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Breaking News Tue, 7 Feb 2012
President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Washington. Obama says lawmakers must remember that the standoff over the cuts is not about politics: He says: "This is about the American people."
Iraq   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
 Tulsa World 
Obamas set to host dinnerin honor of Iraq veterans
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Iraq. | White House spokesman Ja... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company 1-8, conduct clean-up operations at a schoolhouse in the city of Fallujah, Iraq.
Baghdad   Iraq   Leader   Photos   Wikipedia: Iraq  
 Palm Beach Post 
Iraqi lawmaker says he faces charges; new crisis
| BAGHDAD — Iraq's Shiite-led government wants to bring charges against a member of the Sunni-backed bloc, the lawmaker said Monday, the latest step in a political crisis that erupted just after... (photo: US Navy / Staff Sgt. J. Knauth)
An Egyptian relative of one of the Copts who were killed during clashes with the Egyptian army late sunday, mourns over his coffin outside the morgue of the Copts hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011.  The Daily Beast 
Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World
Feb 6, 2012 12:00 AM EST From one end of the muslim world to the other, Christians are being murdered for their faith. | ... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Human Rights   Photos   Religion   War   Wikipedia: Religious persecution  
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ.  Atlanta Journal 
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
| It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is where President George W. Bus... (photo: US Navy / Senior CMCS Spike Call)
Photos   Politics   War   Washington   Wikipedia: War on Terror  
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A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR), 1st Marine Division (MAR DIV), prepares to handout Iraqi Dinars to pay an Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) Soldier at the ICDC compound in Al Shahabi, Iraq, during re Business Insider
Should We Believe The Get-Rich-Quick Rumor About The Iraqi Dinar?
| Simon Black | URL | Simon Black is an international investor, entrepreneur, permanent traveler, and self-described free man Recent Posts Google changes its privacy poli... (photo: US DoD)
Dinar   Iraq   Money   Photos   Wikipedia: Iraqi dinar  
Ali shrine in Najaf which many Muslims, especially Shias go there for pilgrimage. Except for Muhammad, there is no one in Islamic history about whom as much has been written in Islamic languages as Ali France24
Iraq postpones Islamic Capital of Culture project
| AFP - Iraq has postponed a problem-plagued project for the holy city of Najaf to be the Arab world's Islamic Capital of Culture, the spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister... (photo: Creative Commons / Md iet)
Arab   Culture   Iraq   Photos   Wikipedia: Najaf  
Supporters of Syria's President Bashar Assad hold a flag with Assad's image printed on it at a demonstration in front of the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. The New York Times
Why We Shouldn’t Attack Syria (Yet)
| Chicago Related News | Diplomats at U.N. Work on Revisions to Syria Resolution (February 3, 2012) Times Topic: Syria — Protests (2011–) | AS the death toll in Syria... (photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon)
Attack   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
100705-N-2451H-051       A U.S. Army soldier assigned to White Platoon, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division drinks water during a patrol in Rizgari, Iraq, on July 5, 2010.  DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hites, U.S. Navy.  (Released) The Washington Post
In winding down war, a fundamentally different challenge in Afghanistan than in Iraq
| The narrative that the Obama administration has laid out for winding down the war in Afghanistan has a familiar feel: It is intended to evoke the gradual withdrawal fro... (photo: US DoD / Petty Officer 1st Class Dave Hites, U.S. Navy)
Afghanistan   Military   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghan Transitional Administration  
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA and according to them, Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad demonstrators, wave a huge Syrian flag as they show their support for their president, at Ezraa village in Daraa province, Syria, on Wednesday July 6, 2011. STL Today
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| Russia renews its support for Syria | Russia remained firm Wednesday in its pledge to veto any U.N. Security Council resolution that could open the door for internation... (photo: AP / SANA)
Photos   Politics   Russia   Syria   United Nations   Wikipedia: International reactions to the 20112012 Syrian uprising  
 March 9, 2007, Iraqi soldiers from 2d Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division fire Pulemyot Kalashnikov Machine Guns (PKMs) during a training exercise in the Iraqi School of Infantry at Asad, Iraq. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support Tampa Bay Online
Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq
| WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help,... (photo: USMC file/Cpl. Shane Keller)
Iraq   Pentagon   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia: 2003 invasion of Iraq  
110517-F-GQ530-010      U.S. Army soldiers participate in the exercises Global Medic 2011 and Warrior 91-11-01 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., on May 17, 2011.  Global Medic is a joint field training exercise for theater aeromedical evacuation system and ground medical components designed to replicate all aspects of combat medical service support.  Warrior 91-11-01 is an exercise designed to give participating units an opportunity to rehearse military maneuvers and tactics.  DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones, U.S. Air Force.  (Released) Sydney Morning Herald
Iraq hits out over US drone flights
| IRAQI officials have expressed outrage at the United States' use of a small fleet of surveillance drones to help protect the US embassy, consulates and American personn... (photo: US DoD / Tech. Sgt. Christine Jones, U.S. Air Force)
Iraq   Military   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Unmanned aerial vehicle  
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, and Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, watch flight operations. Zeenews
Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq
Washington: The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defence relationship that may include expanded US training help, accord... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman)
Iraq   Military   Pentagon   Photos   Wikipedia: Iraq War (disambiguation)  
The members of the new Iraqi Parliament take the oath in the first session of Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 14, 2010. Star Tribune
Sunnis in Iraq pull back in crisis
| BAGHDAD - In the first sign that Iraq's leaders may halt a sectarian political crisis that has raised fears of civil war, Iraq's Sunni leaders said on Sunday that they ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Iraq   Parliament   Photos   Sunni   Wikipedia: Iraqi governorate elections, 2009  
Iraq Reconstruction UN
- Turkey's economy and tourism is one of the fastest grow
- Reports faults U.S. inventory of Iraq projects
- A bankrupt economy, North Sea oil rights sold to China and S
Statue of Barbarossa Hayrettin Pasha near the Turkish Naval Museum on the Bosphorus in Istanbul
Turkey's economy and tourism is one of the fastest growing in the world.
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- The UN Fails Syria
- Syria: UN veto gives Assad licence to kill - opposition
- Why We Shouldn’t Attack Syria (Yet)
- Latest victim: Slippers hurled at UN chief
Supporters of Syria's President Bashar Assad hold a flag with Assad's image printed on it at a demonstration in front of the Syrian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011.
Why We Shouldn’t Attack Syria (Yet)
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Terrorism Human Rights
- Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade lat
- Drones can't fight terrorism
- Corruption ‘as Dangerous’ to Iraq as Terrorism
- Obama owns up to drone strikes against Pakistan's terror
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ.
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
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- Human Rights Watch says Syrian forces detain, torture childr
- Court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers
- Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers
- Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers
Syrian army defectors stand guard on a rooftop to secure an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people, including a family of women and children during a day of sectarian killings and kidnappings in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, activists said Friday. (AP Photo)
Syrian army launches offensive on Damascus suburbs
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Refugees Arabic Headlines
- Assad's Downfall and the Regional Balance of Power
- Sudanese veteran preaches leadership
- How will it end in Syria?
- Iraq's forgotten Syrian refugees
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- Syria crisis: Gulf Arab states expel Syrian ambassadors
- Commercial traffic resumes on Iraq's Shatt al-Arab
- Lebanese author Hanan al Shaykh welcomes role of women in Ar
- Commercial traffic resumes on Iraq's Shatt al-Arab
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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