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Here's what moviegoers in Baghdad think of 'American Sniper'

02-26-2015 • globalpost.com

Portrayals of the Iraq War look a little different from Iraq.

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Fort Carson brigade headed to Kuwait for possible showdown with ISIS

02-16-2015 • The Gazette

As Congress mulls America's war with the Islamic State terror group, more than 4,000 Fort Carson soldiers prepared Thursday to leave for Kuwait, where they will take over as America's largest ground force in the troubled region.

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Gen Allen: Iraq's Anti-ISIS Ground Offensive to Begin Within Weeks

02-10-2015 • http://news.antiwar.com,

Says Coalition Will Provide 'Major Firepower' to Iraq for War

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At least 6,106 Killed in Iraq during January

02-02-2015 • http://original.antiwar.com, by Margaret Griffis

January closed out with 293 deaths and 289 wounded. Most of the casualties were among the Islamic State militants. That brought the monthly totals to 6,106 dead and 2,240 wounded.

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US Troops in Iraq Under Fire From ISIS on 'Regular Basis'

01-07-2015 • http://news.antiwar.com-Jason Ditz

Pentagon Says Attacks 'Ineffective' So Far.

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Oil, Power, And Psychopaths

01-05-2015 • http://www.zerohedge.com, Submitted by Raul Ilargi

Iran has a – very – long running dispute with the US about its nuclear technology. The US wants Assad (Bashar Al-Assad) out of Syria, while Iran and Russia support Assad (Russia's sole proper base in the Middle East), who's an Alawite (a Shi-

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Iraqi general warns of military woes in fighting extremists

01-03-2015 • Associated Press

al-Saadi is deeply pessimistic saying Iraq's military lacks weapons, equipment and battle-ready troops and complained that U.S. air support was erratic. Both the military and the government remain riddled with corruption, he said.

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US Military Stockpiling "Massive Amounts" Of Gear Near Iraq

12-29-2014 • http://www.zerohedge.com-Tyler Durden

Since June, the U.S. military has been slowly stockpiling massive amounts of its gear coming out of Afghanistan at a depot in Kuwait adjacent to a bustling commercial port, in preparation for ultimately shipping it across the border into Iraq for an

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US Preparing Surge of Military Contractors to Iraq

12-27-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com,

Those Approved Likely Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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US Ground Troops Fight ISIS in Western Iraq

12-21-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com-Jason Ditz

Iraqi Police Confirm US Troops' Involvement in Baghdadi Clash.

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US Sending Hundreds of Additional Ground Troops to Iraq

12-20-2014 • http://news.antiwar.com-Jason Ditz

Joint Chiefs: 350 Troops Already Stationed in Anbar Province.

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The Islamic State Reshapes the Middle East

12-16-2014 • arclein

These shifts are rooted in the emergence of the Islamic State. Ideologically, there is little difference between the Islamic State and other radical Islamic jihadist movements. But in terms of geographical presence, the Islamic State has set itself a

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Levin releases new information from CIA cable debunking Atta Prague meeting

12-12-2014 • http://www.levin.senate.gov

Bush administration relied on false report to build case for invasion; Levin repeats call for full declassification.

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ISIS: The inside story

12-11-2014 • The Guardian

Far from their worst fears, the US-run prison provided an extraordinary opportunity. "We could never have all got together like this in Baghdad, or anywhere else," he told me. "It would have been impossibly dangerous. Here, we

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Senator: Bush misled nation in run-up to Iraq war

12-11-2014 • Associated Press

"There was a concerted campaign on the part of the Bush administration to connect Iraq in the public mind with the horror of the Sept. 11 attacks. That campaign succeeded," said Levin, who cited opinion polls from that time showing many Americans bel

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America Meet Iraq, Iraq Meet America

12-06-2014 • http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Jack Perry

As I've said before, if there is one thing the Obama Administration can be counted on to do in a crisis, it is to play politics with it.

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Iraq Discovered 50,000 'Ghost Soldiers' On Its Payrolls

12-02-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com-Erin Banco

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi revealed Sunday the existence of 50,000 fictitious names on the military rolls, indicating efforts by the U.S. to help rid the security forces of financial corruption during the Iraq War failed.

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Iraq Finance Minister: Our Military Is Way Too Corrupt

11-28-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's finance minister called for deep-rooted reforms to stamp out corruption in a military that collapsed in the face of an Islamic State advance, as he prepares to spend nearly a quarter of the 2015 budget on defense.

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Rubén Rosario: Films illuminate struggles, sorrows of Iraqi refugees

11-28-2014 • http://www.twincities.com

It takes a while for Jamal Ali to regain his composure over the phone. The deep sobs go through the headset and through me. It is anguish, a soul-stirring pain I hear and feel.

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Rand Paul Sorta Goes to War

11-26-2014 • http://original.antiwar.com

I was always made a little bit nervous every time I heard Ron Paul – and other libertarians – inveigh against the modern practice of going to war without a formal declaration of war.

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Rand Paul Is Wrong. Leave Iraq Alone!

11-26-2014 • http://fff.org, by Jacob G. Hornberger

Still opposing the Iraq War in 2003, Senator Rand Paul now wants Congress to declare war against the Islamic State and engage in military action in Iraq. He says that "national security" is at stake.

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ISIS Is Pushing To Take Another Major City In Iraq

11-24-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

A humanitarian catastrophe is looming in Iraq's beleaguered Anbar Province, as Islamic State militants launched a fresh push to capture the regional council in the provincial capital of Ramadi.