Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Iraq war

Iraq war stories: 712 news summaries

21 - 40 of 712 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 36 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

GLOSSIES

 Gay Iraqis Fear for Their Lives 

Human Rights Watch attempts to save persecuted gays from murder

Oct 5, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi society is overwhelmingly  homophobic, but that prejudice took a back seat to more pressing issues while war was raging. Now, as Shia militias find themselves with time on their hands, they appear to have turned to a perceived internal problem, “to make society clean from bad things.”... More »

MORE ABOUT:
homophobia • homosexuality • refugee • Human Rights Watch • relocation • Iraqi militias • Iraq war • gay Iraqis • persecution

 Don't Forget 
 Iraqi Refugees: 
 Brangelina 

Stars visit with displaced people in Syria

Oct 2, 09 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in Syria, using their powers for good. The celebrity übercouple visited Iraqi refugees in Damascus today in an attempt to keep the lowest-profile victims of the war from falling off the radar, People reports. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the UN's refugee agency,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Iraq • entertainment • Angelina Jolie • Syria • Brad Pitt • refugee • Damascus • Iraqi refugees • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • Iraq war • refugees

political comedy


 Thank (or Blame) 
 Bush for Dave's 
 Left Turn 

Letterman veers from apolitical-leaning-right to full-on liberal

Sep 27, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most telling thing David Letterman has said in a while may have been a brief comment he made last Monday, as he wrapped up an hour with President Obama: "I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work," the famously crotchety Late Night ... More »

MORE ABOUT:
John McCain • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • Bob Dole • David Letterman • Late Night • Election 2008 • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • President Obama

 Ahmadinejad 
 Rips Israel, 
 US, as Usual, 
 in UN Speech 

American, other delegations walk out of Iranian president's speech

Sep 23, 09 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ripped Israel and the US in his speech today before the United Nations General Assembly, even as Iran’s president said his country was ready to work for peace and would shake hands “honestly extended to us.” The US and other delegations walked out—in protest... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Israel • Middle East • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Israel and Palestinians • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • speech • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • US delegation

US Soldier Killed in Iraq Blackhawk Crash

Aircraft crashes have become less common in Iraq

Sep 20, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American solider was killed and 12 others were wounded last night when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at a US base in Iraq, the AP reports. The cause of the crash is unknown and is now under investigation. Air crashes have become less common in Iraq, Reuters says, since the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Iraq • US military • soldier • aircraft • Iraq war • Blackhawk helicopter • troop deaths

 Fallen Soldier Awarded 
 Medal of Honor  

Army sergeant perished in Afghanistan saving an injured comrade

Sep 17, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Army Sgt. Jared Monti, who died in 2006 while trying to save the life of a wounded comrade in Afghanistan, was awarded the Medal of Honor this afternoon at the White House. "Jared Monti saw the danger before him and went out to meet it," said President Obama.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Afghanistan • US military • US Army • Iraq war • Medal of Honor • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama • Jared Monti • Paul Monti • Janet Monti • Kunar province • Kush Mountains

OPINION

 Universal Health Care: 
 We Already Gave it to Iraq 

Constitution America fought to give Iraq guarantees its citizens health care

Sep 10, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many US lawmakers opposing health care reform need to be asked why it's OK for Iraqis but not Americans, Mark Dorlester writes for the Huffington Post. Article 31 of the Iraqi Constitution—made possible by the war, and hailed as a victory by the Bush administration—guarantees every Iraqi state-funded... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Iraq • Bush administration • health care • health insurance • health care reform • Iraq war

(Newser) - It was an unusually bloody day for US troops abroad today, as eight soldiers were killed—four in Iraq and four in Afghanistan. It was the deadliest day for the US in Iraq since troops left the cities earlier this year, reports the BBC. Three soldiers were killed by a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Iraq • Afghanistan • roadside bomb • bombing • casualties • Iraq war • Afghanistan war

OPINION

Populist Rage Fades With Hardee's 'French Dip'

Ergo, you won't be hearing about 'death panels,' say, 10 minutes from now

Sep 5, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - How soon America—“a toadying zombie mob with a terrible memory”—forgets, Abe Sauer writes on the Awl. Take the new offering from Hardee’s, “one of the nation’s largest, most popular purveys of food-like substances": the French Dip Thickburger. “What do maids, toast, kisses... More »

MORE ABOUT:
France • fast food • health care reform • freedom fries • populist • Iraq war • death panel • Hardee's • French Dip • outrage

(Newser) - The scrapping of the F-22 has sent the US Air Force into an abrupt about-face, Time reports. Newly installed officials are asking for 100 cheap, multirole planes that can attack ground positions and also be used to train other countries' pilots in their use. The aircraft must have a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Robert Gates • Department of Defense • defense secretary • US Air Force • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • F-22 fighter jet • counterinsurgency • prop plane • Michael Donley

4 GIs Charged With Hazing Suicide Soldier

Ashamed private
later shot himself
in portable toilet

Aug 21, 09 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four US Army soldiers in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment for hazing a private who later killed himself, MSNBC reports. The NCOs allegedly hazed 19-year-old Keiffer P. Wilhelm with excessive physical exercise while showering him with verbal abuse. Wilhelm, self-conscious about his weight, shot himself in a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
suicide • US military • abuse • US Army • court martial • Iraq war • hazing • American soldiers • NCOs

OPINION

 Without Bush, 
 Left Forgets Wars 


Aug 18, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn't exactly back in the Crusades that opposing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was the left’s most passionate cause, uniting activists and voters alike. Then George W. Bush left office. Now, even though there are still around 130,000 troops in Iraq and 68,000 and counting... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Cindy Sheehan • anti war movement • YearlyKos • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush • activists • Afghanistan war • Netroots Nation

(Newser) - The army has a new plan to fight rampant suicide, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder: a $117 million program to train soldiers in "emotional resiliency."  Beginning in October, all 1.1 million soldiers will receive intensive training aimed at helping them identify and change destructive thinking patterns,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
mental health • US Army • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • post-traumatic stress disorder

(Newser) - Hundreds of gay men have been executed in Iraq in the last few months, CNN reports. Though homosexuals are stigmatized in Iraq, and honor killings by family members have been reported, some of the recent murders have been carried out by government security forces, Human Rights Watch says. “The... More »

MORE ABOUT:
homosexuality • Iraqi government • honor killings • Iraq war • stigma • death squads • gay Iraqis • gay men

 Obama to Vets: 
 Afghan War Is 
 'of Necessity' 

Prez also assures VFW confab that medical benefits won't change

Aug 17, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama defended the war in Afghanistan, spoke optimistically about Iraq, and tried to iron out misconceptions about health care reform today in a speech at a VFW convention, the Washington Post reports. “The insurgency in Afghanistan didn't just happen overnight. And we won't defeat it overnight,”... More »

MORE ABOUT:
health care reform • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • Veterans of Foreign Wars • Veterans Administration • Obama administration • President Obama • VFW

(AP) - A lecture by Lynndie England—the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal—had to be canceled at the Library of Congress yesterday after multiple threats led to concerns about staff safety. The former Army reservist had been scheduled to discuss her biography as part of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Abu Ghraib • threats • Library of Congress • speech • Lynndie England • Iraq war

(Newser) - A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad and Mosul killed at least 41 people today and raised fears of a new upsurge in sectarian violence, the BBC reports. In Mosul, where an attack on a Shia mosque killed 40 people Friday, a double truck bomb killed 25 people in a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Iraq • sectarian violence • Baghdad • bombing • car bomb • Mosul • Iraq war

Soldier KIA,
But Adopted Puppy Comes
to America

He took in stray
in Iraqi war zone

Aug 8, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Army major killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has left a canine legacy—Laia, a stray puppy who made it back to America, the Los Angeles Times reports. Working on a transition team, Steven Hutchison found the dog loafing around his vehicle after a meeting. “Maj.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
US military • psychology • puppy • dog • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • war dead • Steven Hutchison

Soldier's Dad Flying Tattered Flag Until Son Comes Home

He resists calls to replace with new one

Aug 5, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California man who promised to fly the American flag until his son comes home from Iraq is getting a little heat—along with sympathy—for the tattered condition of Old Glory, reports Fox News. Louis Haros’ son, Paul, will be home this week after a tour—his second—that... More »

MORE ABOUT:
California • US military • Vietnam veteran • Iraq war • American flag • American soldiers • AMVETS • Louis Haros

(Newser) - Two former Blackwater employees accused company founder and CEO Erik Prince of murder in statements filed in federal court this week, the Nation reports. The former guards, including an ex-Marine, say Prince may have either killed or facilitated the killing of operatives probing the security contractor's Iraq operations. The investigators... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Blackwater • Erik Prince • security contractors • Iraq contractors • Iraq war

21 - 40 of 712 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 ... 36 Next >>


from our news partners