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[The Great One's Blog...] Iraq: Gunmen rob gold shops in Baghdad, kill 15 « The Great One's ...: In one of the most sensational crimes in recent years, several members of Iraq’s presidential guards ”” which protect senior officials ”” broke into the state-run Rafidain Bank on July 28 and stole about 5.6 billion Iraqi dinars, or $4.8 million. They tied up eight guards at the bank in Baghdad’s central Karradah area and shot each one execution-style.

[Political Punch] For First Time, More US Troops in Afghanistan than Iraq ...: It will never be Obama's war,unless things dramatically improve:then Joe can get out front and claim credit like he did with Iraq.The massive increase in Afghanistan deaths is a direct result of Obama's change in war strategy,but you can be assured that it will still be Bush's fault.If Obama had the guts to have a press conference he might have to take a question on the subject,along with a lot of other uncomfortable questions.How long did Bush go without a press conference?

[Read NEWS] Baghdad Gold Shop Robberies: 15 People Killed « Read NEWS: Anti-government protests in Kyrgyzstan have escalated violently, with 17 people killed as police clashed with demonstrators in the capital, Bishkek.Protesters attacked President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s offices and stormed the state TV and radio headquarters, taking them briefly off air.

[Artesia News] Gunmen kill newly elected lawmaker in Iraq « Artesia News: In one of the most sensational crimes in recent years last July, several members of Iraq’s presidential guards ”” who protect senior officials ”” broke into the state-run Rafidain Bank and stole about 5.6 billion Iraqi dinars, or $4.8 million. They tied up eight guards at the bank in central Baghdad and shot each one execution-style.

[Commentary] Commentary » Blog Archive » Obama's Iraq Hypocrisy: My suggestion to the president has been that the only way we’re going to change the dynamic in Iraq and start seeing political commendation is actually if we create a system of phased redeployment. And, frankly, the president, I think, has not been willing to consider that option, not because it’s not militarily sound but because he continues to cling to the belief that somehow military solutions are going to lead to victory in Iraq.

[Clef Notes] Clef Notes: Feel-good stories about music in Iraq, Afghanistan ...: After free-lance gigs for the Washington Star and the Washington Post, I worked as classical music critic for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel during the 1980s and '90s, a period when I also ventured into radio, contributing to NPR and hosting a weekly show on a West Palm Beach station. Since April 2000, I've been classical music critic at the Baltimore Sun.

[Signs of the Times] People Power: Rep. Alan Grayson Introduces the "War Is Making You ...: Today I introduce H.R.5353: the "War Is Making You Poor Act." The "War Is Making You Poor Act" does three things: first, it requires the administration to carry out the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only the $549 billion set forth in the president's budget for defense spending, without the additional $159 billion the president has asked for, for the sake of these so-called emergency wars, which now stretches into nine years in one case, and seven years in the other. My view is that $549 billion is enough for these wars, and whatever wars the president plans to engage in.

[Iraq Business News] UK Company Cements Iraq Deal | Iraq Business News: “Iraq is something that intrigues people but there’s a lack of information ”¦ in terms of what to expect when they go into Iraq and how to secure a project,” said Lisa Dale, a partner and the head of property at Al Tamimi and Company, a UAE-based law firm that opened an office in Iraq in 2005.

Mudville Gazette: Currently in Afghanistan as a dismounted team leader with a Cavalry squadron in the 101st Airborne Division, now Sergeant Promotable Big Ern was kind enough to answer a few questions via email. (For you non-camo inclined folk, Sergeant Promotable means he'll pin on Staff Sergeant rank shortly).

[Change.org's Human Rights Blog: War and Peace] Oil Spills and National Security: BP, Halliburton, and Iraq ...: Not only did the 1953 coup provoke so much backlash amongst the Iranian people that it ultimately led to the Revolution of 1979, but the CIA's well-documented involvement in the internal affairs of Iran is a continuing source of real anger and grievance for the Iranian people ”” a feeling that lingers today. In framing today's geopolitical struggle, many Iranians have been quick to point out the irony that the CIA actively supported a repressive Iranian government for many years, and was intimately involved in training the SAVAK ”” the Shah's notoriously repressive secret police.

[FPIF Regions: Middle East & North Africa] Foreign Policy In Focus | Congress Sends Wrong Message to Iraq: For instance, a few years ago, Iraqis viewed the Biden-Brownback resolution, which promoted partitioning Iraq into three regions, as evidence of the United States backing separatist Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, and Christians against the nationalists who prefer to keep a strong central government and are against the demographic partitioning of the nation. But President Obama has been maintaining a hands-off policy that avoids interfering in Iraq's domestic issues -- especially during this sensitive transitional time when Iraqis are trying to form their next government.

Mudville Gazette: In Pennsylvania, Joe Sestak, who rode a wave of opposition toward the Iraq war into Congress in 2006, includes defense (fifth out of five topics) on his site but writes mostly about properly equipping and caring for the force and accountability in weapons purchasing. For his Republican opponent, Pat Toomey, "National Security" comes 10th out of 10 (just after "Second Amendment") with no mention, as far as I could see, of Iraq or Afghanistan.

[The Capitol Fax Blog] The Capitol Fax Blog » *** UPDATED x1 *** Kirk: 'I command the war ...: It does not say he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom nor claim he is an Iraq War Veteran. He did conduct numerous combat missions as part of Operation Northern Watch in which US combat aircraft patrolled the skys over Iraq to prevent Hussein’s army from attacking the Kurds.

[Comments for LIBERTAS] New Documentary: The Surge: The Untold Story » LFM: Libertas Film ...:  Their story is told in a tight, cohesive fashion – supported by extraordinary (and sometimes harrowing) documentary footage of the carnage Al Qaeda had wrought on Bagdad.  And although Avatar has taught us to view our military leaders as sadistic and venal, Generals Petraeus and  Odierno come across as sophisticated and sympathetic –

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