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Now, US Sees Pakistan as a Cause Distinct From Afghanistan - New York Times

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel

Now, US Sees Pakistan as a Cause Distinct From Afghanistan
New York Times, United States
The degree of American concern will be laid bare next week when the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan travel to Washington for meetings at the White House and State Department. The so-called trilateral sessions are likely to be dominated by worries …
Video: Congress Pressed for More War Money The Associated Press
Kabul's new elite live high on West's largesse Independent
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Iraqi police accused of lax security - USA Today

April 30, 2009 in Security

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Iraqi police accused of lax security
USA Today - Paul Wiseman
Iraq's security forces, who earned lavish praise as violence here fell dramatically during the past 18 months, are now back under pressure following one of the country's deadliest weeks this year. In Sadr City, residents blamed the army and police for …
Video: After 100 Days Iraqis Give Obama High Marks The Associated Press
Violence in Iraq a cause for concern,' Obama says, but not as bad … Kansas City Star
Death toll from twin Iraq car bombs rises to 51 Washington Post
New York Times - Al-Ahram Weekly
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This Time the Truth Caught Up with their Lies - International Analyst Network

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel

This Time the Truth Caught Up with their Lies
International Analyst Network, NY
Ms. Ana Gomes, a Euro MP from Portugal was trying to best Mark Twain on April 24 at the European Parliament as it was discussing the humanitarian situation of Iranian dissidents in Iraq. She tried to inject a bunch of lies under the stamp of the …

Soldier: Comrades wore 'ninja suits' as disguise - Houston Chronicle

April 30, 2009 in Iraq

Straits Times

Soldier: Comrades wore 'ninja suits' as disguise
Houston Chronicle, United States - Brett Barrouquere
The testimony came on the fourth day of Green's trial on more than a dozen charges related to the rape and murder of 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and the shooting deaths of her mother, father and younger sister near Mahmoudiya, Iraq, …
Lt. Col. testifies in ex-soldier's murder trial Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Officer: Accused ex-GI wanted to shoot civilians msnbc.com
Trial begins of ex-soldier accused in Iraq murder-rape case World War 4 Report
WHNT
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SWINE FLU HOGWASH - American Free Press

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel

New York Times

SWINE FLU HOGWASH
American Free Press, DC
Why has there been an epidemic of bizarre deaths among some 80 of the top microbiologists—including David Kelly, who was “suicided” for blowing the whistle on the lies used by the neo-cons to start the war against Iraq—since the recent surge in …
Video: Certain physicians help track flu WISH TV
UPI newstrack NewsTrack United Press International
US flu cases rise, officials warn will worsen The Associated Press
RTE.ie - The Australian
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British operations in Iraq come to an end - guardian.co.uk

April 30, 2009 in Iraq

Channel 4 News

British operations in Iraq come to an end
guardian.co.uk, UK
Six years after the invasion of Iraq, British troops yesterday formally ended their combat mission, the UK's most controversial military operation since the Suez crisis more than 50 years ago, when they handed over their airport base to a US brigade. …
Video: David Cameron on MPs' expenses ITN NEWS
UK mission in Iraq: Key moments BBC News
Britain Ends Combat Role in Iraq Voice of America
AFP - Xinhua
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Surge in violence won't delay US withdrawal from Iraq, officials say - Kansas City Star

April 30, 2009 in Security

Surge in violence won't delay US withdrawal from Iraq, officials say
Kansas City Star, MO
The Obama administration's standards for success in Iraq are far more lenient that the objectives the Bush administration spelled out in the early years of the war. In 2004, then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said, "Iraq and Afghanistan …

President Obama Kicks Off Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride - eNews Park Forest

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel

President Obama Kicks Off Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride
eNews Park Forest, IL
Newly confirmed VA Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Tammy Duckworth, who lost two legs and had her arm severely wounded while deployed to Iraq with the Illinois Army National Guard, also participated. …