Iraq in 5 yearsCNN 'The civil war in Iraq has already begun': Politician claims conflict has ...The Independent The Atlantic Wire -Washington Post -Telegraph.co.uk all 285 news articles »

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Goldman Winner Restores Iraq's Marshes - National Geographic Wed, 01 May 2013 19:07:58 GMT

National Geographic

Goldman Winner Restores Iraq's Marshes National Geographic The 2013 Goldman Prize winners are Azzam Alwash (Asia), who has helped restore marshlands in his native Iraq; Nohra Padilla (South and Central America), who has organized recycling “waste pickers” in Colombia; Jonathan Deal (Africa), who fights ...

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McCain on the Border: Use Technology from the Iraq War, Stop Encourging ... - Slate Magazine Fri, 03 May 2013 16:06:34 GMT

Slate Magazine

McCain on the Border: Use Technology from the Iraq War, Stop Encourging ... Slate Magazine TUCSON, Ariz.—On Wednesday, while driving to a house on the U.S.-Mexico border, I caught Sen. John McCain giving an interview to one of the state's increasingly receptive conservative talk radio hosts. A key point, one that McCain returned to several ...

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As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent Return to Chronic Violence? - PBS NewsHour Fri, 03 May 2013 01:25:49 GMT

As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent Return to Chronic Violence? PBS NewsHour Ray Suarez talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and Feisal Istrabadi, Iraq's former deputy ambassador to the United Nations, about the upsurge in Iraqi violence and boiling political pressures, how the conflict in Syria has spilled ... and more »

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16 killed, many injured in two separate attacks in Iraq - Press TV Fri, 03 May 2013 15:43:05 GMT

Press TV

16 killed, many injured in two separate attacks in Iraq Press TV The attacks come a day after the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said that April 2013 was Iraq's deadliest month since June 2008, with a total of 712 people killed and 1,633 wounded in bomb attacks and other forms of violence." At ... and more »

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Tonight: An encore presentation of Hubris: Selling the Iraq War - MSNBC (blog) Fri, 03 May 2013 23:04:13 GMT

Tonight: An encore presentation of Hubris: Selling the Iraq War MSNBC (blog) With the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opening this week and raising the need for a factual antidote to its "special kind of propaganda" and overall outrageousness, tonight seemed like a good night for a re-air of Rachel Maddow's ...

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Iraq still using James McCormick's fake bomb detectors at checkpoints - Raw Story Fri, 03 May 2013 11:02:19 GMT

Raw Story

Iraq still using James McCormick's fake bomb detectors at checkpoints Raw Story James McCormick, a British businessman, made an estimated £50 million ($76 million/59 million euros) selling the “bomb detectors, ” based on a novelty golf ball finder, to Iraq and other countries. He was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in jail for ... Gadgets are essentially hand-held aerials fixed to plastic hingesDaily Mail Brit who sold golf ball finders as bomb detectors to Iraq, sentenced to 10 yearsWorld Tribune Iraq: Seller Of Fake Bomb Detectors Jailed In BritainRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Huffington Post UK -The Guardian Nigeria -Business Insider all 101 news articles »

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Iraq still using phony bomb detectors at checkpoints - GlobalPost - GlobalPost Fri, 03 May 2013 13:59:33 GMT

Iraq still using phony bomb detectors at checkpoints - GlobalPost GlobalPost James McCormick, a British businessman, made an estimated £50 million ($76 million/59 million euros) selling the "bomb detectors," said to be based on a novelty golf ball finder, to Iraq and other countries. He was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in ...

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Iraq signs $830 million deal for more F-16s - UPI.com Fri, 03 May 2013 19:29:57 GMT

Iraq signs $830 million deal for more F-16s UPI.com BAGHDAD, May 3 (UPI) -- Amid growing concerns the Middle East faces major security threats, Iraq has ordered a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-16IQ fighters worth $830 million. The contract underlines Iraq's drive to give its postwar air force a ...