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Iraq: How a daring new generation of graphic novelists view the art of war
Matty Roth, a young photojournalism trainee, is taking his first trip into a war zone with the famous (and famously objectionable) Viktor Ferguson of the Liberty News Network. But soon after their helicopter lands, the team comes under attack. Matty is forced to watch, helplessly, as the chopper – and Ferguson – take off without him, only to be blown out of the sky seconds later, leaving Matty, lost and alone, in an urban no man's land. Baghdad? No – Manhattan Island, otherwise known as the DMZ.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Matty Roth, a young photojournalism trainee, is taking his first trip into a war zone with the famous (and famously objectionable) Viktor Ferguson of the Liberty News Network. But soon after their helicopter lands, the team comes under attack. Matty is forced to watch, helplessly, as the chopper – and Ferguson – take off without him, only to be blown out of the sky seconds later, leaving Matty, lost and alone, in an urban no man's land. Baghdad? No – Manhattan Island, otherwise known as the DMZ.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Oil giants return to Iraq
Nearly four decades after the four biggest Western oil companies were expelled from Iraq by Saddam Hussein, they are negotiating their return. By the end of the month, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil and Total will sign agreements with the Baghdad government, Iraq's first with big Western oil firms since the US-led invasion in 2003.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nearly four decades after the four biggest Western oil companies were expelled from Iraq by Saddam Hussein, they are negotiating their return. By the end of the month, Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil and Total will sign agreements with the Baghdad government, Iraq's first with big Western oil firms since the US-led invasion in 2003.
The Independent – Jul 3, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Car bomb kills 4 in Baghdad
Iraqi police say four civilians have been killed in a car bomb attack near a hospital in Baghdad.
USA Today – Jul 3, 2008 7:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Iraqi police say four civilians have been killed in a car bomb attack near a hospital in Baghdad.
USA Today – Jul 3, 2008 7:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Iraq may ban images of religious figures in poll
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies in local elections, the government's spokesman said on Thursday.
Reuters – Jul 3, 2008 4:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies in local elections, the government's spokesman said on Thursday.
Reuters – Jul 3, 2008 4:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Iraq eyes conditions on local election campaigning
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies for local elections, the government's spokesman said on Thursday.
Reuters – Jul 3, 2008 12:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet wants to ban parties from using pictures of figures who are not running for office at campaign rallies for local elections, the government's spokesman said on Thursday.
Reuters – Jul 3, 2008 12:53 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Two die, several captured in Iraqi raids
BAGHDAD, July 3 (UPI) -- Raids by coalition forces in northwestern Iraq led to the deaths of two people and the detention of two others, the U.S. military said.
United Press International – Jul 3, 2008 11:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD, July 3 (UPI) -- Raids by coalition forces in northwestern Iraq led to the deaths of two people and the detention of two others, the U.S. military said.
United Press International – Jul 3, 2008 11:45 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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U.S., Iraq at odds over security agreement
BAGHDAD — Declaring that there will not be “another colonization of Iraq,” the country’s foreign minister raised the possibility Wednesday that a full security agreement with the United States might not be reached this year, and that if one was, it would ...
The Register-Guard – Jul 3, 2008 09:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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BAGHDAD — Declaring that there will not be “another colonization of Iraq,” the country’s foreign minister raised the possibility Wednesday that a full security agreement with the United States might not be reached this year, and that if one was, it would ...
The Register-Guard – Jul 3, 2008 09:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Iraqi government bans pictures in vote
Associated Press - July 3, 2008 5:13 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi government has banned candidates in upcoming provincial elections from using pictures of people not running for office in...
WLFI.com – Jul 3, 2008 09:13 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Associated Press - July 3, 2008 5:13 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi government has banned candidates in upcoming provincial elections from using pictures of people not running for office in...
WLFI.com – Jul 3, 2008 09:13 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cherry Hill man killed in Iraq recalled at funeral
Capt. Gregory T. Dalessio's mission was successful.On June 23, the Cherry Hill native was working a security detail for his commander, Army Lt. Col. Michael Shrout, when their group was attacked by small-arms fire near Baghdad.
philly.com – Jul 3, 2008 07:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Capt. Gregory T. Dalessio's mission was successful.On June 23, the Cherry Hill native was working a security detail for his commander, Army Lt. Col. Michael Shrout, when their group was attacked by small-arms fire near Baghdad.
philly.com – Jul 3, 2008 07:01 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Guthrie bomb victim was U.S. 'at our best'
EDMOND — Steven L. Farley answered a call to bring a democratic government to Iraq because he loved Iraq, but mostly because he loved America.At his funeral Wednesday at Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Farley was described as a good man, a decent man, "an example of America at our best.”He died June 24, at age 57, in a bombing in Baghdad. He was there working with the U.S. State Department to help reconstruct the government of that war-torn city.Though he was in Iraq as a civilian, the funeral had a distinctly military theme.view related videoread more
NewsOK.com – Jul 3, 2008 04:24 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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EDMOND — Steven L. Farley answered a call to bring a democratic government to Iraq because he loved Iraq, but mostly because he loved America.At his funeral Wednesday at Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Farley was described as a good man, a decent man, "an example of America at our best.”He died June 24, at age 57, in a bombing in Baghdad. He was there working with the U.S. State Department to help reconstruct the government of that war-torn city.Though he was in Iraq as a civilian, the funeral had a distinctly military theme.view related videoread more
NewsOK.com – Jul 3, 2008 04:24 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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