Biden in Iraq: Biden to meet with Iraq politicians

As the U.S. prepares to withdraw from Iraq, Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Baghdad for negotiations with election front-runners Nouri Maliki and Iyad Allawi over the Fourth of July weekend.

He expresses optimism they can form a government, an effort that has nearly stalled.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-biden-20100704,0,3083700.story

 

Do Armed Contractors Belong in War Zones?

Should private contractors like Blackwater be allowed to continue to provide armed security for convoys, military bases and other facilities in Afghanistan and Iraq? A bipartisan U.S.

Congressional commission will spend two days cross-examining 14 witnesses from academia, government and the companies themselves to come up with an answer.

Source:
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/06/16-10

 

So What Happened to Iraq?

Indeed, as we look back at our years in Iraq, almost all of what once passed for conventional wisdom has been proven wrong.

Source:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/04/15/so_what_happened_to_iraq_105186.html

 

Allawi wins most Iraq poll seats

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s bloc has won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, final results show.http://www.theafricanstore.org/

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8590017.stm

 

‘Chemical Ali’ executed in Iraq

Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam Hussein’s notorious cousin known as Chemical Ali, is hanged for crimes against humanity in Iraq.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8479115.stm

 

Details of Iraq whistleblower’s ‘suicide’ to be kept secret

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FOR 70 YEARS.

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http://rawstory.com/2009/2010/01/details-iraq-whistleblowers-alleged-suicide-sealed-70-years/

 

U.S. May Face Steep Tab in Haiti Rebuilding

President Obama has offered Haiti the United States’ ‘full support’ after the island nation suffered an epic earthquake.

What he did not mention is America’s generosity may come with a hefty price tag to U.S. taxpayers as the deficit mushrooms from the cost of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Source:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/u-s-may-face-steep-tab-for-rebuilding-haiti-after-earthquake/19315978/

 

Iraqi bomb blasts leave 23 dead

At least 23 people are killed and scores are wounded in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq, some targeting Shia Muslims.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8429945.stm

 

Iranian forces take over Iraq oil well

Iranian forces took control of a southern Iraqi oil well on a disputed section of the border on Friday, US and Iraqi officials told AFP.

Source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091218/wl_afp/iraqiranoilborder_20091218153543

 

Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones

Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S.

Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations.

Source:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/17/insurgents-hack-drones/