Wall Street Journal | The Iraq War and Stubborn Myths Wall Street Journal I took America to war in Iraq. It was all me. OK, I had some help from a duplicitous vice president, Dick Cheney. Then there was George W. Bush, a gullible president who could barely locate Iraq on a map and who wanted to avenge his father and enrich ... Judith Miller seeks to retire 'false narratives' about her Iraq coverage Judith Miller Says Bush Administration Never Misled Her: 'I Took America to ... |
ArmyTimes.com | Inside the Iraq mission: What our troops are doing ArmyTimes.com U.S. and coalition forces have trained two brigades' worth of Iraqi troops, with three more underway, a top U.S. general in country told Army Times. "We're making progress at all the Building Partner Capacity sites," said Maj. Gen. Paul Funk, commander ... |
Huffington Post | Karl Rove Won't Apologize To Veteran For The Iraq War Huffington Post At an event at the University of Connecticut on Tuesday, the former advisor to President George W. Bush was confronted by a student who introduced himself as an Iraq War veteran, the Hartford Courant reported. He told Rove about the horrors that he ... Karl Rove tells Iraq veteran: 'Sorry for what you went through,' but I won't ... WATCH: Veteran Asks Karl Rove at Event to Apologize for the Iraq War Watch How Karl Rove Responds When an Iraq War Vet Passionately Demands ... |
CBS News | Historic Christian library in Iraq saved from ISIS CBS News MAR MATTI MONASTERY, Iraq -- As Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants advanced toward this monastery perched on a mountain in northern Iraq, the monks rushed to protect a cherished piece of their heritage: Their library of centuries-old ... In Iraq, a historic Christian library saved from militants |
Politico | Iran Is Americas New Iraq Politico Ten days after the Iraq War began, I happened to be in Washington on a work visit. I had the chance to observe up close the imperial capital that had just embarked on the most perilous adventure of the new century. I read newspapers, watched television ... |
No peace for Iraqi Christians this Easter CNN In June 2012, Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Iraq told the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, "We beg you to help. We want only peace, security, and freedom. Please no more death, no more explosions, no more injustice." By then, nearly every ... |
NBCNews.com | War on ISIS: Iraq Military Told to Drive Out Militants by End of 2015 NBCNews.com Iraqi military commanders have been ordered to drive ISIS militants out of the country and into Syria by the end of the year. A day after forces loyal to the government of Iraq scored a major victory in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, a senior ... Iraq and Syria are 'finishing schools' for foreign extremists, says UN report Syria, Iraq a 'finishing school' for foreign fighters: UN report Syria, Iraq turned into 'international finishing school for extremists' – UN ... |
New York Times | Iraq Forces, Pushing ISIS Out of Tikrit, Give Few Thanks for US Airstrikes New York Times TIKRIT, Iraq — One week after the start of intensive American airstrikes against Islamic State hide-outs, most of the key parts of central Tikrit have finally fallen to the government's forces — although significant pockets remained contested on ... Iraq caught between US help and Shiite militias New Iraq Militias Take a Lead in Tikrit Fight Special Report: After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching |
Los Angeles Times | Iraq's Rambo is the scourge of Islamic State militants Los Angeles Times He is the scourge of Islamic State militants, who last year rampaged across large parts of Iraq and Syria. He taunts and mocks the Sunni extremists on social media, saying he has dispatched them in droves with an arsenal that would satisfy any video ... |
Bloomberg | Iraq Crude Exports Rise 15% in March to Highest in 35 Years Bloomberg Iraq boosted crude shipments in March to the highest level in more than three decades, adding to a global supply glut that has helped push down oil prices by 46 percent in the last year. OPEC's second-largest producer shipped 92.4 million barrels in ... Iraq's Four-Mile Line of Supertankers Fuels Ship-Rates Surge |