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  • July 2008

    • Call the Tabs: CBS Reporter Is Pregnant, Too

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 8, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      Call the Tabs: CBS Reporter Is Pregnant, Too

      Lara Logan is sick of being tabloid fodder, CBS’ star reporter tells the Washington Post . But in the same interview, she acknowledged a nugget sure to keep gossip hounds at her heels: She’s pregnant. Having generated a slew of press over a romantic triangle in Iraq—said to have provoked a fistfight between a CNN correspondent and a US contractor in Baghdad—Logan says she plans to marry the child's father. More »

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      Iraq  • pregnancy  • celebrity pregnancy  • Lara Logan  • love triangle

    • Obama's 'Modest But Real Step' Makes Good Iraq Sense

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 8, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      Obama's 'Modest But Real Step' Makes Good Iraq Sense

      Charging that the Democrat's position had become “outdated,” the Washington Post editorial board applauds Barack Obama’s recent promise to “refine” his Iraq policy after consulting with commanders. His previous “strident and rigid posture”—that all combat forces be withdrawn during his first 16 months in office—ignores the successes of the surge, they say, including drops in violence and expanding governmental control. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • troop withdrawal  • surge  • Iraq violence

    • Iraq Minister Demands Exit Timetable

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 8, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Iraq Minister Demands Exit Timetable

      Iraq won’t accept any security deal that doesn’t include strict guidelines for a US withdrawal, National Security Adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said today. The US waved off similar statements from Nouri al-Maliki yesterday, saying they didn’t believe the Iraqi PM really wanted a timetable, but Rubaie’s comments left little to interpretation. “Our stance in the negotiations … will be strong,” he said. “We will not accept any memorandum of understanding that doesn’t have specific dates to withdraw foreign forces.” More »

    • Iraq Films Get Army's Attention

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 7, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      Iraq Films Get Army's Attention

      War films can help shape public perception, and the Army is trying to guide moviemakers away from negative portrayals of the Iraq conflict like the ones that dominated films about Vietnam. Army liaisons to Hollywood offer equipment, expertise—and script alterations that some filmmakers see as spin. The LA Times looks at an area in which, one military liaison says, "There doesn't seem to be a lot of room for nuance." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • film  • US military  • Vietnam War  • film studio  • film director  • Army  • Iraq war movies  • Paul Haggis  • Redacted  • Brian De Palma  • anti-war movies

    • Timetable Needed to End 'Foreign Presence' in Iraq: PM

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 7, 08 12:09 PM CDT

      Timetable Needed to End 'Foreign Presence' in Iraq: PM

      Iraq is ready to be rid of US troops, its prime minister said today, and he wants a timetable. “We are looking at the necessity of terminating the foreign presence on Iraqi lands and restoring full sovereignty,” Nouri al-Maliki told Arab diplomats, saying the “memorandum of understanding” being negotiated with the US would include either outright departure or a timetable, Reuters reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Iraq exit strategy  • timetable  • Iraqi government  • treaty

    • United Arab Emirates Cancels Iraq's $7B Debt

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 7, 08 4:31 AM CDT

      United Arab Emirates Cancels Iraq's $7B Debt

      Iraq's diplomatic isolation among its Arab neighbors is easing , reports the BBC. The United Arab Emirates canceled Iraq's entire debt of close to $7 billion and appointed a new ambassador, while Jordan's King Abdullah will become  the first Arab head of state to visit Iraq since 2003, boosting the Baghdad government's standing in the region. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • King Abdullah  • Jordan  • Sunnis  • United Arab Emirates  • Shia

    • Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 6, 08 6:56 PM CDT

      Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda

      Outsmarted and overwhelmed by allied forces in Iraq, al-Qaeda is getting desperate, Marie Colvin writes for the London Times. The insurgents, masters of organized resistance, are now resorting to small-scale hit-and-run attacks amidst waning support from Iraqis. “Al-Qaeda in Mosul is pretty much not able to do the attacks that they could do previously,” said an Iraqi commander. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • insurgents  • troop surge  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Mosul  • David Patraeus

    • US Removes Last of Saddam's Uranium From Iraq

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 6, 08 9:53 AM CDT

      US Removes Last of Saddam's Uranium From Iraq

      A secret US mission to remove 550 metric tons of concentrated uranium known as “yellowcake” from Iraq came to a close yesterday as the material arrived in Canada, AP reports. In an operation that quelled concerns over the yellowcake falling into insurgency hands, 37 flights took the remainder of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program to a British territory in the Indian Ocean before it was shipped 8,500 miles to Montreal. More »

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      Iraq  • Canada  • nuclear weapons  • Saddam Hussein  • uranium

    • Desperation Drives Iraq's Female Bombers

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT

      Desperation Drives Iraq's Female Bombers

      Female suicide bombings are on the rise in Iraq's restive Diyala province, the New York Times reports, and success in combating al-Qaeda may be the cause. Many local insurgents have been killed or detained, leaving their surviving female relatives with little hope for the future. They often come under great pressure to give their own lives for the cause. More »

    • Obama Might 'Refine' 16-Month Iraq Timeline

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 3, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Obama Might 'Refine' 16-Month Iraq Timeline

      Barack Obama today appeared to soften his oft-stated pledge that he would pull troops out of Iraq in 16 months, the New York Times reports. Obama, while inisting that his policies had not changed, said he would consider the opinions of military commanders as he continues to “refine his policies.” The presumptive nominee will make a trip to Iraq later this month. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • election 2008  • Iraq exit strategy  • flip flop  • Fargo

    • Hitchens Agrees: Waterboarding Is Torture

      newser  |  Vanity Fair  |  Jul 3, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Hitchens Agrees: Waterboarding Is Torture

      "You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it simulates the feeling of drowning," Christopher Hitchens writes of waterboarding in Vanity Fair . "You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning," concludes the author, who experienced the controversial interrogation technique himself. "I find I don't want to tell you how little time I lasted." More »

    • Afghan War Hamstrung by Troop Shortage

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 3, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Afghan War Hamstrung by Troop Shortage

      The US needs more troops in Afghanistan but lacks the available forces because of the Iraq war, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday. In his most pointed remarks to date, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that countering the country's resurgent Taliban and booming drug trade demands more than the 32,000 American troops stationed there, but that such a move necessitates "a reduced requirement in Iraq." More »

    • Confidence Surges in Baghdad

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jul 3, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      Confidence Surges in Baghdad

      Economic activity and confidence in the government are booming in Baghdad, Der Spiegel reports, in a look at the "astonishing" resurgence of normal life there—despite fear that progress could vanish as quickly as it appeared. For the first time in 4 years, a popular Baghdad supermarket is stocking pork—along with alcohol, something that would have   invited reprisals by Islamic extremists.  More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki

    • White House in Loop on Troubling Iraq Oil Deal

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 3, 08 3:04 AM CDT

      White House in Loop on Troubling Iraq Oil Deal

      The State Department was fully aware that a Texas firm linked to President Bush planned to sign a controversial Kurdistan oil deal that undermined the Iraqi government, reports the New York Times . Documents released by a congressional committee yesterday reveal that Hunt Oil—run by a close associate of the president—kept the administration up to date on its plans, which some US officials appeared to welcome. More »

    • Sadr City Rebounds After Ceasefire

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 2, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Sadr City Rebounds After Ceasefire

      The turnaround in Sadr City in the last two months has been dramatic—abandoned dusty lots are now markets stocked with piles of produce and teeming with shoppers; storefronts display suits, purses, shoes, and cosmetics, Time reports. The ceasefire between Iraqi PM al-Maliki and radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has been successful in stopping violence and the US is working on repairing the slum's shattered infrastructure. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Sadr City

    • Booze Flows in Baghdad

      newser  |  McClatchy Newspapers  |  Jul 2, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Booze Flows in Baghdad

      Iraq may be a war-torn nation with deep-seated sectarian divisions, but things are picking up for a certain thirsty segment of the population. That’s right: booze is flowing again in Baghdad, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Though a predominantly Muslim nation, Iraq, even under Saddam Hussein, permitted any citizen to sip, though only non-Muslims could sell the stuff. More »

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      Iraq  • alcohol  • retail  • sectarian violence  • Muslim  • liquor  • prohibition

    • US Deaths in Afghanistan Hit Record

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 2, 08 7:54 AM CDT

      US Deaths in Afghanistan Hit Record

      More troops from the United States and coalition countries died in Afghanistan last month than at any other time since the 2001 invasion. For the second month in a row, deaths among American-led forces were higher in Afghanistan, where 46 servicemen died, than in Iraq, where 31 were killed. The greater death toll in Afghanistan comes despite a significantly increased NATO military presence there, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • US military  • American troops  • death toll  • Afghanistan war  • NATO troops

  • June 2008

    • Obama Needs to Shift Iraq Strategy

      newser  |  New Yorker  |  Jun 30, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      Obama Needs to Shift Iraq Strategy

      “There will be no such thing as victory in Iraq,” George Packer writes in the New Yorker , “but the next President, if he remains nimble, may be able to keep the damage under control.” Packer argues that the dramatic improvement since the surge poses a problem for Barack Obama, whose proposal to withdraw troops in 16 months helped him seal the nomination, but is outdated.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • John McCain  • election 2008  • troop surge  • Iraq exit strategy

    • Big Oil Deals Absent as Iraq Opens for Bids

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 30, 08 11:13 AM CDT

      Big Oil Deals Absent as Iraq Opens for Bids

      The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to bidding today, without mention of expected no-bid contracts with big Western oil companies, the AP notes; it had been reported that several big companies were close to signing short-term deals with Iraq's government. "There is no preferential treatment for anyone, no matter who," a spokesman said. More »

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      Iraq  • BP  • Chevron  • Iraq oil  • Exxon Mobil  • Royal Dutch Shell  • Total SA

    • US Steps Up Covert Plots in Iran

      newser  |  New Yorker  |  Jun 30, 08 2:15 AM CDT

      US Steps Up Covert Plots in Iran

      Congress agreed to boost covert operations against Iran last year despite reservations by key officials, Seymour Hersh writes in the New Yorker . President Bush sought up to $400 million for the program, which supports dissidents intent on undermining Tehran and gathers data on its nuke plans. Some analysts believe the moves foreshadow a military strike against the country. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • Congress  • CIA  • William Fallon

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