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U.S. Bombs Iraqi Insurgents Hidouts
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:29 PM EST (The New York Times)
BAGHDAD — American bombers and fighter aircraft dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs on suspected militant hide-outs, storehouses and defensive positions in the southern outskirts of Baghdad on Thursday, the United States military said.
9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Sunni Strongholds
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:25 PM EST (The New York Times)
ARAB HAMADAH, Iraq — In one of the deadliest stretches for American troops in months, militants killed nine soldiers in the volatile Sunni Arab heartlands north of Baghdad on Tuesday and Wednesday as the military began its third offensive in a year to dislodge Sunni guerrillas …
Rice To Endorse More Security Oversight
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:56 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to endorse new recommendations to boost government oversight of private guards who protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq.
Syria Shuts Last Official Exit From Violence For Iraqis
Seeded on Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:39 PM EDT (The New York Times)
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 20 — Long the only welcoming country in the region for Iraqi refugees, Syria has closed its borders to all but a small group of Iraqis and imposed new visa rules that will legally require the 1.5 million Iraqis currently in Syria to return to Iraq.
Pentagon Sees One Authority Over Contractors
Seeded on Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:21 AM EDT (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — Defense Secretary Robert M.
Security Guards Fired Randomly: Iraq Official
Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:48 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities on Wednesday accused guards working for a foreign security company of firing randomly when they killed two women in the latest incident involving private security contractors that has outraged Iraqis.
Elmo Helping Kids Cope With Iraq War
Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 3:50 PM EDT (globalsecurity.org)
I thought this was a great idea by the creators of Elmo, and I think it might actually help some kids.
180, 000 Private Contractors Flood Iraq
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has assembled an imposing industrial army in Iraq larger than its uniformed fighting force and responsible for a such a broad swath of responsibilities the military might not be able to operate without its private-sector partners.
Iraqi Report Says Blackwater Guards Fired First
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:29 PM EDT (The New York Times)
BAGHDAD, Sept.
Armed Guards in Iraq Occupy a Legal Limbo
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Last year, Congress instructed the Defense Department to draw up rules to bring the tens of thousands of contractors in Iraq under the American laws that apply to the military, but the Pentagon so far has not acted.
Maliki Alleges 7 Cases When Blackwater Killed Iraqis
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:17 PM EDT (The New York Times)
BAGHDAD, Sept. 19 — Iraq brought fresh criticisms of the private security company Blackwater USA on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki saying that his government had registered a total of seven cases in which the company's guards had killed Iraqis.
Contractors Deaths In Iraq Soar To Record
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:11 PM EDT (The New York Times)
This is an old link, but I'm doing a paper on military contractors for a class.
Who's Profitting From the Iraq War?
Seeded on Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:12 PM EDT (MSN)
In a few weeks, Gen. David Petraeus and the Bush administration will report to Congress on the progress of the U.S. military's troop surge in Iraq.
Iraqi Violence Monitoring The Surge
Seeded on Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:18 AM EDT (BBC News)
Since the United States has sent an additional 30,000 troops to Iraq the BBC has decided to keep tabs and to help figure out if the surge is actually working.
UN Concerned Over U.S.-Iraq Policy
Seeded on Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:48 PM EDT (BBC News)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about worsening violence in Iraq and where US policy on Iraq might be heading.
U.S. Ties Iranians to Iraq Attack That Killed G.I.'s
Seeded on Mon Jul 2, 2007 9:55 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Iranian operatives helped plan a January raid in Karbala in which five American soldiers were killed, an American military spokesman in Iraq said today.
Bush Pleads With GOP For Patience On Iraq Strategy
Seeded on Mon Jul 2, 2007 12:09 AM EDT (CNN)
President Bush pleaded for patience on his Iraq strategy Thursday as he scrambled to prevent further defections by fellow Republicans skeptical of his handling of the war.
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