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Global Security (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff addressed the situation in Iraq, relations with North Korea, China and Russia and possible changes to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy during an appearance on a television news show today.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In dealing with Iraqi politics, American diplomats — who have a reputation for being heavy-handed — must find a new tone.
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
"It is like deja-vu all over again. How many times will the media declare Iraqi Sovereignty and us bloggers are expected to stand up and respectfully applaud?" writes Salam Adil in reaction to the news of further US troop withdrawal in Iraq. He brings us more reactions from the Iraqi blogosphere about their "new-found sovereignty".
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As they deal with Iraqi politics, the Americans — who have a reputation for being heavy-handed — must find a new tone.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said that he had assured Iraqi leaders that the country had not been pushed aside to make way for more pressing concerns.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Attackers targeted police patrols in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, killing a police officer with a grenade and injuring 14 people in a car bomb blast, authorities said.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Attackers targeted police patrols in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, killing a police officer with a grenade and injuring 14 people in a car bomb blast, authorities said.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Baghdad - The weather in Baghdad has been biblical of late. Great walls of sand, driven by scorching hot winds, have crashed against the walls and windows of the city, delaying historic business deals, waylaying diplomatic visits, even interfering wi...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
A recent spike in violence in Iraq is prompting senior defense officials to ask whether the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities over the past several months has provided an opening to extremist groups eager to spark sectarian attacks between Sunnis and Shiites.
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The Blue Voice (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Vietnam in Iaq: Tactics, lessons, legacies and ghosts , edited by John Dumbrell and David Ryan, has a publication date of 2007. But the 11 essays in this collection predate the announcement of The Surge. But there is real value to looking at contemporary commentary on the Iraq War. Because just as with the Vietnam War, later claims of new perspectives and revisionist history on the war in general can...
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The Real Revo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yesterday our vice president explained to al Qaeda in Iraq and other anti-government forces what they need to do to recover from their inglorious defeat and still win the war. Vice President Joseph Biden told Iraqi leaders that the path to a secure peace lies in uniting ethnic and sectarian groups and said the U.S. might [...]
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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
An Iraqi government agent said Saturday that the US should not interfere in its affairs, in response to a remark made by US Vice President Joe Biden that Washington would politically disengage if ethnic or sectarian violence resumed.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. presided over a naturalization ceremony that included 12 soldiers from Iraq, and his blunt remarks.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.
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JackRabbit Café (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
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mrinternet | 05/28/2008
When the Inspector General for the Defense Department recently released a 69-page audit to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform criticizing the ‘reckless at best', accounting practices by the Pentagon of the Iraq invasion and subsequent occupation that couldn't rationally account for almost $15 Billion worth of goods and services ranging from trucks, bottled water and mattresses
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thevaneljounal.com | 04/11/2008
I am sure by now you've read the reports on Crocker and Gen. David Petraeus' testimony on Capitol Hill this week. All of the candidates were present to fire questions at the general and one point was painstakingly made clear: regardless of who wins the white house this November, we will be in Iraq for some time. Eugene Robinson wrote an excellent Op-ed artcile in the Washington Post this...
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quickrob | 04/07/2008
The "Battle of Basra" is being characterized by the media as an example of failure in Iraq. I will argue that it is not a failure at all, and it in fact signifies the readiness of a unified Iraqi government to force al-Sadr into the political process. If and when Moqtada and his Mahdi Army lay down their weapons this will portend a successful election later in the year which will influence the US...