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  • August 2008

    • Iraqi Troops: 'We're Not Ready to Go It Alone'

      New York Times  |  Aug 6, 08 6:51 AM CDT

      Iraqi Troops: 'We're Not Ready to Go It Alone'

      (Newser) - Iraq’s army has taken strides toward independence—but it still needs the help of American forces, say Iraqi troops and officers interviewed by the New York Times . “We are too many years behind other countries. We need the coalition forces until 2015,” said one officer. But American officers are increasingly pushing Iraqi troops to go it alone. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • troop withdrawal  • independence  • Iraq Army  • Iraqi soldiers

  • June 2008

    • Fuhgeddaboutit! Soprano Garb Grabs $200K

      E! Online  |  Jun 26, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Fuhgeddaboutit! Soprano Garb Grabs $200K

      (Newser) - Fans of fictional mob boss Tony Soprano shelled out nearly $200,000 for the outfits he wore on his hit TV series, including a set of "blood-spattered" threads, reports E! Online. Top grossing was the suit and undershirt Tony wore when Uncle Junior shot him in season 6, which fetched $44,000. The money will go to the Wounded Warriors charity for soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. More »

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      auction  • charity  • Christie's  • Iraqi soldiers  • Tony Soprano  • James Gandolfini

  • April 2008
  • January 2008

    • US Pushes for Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 14, 08 2:59 PM CST

      US Pushes for Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation

      (Newser) - Convincing Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government to embrace the former Sunni insurgents known as “Concerned Local Citizens” is the key priority for US leaders in Iraq, the LA Times reports. The US-funded CLCs have been vital to Iraq’s improving security, patrolling areas without a regular police presence. But Iraqi leaders are resisting, fearing the creation of a rival Sunni army. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Shiite  • Iraq government  • Sunnis  • Iraqi soldiers  • Concerned Local Citizens

    • Iraq Booby-Trap Blast Kills 6 US Troops

      Washington Post  |  Jan 10, 08 5:00 AM CST

      Iraq Booby-Trap Blast Kills 6 US Troops

      (Newser) - Six US soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter were killed when a booby-trapped house in Diyala province exploded, the Washington Pos t reports. Four others were injured. Another three soldiers were killed Tuesday as tens of thousands of US and Iraqi troops, along with many local volunteers, began sweeping through northern Iraq in a bid to wipe out al-Qaeda's remaining sanctuaries. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • bomb  • Iraqi soldiers

  • December 2007
  • May 2007

    • G.I.'s Disillusioned About the War

      New York Times  |  May 28, 07 8:45 AM CDT

      G.I.'s Disillusioned About the War

      (Newser) - More than a dozen soldiers from the elite 82d Airborne division tell the New York Times that they now see the war in Iraq as futile. “In 2003, 2004, 100 percent of the soldiers wanted to be here, to fight this war,” says one platoon sergeant who advocates withdrawal. “Now, 95% of my platoon agrees with me.” More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • troop surge  • American troops  • war  • soldier  • Iraqi soldiers

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