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Iraq Reviews > October 31, 2009

War News Updates: Also Moving From Iraq To Afghanistan: Blood ...

[War News Updates] The U.S. military has begun for the first time transferring from Iraq to Afghanistan pint-sized bags of platelets — the key blood component that encourages clotting and can prevent wounded soldiers from bleeding to death.

Iraq: Preparing For The Civil War « Alexandria

[Alexandria] For example, the Fifth Iraqi Army Division, in Diyala Province northeast of Baghdad, has been under the sway of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, the Shiite party that has the largest bloc in Parliament; the Eighth Division, in Diwaniya and Kut to the southeast of the capital, has answered largely to Dawa, the Shiite party of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki;

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October 31, 2009

War News Updates: Also Moving From Iraq To Afghanistan: Blood ...

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Iraq: Preparing For The Civil War « Alexandria

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October 29, 2009

Iraq Today: War News for Thursday, October 29, 2009

[Iraq Today] He made this transparently clear by adding a signing statement to the defense appropriation bill, indicating that he would not be bound by the law’s prohibition against expending funds: “(1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq,” or “(2) To exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.”

Posted at 03:33 PM

Iraq war inquiry should be public, says its chair | Ekklesia

[Latest News from Ekklesia] Government ministers, civil servants and senior military figures will be expected to give evidence to the Iraq war inquiry in public and only "genuine" issues of national or personal security should prevent them from doing so, its chair has said.

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October 27, 2009

'My Daddy's Not Dead Yet': Congressman Pens Book About Iraq War ...

[The World Newser] Jones tells Wilson that he has been meeting with retired military officials to discuss Afghanistan and whether to send more troops. He said one general told him that the "Army and Marine Corps are worn out.

Posted at 03:07 PM

Iraq: First Impressions - At War Blog - NYTimes.com

[At War] The New York Times’s award-winning team of correspondents, photographers, videographers and local interpreters provide insight ”” and try to answer your questions ”” about the combatants shaping events along political, military and religious faultlines, and the civilians caught in the middle.

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October 24, 2009

Chicago is Da World » On the exhibit on the war in Iraq at the MCA

[Chicago is Da World] In the days to come folks will sit, as I did, on a couch in the middle of the very modest exhibit, drink tea and nibble on Middle Eastern sweets and talk about what they know from their time in Iraq or from their contact with those of us touched by Iraq: a VA hospital psychologist, soldiers who have fought in Iraq, Major L. Tammy Duckworth (Nov.7) who is now an assistant secretary with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, artists, anti-war activists, human rights experts, and Iraqis from Chicago and its long-established Iraqi community, some new arrivals and some passing through.

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August's Salon: The War in Afghanistan & Iraq

[August's Salon] Has the President Forgotten his Campaign promise to the American People about getting out of Iraq? These people do not need our presence.

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October 22, 2009

» “War is hell in Iraq, so prepare for a daily nightmare of salsa ...

[Dvorak Uncensored] Because of new rules that require Iraqi approval for all U.S. missions, and a general decline in violence nationwide, many of the 117,000 U.S. troops stationed in Iraq say they now have more idle time than at any previous point in the six-year war.

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Iraq: Open for Business - At War Blog - NYTimes.com

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October 20, 2009

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4350 Monday, according to ...

[Breaking News] US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,278As of Thursday, April 30, 2009, at least 4,278 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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UK Inquiry to Consider Legality of Iraq War and Appoints Former ...

[EJIL: Talk!] The Inquiry will be conducted by a team of five headed by a former civil servant, Sir John Chilcot. It includes an academic (Sir Lawrence Freedman), a historian (Sir Martin Gilbert), a former diplomat (Sir Roderic Lyne) and a member of the House of Lords (Baroness Usha Prashar).

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October 17, 2009

UNHCR | Refworld | Iraq: Treatment of prisoners of war during the ...

[UNHCR | Refworld | Latest Updates] Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, .

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we move to canada: "a bill that will let iraq war resisters live ...

[we move to canada] Members of Parliament Gerard Kennedy and Bill Siksay introduced a private member's bill three weeks ago in support of Iraq War resisters. Bill C-440 would make binding on our government very specific directions -- to immediately stop the deportation of Iraq War resisters and to allow them to apply for permanent resident status from within Canada.

Posted at 03:33 PM

October 15, 2009

Iraq's first official accounting of war dead shows 85000 dead over ...

[Breaking News] AP Exclusive: 87,000 Iraqis were killed since 2005BAGHDAD ”” A previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally obtained by The Associated Press shows that at least 87,215 Iraqis have been killed in violence since 2005. An in-depth AP review shows the total for the entire war exceeds 110,000 Iraqis.

Posted at 03:38 PM

ATTACKERMAN » The Iraq War Killed At Least 85000 Iraqis

[ATTACKERMAN] Throughout the Iraq conflict the combatants fighting the war could be divided between those who deliberately sought to maximize civilian deaths (Qaeda, Baathists, Iranian backed militias) and those forces, particularly since 2007, who sought to protect the population from those forces (US military, competent, uncorrupted Iraqi military units). If you seek to make the political and moral point about whether all of this was worth it, then you have to account for the death toll and general deprivation toll of continued baathist rule.

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October 13, 2009

Leslie Gelb admits he supported Iraq war for the sake of his career

[Mondoweiss] Chalabi met with Zell and other neoconservatives many times from the mid-1990s on in London, Turkey, and the U.S. Zell outlines what Chalabi was promising the neocons before the Iraq war: “He said he would end Iraq’s boycott of trade with Israel, and would allow Israeli companies to do business there. He said [the new Iraqi government] would agree to rebuild the pipeline from Mosul [in the northern Iraqi oil fields] to Haifa [the Israeli port, and the location of a major refinery].”

Posted at 03:05 PM

Iraq: The Other War « Alexandria

[Alexandria] I prefer to think of it as it is often described by Tom Ricks, a tactical success and a strategic failure. Yes, we quelled much of the violence, but that was so that political differences could be mended.

Posted at 03:03 PM

October 10, 2009

MoD News - Iraq War 'Policy Makers' Criticised

[Military News Feed] Dr Williams said: "Many people of my generation and younger grew up doubting whether we should ever see another straightforward international conflict, fought by a standing army with conventional weapons.

Posted at 03:33 PM

Archbishop was wrong to condemn Iraq war - Telegraph Blogs

[News] While I agree with the points that the archbishop has made, I had hoped that Rowan Williams might be able to pass up on the chance to score political points at today’s memorial service for the 179 British personnel who died in Iraq. But I knew it was unlikely, as I suspect did most of the congregation in St Paul’s cathedral, including Gordon Brown and Tony Blair.

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October 08, 2009

Contractors in Iraq Are Hidden Casualties of War | Mother Jones

[MoJo Articles] There are no veterans' halls for civilian workers, no Gold Star Wives, no military hospitals. Politicians pay little attention to their problems, and the military has not publicized their contributions.

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4349 Wednesday, according to ...

[Breaking News] US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,275As of Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at least 4,275 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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October 06, 2009

Currency Crisis Lesson from War Ravaged Iraq :: The Market Oracle ...

[The Market Oracle] Currency Crisis Lesson from War Ravaged Iraq :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website.

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Iraq War Veterans Face Deportation « Kasama

[Kasama] These peaple decided to get involved in a war of agression against Iraq that resulted in the murder of over 1 million iraquis just to get a citizenship. Why should anybody be sorry for them?

Posted at 03:03 PM

October 03, 2009

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4348 Frisday, according to ...

[Washington Examiner Site Feed] As of Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at least 4,348 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Posted at 03:33 PM

Ehren Watada, Iraq war objector, leaves Army

[Breaking News] NJ reservist sentenced in Iraq contract schemeTRENTON, N.J. ”” An Army Reserve officer from New Jersey has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in a bid-rigging scam that steered millions of dollars for Iraq reconstruction projects to a contractor in exchange for cash, luxury cars and jewelry.

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Iraq Reviews > October 31, 2009

War News Updates: Also Moving From Iraq To Afghanistan: Blood ...

Iraq: Preparing For The Civil War « Alexandria

October 31, 2009

War News Updates: Also Moving From Iraq To Afghanistan: Blood ...

Iraq: Preparing For The Civil War « Alexandria

October 29, 2009

Iraq Today: War News for Thursday, October 29, 2009

Iraq war inquiry should be public, says its chair | Ekklesia

October 27, 2009

'My Daddy's Not Dead Yet': Congressman Pens Book About Iraq War ...

Iraq: First Impressions - At War Blog - NYTimes.com

October 24, 2009

Chicago is Da World » On the exhibit on the war in Iraq at the MCA

August's Salon: The War in Afghanistan & Iraq

October 22, 2009

» “War is hell in Iraq, so prepare for a daily nightmare of salsa ...

Iraq: Open for Business - At War Blog - NYTimes.com

October 20, 2009

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4350 Monday, according to ...

UK Inquiry to Consider Legality of Iraq War and Appoints Former ...

October 17, 2009

UNHCR | Refworld | Iraq: Treatment of prisoners of war during the ...

we move to canada: "a bill that will let iraq war resisters live ...

October 15, 2009

Iraq's first official accounting of war dead shows 85000 dead over ...

ATTACKERMAN » The Iraq War Killed At Least 85000 Iraqis

October 13, 2009

Leslie Gelb admits he supported Iraq war for the sake of his career

Iraq: The Other War « Alexandria

October 10, 2009

MoD News - Iraq War 'Policy Makers' Criticised

Archbishop was wrong to condemn Iraq war - Telegraph Blogs

October 08, 2009

Contractors in Iraq Are Hidden Casualties of War | Mother Jones

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4349 Wednesday, according to ...

October 06, 2009

Currency Crisis Lesson from War Ravaged Iraq :: The Market Oracle ...

Iraq War Veterans Face Deportation « Kasama

October 03, 2009

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4348 Frisday, according to ...

Ehren Watada, Iraq war objector, leaves Army

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