![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Iraq 'set to explode'at US election Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Republican White House hopeful John McCain has predicted a surge of militant attacks in Iraq around the time of the US election in November. ... Video: McCain: 'We Have Succeeded in Iraq' Obama arrives in Afghanistan Obama Opens a Foreign Tour in Afghanistan |
![]() ABC News | Bush puts Iraq troop withdrawalon 'horizon' Financial Times, UK - By Andrew Ward in Washington George W. Bush has agreed to commit the US to a "general time horizon" for withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq, marking a ... Iraq militia purportedly says hostage killed self Bush, in a Shift, Accepts Concept of Iraq Timeline US, Iraq seek 'general time horizon' on troop cuts |
![]() ABC News | Trip to Iraq, Afghanistan Could Raise His Profile on Foreign Affairs ABC News - Obama said the troop surge in Iraq would fail to cut violence or improve political reconciliation, calling Iraq "an impediment" to success in the war on ... Obama begins tour of war zones Obama in Afghanistan pushing foreign policy credentials, McCain ... Obama begins foreign tour in Afghanistan |
![]() BBC News | Iraq, Obama on Same Page: Withdraw Rolling Stone - Iraq’s impossibly corrupt prime minister Nouri al Maliki (hey, what’s $18 billion among friends) has just endorsed Barack Obama’s 16-month withdrawal plan. ... Obama `Welcomes' Iraq Leader's Support for Withdrawal (Update1) Iraq deal may subvert Obama, McCain plans Maliki Backs Obama’s Troop Withdrawal Plan |
![]() The Southern Ledger | As wars in Iraq and Afghanistan lengthen, emotional toll on ... Newsweek - Divorce lawyers see it in the breakup of youthful marriages as long, multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan fuel alienation and mistrust. ... Soldier killed in Iraq had received Bronze Star |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Brown sets out plan for UK pull-out from Iraq guardian.co.uk, UK - Gordon Brown yesterday held out the prospect of a substantial withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, possibly as early as next year, when he outlined a ... Video: Raw Video: British Prime Minister in Baghdad Brown tells troops to finish job in Iraq Gordon Brown suggests possible 2009 Iraq troop pull-out |
![]() The Southern Ledger | US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq The Associated Press - BAGHDAD (AP) — The top American commander in Iraq tells The Associated Press there are signs that al-Qaida's senior leaders may be diverting fighters from ... Iraq crackdown focuses on arms smuggling from Iran Troops capture 14 suspects in Iraq, seize weapons US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq |
![]() BBC News | Kidnappers of Britons in Iraq claim victim died: video statement AFP - LONDON (AFP) — The group that kidnapped five Britons in Iraq in May 2007 claimed one of the victims has committed suicide, in a video statement released to ... Suicide death of UK hostage in Iraq Briton held hostage in Iraq 'kills himself' Report: UK hostage in Iraq is dead |
![]() Malaysia Star | Op-Ed Columnist Summer Travel Plans New York Times, United States - The entire expedition provided as much information on real-life conditions in Iraq as a walk down the old “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” set at Universal ... Video: Obama Cautious On Foreign Tour Susan Estrich: Obama's Big Risk McCain Declares Victory in Iraq |
![]() The Southern Ledger | Iraq says new hotel to be investment milestone Reuters - "It is a strong message to investors and businessmen in Iraq and abroad that investment in Iraq has truly started," Ahmed Ridha, chairman of the commission, ... Five-star hotel planned for Baghdad |