May 15, 2012 in Iraq Travel
A Road Trip Through Northern Iraq Huffington Post The two of us were to be the lone employees of the American University of Iraq Continuing Education Division's satellite campus, which meant Baghdad and the tanks and hummers were behind us. Warren's idea of a convoy was apparently a Nissan Pathfinder ... |
May 15, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Terror trial of fugitive Iraq VP starts in Baghdad WRGB BAGHDAD (AP) -- The terror trial of Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president who is accused of running death squads against Shiite pilgrims and government officials has started in Baghdad. Tariq al-Hashemi was not in court on Tuesday for the opening of the ... |
May 14, 2012 in Iraq Travel
 AFP | State Department denies negative report on Iraq police training GovExec.com By Charles S. Clark The State Department has rebutted a New York Times report that a six-month-old program to train Iraqi police in the still violent country may be canceled due to a lack cooperation from the government of Iraq. Police targeted in bombings; US embassy to continue training program despite cuts |
May 14, 2012 in Iraq Travel
 Forbes | The Ultimate In Bespoke Travel Forbes Naturally he'd just arrived in town, fresh off the plane from an exploratory jaunt to Iraq. Flushed with post-adventure excitement, he lamented the fearsome reputation Iraq now has, “It's beautiful in Northern Iraq, just a marvelous place to visit. |
May 13, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Report: Fire at Cuba charter flight firm was arson Palm Beach Post Winning numbers More than 300 men and women with ties to Florida have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Fire investigators have found that a blaze last month that scorched the offices of a Cuba travel ... |
May 12, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Support veterans on important mission Jacksonville Daily News 19, they left the wall in Bakersfield, Calif., on a bicycle trip that will take them more than 4200 miles as they travel across the Southern states. They plan to reach the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall by Memorial Day, May 28. |
May 12, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Operation Open Arm's Bunch honored with 'Junonia Award' Island Reporter In honor of the National Travel and Tourism Week, the Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau, along with the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, recognized 10 Lee County individuals and businesses during the third annual Chrysalis Awards at ... |
May 12, 2012 in Iraq Travel
ONE-TANK TRIPS nwitimes.com This year's parade will be dedicated to soldiers who fought and died in the Iraq War, which started in March 2003 and ended in December 2011. Today | Explore the South Shore, 11 am to 3 pm, Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Dr., Hammond, ... |
May 12, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Gov't lifts OFW ban in northern Iraq ABS CBN News The government's policy on Iraq, the DFA said, may change depending on the situation there. Despite the Philippines' travel and labor deployment to Iraq, the government failed to stop the recruitment of OFWs to work in US military camps in Iraq. |
May 11, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Special Report: Inspirational Wounded Warriors CBS 47 Bond lost his left leg in the battle of Fallujah in Iraq. Making the cross country trip with him is fellow Hanford resident, Private First Class Jason Day, who after serving as a heavy artillery cannon crew member, had a slipped disk while deployed in ... |
