Top Stories for the tag "iraq" voted on by you! RSS feed July 23, 2008

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Halliburton/KBR under fire for Iraq electrocutions
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Halliburton/KBR under fire for Iraq electrocutions

Do No Evil – Halliburton KBR improperly installed electrical wiring or failed to fix known electrical hazards at U.S. bases in Iraq that resulted in the deaths of 11 service members and 2 civilians, family members and former…

A soldier's tale: Wounded in Iraq, struggling for a life
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A soldier's tale: Wounded in Iraq, struggling for a life

Health & Fitness – Staff Sgt. Victor Dominguez was a gifted Army Ranger 2 years ago when the Bradley Fighting Vehicle he commanded rolled over a roadside bomb in Iraq. Now, out of the Army and facing years more plastic surgery, Dominguez…

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Army to review firing of Arlington whistleblower

Politics – The Army Secretary has asked his staff for an internal review to examine the firing of Gina Gray, the former public affairs director of Arlington National Cemetery who had worked to restore media coverage of military…

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Iraq Using Money As Weapon

News – It is a politician's dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq's prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind,…

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Pentagon Report to Call for Steep Iraq Drawdown

News – Barack Obama is taking heat for hinting that he might refine his 16-month timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. But a forthcoming Pentagon-sponsored report will recommend an even steeper drawdown in less…

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US Letting Israeli Jets Use Iraq Air Space

News – The US has allowed Israeli jets to use US airbases in Iraq and fly over Iraqi airspace for a likely attack against Iran, Iraqi media say.

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Why Pulling Out Of Iraq Wn't Save Money

News – End the war, save money that can be used for other purposes. That's effectively how both John McCain and Barack Obama frame the fiscal outcome of drawing down troops in Iraq. It sounds right, but federal budget…

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Army Wounded Warriers Program Not Working As Planned

Do No Evil – Since the Walter Reed scandal, the Army has overhauled its outpatient program. But many soldiers still aren't getting the medical treatment they were promised. With the number of soldiers in transition units increasing…

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When the war comes back home

Do No Evil – When veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan bring their troubles home, police and judges often are the first to deal with them. Once upstanding service members are getting arrested for domestic violence and bar…

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Iraqi Refugees Forsaken Even By Their Own Government

Do No Evil – As Iraq's refugee crisis continues to worsen, the Iraqi government is failing to help the estimated 5 million Iraqis who have been displaced by conflict, says a new report. Refugees face a desperate economic situation…

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Hagel To Join Obama On Iraq Trip

News – The buzz this week that Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is planning to join Sen. Barack Obama on an up-coming visit to Iraq is correct, two sources with knowledge of the trip confirmed Friday.

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Iraq toughens stance on U.S. troop withdrawal

Politics – Iraq will reject any security pact with the United States unless a specific date for withdrawal of U.S.-led troops is set, Iraqi national security advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie said.

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Louise writes from North America

News – BBC Scotland reporter Louise Stewart has been awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to travel in North America and study the historic links with Scotland.

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What Does It Matter To You?

Do No Evil – Why don't we, especially Christians, feel responsible for innocents killed in Iraq, for death, pain and suffering , from the invasion of a country, brought by people in our Government, for The War Industry and Oil…

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Pullout Demand Signals Final Bush Defeat in Iraq

Politics – The official Iraqi demand for US withdrawal confirms what was becoming increasingly clear in recent months - that the Iraqi regime has decided to shed its military dependence on the United States.

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Exit Iraq, and Leave No Bases Behind

Politics – Washington's job is to protect the American people - their territory, liberty, and constitutional system. Not to try to remake the world, whether in the Middle East or elsewhere around the globe.

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The Myth that is Iraq's Sovereignty

Politics – Israeli jets have been using Iraqi airspace in preparation for an attack on Iran.

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US soldiers 'found dead in Iraq'

News – The bodies of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, their families have told the Associated Press news agency.

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Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan: Mission Impossible?

Politics – U.S. Commanders in Iraq Warn of Security Dangers, See Logistical Nightmare

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Families: Soldiers found dead in Iraq

News – The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing in Iraq for more than a year have been found, their families said Thursday. The military would not immediately confirm the report.

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Britons Ponder: Stay In or Quit

News – Nearly half of the members of British armed forces regularly think of quitting, according to a major Defense Ministry survey that comes amid concerns that sustained war in Iraq and Afghanistan is hurting morale.

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Vets Under Siege: How America deceives and dishonors those…

Books – Using decades of case histories, statistics, and firsthand accounts, Martin Schram's new book exposes a shocking culture of antagonism toward veterans by the very agency - the VA - that was formed to serve them.…

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Movie director campaigns for stop-loss payments

Politics – The chief sponsors of a bill that would pay $1,500 a month to troops forced to remain in the military are ramping up their efforts in hopes of getting the proposal included in the 2009 defense authorization bill.…

Pull-out Demand Signals Final Bush Defeat in Iraq
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Pull-out Demand Signals Final Bush Defeat in Iraq

Politics – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for complete U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq has signaled the almost certain defeat of the Bush administration's aim of establishing a long-term military…

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Marine's graphic interview describes killing of prisoners…

News – A hearing officer, at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, will recommend to Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland whether the case should go to court martial, be dropped or be handled through an administrative procedure.

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