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American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday. Complete Story...
By the time America is celebrating the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Wednesday night, Brian Williams will have hit the five-year mark as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan - the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion. It is an honor for me to do so here - at West Point - where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our security, and to represent what is finest about our country.
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year had a taste of his own medicine Tuesday when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at least 4,367 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
A former U.S. Army soldier who raped a girl and killed her and three family members in Iraq challenged his convictions Monday, saying he was wrongly tried in a civilian court and should have faced a military trial.
A mysterious TV channel praising Saddam Hussein dropped off satellite airwaves on Monday, just three days after it began broadcasting.
Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Iraq's leaders to resolve differences and agree to legislation allowing a national vote to take place next year.
The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat.
An American airstrike killed one gunman after a joint U.S.-Iraqi foot patrol was attacked early Wednesday in northeast Iraq in what a police official described as a case of mistaken identity.
Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.
As of Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at least 4,366 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday.
A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.
Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday.
An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices.
An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament.
A woman who claimed she was raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary has been awarded nearly $3 million by an arbitrator to settle her case.
Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
A double bombing on Wednesday injured 25 civilians in the Iraqi city of Karbala ahead of an Islamic holiday, officials said.
FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.
Sadiya Khadem Rashid just needed a stamp. One stamp from Baghdad's city hall so she could receive $850 in compensation given to displaced Iraqis who return home. But before she could get there, the building was blown up.
As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Conspiracy of Equating Militancy and Islam It is quite fashionable to use the term "Islamic Militants" even by local print media to identify "Muslims" who perpetrate acts of terror in the country and around the world.
BBC News - Saddam TV channel drops off air three days after launchA mysterious TV channel dedicated to ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has dropped off air three days after its launch on Arab satellite networks. It began broadcasting on the third anniversary, by the Islamic calendar, of the former president's execution.
Bush 2006-- Iraq surge A new way forward. Not enough troops to secure the country. Surge of 20, 000. Withdrawal depending on facts on the ground. Can't afford to fail. War a necessary part of war on terror. To help government secure capital and cities..
Michael Moore; An Open Letter To President Obama On AfghanistanA dissenting point of view: "Dear President Obama,
BBC News - Iraq shoe thrower Zaidi faces Paris shoe-ingThe Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush has found himself on the receiving end of a shoe-throwing attack. Muntadar al-Zaidi was speaking about Iraqi war victims at a news conference in Paris, but managed to duck in time.
Full Transcript: President Obama's Speech on Afghanistan Delivered at West Point This article is a few pages long, mostly due to graphics, ads, links, etc..
DAWN.COM | World | Iraqi journalist turns tables on shoe throwerPARIS: A protester who presented himself as an Iraqi journalist in exile hurled a shoe Tuesday at the colleague who one year ago found fame hurling his own footwear at then US president George W. Bush.
DAWN.COM | World | Iraq sees alarming rise in cancers, deformed babiesBAGHDAD: The guns are gradually falling silent in Iraq as a fragile stability takes hold, turning the spotlight on a stealthier killer likely to stalk Iraqis for years to come.
As everyone knows, or should know, ending one if not both wars would be a difficult task for anyone. There's is no one alive today that has complete experience in doing something like this.
U.S. Gov Blames Blond Party Crasher to Cover their own Stupidity and DumbnessThe U.S. Government appears to be setting the agenda for the U.S. Media being that Tiger Woods is on rotation 24/7 but the serious and systemic lacks with the CIA, Secret Service, DOD is proving a serious security issue to the American public.
Honor Heroes By Rescuing Their Country by ERNEST S. CHRISTIANMr. Christian wrote a fine piece of Op-Ed, reflecting the current state of affairs in our nation. A piece that every politician and every member of the current Obama's administration should read.
DAWN.COM | Front Page | Funds for Taliban largely come from abroad: HolbrookeBRUSSELS, July 28: Taliban militants were receiving more funding from their sympathisers abroad than from Afghanistan's illegal drug trade, the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Tuesday.
'Old Europe' Advanced Earlier than other Known CivilizationsBefore the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower Danube Valley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade. More Articles
The recent Senate report on the happenings at Tora Bora (officially released today) is quite damning, as well it should be.
Evah Bayh, "Deficit Hawk"Senator Evan Bayh was on Fox News yesterday demanding an escalation of the war in Afghanistan, while simultaneously rejecting the idea of a so-called "war tax" to pay for it.
Lord Goldsmith told Tony Blair war to topple Saddam would be illegalTony Blair was told by his government's most senior legal adviser that an invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein would be a serious breach of international law and the UN charter.
Bailing on Bin LadenI should hope that the absurdity of conservative commentary on Afghanistan is self-evident, but to summarize briefly, the Obama administration is currently under wingnut fire for a) under-resourcing the Afghanistan mission, and b) failing to do exactly what Stanley McChrystal w …
Seeing the Forest: Name It "The Bush Debt Tax"A common sense proposal.
Be clear on this. There is an absolute right to peaceful protests against anything. That is not the issue. The question is do these protests hurt the combat troops and encourage the enemy to fight on? Even if the answer is yes there is still a right to protest.
Iraq Inquiry Bombshell: Secret letter to reveal new Blair war liesAn explosive secret letter that exposes how Tony Blair lied over the legality of the Iraq War can be revealed.
Iraq: The war was illegalTony Blair will be quizzed over a devastating official memo warning him that war on Iraq would be illegal eight months before he sent troops into Baghdad, it was claimed last night.
Invasion of Iraq 'lacked majority support'THE invasion of Iraq was of "questionable legitimacy", Britain's ambassador to the United Nations at the time of the war said.
Works and Days ยป Riding the Back of the Tiger: Obama undermining what little deterrence the US hasEver so insidiously in just a year, with the best intentions, the President, driven by narcissism, fueled by post-Enlightenment ignorance, is undermining old-fashioned deterrence.
You Get What You Vote For! The so-called anti-war movement currently finds itself in somewhat of a quagmire: What to do when the man you raised money for, volunteered for, and yes, even voted for, actually fulfills one of his most repulsive campaign promises?
Tony Blair and George Bush's Crawford meeting and the pressure to "get Saddam": Ex-ambassador's evidence will bring more calls to try Tony Blair as a war criminalPresident Nixon had the plumbers. Tony Blair appears to have had the cleaners.
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