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New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers - USA TODAY Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:22:29 GMT

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New research links Iraq dust to ill soldiers
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Titanium and other metals found in dust at a base in Iraq have been linked to the dust found in six sick soldiers' lungs, according to a study set to be released Monday. "We biopsied several patients and found titanium in every single one ...
Iraq Dust Linked To Widespread Soldier IllnessDaily Caller
Study: Iraq War Veterans Sickened By Camp Victory DustKPBS

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UN: May deadliest month in 2014 for Iraq - Aljazeera.com Sun, 01 Jun 2014 11:52:56 GMT

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UN: May deadliest month in 2014 for Iraq
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Almost 800 people have been killed in violence across Iraq in May, the United Nations has said, making it the deadliest month for the country this year. Of the 799 people killed, 196 were members of the Iraqi security forces while and the rest were ...
U.N.: Iraq Violence Killed 799 People In MayHuffington Post
Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 15 PeopleABC News
Nine dead in Iraq attacks as unrest spikesYahoo News
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Killings in Iraq, at 799, Reach a Monthly High - New York Times Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:58:42 GMT

Killings in Iraq, at 799, Reach a Monthly High
New York Times
The figures issued by the United Nations mission to Iraq put last month's civilian death toll at 603, with 196 members of security forces killed. The mission added that 1,409 Iraqis, including 1,108 civilians, were wounded. The previous month's death ...


Iraq-Afghanistan vets demand more than just a new VA chief - Sacramento Bee Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:08:56 GMT

Iraq-Afghanistan vets demand more than just a new VA chief
Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON -- Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan came to Washington on Monday to urge sweeping reforms of the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs and to push priorities for the massive agency's next chief executive. They said President ...

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Getting harder - The Economist (blog) Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:57:18 GMT

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Getting harder
The Economist (blog)
Mowaffek al-Rubiae, a former national security advisor to the government, says efforts stopped in 2009 to bring Sunnis and Shia together. Nuri al-Maliki, the president and a Shia, has played on Iraq's sectarian differences. Today, Al-Jdeida is far from ...


Tony Blair ducks calls to release secret Iraq War conversations - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:41:22 GMT

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Tony Blair ducks calls to release secret Iraq War conversations
Telegraph.co.uk
... release of his exchanges with George Bush in the run-up to the Iraq war. Last week Sir John Major, the former Prime Minister, warned that suspicions about the Iraq War will "fester" if Tony Blair does not make public conversations he had with ...
British Government Coverup and Whitewash of Iraq War Crimes: The Chilcot ...Center for Research on Globalization
A mute military and a mute Blair over IraqThe Guardian (blog)
Iraq: The Chilcot Inquiry - British Government blocks transparencyPravda
The Independent -Times of Oman -RIA Novosti
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Iraq may serve as cautionary tale for Afghanistan - USA TODAY Thu, 29 May 2014 05:55:05 GMT

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Iraq may serve as cautionary tale for Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON — The United States has been funneling tons of weapons into Iraq, including sniper rifles , tank rounds and missiles, but the country's U.S.-trained military has not been able to dislodge Jihadists who have seized control of territory in ...
Iraq Elections: No End to ViolenceHuffington Post (blog)

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Iraq accuses Turkey of 'greed' for exporting Kurdistan's oil - Middle East Monitor Mon, 02 Jun 2014 17:52:15 GMT

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Iraq accuses Turkey of 'greed' for exporting Kurdistan's oil
Middle East Monitor
Barrels of oil Iraq slammed Turkey for exporting the oil of northern Kurdistan, dismissing it as a sign of "greed." It also warned against dire consequences if Euphrates water supply is cut off from Iraq. "We believe that Turkey is motivated by greed ...
Iraq Oil Export BattleEnergy and Capital
Pipeline Politics and the Battle for Power in IraqInternational Business Times UK
Ankara brushes off Iraq's Kurdish oil claimsHurriyet Daily News
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Memorial to Georgians who died in Iraq and Afghanistan to be in Glynn County ... - Florida Times-Union Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:20:21 GMT

Memorial to Georgians who died in Iraq and Afghanistan to be in Glynn County ...
Florida Times-Union
A traveling wall that honors Georgians who died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be in Glynn County Saturday during a fund-raising motorcycle ride to benefit the Cpl. John Stalvey Foundation. While the riders are on the road, the Remembering ...


Iowa Poll: Iraq War vet holds big lead in GOP primary - ArmyTimes.com Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:08:55 GMT

Iowa Poll: Iraq War vet holds big lead in GOP primary
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Iraq War veteran Joni Ernst is a convincing 18 points ahead of her closest GOP rival, 'proven business leader' Mark Jacobs, in the Republican race for U.S. Senate in Iowa. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register). By Jennifer Jacobs The Des Moines ...

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