News Topic - Iraq
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Fairbanks soldier, dog train for bomb duty in Iraq
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — By now, most people in Fairbanks have heard that the more than 4,000 men and women who make up Fort Wainwright’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division will go to Iraq for a 12-month tour of duty this fall.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – 20 hours, 18 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alaska: Fairbanks
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — By now, most people in Fairbanks have heard that the more than 4,000 men and women who make up Fort Wainwright’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division will go to Iraq for a 12-month tour of duty this fall.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – 20 hours, 18 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alaska: Fairbanks
McCain denies misstating timing of surge in Iraq
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican John McCain pushed back yesterday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007.
The Honolulu Advertiser – 20 hours, 18 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Hawaii: Honolulu
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican John McCain pushed back yesterday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in early 2007.
The Honolulu Advertiser – 20 hours, 18 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Hawaii: Honolulu
McCain talks energy
With Sen. Barack Obama in the Middle East, Sen. John McCain returned to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, focusing on energy policy and his Democratic rival's position regarding the Iraq war.
GoErie.com – 20 hours, 36 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Pennsylvania: Erie
With Sen. Barack Obama in the Middle East, Sen. John McCain returned to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, focusing on energy policy and his Democratic rival's position regarding the Iraq war.
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found in Local: Pennsylvania: Erie
Turkey bombs Kurdish targets in northern IraqAP - Turkey's military says warplanes have bombed 13 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.
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found in World: Asia
Gunmen in Iraq kill 3 US-allied fightersAP - A member of a U.S.-allied Sunni group in Iraq says three of its guards have been killed and another wounded in drive-by shootings in northern Baghdad.
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Reno Army captain told to shut down blog from Iraq
"Where I come from, people don't really join the military. It's the modern Americana, where layers of white-collar contentment shield fears of a higher unknown and blueblooded pipedreams. Reno may sound like a unique place -- and it is, at least the inner urban part that wavers between the rustic and the bizarre -- but decades of suburban buildup has eroded that authenticity. The military, generally, does not come into play for this youth."
RGJ.com – 21 hours, 27 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Nevada: Reno
"Where I come from, people don't really join the military. It's the modern Americana, where layers of white-collar contentment shield fears of a higher unknown and blueblooded pipedreams. Reno may sound like a unique place -- and it is, at least the inner urban part that wavers between the rustic and the bizarre -- but decades of suburban buildup has eroded that authenticity. The military, generally, does not come into play for this youth."
RGJ.com – 21 hours, 27 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Nevada: Reno
Washington's Overrated "Old Hands"
Joe Conason - Barack Obama knows which countries border Iraq; he understands the difference between Shia and Sunni; and he is probably aware that Czechoslovakia no longer exists — but as John McCain complains, the young senator has "no military experience whatsoever." Indeed, like both of the last two presidents, Sen. Obama possesses scant credentials in national security and foreign policy.
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Joe Conason - Barack Obama knows which countries border Iraq; he understands the difference between Shia and Sunni; and he is probably aware that Czechoslovakia no longer exists — but as John McCain complains, the young senator has "no military experience whatsoever." Indeed, like both of the last two presidents, Sen. Obama possesses scant credentials in national security and foreign policy.
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found in Politics: Opinions
MILITARY: Marine sniper cleared of manslaughter charges
CAMP PENDLETON ---- Manslaughter and dereliction of duty charges have been dropped against a Marine sniper accused of wrongfully killing two men he suspected were planting a roadside bomb in Iraq last year. The dismissal of charges against Iraq war v
North County Times – 21 hours, 30 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: San Diego
CAMP PENDLETON ---- Manslaughter and dereliction of duty charges have been dropped against a Marine sniper accused of wrongfully killing two men he suspected were planting a roadside bomb in Iraq last year. The dismissal of charges against Iraq war v
North County Times – 21 hours, 30 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: California: San Diego
Utah soldier greeted in Iraq by stepfather
Utah soldier Derek Telleson got a warm welcome when he arrived to start his tour of duty in Iraq his dad met him at the airport.
deseretnews.com – 21 hours, 34 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Utah: Salt Lake City
Utah soldier Derek Telleson got a warm welcome when he arrived to start his tour of duty in Iraq his dad met him at the airport.
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found in Local: Utah: Salt Lake City
Rehberg finishes tour of Iraq, says surge has been effective
HELENA - Fresh from a brief tour of Iraq, Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg told Montana reporters Wednesday that the beefed-up presence of American troops in the country has worked to restore order. "I would be so bold as to say the surge has worked ...
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found in Local: Montana: Billings
HELENA - Fresh from a brief tour of Iraq, Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg told Montana reporters Wednesday that the beefed-up presence of American troops in the country has worked to restore order. "I would be so bold as to say the surge has worked ...
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found in Local: Montana: Billings