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  • June 2008

    • Iraq Planning Seriously Flawed: Army

      New York Times  |  Jun 29, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      Iraq Planning Seriously Flawed: Army

      (Newser) - The planning and execution of the Iraq occupation was seriously flawed, the Army concedes in an unclassified report to be released tomorrow. Built on some 200 interviews, the study is a detailed analysis of the Army's activities, aimed at military experts, reports the New York Times . A central problem identified in the report is the military’s failure to adequately plan for the occupation after major combat. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • US Army

    • Fighting Forces Get No Break on Fuel Price Hikes

      Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Fighting Forces Get No Break on Fuel Price Hikes

      (AP) - Consumers at the gas pump aren't the only ones suffering sticker shock: Military units in Iraq and elsewhere will see another hike in fuel costs next week, the second increase this budget year amid soaring oil prices. On July 1, the cost for refined fuel used by troops will jump 34% to more than double what the Pentagon was paying 3 years ago, the AP reports. The military estimates that every $1 increase in the market price per barrel translates into a $130-million rise in costs for US forces. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • Pentagon  • fuel costs

    • Refugees: Iraq's Unspoken Crisis

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 6:56 AM CDT

      Refugees: Iraq's Unspoken Crisis

      (Newser) - New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof travels to Jordan to report on one of the unintended consequences of the Iraq war: a regional refugee crisis. About 2 million Iraqis, mostly Sunnis, have fled since the war, living mostly in Jordan and Syria in deplorable conditions. "They are the new Palestinians," writes Kristof, "the 21st-century Arab diaspora that threatens the region’s stability." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Middle East  • Syria  • Jordan  • Sunnis  • Iraqi refugees

    • Minutes Dwindle for Networks' War Coverage

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Minutes Dwindle for Networks' War Coverage

      (Newser) - Middle East correspondents are struggling to get stories on the nightly news as TV networks scale back war coverage, the New York Times reports. With violence in Iraq declining and the US public tiring of an open-ended conflict, network execs have focused on hot topics like the contentious presidential primaries. Keeping, and securing, bureaus in violent areas is also quite costly. More »

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      Iraq war  • business  • NBC  • CBS  • ABC  • Afghanistan war  • media coverage  • network news  • reporting

    • House OKs War Funding, Aid for Flood Relief

      Associated Press  |  Jun 19, 08 9:10 PM CDT

      House OKs War Funding, Aid for Flood Relief

      (AP) - A much-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House tonight, along with a doubling of college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion to fund US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan well into next year. More »

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      Iraq war  • Congress  • veterans  • Afghanistan war  • war funding

    • How to Transition Out of Iraq

      Washington Post  |  Jun 19, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      How to Transition Out of Iraq

      (Newser) - It's time for the US to carve out a practical strategy in Iraq, David Ignatius argues in the Washington Post . At a cost of $400 million a day, the war is draining America's economy—precisely what Osama bin Laden hoped for. The solution will not be quick, simple, or easy, but rather "ambiguous, messy, occasionally in the shadows." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • al-Qaeda  • US military  • military  • Iraq exit strategy

    • Party Leaders in House Reach Deal on War Funds

      New York Times  |  Jun 18, 08 9:58 PM CDT

      Party Leaders in House Reach Deal on War Funds

      (Newser) - A two-year fight between the White House and Democrats over war funding has been resolved, the New York Times reports. House leaders reached a deal to allocate $163 billion for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through early next year. The measure, expected to be approved by the full House as early as tomorrow, also includes new education benefits for veterans and an extension of aid for the unemployed. More »

    • Obama Opens 11-Point Ohio Lead

      Talking Points Memo  |  Jun 17, 08 12:44 PM CDT

      Obama Opens 11-Point Ohio Lead

      (Newser) - Barack Obama now holds an 11-point margin over his rival in the state that decided the 2004 election. As recently as March, John McCain led in Ohio 49% to 41%; three months later, a significant shift finds Obama winning 50% to 39%. Talking Points Memo notes that polling organization PPP was “almost exactly right” in its pre-vote survey of the Democratic primary. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq war  • Ohio

    • McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis

      New York Times  |  Jun 15, 08 9:24 AM CDT

      McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis

      (Newser) - “A man’s ability to perform credibly as a prisoner of war” is founded on “a strong belief in his nation’s foreign policy,” John McCain wrote in a 1974 essay that shows the seeds of the candidate's views on public support for war. The New York Times takes a look at the essay, which was written during his time at the National War College—a time McCain says was key in the development of his views on Iraq, . More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq war  • foreign policy  • Vietnam War  • propaganda

    • Albright: Burmese Paying for Bush's Failed Policies

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT

      Albright: Burmese Paying for Bush's Failed Policies

      (Newser) - The Myanmar junta’s shameful cyclone response illustrates some global truths we must face, writes Madeleine Albright in the New York Times . Among them: President Bush's ill-advised attack of Iraq has made it all the more difficult for the international community to intervene in the world's trouble spots. Instead, the principle of national sovereignty now rules the day, even when people are suffering. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Sudan  • Darfur  • Madeleine Albright

    • War Spending Strategy: Soak the Grandkids

      Washington Post  |  Jun 11, 08 11:47 AM CDT

      War Spending Strategy: Soak the Grandkids

      (Newser) - As Congress tackles the latest "emergency" spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total to more than $860 billion, Ruth Marcus notes in the Washington Post: "For the first time in American history, every penny of that amount will have been borrowed. For the first time, billions more will have been borrowed to finance tax cuts in the midst of war. " More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Congress  • taxes  • Iraq war spending  • war funding  • war cost

    • Long Journey Home From Iraq

      Esquire  |  Jun 8, 08 5:13 AM CDT

      Long Journey Home From Iraq

      (Newser) - One soldier's death reveals more of America's pain more starkly than Iraqi war statistics ever could. So one reporter discovered as he followed the remains of Indiana native son Sgt. Robert Joe Montgomery from a pass near the Tigris to a funeral in Scottsburg, meeting all who suffered along the way. At the riveting center of Chris Jones' haunting journey in Esquire is "Joey" himself. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • America  • Iraq death toll  • casualties  • military families  • cost

    • Robot Drones Have 'Changed War' in Iraq, Afghanistan

      Newsweek  |  Jun 5, 08 4:51 PM CDT

      Robot Drones Have 'Changed War' in Iraq, Afghanistan

      (Newser) - At the outset of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were little more than nifty, if sometimes helpful toys. They’ve since cemented a key role in US operations, Newsweek reports. Now hundreds of drones, some as small as model airplanes, keep an unblinking eye on militant movements, relaying images instantly to field commanders’ laptops. One battalion commander says 90% of his "kills" have been aided by UAVs. More »

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      Iraq war  • military  • Afghanistan war  • drones  • spy drones  • UAVs

    • Bush, Advisers Misled US on Iraq: Senate Report

      Reuters  |  Jun 5, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Bush, Advisers Misled US on Iraq: Senate Report

      (Newser) - The Bush administration distorted facts in justifying the invasion of Iraq and overstated Saddam Hussein’s links to al-Qaeda, a long-delayed report from the Senate intelligence committee concludes. Bush and his advisers also ignored doubts about Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction in constructing their case for military action, Reuters reports. More »

    • Marine Dies Months After Mugging

      Associated Press  |  Jun 2, 08 4:20 AM CDT

      Marine Dies Months After Mugging

      (Newser) - A careful young Marine has died from bullet wounds 4 months after muggers shot him point blank in the neck while he was on leave home in Cleveland from Iraq, the AP reports. Warned that a Marine could be a robbery target, Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield decided to carry only $8 in his pocket, a sum that infuriated his attackers. Two men have been charged in the shooting. More »

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      Iraq war  • shooting  • Marine  • armed robbery

  • May 2008

    • Admit It, Mac, You Misspoke

      Washington Post  |  May 30, 08 7:49 PM CDT

      Admit It, Mac, You Misspoke

      (Newser) - John McCain has been dabbling in truthiness this week, Michael Dobbs blogs in the Washington Post . McCain said US troops were “drawn down to pre-surge levels" in Iraq, and cities like Mosul were "quiet"—but in fact, troop levels remain higher than before the surge, and Mosul's quiet is often broken by car bombs and other fatal strikes. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq  • Iraq war  • troop surge  • George Orwell

    • McClellan: I Believed Bush

      Politico  |  May 29, 08 9:16 AM CDT

      McClellan: I Believed Bush

      (Newser) - Affection and loyalty blinded Scott McClellan in the run-up to the Iraq war, but now the former press secretary has found a higher allegiance—“a loyalty to the truth.” McClellan, whose book is causing a media storm for alleging President Bush ran a “propaganda” campaign about the war, defended his work this morning on NBC's Today . More »

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      Iraq war  • Bush administration  • White House  • book  • propaganda  • Scott McClellan  • press secretary

    • Obama Weighs McCain-Free Trip to Iraq

      New York Times  |  May 29, 08 4:20 AM CDT

      Obama Weighs McCain-Free Trip to Iraq

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is considering visiting Iraq after clinching the Democratic nomination, the New York Times reports. The candidate, slammed by John McCain for not having traveled to Iraq since 2006, has turned down the offer of a joint visit with McCain, referring to such a trip as a "stunt." He told reporters that his campaign is considering arranging a foreign trip this summer, and that Iraq would be the most important stop. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Iraq war

    • Anchors (Except for Katie) Just Don't Get It

      Salon  |  May 28, 08 9:13 PM CDT

      Anchors (Except for Katie) Just Don't Get It

      (Newser) - Katie Couric thinks Scott McClellan has a point with his criticism of the media in the lead-up to the war, but Charlie Gibson and Brian Williams beg to differ—and that's a disgrace, writes Glenn Greenwald in Salon. During a get-together of network anchors, the "painfully empty-headed Gibson" and the "mindlessly establishment-defending" Williams said the media offered plenty of skepticism, but Greenwald counters that today's celebrity journalists simply don't understand their own profession. More »

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      Iraq war  • Katie Couric  • Scott McClellan  • Brian Williams  • network news  • Charles Gibson

    • US 'Learning as We Go' in Iraq, Says Bush

      Washington Post  |  May 28, 08 5:59 PM CDT

      US 'Learning as We Go' in Iraq, Says Bush

      (Newser) - President Bush said today the US is "learning as we go" in trying to bring democracy to Iraq and urged Americans not to lose faith. Delivering the commencement address at the Air Force Academy, Bush likened today's campaign against Islamic extremism to the fight against fascism of last century, the Washington Post reports. He also noted that while Germany and Japan could rebuild under peaceful conditions, the same is not true of Iraq. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan war  • Air Force  • commencement speech

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