News U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
10-30-2011
NY Times
The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws the remaining troops from Iraq this year, according to officials and diplomats. That repositioning could include new combat forces in Kuwa
News The US departure from Iraq is an illusion
10-27-2011
www.guardian.co.uk
there is a huge gap between rhetoric and reality surrounding the US departure from Iraq. In fact, there are a number of avenues by which the US will be able to exert military influence in the country. These can be divided into four main categories:
News Iraq rejects US request to maintain bases after troop withdrawal
10-22-2011
The Guardian
The US suffered a major diplomatic and military rebuff when Iraq finally rejected its pleas to maintain bases in the country beyond this year. The Iraqi decision is a boost to Iran, which has been battling against permanent American bases.
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News Iraq PM: Immunity issue scuttled US troop deal
10-22-2011
AP
Iraq's prime minister said US troops are leaving Iraq after 9 years because Baghdad rejected American demands that any US military forces to stay would have to be shielded from prosecution or lawsuits. It was Iraq who refused to let the US remain und
News Turkey keeps up bombing of rebel bases in Iraq
10-21-2011
AFP
Turkish jets kept up bombing raids on Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq overnight, as the rebels confirmed that some Turkish troops crossed into Iraq, officials and media reports said on Friday.
Turkish war planes continued to take off from Diy
News Obama Announces Complete Drawdown of US Troops in Iraq to Zero By 2011
10-21-2011
AP
President Obama today announced that the United States will pull all its troop from Iraq by the end of the year.
The rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year, the president said. After nine years, Americas war in Iraq w
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News Court dismisses Iraqi contractor torture case
09-21-2011
Reuters
the appellate panel found the two companies had government contractor immunity and the claims were preempted, based on a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling and other precedents in the national security and foreign policy areas.
"During wartime, where
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News What Will All Those Soldiers Do in Iraq?
09-15-2011
Peter Van Buren, Huff Post
So what will all those bad boys be doing in Iraq? They would undoubtedly just keep on keeping on with what they are already doing -- hunting down individuals and killing them. The bin Laden raid was a varsity-level operation of this type, but night a
News Massive U.S. Embassy In Iraq Will Double As Soldiers Leave
09-18-2011
Huffington Post
The embassy compound is by far the largest the world has ever seen, at one and a half square miles, big enough for 94 football fields. It cost three quarters of a billion dollars to build (coming in about $150 million over budget). Inside its high wa
News Zakaria destroys Rumsfelds Iraq war talking points
09-12-2011
Rawstory (video)
"There's no question that al Qaeda and Zarqawi and people were in Iraq," Rumsfeld argued. "They aggregated there."
"If we hadn't invaded, they wouldn't have been there," Zakaria pointed out.
"We don't know that," Rumsfeld insisted. "You don't k
News Iraqi Kurdistan: Does Oil Play A Role In Request For US Troop Extension?
09-08-2011
original.antiwar.com
During a televised speech today, Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani publicly requested Baghdad retain U.S. troops beyond a Dec. 31 deadline to withdraw.
News Staying in Iraq--For What?
09-08-2011
www.campaignforliberty.org
The Obama administration wants to keep troops in Iraq. Never mind that pre-President Barack Obama criticized the war. Never mind that Uncle Sam's annual budget deficits exceed $1 trillion. Never mind that Washington faces more than $100 trillion i
News Pentagon narrowing options for Iraq troops
09-08-2011
www.usatoday.com
The Obama administration is reviewing a number of options that could leave several thousand U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of the year, but only if Iraqi officials make a decision about what they want American forces to do.
News Obama Administration to Drop Troop Levels in Iraq to 3,000
09-06-2011
FOX News
The Obama administration has decided to drop the number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of the year down to 3,000, marking a major downgrade in force strength, multiple sources familiar with the inner workings and decisions on U.S. troop movements
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News Leaked cable: Ex-Blackwater guards kept working in Iraq
09-04-2011
Rawstory
ex-Blackwater employees kept working in Iraq with other security firms.
"There are many former Blackwater employees at other private security companies in Iraq, most notably Triple Canopy and DynCorp, providing security services to us," said a Jan
News WikiLeaks cable: U.S. troops handcuffed, shot Iraqi children in raid
09-01-2011
www.rawstory.com
According to a diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks, U.S. troops massacred an Iraqi family in the town of Ishaqi in 2006, handcuffing and then shooting 11 people in the head including a woman in her 70's and five children ages five and under.
News WikiLeaks: Iraqi children in U.S. raid shot in head
09-01-2011
www.thestar.com
A U.S. diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks suggests that U.S. troops executed at least 10 Iraqi civilians, including a woman in her 70s and a 5-month-old infant, then called in an airstrike to destroy the evidence, during a controversial 2006 i
News WikiLeaks cable: U.S. troops handcuffed, shot Iraqi children in raid
09-01-2011
Rawstory
According to a diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks, U.S. troops massacred an Iraqi family in the town of Ishaqi in 2006, handcuffing and then shooting 11 people in the head including a woman in her 70's and five children ages five and under.
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News Big oil companies may have to give up Iraq gas
08-29-2011
Reuters
Many of the world's biggest energy companies may have to surrender most of the gas from Iraq's vast southern oilfields to a processing and export project led by Shell, a final draft contract between Baghdad and Europe's biggest company, obtained by R
News Bomber of Baghdad mosque disguised self as beggar
08-29-2011
www.google.com
The suicide bomber who killed 29 people at Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque disguised himself as an injured beggar and attended prayers there for nearly a week, a senior religious figure said Monday.
News Dozens killed in Iraq mosque attack
08-29-2011
http://english.aljazeera.net
MP among at least 29 killed as suicide bomber detonates explosives inside Sunni mosque in Baghdad.
News R2P is now Right 2 Plunder
08-26-2011
www.prisonplanet.com
The white mans burden doesnt allow asking Africans what they think about the current Western/monarchical Arab onslaught on the northern shores of their continent. At least some are not beating around the bush.
News Robert Fisk: History repeats itself, with mistakes of Iraq rehearsed afresh
08-25-2011
www.independent.co.uk
With Gaddafi at large, a guerrilla war eroding the new powers is inevitable
News Iraq agrees to extend U.S. military role: Panetta
08-19-2011
Rawstory
Iraq has agreed to keep American troops in Iraq beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday.
"My view is that they finally did say, ?Yes,'" Panetta said in an interview with Stars and Stripes and
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News Iraqs Sadr warns of war if U.S. presence extended
08-18-2011
AFP
A anti-US Shiite cleric warned of "war" if US forces stayed in Iraq beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal. Asked whether he would negotiate with US over a mission to last beyond this year, he replied: "No, there will be war."
News Iraq to open talks with U.S. on military training
08-12-2011
http://www.rawstory.com/
Iraq will open talks with Washington over a military training mission to last beyond a 2011 pullout deadline, Baghdad's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday, after months of US appeals for a decision.
News Iraqs Weekend Deadline Passes, No Deal on US Troops
07-26-2011
http://news.antiwar.com/
Iraqi officials confirmed today what we already knew: that the weekend deadline for approving the continued US occupation has passed and that no deal has been reached. Indeed, no deal appears forthcoming any time soon.
News New Iraq Troop Deal Needed ASAP
07-25-2011
http://news.antiwar.com/
Though on many occasions the Iraqi government has appeared to be on the verge of grudgingly acquiescing to the repeated demands, so far they have not approved of keeping US troops in Iraq beyond December.
News U.S. to sell fighter jets to Iraq
07-12-2011
The Lookout
U.S. officials tell The Wall Street Journal the Iraqi government may buy as many as 36 U.S. fighter jets worth billions of dollars. Iraq delayed the planned purchase of 18 jets in February, when politicians said they instead planned to beef up food r
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Headlines: U.S. to sell fighter jets to Iraq -- New Iraq Troop Deal Needed ASAP -- Iraqs Weekend Deadline Passes, No Deal on US Troops -- Iraq to open talks with U.S. on military training -- Iraqs Sadr warns of war if U.S. presence extended -- Iraq agrees to extend U.S. military role: Panetta -- Robert Fisk: History repeats itself, with mistakes of Iraq rehearsed afresh -- R2P is now Right 2 Plunder -- Dozens killed in Iraq mosque attack -- Bomber of Baghdad mosque disguised self as beggar -- Big oil companies may have to give up Iraq gas -- WikiLeaks cable: U.S. troops handcuffed, shot Iraqi children in raid -- WikiLeaks: Iraqi children in U.S. raid shot in head -- WikiLeaks cable: U.S. troops handcuffed, shot Iraqi children in raid -- Leaked cable: Ex-Blackwater guards kept working in Iraq -- Obama Administration to Drop Troop Levels in Iraq to 3,000 -- Pentagon narrowing options for Iraq troops -- Staying in Iraq--For What? -- Iraqi Kurdistan: Does Oil Play A Role In Request For US Troop Extension? -- Zakaria destroys Rumsfelds Iraq war talking points -- Bloody Day For Iraq As 33 Are Killed -- Massive U.S. Embassy In Iraq Will Double As Soldiers Leave -- What Will All Those Soldiers Do in Iraq? -- Court dismisses Iraqi contractor torture case -- Obama Announces Complete Drawdown of US Troops in Iraq to Zero By 2011 -- Turkey keeps up bombing of rebel bases in Iraq -- Iraq PM: Immunity issue scuttled US troop deal -- Iraq rejects US request to maintain bases after troop withdrawal -- The US departure from Iraq is an illusion -- U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq --
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