HIRE ME! Veteran of Iraq War Michelle Roxby, Black Hawk chopper pilot, poised … – New York Daily News

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


New York Daily News
HIRE ME! Veteran of Iraq War Michelle Roxby, Black Hawk chopper pilot, poised ...
New York Daily News
But when Roxby, 33, returned to New York from a second tour of duty in Iraq in 2009 to begin her job search in the civilian world, she felt lost. “It was the first time in my life I didn't know what my next goal would be,” said Roxby, who lives in St.

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Iraq oil minister assents to Statoil-Lukoil sale – Zawya (registration)

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


Iraq oil minister assents to Statoil-Lukoil sale
Zawya (registration)
BAGHDAD, Feb 02, 2012 (AFP) - Iraq's oil minister has given his assent for Norway's Statoil to sell its stake in the massive West Qurna-2 field in south Iraq to Russia's Lukoil, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. However, a spokesman for ...

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Watching the Cracks Widen in Iraq – TIME (blog)

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


TIME (blog)
Watching the Cracks Widen in Iraq
TIME (blog)
When I was in Iraq I had occasion to meet Hashimi a couple different times in 2008 as he solidified his tribal support throughout the Al Anbar Province in western Iraq. What I learned was that whether you like him or not, he's an Iraqi patriot ...
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in IraqReuters Africa
Iraq's al-Qaida claims responsibility for attack on Shiite-led government ...Washington Post
Iraq to host first Arab summit since revoltsEmirates 24/7
Philadelphia Inquirer -Times LIVE
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Hirono will make opposition to Iraq war a campaign theme – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


Hirono will make opposition to Iraq war a campaign theme
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Mazie Hirono intends to use her opposition to the war in Iraq as a theme in the Democratic primary campaign for US Senate, describing it as a matter of judgment that distinguishes her from former US Rep. Ed Case. Hirono was lieutenant governor in 2002 ...
Hirono's first ad in Hawaii ties opponents to President BushThe Hill (blog)

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Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers – Chicago Tribune

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


Al-Arabiya
Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers
Chicago Tribune
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences on Thursday for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad, the bloodiest attack on Iraqi Christians after the 2003 invasion.
Iraq confirms death sentences for church attackAl-Arabiya
Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, SyriaReuters

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Iraq’s leading advocate for democratic values – Totally Jewish

February 2, 2012 in Iraq Travel


Iraq's leading advocate for democratic values
Totally Jewish
He has lost his flesh and blood because he was willing to stare down the haters and travel to the country. He divides his time between Baghdad's "safe" Green Zone and the Kurdish town of Irbil. But nothing appears to deter this modest man from ...

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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, February 2 – Reuters AlertNet

February 2, 2012 in Security


FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, February 2
Reuters AlertNet
AL-ZAB - A sticky bomb attached to the car of a worker with Iraq's state-run North Oil Company went off and killed him in the town of al-Zab, about 35 km (20 miles) southwest of Kirkuk, police said. TUZ KHURMATO - A sticky bomb attached to a ...
SECURITY: North Iraq's Oil Company employee killed, cop injured in KirkukAswat Al Iraq

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Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds – Reuters

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


PRI's The World
Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds
Reuters
By Jon Hemming | ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, ...
Kurds Seize on Iraqi Crisis to Advance Bid for Oil, LandWall Street Journal
Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds closerEmirates 24/7
WINNING: Iraq The Ancient Punching BagStrategy Page

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Eight dead as asylum seeker boat sinks – Sydney Morning Herald

February 2, 2012 in Iraq Travel


Sydney Morning Herald
Eight dead as asylum seeker boat sinks
Sydney Morning Herald
The boat was carrying about 25 asylum seekers believed to be from Afghanistan and Iraq. Police spokesman Che Mahazan Che Aik said none of the men had travel documents and they had told authorities they were asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Time to take cheap politics out of the asylum seeker debateBallarat Courier
Boat accident off Malaysia kills eightDAWN.com

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Drones Over Iraq: When Is A Pullout Not A Pullout? – OpEd – Eurasia Review

February 2, 2012 in Iraq


Middle East Online
Drones Over Iraq: When Is A Pullout Not A Pullout? – OpEd
Eurasia Review
Now it seems the world is sold a withdrawal from Iraq which was not quite what it seemed as presented by the Panetta-Obama-fest in the Baghdad, Fort Bragg speeches of just six weeks ago. At Fort Bragg: “The war in Iraq will soon belong to history …
Iraq Says US Needs its Permission for DronesMilitary.com
Time for a new kind of foreign policy professionalCBS News
Editorial: Iraq shows more lovePensacola News Journal
In These Times -OpEdNews
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