Remnants of Iraq Air Force Are Found
August 30, 2009 by ROD NORDLAND
Are any other countries stashing anything else that belongs to Iraq?
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials have discovered that they may have a real air force, after all.
The Defense Ministry revealed Sunday that it had recently learned that Iraq owns 19 MIG-21 and MIG-23 jet fighters, which are in storage in Serbia. Ministry officials are negotiating with the Serbs to restore and return the aircraft.
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Hellish scenes as six bomb blasts rip through Baghdad leaving at least 95 dead and 536 wounded
August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
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August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
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Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at least 75
August 19, 2009 by SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD – A truck bomb tore through Iraq's Foreign Ministry Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 75 people.
It was the deadliest day in the capital since U.S. troops largely withdrew from cities on June 30 and a major challenge to Iraqi control of Baghdad. A steady escalation of attacks this month has sparked fears of a resurgence of violence ahead of next year's national elections.
The deadliest of the attacks hit near the Foreign Ministry, killing at least 59 people and wounding 250. Officials said the toll may climb as rescue workers dig through rubble and debris. The ministry is just outside the Green Zone, the most heavily protected part of the capital. The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.
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August 19, 2009 by SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD – A truck bomb tore through Iraq's Foreign Ministry Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 75 people.
It was the deadliest day in the capital since U.S. troops largely withdrew from cities on June 30 and a major challenge to Iraqi control of Baghdad. A steady escalation of attacks this month has sparked fears of a resurgence of violence ahead of next year's national elections.
The deadliest of the attacks hit near the Foreign Ministry, killing at least 59 people and wounding 250. Officials said the toll may climb as rescue workers dig through rubble and debris. The ministry is just outside the Green Zone, the most heavily protected part of the capital. The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.
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Police: 37 die in Iraq as bombs target Shiites
August 7, 2009 by HAMID AHMED
BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomb devastated a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, one of a series of attacks Friday that killed at least 37 Shiite pilgrims and worshippers, police and medical officials said.
The incidents are the latest in a series that have targeted Shiites, raising concerns that insurgents are stepping up attacks, hoping to re-ignite sectarian violence that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
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August 7, 2009 by HAMID AHMED
BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomb devastated a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, one of a series of attacks Friday that killed at least 37 Shiite pilgrims and worshippers, police and medical officials said.
The incidents are the latest in a series that have targeted Shiites, raising concerns that insurgents are stepping up attacks, hoping to re-ignite sectarian violence that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
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Police: 28 killed in bombings near Baghdad mosques
July 31, 2009 by CHELSEA J. CARTER
BAGHDAD – Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 28 people, in an apparent coordinated attack that targeted worshippers leaving Friday prayers, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.
The bombings shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 303 Iraqis killed in what has been one of the least deadly months in Iraq for both Iraqi civilians and U.S. troops since the war began. Seven American troops have been killed — the lowest monthly total since the war started in March 2003, according to an AP tally.
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July 31, 2009 by CHELSEA J. CARTER
BAGHDAD – Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 28 people, in an apparent coordinated attack that targeted worshippers leaving Friday prayers, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.
The bombings shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 303 Iraqis killed in what has been one of the least deadly months in Iraq for both Iraqi civilians and U.S. troops since the war began. Seven American troops have been killed — the lowest monthly total since the war started in March 2003, according to an AP tally.
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CNN’s Ware: U.S. 'Cannot Win the War in Afghanistan,' Pushes 'Deals' W. Taliban
July 13, 2009 by Matthew Balan
Despite the change in administration, CNN’s Michael Ware, who regularly issued doom-and-gloom reports on Iraq in past years, bluntly stated during a report on Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360 that “America cannot win the war in Afghanistan...with bombs and bullets,” and offered that the only solution to the attacks on NATO troops was “cutting deals” with the Taliban and its leader, Mullah Omar.
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July 13, 2009 by Matthew Balan
Despite the change in administration, CNN’s Michael Ware, who regularly issued doom-and-gloom reports on Iraq in past years, bluntly stated during a report on Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360 that “America cannot win the war in Afghanistan...with bombs and bullets,” and offered that the only solution to the attacks on NATO troops was “cutting deals” with the Taliban and its leader, Mullah Omar.
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Iraq beefs up security after attacks on Christians
July 13, 2009 by AP
BAGHDAD – Iraqi authorities Monday imposed vehicle bans in two mostly Christian towns and increased security around churches in Baghdad after attacks targeting the Christian minority.
The measures followed a series of bombings in or near churches that killed at least four people Sunday, including one that happened as worshippers were leaving Mass in eastern Baghdad.
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July 13, 2009 by AP
BAGHDAD – Iraqi authorities Monday imposed vehicle bans in two mostly Christian towns and increased security around churches in Baghdad after attacks targeting the Christian minority.
The measures followed a series of bombings in or near churches that killed at least four people Sunday, including one that happened as worshippers were leaving Mass in eastern Baghdad.
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Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq
July 9, 2009 by CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Iran involved in Iraq's affairs? So it wasn't just an Iraqi civil war.
BAGHDAD – Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.
U.S. officials said they believe the Iranians, detained in northern Iraq in January 2007, had facilitated attacks on American-led forces but handed them over to the Iraqi government at its request because they were obliged to do so under a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.
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July 9, 2009 by CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA
Iran involved in Iraq's affairs? So it wasn't just an Iraqi civil war.
BAGHDAD – Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.
U.S. officials said they believe the Iranians, detained in northern Iraq in January 2007, had facilitated attacks on American-led forces but handed them over to the Iraqi government at its request because they were obliged to do so under a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.
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FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge
July 3, 2009 by KIM GAMEL
So it was Saddam Hussein who lied about WMDs?
BAGHDAD (AP) — After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.
Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during his incarceration at a U.S. detention center offered new details Thursday about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run — both before and after he was ousted.
The documents also confirm previous reports that Saddam falsely allowed the world to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction — the main U.S. rationale behind the war — because he feared revealing his weakness to Iran, the hostile neighbor he considered a bigger threat than the U.S.
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July 3, 2009 by KIM GAMEL
So it was Saddam Hussein who lied about WMDs?
BAGHDAD (AP) — After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.
Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during his incarceration at a U.S. detention center offered new details Thursday about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run — both before and after he was ousted.
The documents also confirm previous reports that Saddam falsely allowed the world to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction — the main U.S. rationale behind the war — because he feared revealing his weakness to Iran, the hostile neighbor he considered a bigger threat than the U.S.
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4 US soldiers killed during Iraq cities pullout
June 30, 2009 by PATRICK QUINN
BAGHDAD – Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country.
Nouri al-Maliki said in a nationally televised address that "those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their country and that the withdrawal of foreign forces will create a security vacuum are committing a big mistake."
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June 30, 2009 by PATRICK QUINN
BAGHDAD – Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country.
Nouri al-Maliki said in a nationally televised address that "those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their country and that the withdrawal of foreign forces will create a security vacuum are committing a big mistake."
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Bomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 69
June 24, 2009 by KIM GAMEL
BAGHDAD – A bomb ripped through a crowded market in Baghdad's main Shiite district on Wednesday, killing at least 69 people and wounding more than 100 less than a week before a deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq's urban areas.
A series of blasts this week have killed more than 160 people, as U.S. and Iraqi officials warned they expected more violence before the U.S. withdrawal from cities.
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June 24, 2009 by KIM GAMEL
BAGHDAD – A bomb ripped through a crowded market in Baghdad's main Shiite district on Wednesday, killing at least 69 people and wounding more than 100 less than a week before a deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq's urban areas.
A series of blasts this week have killed more than 160 people, as U.S. and Iraqi officials warned they expected more violence before the U.S. withdrawal from cities.
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At least 24 Iraqis killed, 78 wounded in countrywide attacks
June 22, 2009 by Laith Hammoudi, McClatchy Newspapers
At least 24 Iraqis were killed and 78 were wounded Monday in the latest wave of violence sweeping the country, Iraqi police said.
The attacks, which were concentrated in Baghdad , came just days before the June 30 deadline for U.S. combat forces to finish withdrawing from major Iraqi cities. The attacks raise questions about the readiness of Iraqi security forces and their ability to control the recently unstable security situation.
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June 22, 2009 by Laith Hammoudi, McClatchy Newspapers
At least 24 Iraqis were killed and 78 were wounded Monday in the latest wave of violence sweeping the country, Iraqi police said.
The attacks, which were concentrated in Baghdad , came just days before the June 30 deadline for U.S. combat forces to finish withdrawing from major Iraqi cities. The attacks raise questions about the readiness of Iraqi security forces and their ability to control the recently unstable security situation.
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Car bomb in Iraq kills about 30 people
June 10, 2009 by ROBERT H. REID
BAGHDAD – A car bomb blew up Wednesday in a packed outdoor food market in one of the most peaceful areas of Iraq's Shiite south, killing about 30 people and wounding dozens more. The blast raised fears that militants may be planning more strikes in remote, poorly secured areas, seeking to stretch Iraq's security services as they take on a bigger role in Baghdad and other flashpoint cities.
Angry townspeople swarmed around police in the wake of the attack, cursing and blaming them for failing to prevent the bombing.
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June 10, 2009 by ROBERT H. REID
BAGHDAD – A car bomb blew up Wednesday in a packed outdoor food market in one of the most peaceful areas of Iraq's Shiite south, killing about 30 people and wounding dozens more. The blast raised fears that militants may be planning more strikes in remote, poorly secured areas, seeking to stretch Iraq's security services as they take on a bigger role in Baghdad and other flashpoint cities.
Angry townspeople swarmed around police in the wake of the attack, cursing and blaming them for failing to prevent the bombing.
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Car bomb in Iraq's south kills 29 people
June 10, 2009 by HAMID AHMED
BAGHDAD – A rare car bomb ripped through a market in southern Iraq's Shiite heartland Wednesday as shoppers were buying meat and vegetables, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
It is the deadliest bombing to hit the Nasiriyah area since Nov. 12, 2003, when a suicide truck bomber attacked the headquarters of Italian forces stationed there, killing more than 30 people.
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June 10, 2009 by HAMID AHMED
BAGHDAD – A rare car bomb ripped through a market in southern Iraq's Shiite heartland Wednesday as shoppers were buying meat and vegetables, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
It is the deadliest bombing to hit the Nasiriyah area since Nov. 12, 2003, when a suicide truck bomber attacked the headquarters of Italian forces stationed there, killing more than 30 people.
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Democrats before Iraq War started....
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Iraqi Al-Qaeda Leader: Obama is a "Black Slave and Muslim Renegade"
June 02, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
The self-proclaimed leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, released an audiotape this weekend.
He told his followers that Barack Obama is a black slave and Muslim renegade.
Iraqi officials reported last month that they had captured Al-Baghdadi and even released photos of the man they said was the Al-Qaeda terror leader in Iraq.
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June 02, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
The self-proclaimed leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, released an audiotape this weekend.
He told his followers that Barack Obama is a black slave and Muslim renegade.
Iraqi officials reported last month that they had captured Al-Baghdadi and even released photos of the man they said was the Al-Qaeda terror leader in Iraq.
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Gore criticizes Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorism
September 29, 1992
Al Gore blasts George H.W. Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorists and disregarding Iraq's attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
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September 29, 1992
Al Gore blasts George H.W. Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorists and disregarding Iraq's attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
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Iraq Officials: Al Qaeda Insurgent Leader Still in Custody
May 13, 2009
BAGHDAD — Iraq's defense minister on Wednesday insisted that the head of the country's major Al Qaeda front group was in custody, despite an online statement by the leader that he was still free.
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May 13, 2009
BAGHDAD — Iraq's defense minister on Wednesday insisted that the head of the country's major Al Qaeda front group was in custody, despite an online statement by the leader that he was still free.
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Video of the Day: Pelosi On Saddam's Chemical & Biological Weapons
May 16, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
On Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the press that the CIA lied and they lie all the time.
On Friday, she released a statement backpedalling from Thursday's accusations and instead tried to blame Bush:
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May 16, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
On Thursday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the press that the CIA lied and they lie all the time.
On Friday, she released a statement backpedalling from Thursday's accusations and instead tried to blame Bush:
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JUDITH MILLER: Some Photos Are Not Worth a Thousand Words
May 13, 2009 by Judith Miller
(hat tip to Lux Libertas)
President Obama changed his mind today. Thank goodness. After weighing his commitment to less secrecy and greater openness in government against the safety of American troops overseas, he sided with the soldiers. That meant ordering the Pentagon not to release as planned hundreds of photos which supposedly document American abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2005. It was a tough call, his aides said. But it was also, of course, a quintessentially political one. Obama does not want to be blamed for exposing our war-fighters to even greater jeopardy than they already face.
We already have more than enough pictures to evoke national shame.
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May 13, 2009 by Judith Miller
(hat tip to Lux Libertas)
President Obama changed his mind today. Thank goodness. After weighing his commitment to less secrecy and greater openness in government against the safety of American troops overseas, he sided with the soldiers. That meant ordering the Pentagon not to release as planned hundreds of photos which supposedly document American abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2005. It was a tough call, his aides said. But it was also, of course, a quintessentially political one. Obama does not want to be blamed for exposing our war-fighters to even greater jeopardy than they already face.
We already have more than enough pictures to evoke national shame.
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