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Some more old articles for your enjoyment : War crimes trial for Saddam could reveal details of past U.S. help Associated Press Sat Jan 24, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) _ Saddam Hussein’s loyalists may not be the only ones edgy about the prospect of a war crimes trial for the former Iraqi leader. Vexing questions also could surface about how much the United States helped Iraq during its eight-year war with Iran _ and whether it tried to ...
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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service BAGHDAD, Dec. 10, 2009 – Three weeks before Multinational Corps Iraq cases its colors and rolls into the new U.S. Forces Iraq organization, its commander said plenty of operational activity still is under way in partnership with Iraqi security forces and on track with the U.S. drawdown timetable. The mission here continues in support of the strategy of turning the security lead ...
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Our guest blogger is Brian Katulis , a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The Iraq conference I attended last week in Europe brought together an interesting mix of Iraqi thinkers and leaders, and I already mentioned the former Iraqi national security adviser’s personal views on the Afghanistan surge and the current acting national security advisor’s concerns about civilian control over the military, among ...
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U.S. President Barack Obama's remarks on Thursday about the role of war in preserving peace disappointed some Norwegians, especially when they came from the mouth of a Nobel Peace laureate at the prize awarding ceremony. Norwegian historian Hans Olav Lahlum told the Aftenposten newspaper that he was very disappointed by Obama's lengthy defense of the wars the United States have been engaged for years in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was quoted ...
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Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator. Cigarette smugglers? Certainly. Foreign fighters? Sometimes. ...
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19 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World
IRAQ Iranian exile group under new pressure Iraq announced plans Thursday to move members of an Iranian opposition group to a former desert detention camp in a sharp escalation of pressure on a faction that poses complications for both Baghdad and Washington. The group, the Mujaheddin-e Khalq, or MEK, denounced the plans as intended to force its members to leave Iraq. About 3,500 members of the group, which was hosted in Iraq for ...
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15 hours ago ago from PopEater
KIRKUK, Iraq -U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation's focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces starting in March. In a town hall meeting, Gates spoke with about 300 soldiers and airmen gathered outside on a sunny day at an airbase. Gates also said plans to drawdown forces there after Iraq's March ...
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US official: Pakistan expected to deport US youths WASHINGTON (AP) A senior State Department official says the U.S. expects that Pakistani authorities will deport five young Americans they have detained over alleged terrorist links. The official said Friday that it is not yet clear whether the five men may have broken any local or U.S. laws during their stay in Pakistan. The five have allegedly told local investigators they were trying to ...
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17 hours ago ago from PopEater
BAGHDAD -The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat. The military says the Multi-National Corps-Iraq soldier died Thursday. A military statement says the name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. It says the incident is under investigation. No further details have been released. The death raises to at least 4,369 the number of U.S. military personnel who have ...
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