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Gates Says al-Qaida Trying to Spark New Round of Iraq Unrest – Voice of America

April 30, 2009 in Iraq


Telegraph.co.uk
Gates Says al-Qaida Trying to Spark New Round of Iraq Unrest
Voice of America
By Al Pessin US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the recent series of highly deadly bombings in Iraq is an attempt by al-Qaida to spark sectarian violence as US troops reduce their security role. Secretary Gates says he spoke to top US commanders in ...
Video: After 100 Days Iraqis Give Obama High Marks The Associated Press
Death toll from twin Iraq car bombs rises to 51 Washington Post
Violence in Iraq a cause for concern,' Obama says, but not as bad ... Kansas City Star
Reuters - AFP
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Hostage Diplomacy: Roxana Saberi and the Three jailed Iranian … – Huffington Post

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel


Boston Globe
Hostage Diplomacy: Roxana Saberi and the Three jailed Iranian ...
Huffington Post, NY
... as well as sending a strong reminder about the three Iranian prisoners in US custody in Iraq. Secondly, sending an intimidating message to all Americans and American-Iranians who travel to Iran for business, journalistic assignments, ...
Video: Jailed Journalist Goes on Hunger Strike The Associated Press
FM Spokesman says Saberi case not related to G5+1 ISNA
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2ND LEADALL: EU rejects travel ban, world looks for flu measures – Monsters and Critics.com

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel


2ND LEADALL: EU rejects travel ban, world looks for flu measures
Monsters and Critics.com
Iraq announced a 30-million-dollar fund to combat swine flu, although so far it has only been confirmed in Israel in the Middle East. Australia unveiled thermal scanners at its airports, to target incoming passengers who may be suffering from the virus ...

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Today's Q for O's WH – 4/30/2009 – ABC News

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel


ABC News
Today's Q for O's WH - 4/30/2009
ABC News
As long as we keep an eye on returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan and those with anti-abortion and Ron Paul bumper stickers, all will be fine. "And I hope that my remarks and remarks of people at CDC and Secretary Napolitano have appropriately ...
Video: Biden Tells Family to Stay Off Planes, Subways The Associated Press
'Stay off planes and the subway,' US Vice President tells his ... Daily Mail
More Biden Fallout: Napolitano Explains, Harkin Scolds ABC News
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Iraq to kill 3 wild boars at zoo amid flu fears – The Associated Press

April 30, 2009 in Iraq


Earthtimes (press release)
Iraq to kill 3 wild boars at zoo amid flu fears
The Associated Press
No cases of swine flu have been reported in Iraq, and global health officials have said there is no evidence that people have contracted swine flu by eating pork or handling pigs. But Iraqi officials say they don't want to take any chances. ...
Iraq says free of swine flu Xinhua
Iraq: US$30 million to fight swine flu outbreak Al-Bawaba
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More than 150 British personnel have died in Iraq since 2003 – BBC News

April 30, 2009 in Iraq


BBC News
More than 150 British personnel have died in Iraq since 2003
BBC News, UK
The government in London knew that public opinion at home, already turning strongly against Britain's involvement in the invasion of Iraq, would be deeply hostile to anything they regarded as a pointless loss of life.
Video: Iraq troops coming home: Gordon Brown on 6 years of conflict ITN NEWS
Britain Ends Combat Role in Iraq Voice of America
Britain ends military operations in Iraq AFP
Xinhua - Bloomberg
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Iraq could need soft loans from oilfield bidders – Reuters

April 30, 2009 in Iraq


Iraq could need soft loans from oilfield bidders
Reuters
By David Sheppard LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Iraq will require soft loans possibly totalling billions of dollars from any firm succesful in its second bidding round for developing new oilfields, unless the oil price recovers to $70, the Iraqi oil ...
Iraq To Pay Foreign Cos In Oil For Signature Bonuses Wall Street Journal
Oil price fall brings opportunity Financial Times
Gold rush or fool's errand? Investors edge toward Iraq - Feature Earthtimes (press release)
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Oil price fall brings opportunity – Financial Times

April 30, 2009 in Security


Oil price fall brings opportunity
Financial Times, UK
By Carola Hoyos in London The collapse in oil prices had opened a huge opportunity for foreign investment in Iraq, officials and private investors said on Thursday. Until recently, with prices above $100 a barrel, the biggest hurdle to foreign ...
Gold rush or fool's errand? Investors edge toward Iraq - Feature Earthtimes (press release)
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Analysis: What's ahead for Obama in the next 100 days – CNN

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel


Analysis: What's ahead for Obama in the next 100 days
CNN
On the foreign policy front, Obama will continue to pursue his strategy for combating increasing violence in Afghanistan and Iraq -- and Taliban encroachments in Pakistan. While the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are inherited from the Bush ...

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Pulling the Trigger on Smith & Wesson – Barron’s

April 30, 2009 in Iraq Travel


Pulling the Trigger on Smith & Wesson
Barron's
In fact, a Canadian sniper recently set a record in the sniper community when he used a McMillan TAC-50 rifle to kill an enemy combatant at 1.509 miles during a mission in Iraq. In hunting, most kills are made within 1000 yards. ...

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