Iraq
Corruption probed in Iraq contracting
October 15, 2007U.S. authorities launched a corruption investigation centering on the U.S. Army's financial operation for Iraq located at Camp Arifjan in the Kuwaiti desert. Court and military records indicate the investigation centers on an alleged web of more than...
Poland troops under Shiite attack in Iraq
October 15, 2007Two Polish peacekeepers were injured Monday in Iraq in another attack apparently meant to influence upcoming Polish elections, Polish Radio said. Polish authorities in Warsaw said they believe the attacks by Shiite groups in Iraq were aimed at policies...
Maliki: Don't ethnically divide Iraq
October 03, 2007Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday he objects to a potential U.S. plan that would divide Iraq based on ethnicity. Maliki, speaking on Iraqi television in Baghdad, called the plan a "catastrophe" to Iraq and the Middle East...
Seven U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
September 07, 2007Seven U.S. soldiers died Thursday in Iraq during combat operations, bringing to 18 the number of U.S. service personnel killed in September. Four of the soldiers died in Anbar province, the Sunni-dominated territory west of Baghdad and three of the...
Kerry says Iraq strategy is failing
September 07, 2007U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said a new report on Iraqi Security Forces shows the Bush administration's Iraq policy is failing. "If anyone still needs evidence that the Bush policy in Iraq isn’t working, this new report from our nation...
Analysis: Lukoil seeking return to Iraq with Russian government support
August 13, 2007Author: Vladimir Socor, Eurasia Daily Monitor On August 8-9, Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani encouraged the Russian government and companies to return to Iraq’s oil industry. He conferred with Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov, whose company...
Larry Kaplow: Four Years of Covering the War in Iraq
July 23, 2007Author: Albert Eisele After more than four years of reporting from one of the world’s most dangerous war zones, Larry Kaplow isn’t sure he wants to claim the distinction as the senior American journalist in Iraq. As...
Bush's Iraq Report Generates More Controversy
July 13, 2007By Al Pessin, Pentagon President Bush's report to Congress Thursday evaluating progress toward 18 benchmarks of success in Iraq generated immediate controversy, with supporters and opponents of the president's policy seizing on various parts of...
Senate downs bipartisan Iraq policy bill
July 13, 2007A bipartisan amendment to a U.S. Senate bill on Iraq war policy was narrowly defeated by Republican allies of President George Bush. Sponsored by Sens. Jim Webb, D-Va., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., the amendment would have guaranteed troops time at home...
Bush defends Iraq war policies
July 13, 2007President Bush told the United States Thursday "the enemy (in Iraq) needs to know America won't back down." Pointing to the interim report released by the White House showing Iraq has made satisfactory progress in security benchmarks set...