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The Iraq War Is Now Illegal – Daily Beast

December 31, 2008 in Security


Telegraph.co.uk

The Iraq War Is Now Illegal
Daily Beast, NY - 19 hours ago
It explicitly limited the use of force to two purposes: to “defend the national security of the US from the threat posed by Iraq” and “enforce all relevant ...
Support Obama Will Need Washington Post
A New Year, and a new political era San Antonio Express
Majority of Americans Rate Bush Worst President in History Political Cortex
Press-Register - al.com - New York Times
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Crosslake Legion Auxiliary helps troops find their way – The Lake Country Echo

December 31, 2008 in Iraq Travel


Crosslake Legion Auxiliary helps troops find their way
The Lake Country Echo, MN - 3 hours ago
By COREY HERMANSON The Crosslake American Legion Auxiliary is taking the Christmas present of safety to 31 soldiers deploying for Iraq in February. ...

Iran: The Young and the Restless – Valley Advocate

December 31, 2008 in Iraq Travel


Valley Advocate

Iran: The Young and the Restless
Valley Advocate, MA - 12 hours ago
She's a travel agent and cleans a house for a rich expat in the petroleum business. "The rich up here look down on us," she said. ...
Israeli Air Strike - Gaza first, Iran next? NewsBlaze
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Iraq seeks departure of Iranian opposition exiles – Reuters

December 31, 2008 in Iraq


Javno.hr

Iraq seeks departure of Iranian opposition exiles
Reuters - 4 hours ago
BAGHDAD, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Iraq said on Wednesday it wants thousands of Iranian opposition exiles at a camp north of Baghdad to leave the country, ...
Iraq to take over security control at Iranian opposition camp Xinhua
Iraq to close MKO camp in Iraq Payvand
Nothing Simple About Disbanding Of Iranian Rebel Camp In Iraq RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
PRESS TV - Middle East Times
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FACTBOX – Security developments in Iraq – Reuters

December 31, 2008 in Security


Javno.hr

FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq
Reuters - 55 minutes ago
SINJAR - A car bomb killed four people and wounded 45 more on Wednesday in Sinjar, a town located some 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad in the volatile ...
Eight people killed, 57 injured in N Iraq violence Xinhua
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Car Bomb Kills 4 Northern Iraq – Voice of America

December 31, 2008 in Iraq


Car Bomb Kills 4 Northern Iraq
Voice of America - 9 hours ago
By VOA News Iraqi police say a car bomb went off in a crowded market in northern Iraq, killing four people and wounded 45 more. ...
FACTBOX - Security developments in Iraq Reuters
Eight people killed, 57 injured in N Iraq violence Xinhua
Iraq car bomb kills 4, wounds 45 in northern town Reuters UK
McClatchy Washington Bureau - PRESS TV
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Gov. Paterson lands in Baghdad – Hudson Valley Press

December 31, 2008 in Iraq Travel


Gov. Paterson lands in Baghdad
Hudson Valley Press, NY - 1 hour ago
Governor David A. Paterson landed in Baghdad last week to begin his holiday visit with US service men and women in Iraq as part of a Congressional ...

US vacates Baghdad palace ahead of handover – Reuters

December 31, 2008 in Security


Reuters

US vacates Baghdad palace ahead of handover
Reuters - 1 hour ago
The US force in Iraq, now more than 140000 strong, has operated since 2003 under a UN Security Council resolution which expires at midnight on New Year's ...
Iraqis yearn for stability as Saddam's era fades Xinhua
Art to replace Iraqi martial monuments Hürriyet
Baghdad museum to showcase horrors The National
Bloomington Pantagraph
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Police arrest Shiite cult leader in Iraq – The Associated Press

December 31, 2008 in Security


Police arrest Shiite cult leader in Iraq
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
The new US-Iraq security pact also calls on US troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities by the end of June 2009 and to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. ...

Obama Suggests Cuba Policy Reform – The Washington Independent

December 31, 2008 in Iraq Travel


BBC News

Obama Suggests Cuba Policy Reform
The Washington Independent, DC - 2 hours ago
But while he is likely to open the channels of communication and travel, particularly for Cuban-Americans, it is doubtful that he will make significant ...
Video: Castros Cuba Turns 50 CBS
Obama Appears Ready to End Embargo on Cuba American Free Press
After 50 years, what's next for US-Cuba ties? MSNBC
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