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Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Iraqi Elections
Despite political bickering that threatened to sidetrack the upcoming legislative elections in Iraq, lawmakers recently agreed to terms...
Dec 7, 20091 min read
Iraq Election Remains Uncertain
Iraqi officials continue to work towards resolving major impediments to elections that were expected to be held early next year. Vice...
Nov 23, 20091 min read
Iraqi Elections: Will They Happen?
via Iraqembassy.cn A new Iraqi election law has been vetoed by Vice-President Tariq Hashimi. Mr. Hashimi vetoed the bill because he felt...
Nov 18, 20091 min read


U.S. Says Kuwait Company Overbilled It by Millions for Troops’ Food
Assistant US Attorney Barbara Nelan announces the charges in Atlanta. Via FoxNews. Agility, formally known as the Public Warehousing...
Nov 17, 20091 min read


Pentagon Bars Release of Photos Allegedly Showing Detainee Abuse
Blood can be seen on the floor of this cell at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Via WikiCommons/Truthout. The Pentagon is blocking the public...
Nov 17, 20091 min read
Turkish Plan Offers Hope of Resolving PKK Conflict
The lifting of bans on Kurds has given hope that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) problem, as it is known in Turkey, could reach a...
Nov 14, 20091 min read
Iraq Passes Election Law Changing Selection of Parliament
The Iraqi parliament passed a new election law which changes the method parliament seats are allocated. Under the old law, voters chose...
Nov 9, 20091 min read
More Funding Requested For Wars
The New York Times is reporting that Congress should be expecting another request for funding from the Pentagon in the near future. The...
Nov 5, 20091 min read
Iraqi Police and Soldiers Detained
60 soldiers and police officers, including 13 high-ranking officers, were detained today in regards to the twin bombings this past...
Oct 29, 20091 min read
Global Rise in IEDs
Although we hear a lot about IEDs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, global use of improvised explosive devises (IEDs) is on the rise....
Oct 28, 20091 min read
Two Bombs Rip Through Downtown Baghdad
Late Sunday morning, the beginning of the Iraqi workweek, two bombs detonated outside of government buildings, exploding through rush...
Oct 25, 20091 min read
Iraq approves first major post-war foreign oil deal.
BP was thrown out of Iraq in 1972 when Saddam Hussein nationalized Iraq’s oil industry. The BBC reported today that BP will hold a 38%...
Oct 17, 20091 min read
Timeline Laid Out for Iraqi Pullout
United States military spokesman Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza said that the process which begun in January and will continue to the end of...
Oct 13, 20091 min read
Ask John Burns: Reliance on Private Contractors
The NY Times chief foreign correspondent John Burns answers questions about American reliance on private contractors in military...
Oct 13, 20091 min read
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