![]() BBC News | Iraq's Maliki says Biden criticism "out of date" Reuters - "Such speech is out of date, because the government of Iraq knows its responsibilities and acts accordingly in a strong way. ... Sarkozy makes first trip to Iraq Sarkozy Visits Iraq, Aiming to Boost Business Ties Sarkozy pays first visit to Iraq |
![]() CTV.ca | Election results spur threats and infighting in Iraq International Herald Tribune, France - By Steven Lee Myers and Sam Dagher RAMADI, Iraq: The post-election curfew has been lifted and the threats of violence have been muted after the intervention ... Iraq: Will They Manage Without Us? Row over Iraq speaker holds up budget vote The new strategic situation in Iraq |
![]() WNCT | Suicide attack in Iraq kills 4 U.S. soldiers Chicago Tribune, United States - Iraq's security situation has improved dramatically in recent months, but Nineveh province, of which Mosul is the capital, remains a trouble spot. ... Northern Iraq suicide blast kills 4 American soldiers Washington Post Foreign Service Car Bomb Kills 4 US Troops, Interpreter in Iraq |
![]() StarPhoenix | Iraq War Widows Get Death Notice in ‘Messenger’: Berlin Movies Bloomberg - 11 (Bloomberg) -- Two US army officers carry out the harrowing task of informing the families of soldiers sent to Iraq that their spouses or offspring have ... Peacenik Harrelson discovers the good in soldiering Harrelson develops a whole different mindset with The Messenger Harrelson brings 'The Messenger' to Berlin |
AFP | Gates Says Obama to Decide Soon on More Afghan Troops Bloomberg - Such a shift in tactics would mirror the change implemented in Iraq by Army General David Petraeus when he took command of US forces in that country in 2007 ... Gates: Obama to decide on Afghanistan troops in 'days' Republicans urge caution on Iraq withdrawal Gates: Decision near on more troops in Afghanistan |
![]() MLive.com | Rep. Hoekstra Defends Use of Twitter in Iraq, Afghanistan FOXNews - Pete Hoekstra on Tuesday defended his decision to file real-time online reports of his whereabouts in Iraq and Afghanistan during a congressional ... In Iraq: To Twitter or Not to Twitter? Congressman Peter Hoekstra Twitters His Secret Trip to Iraq Pete Hoekstra says Twitter is another way he is 'very transparent ... |
![]() TopNews | 2009 In Iraq Atlantic Online - Thomas Ricks has a new book out on Iraq. Here's part of an interview with Ricks: --Elections in Iraq tend to be destabilizing, and there are three scheduled ... 'The Gamble' by Thomas E. Ricks 'The Gamble': Did the Surge Work? Petraeus 'leaked' Iraq pullout plans |
Press body urges Obama to back journalists' rights Reuters - 12 saying the US military had detained 14 journalists for long periods without due process in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ... Media group asks US to stop detaining journalists Media group asks US to stop detaining journalists |
![]() Washington Post | Gates orders review of photo policy on US war dead Reuters - The Bush administration allowed no media photos of the flag-draped coffins during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. President Barack Obama said at his news ... Lautenberg to Obama: Don't Hide Our Fallen Troops at Dover Air ... Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports ... Gates orders review of ban on photos of coffins |
![]() Boston Globe | Holbrooke Says Afghan War ‘Tougher Than Iraq’ New York Times, United States - By NICHOLAS KULISH and HELENE COOPER MUNICH — The war in Afghanistan will be “much tougher than Iraq,” President Obama’s special representative to ... Afghan mission 'tougher' than Iraq Afghanistan 'tougher than Iraq' Obama says no decision on changing Iraq, Afghanistan policies |