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A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq 
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 4:33 PM
As of Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at least 2,606 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,069 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Texting, ring tones all the rage in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 11:45 AM
Beep, beep, beep. Then the text comes: "President Bush calls for a timetable for the withdrawal of the Iraqi people from Iraq."20 Shiite pilgrims shot to death in Iraq Houston Chronicle - 5 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Snipers lurking on buildings and in a cemetery sprayed bullets into Shiite Muslim religious processions in the capital Sunday, killing at least 20 people in another spasm of sectarian bloodletting that many Iraqis fear is pushing them toward civil war. Tom Hayden: How to End the War in Iraq HuffingtonPost - Aug 20 2:47 PM
AN ACTIVIST GUIDE TO ENDING THE WAR IRAQ: THE PRESSURE OF PEOPLE POWER AGAINST THE PILLARS OF POLICY. This is a strategy for sustaining the anti-war movement through the ups and downs of the long war in Iraq. I do not believe the war can be ended just by a moral escalation of protest. Nor is resistance likely to "drive" the Bush Administration out of office. For those who want to end the Iraq Marines awarded Silver Stars for actions in Iraq Boston Globe - 51 minutes ago
A Marine killed last year in a gun battle in Iraq and another who was wounded in a roadside bombing that killed two of his comrades were awarded Silver Stars at a ceremony Sunday.BUSH LOWERS EXPECTATIONS ON IRAQ TO MODERATE FIASCO Andy Borowitz via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 3:49 AM
Perhaps in response to the steady drumbeat of bad news coming out of Iraq, President George W. Bush today attempted to lower expectations about the situation there, telling reporters at a White House briefing that the best-case scenario for Iraq is now "a moderate fiasco."Snipers Kill 20 Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq ABC News - Aug 20 1:03 PM
Sniper Attacks Kill 20 Shiite Pilgrims in Baghdad, Adding to Iraq's Sectarian DivideTexting, Ring Tones All the Rage in Iraq Los Angeles Times - Aug 20 12:04 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Beep, beep, beep. Then the text comes: "President Bush calls for a timetable for the withdrawal of the Iraqi people from Iraq." It's not a news update.US: Iraq Government Almost Out Of Time CBS News - Aug 20 11:36 AM
The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he sees a perverse sort of progress in Iraq, but Prime Minister Maliki's government only has "three or four months" left to end the sectarian violence plaguing his country.20 Shiite Pilgrims Shot to Death in Iraq phillyburbs.com - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Snipers lurking on buildings and in a cemetery sprayed bullets into Shiite Muslim religious processions in the capital Sunday, killing at least 20 people in another spasm of sectarian bloodletting that many Iraqis fear is pushing them toward civil war.Urging 'new leadership' in Iraq, Lieberman calls on Rumsfeld to resign Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, attacked by fellow Democrats as being too close to the White House on the Iraq war, on Sunday called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign but said the United States cannot "walk away" from the Iraqis. Lieberman is running as an independent in his bid for a fourth term since losing the Democratic nomination to Ned Lamont, who harnessed voters' Inglis says Iraq closer to civil war The Greenville News - 6 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Rep. Bob Inglis remains optimistic about the future of Iraq after a second visit there on Sunday, but it s an optimism "seasoned by an awareness of the complexity of the issues."Extension of Iraq tour further tests kin of GIs The Trenton Times - 18 minutes ago
Jennifer Flower had resigned from her civilian job at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. With her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Brian Flower, expected home within days after a tough year in Mosul, Iraq, Jennifer planned to welcome him home and then pack for reassignment to Fort Knox, Ky.McCain: Iraq War will influence US elections this fall KTRE-TV East Texas - 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Senator John McCain says in some parts of the U-S, the fall elections may turn out to be a referendum on the war in Iraq.Don't blame Iraq war on fuel prices: PM Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 20 4:54 PM
Prime Minister John Howard has rejected claims that high fuel prices stemmed in part from the Iraq war for which Australia had to bear some of the blame. -Colombian ex-soldiers in Iraq pay dispute Financial Times - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Dozens of former Colombian soldiers deployed in Baghdad as security guards are engaged in a pay dispute with their employer Blackwater, a US private military company contracted in Iraq by the State Department.McCain: Iraq War will influence US elections this fall Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Senator John McCain says in some parts of the U-S, the fall elections may turn out to be a referendum on the war in Iraq. Interviewed on N-B-C's "Meet the Press,"...McCain: Iraq Will Influence U.S. Elections NBC 11 Bay Area - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain said in some parts of the U.S., the fall elections may turn out to be a referendum on the war in Iraq.Two brothers head to Iraq The Daily Comet - Aug 20 5:05 PM
Brothers Trey and Richard McLamb joined the Army at different times and were assigned to different units. But now both young men are shipping out for Iraq in the same week.SC National Guardsmen leave for Iraq WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 20 4:37 PM
Some of South Carolina's bravest are spending their first of many nights away from their families. News 10's Tamara King was in Sumter Sunday as many National Guardsman, who are being deployed to Iraq, said goodbye.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Aug 20 4:50 PM
As of Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, at least 2,606 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians.Deployment To Iraq War Associated With Increased Risk For Adverse Neuropsychological Effects Science Daily - Aug 20 9:28 AM
U.S. Army soldiers who return from military deployment to the Iraq war have an increased risk for mild neuropsychological compromise, including poorer memory and sustained attention performance and greater feelings of tension and confusion, according to a study in the August 2 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.Iraq: A Tourist Destination? Elite TV - Aug 20 2:52 PM
The Kurdish region of northern Iraq has launched an international advertising campaign called "The Other Iraq." The campaign tries to differentiate relatively safe Kurdistan from the rest of the country, where insurgent bombings and sectarian violence are daily occurrences.Mourners Remember Ohio Marine Killed in Iraq WTOL News 11 - Aug 20 4:58 PM
CINCINNATI (AP) - About a thousand mourners gathered in a Cincinnati-area cemetery to pay their respects to a 21-year-old Marine who died last month in Iraq without ever seeing his now three-week-old daughter.Texting, Ring Tones All the Rage in Iraq The Daily Comet - Aug 20 12:05 PM
Beep, beep, beep. Then the text comes: "President Bush calls for a timetable for the withdrawal of the Iraqi people from Iraq." It's not a news update. It's Omar Abdul Kareem's relentlessly beeping cell phone - and one of the 20 or so humorous text messages he gets every day from his friends.Snipers Kill 17 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims Elko Daily - Aug 20 12:21 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Snipers firing from rooftops and a cemetery killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens Sunday in a series of attacks on a Shiite religious procession that drew hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Baghdad.Iraqi Family Flees Iraq, Seeks Asylum in the States About.com - Aug 20 5:14 PM
Due to the not-surprising difficulty Iraqis are having obtaining visas, many are fleeing Iraq, entering the US illegally and requesting asylum. Such is the case with Nabil Toma Shabo, who--after...Attacks on Iran reflect rift among Iraq Shiites Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 20 7:15 AM
Pilgrimage a Shiite woman kisses representations of chains that once bound Imam Musa Kadhim outside his shrine in Baghdad. Photo: AFP TWO Shiite political parties have accused Iran of instigating violence in Iraq and trying to destabilise the country, exposing a growing rift within Iraq's largest sect that many fear will exacerbate the slide into full-scale civil war.War in Iraq Produces New Phenomena WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Aug 20 11:40 AM
Clinton, MD (AP) - Some women who have served in combat zones during the war in Iraq are coming home with psychological and emotional problems.Okinawa Marine dies from Iraq war wounds Stars and Stripes - Aug 20 8:06 AM
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa A Marine with the 9th Engineer Support Battalion out of Okinawa died Wednesday from wounds he received this spring in Iraq s Anbar province, the Department of Defense announced Friday.Bush calls Iraq, Lebanon plans key to protecting U.S. The Buffalo News - Aug 20 6:08 AM
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Saturday that his administration's determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are key to protecting the U.S. from future terrorist attacks.McCain: U.S. not winning in Iraq UPI - Aug 20 11:53 AM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and he still thinks more troops are needed on the ground.Snipers Kill 17 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims phillyburbs.com - Aug 20 7:04 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Snipers firing from rooftops and a cemetery killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens Sunday in a series of attacks on a Shiite religious procession that drew hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Baghdad. The terrorist assaults took place when the pilgrims were walking through Sunni areas on their way to the shrine of Imam Moussa Kadhim, one of 12 Shiite saints, Health Ministry IRAQ: Three years after attack, UN soldiers on IRIN - Aug 20 10:13 AM
BAGHDAD, 20 Aug 2006 (IRIN) - The bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad three years ago on 19 August and the UN s subsequent retreat from Iraq has hampered its ability to help the country, some Iraqis believe.Sergeant uses her leave from Iraq to push cause The Buffalo News - Aug 20 6:13 AM
TOWN OF NIAGARA - Buffalo News readers met Air Force Tech Sgt. Tiffani (Siejka) Lauzier in July while she was living and working in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.Muslim woman from N.J. proud to be serving in Iraq NorthJersey.com - Aug 20 6:43 AM
CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Magda Khalifa is a long way from her Rutherford home. The New Jersey native, who joined the military after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is working in the Sunni Triangle in a job that has brought her close to danger but has also given her no end of rewards.Bush: Iraq War keystone in terror fight AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 19 8:49 AM
President Bush said Saturday that his administration's determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are key to protecting the U.S. from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be safer if the nation begins a phased pullout of U.S. forces from Iraq.War in Iraq produces new phenomena ABC 2 Baltimore - Aug 20 2:41 PM
CLINTON, Md. - Some women who have served in combat zones during the war in Iraq are coming home with psychological and emotional problems. Early studies by Army researchers indicate that women are facing the same risk as men of developing post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental conditions.Bush says stay in Iraq, Dems want phased pullout CNN.com - Aug 19 8:21 AM
Parties disagree: Is money for war better spent at home or in Iraq?Less interest in Iraq war The Press-Enterprise - Aug 20 8:52 AM
Remember Iraq? Not much has changed with the war there, but it has largely been pushed off front pages and squeezed from television news shows by the conflict in Lebanon and, last week, by the terror arrests in London.Bush says Iraq and Lebanon fragile democracies Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 19 8:22 AM
Iraq and Lebanon remain fragile democracies, and security in the United States depends on democracy taking hold in the Middle East, President Bush said on SaturdayBush says Lebanon, Iraq key to security NorthJersey.com - Aug 20 4:30 AM
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Saturday that his administration's determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are key to protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks.Out-of-uniform troops called to serve in Iraq The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 20 4:25 AM
CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq Spc. Chris Carlson had been out of the U.S. Army for two years and was working at Costco in California when he received notice that he was being called back into service.Iraq war dividing once-mixed neighborhoods UPI - Aug 20 8:38 AM
BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Muslim violence in Iraq has splintered mixed neighborhoods and formed exclusive pods where both Sunnis and Shiites have become prisoners of sort.U.S. deaths in Iraq The Plain Dealer - Aug 20 4:46 AM
As of Saturday, at least 2,606 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,069 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Voters' primary concern still Iraq, poll shows Contra Costa Times - Aug 20 3:26 AM
Republicans and Democrats are beating each other up on the issue of terrorism in the wake of the alleged London airplane plot, but polls show that most Americans are far more worried about the war in Iraq.Bush: Lebanon, Iraq fragile democracies The Times of India - Aug 20 11:32 AM
US officials said Iraq sectarian violence could lead to civil war.Iraq echoes in area races The Sacramento Bee - Aug 20 1:54 AM
WASHINGTON -- The war in Iraq is reverberating in Sacramento, and Reps. Dan Lungren and John Doolittle said they are feeling the effects.WP: Iraq vet home but still haunted MSNBC - Aug 20 2:06 AM
Post-traumatic stress disorder has plagued thousands of U.S. troops after combat in Iraq, but how women are affected is only starting to be probed.Iraq: 17 Shiite Pilgrims Killed In Baghdad India Daily - Aug 20 10:08 AM
Snipers killed at least 17 Shiite pilgrims passing through Sunni areas of Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 20. A Shiite religious procession of hundreds of thousands of people were walking though Baghdad to the shrine of Imam Moussa Kadhim, one of 12 Shiite saints, in the Kazimiyah neighborhood of northern Baghdad.Local Marine dies in Iraq Capital News 9 - Aug 20 6:16 AM
A Marine from our area has been killed in Iraq. Captain John McKenna, 30, of Clifton Park, was a State Trooper assigned to Troop F based in Kingston before he headed to Iraq. He had been stationed in the Al Anbar province, which is where he was killed in combat two days ago.Should we still be in Iraq? Stuttgart Daily Leader - Aug 20 10:47 AM
With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?Clashes among Shiite forces further destabilizing Iraq Baltimore Sun - Aug 20 12:53 AM
A little-known ayatollah has emerged at the center of a violent conflict among Shiite Muslims that is sweeping Iraq's southern desert. Pekin High graduate killed in Iraq Peoria Journal Star - Aug 20 1:18 AM
PEKIN - A North Carolina man who graduated from Pekin High School in 1984 was killed in Iraq last week by a roadside bomb of the kind he was employed to remove, a family member said Saturday.Murtha, foe of Iraq War, feels vindicated Miami Herald - Aug 20 12:25 AM
What a difference nine months makes. Last November Rep. John P. ''Jack'' Murtha, D-Pa., thundered onto the national scene insisting that the U.S. military could accomplish nothing more in Iraq, could only make things worse. He called for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq.'Fiasco' chronicles legacy of U.S. mistakes in Iraq The Oregonian - Aug 20 12:17 AM
D onald Rumsfeld was fixated on remaking the military and, in an unexpected way, he got what he wanted. As he grinds through his second term as secretary of defense, Rumsfeld presides over a military that has taught itself over the last three years how to fight a counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq.Iraq Vet Drivers Gamble Lives Hartford Courant - Aug 20 12:33 AM
After Mideast, Soldiers May Feel `Bulletproof' Before Marine Sgt. Thomas Boles Jr. came home to New Milford last summer from Iraq, he asked his buddy Matt Mayes to do him a favor. Snipers kill 17 Iraq Shiite pilgrims AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 10:10 AM
Snipers firing from rooftops and a cemetery killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens Sunday in a series of attacks on a Shiite religious procession that drew hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Baghdad. The "terrorist assaults" took place when the pilgrims were walking through Sunni areas on their way to the shrine of Imam Moussa Kadhim, one of 12 Shiite saints, Health Ministry spokesman Bush: Iraq War Keystone in Terror Fight The Christian Post - Aug 20 5:32 AM
President Bush said Saturday that his administration's determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are key to protecting the U.S. from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be safer if the nation begins a phased pullout of U.S. forces ...$10M verdict against Iraq contractor tossed MSNBC - Aug 19 12:46 PM
A federal judge has overturned on a technicality a $10 million jury verdict against a military contractor accused of defrauding the U.S. government in the first months of the Iraq war.Politicians and the war in Iraq El Diario La Prensa - Aug 19 9:43 PM
Officeholders and candidates across the political spectrum are looking over their shoulders at U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman s defeat in the Connecticut primary, an apparent result of his staunch support of President Bush s Iraq war policy.Case of deliberate civilian killings in Iraq rattling Marines Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug 19 9:11 PM
HADITHA, Iraq -- A young Marine wonders if his superiors will support him if he shoots at perceived threats. An officer worries that civilians look at his Marines with more suspicion. The proud colonel acknowledges that his Corps has lost stature in the public's eyes.20 Shiite Pilgrims Shot to Death in Iraq ABC News - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Snipers Open Fire on Shiite Pilgrims During Religious Processions in Baghdad; at Least 20 DeadAs November looms, Iraq won't go away Akron Beacon Journal - Aug 20 12:35 AM
Republicans and Democrats are beating each other up on the issue of terrorism after the alleged London airplane plot, but polls show that most Americans are far more worried about the war in Iraq.A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Aug 19 4:53 PM
As of Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, at least 2,606 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,069 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Marine is back from Iraq San Bernardino Sun - Aug 20 12:10 AM
YUCAIPA - Just days ago, a young Marine from here was making his way back home after spending 210 days in Iraq.Made In Iraq; the M-1A1SA Strategy Page - Aug 20 4:17 AM
August 20, 2006: American armored vehicles took a real beating in Iraq, even if they were never hit by enemy fire. The heat, the sand, and the constant work wears these vehicles down.Lieberman calls on Rumsfeld to resign AP via Yahoo! News - 13 minutes ago
Sen. Joe Lieberman, attacked by fellow Democrats as being too close to the White House on the Iraq War, on Sunday called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign but said the United States cannot "walk away" from the Iraqis.Bush: Iraq War Keystone in Terror Fight ABC News - Aug 19 9:13 AM
Bush Insists Iraq War Is Keystone in Terror Fight; Democrats Press for U.S. Troop DepartureIraq conflict features guerrilla actions The Argus - Aug 20 2:43 AM
By nearly every yardstick, the situation in Iraq is getting worse. Last month, about 3,500 Iraqis died violently, the highest monthly civilian toll since the war began more than three years ago.For Kurds, Long Wait for Justice Washington Post - 19 minutes ago
Across Kurdish region of northern Iraq, Anfal trial is raising flurry of expectations and emotions.Two of Iraq's Shiite Parties Denounce Iran Washington Post - Aug 18 9:19 PM
BAGHDAD, Aug. 18 -- Two Shiite Muslim parties on Friday accused Iran of instigating violence in Iraq and attempting to destabilize the country, exposing a growing rift within Iraq's largest sect that many fear will exacerbate the nation's slide into full-scale civil war.For Kurds, a Long Wait for Justice Washington Post - 54 minutes ago
DAHUK, Iraq, Aug. 20 -- Mustafa Arab Youssef walked up the grimy, stone steps of the crumbling, sand-colored Nizarkeh fort. As he reached the second floor, his neighbor Haji Mohammed pointed at dark patches on the cracked floor and said, "When I first came in 1988, there were bloodstains here."Army outlines case against Fort Lewis soldier refusing Iraq duty Albany Democrat-Herald - Aug 19 9:56 PM
FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) The Army has laid out its case against a lieutenant facing possible court-martial for refusing to go to Iraq, showing video footage of the officer calling the war illegal.On Technical Grounds, Judge Sets Aside Verdict of Billing Fraud in Iraq Rebuilding New York Times - Aug 18 9:42 PM
The ruling raised questions about the ability of whistleblowers and the government to pursue companies that profited illegally in Iraq.Bush says Iraq war is key to terror fight Houston Chronicle - Aug 19 11:37 AM
President Bush said today that staying in Iraq and ending violence in Lebanon are key to protecting the United States from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be safer if the nation begins a phased pullout from Iraq Trooper dies in Iraq Kingston Daily Freeman - Aug 20 2:08 AM
Kingston - A state trooper from the Ulster barracks who was serving with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in Iraq was killed in combat Wednesday, authorities said Friday.Analysis: Frustration dogs Iraq politics AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 9:21 PM
Frustration in Washington. Digging in heels in Baghdad. There's little sign that Iraq's government of national unity is bringing together the country's sectarian and ethnic groups as hoped so that U.S. troops can leave anytime soon.Democrats call for phase-out of U-S mission in Iraq KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 19 10:03 PM
UNDATED Democrats are calling for an end to the U-S mission in Iraq.Iraq war not linked to terror plot, says Clinton Guardian Unlimited - Aug 19 7:10 PM
Bill Clinton today dismissed suggestions of a link between the alleged airline bomb plot and the invasion of Iraq.Iranian shells kill 2 in Kurdish villages in northern Iraq International Herald Tribune - Aug 20 3:34 AM
Shells have been aimed at an area known as a base for militant Kurdish groups seeking independence from Iran.Bush Calls Iraq War Key to Terror Fight ABC News - Aug 19 7:28 AM
Bush: Remaining in Iraq, Ending Violence in Lebanon Key to Protecting U.S. From Terror AttacksIraq tribunal in focus for Anfal trial CNN.com - Aug 20 2:51 AM
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will go on trial Monday accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in the so-called Anfal campaign of 1988.Jordan sends ambassador to Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 7:56 PM
Jordan has become the first Arab state to send a fully accredited ambassador to Iraq, a major display of political support for the U.S.-backed government in the face of past kidnapping-slayings of Muslim diplomats.GOP gunning for the president's congressman USA Today - Aug 20 6:10 PM
As Iraq war veteran Van Taylor stumps for votes in the sprawling 17th Congressional District that runs through here, there is at least one resident he can count on: President Bush.Iraq, Lebanon still fragile democracies, says Bush Gulf Times - Aug 20 1:52 AM
WASHINGTON: Iraq and Lebanon remain fragile democracies, and security in the United States depends on democracy taking hold in the Middle East, US President George W Bush said yesterday.Troops Long Out-Of-Uniform Sent to Iraq phillyburbs.com - Aug 19 3:04 PM
CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq - Spc. Chris Carlson had been out of the U.S. Army for two years and was working at Costco in California when he received notice that he was being called back into service.Armed forces numbers fall as troops fear Iraq Gulf Times - Aug 20 1:36 AM
MORE than 14,000 soldiers left the Army last year Ministry of Defence figures have revealed, raising fears that low morale and "over-stretch" in Iraq and Afghanistan is leading to an exodus from the armed forces.Bush's radio address focuses on Iraq, Middle East conflict Capital News 9 - Aug 19 7:15 PM
The war in Iraq and the Middle East conflict continue to be the focus of President Bush's weekly radio address. The President said our involvement in Iraq and Lebanon will help protect America from future terrorist attacks.U.S. judge sets aside verdict of corporate fraud in Iraq on technical ground International Herald Tribune - Aug 18 6:19 PM
The ruling raised questions about the ability of whistleblowers and the United States government to pursue companies that profited illegally in Iraq during the chaotic year after the invasion.Attacks Aimed At GIs In Iraq On Rise CBS News - Aug 19 5:06 AM
The number of roadside bombs targeting U.S. and Iraqi forces nearly doubled last month, U.S. officials confirmed. Meanwhile, car bombs killed 10 people in Baghdad as Iraq's prime minister vowed Iraqi forces were ready to take over security duties.Iran tests short-range missile CNN.com - Aug 20 6:06 PM
Days before a U.N. deadline to accept limits on its nuclear program or face possible sanctions, Iran's armed forces tested surface-to-surface missiles Sunday in the second stage of war games near its border with Iraq.Names of the Dead New York Times - Aug 20 5:43 PM
The Department of Defense has identified 2,598 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the death of the following American last week:.Texting, Ring Tones All the Rage in Iraq ABC News - Aug 20 11:58 AM
Text Messages, Cell Phone Ring Tones All the Rage Among Young IraqisGunfire as Shiites gather on Iraq stampede anniversary AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 20 1:01 AM
Bursts of gunfire and several explosions have rocked Baghdad as hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims paid homage to a revered imam, a year after a deadly stampede left 1,000 worshippers dead.Verdict Against Iraq Contractor Overturned Washington Post - Aug 18 8:45 PM
A federal judge threw out a $10 million jury verdict against an American company accused of overcharging on an Iraq reconstruction contract after concluding that the now-defunct Coalition Provisional Authority was not a U.S. government entity.Snipers Kill 17 Iraq Shiite Pilgrims ABC News - Aug 20 10:33 AM
Snipers Fire on Shiite Religious Procession in Baghdad, Killing 17 Pilgrims, Wounding DozensState Trooper Dies in Iraq R News - Aug 19 4:09 PM
A New York state trooper and U.S. Marine died while serving in Iraq this week. Captain John McKenna IV, 30, was killed in combat Wednesday. McKenna grew up in Brooklyn before moving to the Albany area where he worked as a New York state trooper.VA to open trauma unit for Iraq vets Mooresville/Decatur Times - Aug 19 4:05 PM
The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, 1481 W. 10th St., Indianapolis, will be one of 22 facilities in the nation serving Iraq veterans starting Monday.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Aug 19 4:35 PM
As of Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, at least 2,606 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians.