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Could Iraq descend into a civil war again? - CSMonitor.com

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Dan Murphy - Dec. 20 (News Report) - The scars of Iraq's painful bloodletting are deep, and a powerful disincentive against a return to open warfare. But Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is moving against Sunni Arabs, his political enemies.

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Pentagon Declares End to an Iraq War of Mixed Results

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Thom Shanker, Michael S. Schmidt, Robert F. Worth - Dec. 15 (News Report) - Even in its twilight days, the American military here has suffered humiliating attacks that complicated the handover.

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Arrests in Iraq Raise Concerns About Maliki

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Jack Healy, Tim Arango, Michael S. Schmidt - Dec. 12 (Special Report) - Night raids and mass arrests come as the United States prepares to leave Iraq, leading Western officials to question the country’s course under Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.

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Fact checking the South Carolina debate

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Nov. 14 (Fact Check) - The GOP candidates met for a debate Saturday night sponsored by CBS and the National Journal, with a specific focus on foreign policy and national security. In foreign policy, there is often no right or wrong answer; the results of a policy are often ambiguous and its effectiveness is usually only determined by history. Still, there were a number of statements made by the candidates that were factually challenged, exaggerated or lacking context. Read full article ...

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McChrystal: US lacks knowledge to bring end to war in Afghanistan

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - Oct. 07 (News) - McChrystal says the US and its allies are only 'a little better than' 50% of the way to reaching their war goals The US began the war in Afghanistan with a "frighteningly simplistic" view of the country and even 10 years later lacks knowledge that could help bring the conflict to a successful end, a former top commander said on Thursday. Retired Army General Stanley McChrystal said in remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations that the US and its Nato allies are only "a little better than" 50% of the way to reaching their war goals. Of the remaining tasks to be accomplished, he said the most difficult may be to create a legitimate government that ordinary Afghans can believe in and that can serve as a counterweight to the Taliban. McChrystal, who commanded coalition forces in 2009-10 and was forced to resign in a flap over a magazine article, said the US entered Afghanistan in October 2001 with too little knowledge of Afghan culture. "We didn't know enough and we still don't know ...

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In Cheney’s memoir, it’s clear Iraq’s lessons didn’t sink in

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Bob Woodward - Sep. 12 (Special Report) - A key lesson of the 9/11 decade for presidents and other national security decision makers is the importance of rigorously testing intelligence evidence: poking holes in it, setting out contradictions, figuring out what may have been overlooked or left out. It is essential to distinguish between hard facts and what is an assessment or judgment.

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A decade later, returning to the scene of something unfathomable - latimes.com

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Steve Lopez - Sep. 11 (Special Report) - A columnist goes back to Lower Manhattan, where in 2001 he got a close-up look at the destruction of 9/11. He's reminded anew that we all have a stake in what happened that day and in the days that followed.

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Yes, the Iraq drawdown is really happening

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Dan Murphy - Sep. 07 (News Report) - That the Obama administration has plans to drawn down to a tiny force in Iraq shouldn't be a surprise. The Iraqis haven't (yet) given America permission to stay.

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How the Deficit Got This Big

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Teresa Tritch - Jul. 25 (News Analysis) - A look at how the economy went from healthy surpluses at the end of the Clinton era to the current deficit. With President Obama and Republican leaders calling for cutting the budget by trillions over the next 10 years, it is worth asking how we got here — from healthy surpluses at the end of the Clinton era, and the promise of future surpluses, to nine straight years of deficits, including the $1.3 trillion shortfall in 2010. The answer is largely the Bush-era tax cuts, war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan, and recessions. Despite what antigovernment conservatives say, non- defense discretionary spending on areas like foreign aid, education and food safety was not a driving factor in creating the deficits. In fact, such spending, accounting for only 15 percent of the budget, has been basically flat as a share of the economy for decades. Cutting it simply will not fill the deficit hole.

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U.S. Wars Leave 225,000 Dead, Cost $4.4 Trillion: Study

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Agence France-Presse - Jul. 02 (News Report) - U.S. wars launched since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have left 225,000 dead and cost up to $4.4 trillion, according to a new study by university researchers. The study published by Brown University this week focused on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism campaigns in Pakistan and Yemen, which came in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

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Bin Laden wanted to change al-Qaida's bloodied name

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:20:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Jason Burke - Jun. 24 (News Report) - Osama bin Laden was considering changing al-Qaida's name to improve its image among Muslims, according to documents obtained by US special forces from the compound where he was killed. A letter apparently written in the months before he died indicates th

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Iraq hunting $17 billion missing after U.S. invasion

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Waleed Ibrahim - Jun. 19 (Breaking News) - Iraq's parliament is chasing about $17 billion of Iraqi oil money it says was stolen after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and has asked the United Nations for help to track it down.

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Ex-Spy Alleges Bush White House Sought to Discredit Critic

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By James Risen - Jun. 16 (News) - A former senior C.I.A. official says that officials in the Bush White House sought damaging personal information on a prominent American critic of the Iraq war in order to discredit him.

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Attack on Iraqi government building kills 8

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Ned Parker, Raheem Salman - Jun. 14 (News) - Gunmen and a suicide bomber storm the provincial council in Baqubah, the capital of Diyala province. Iraqi forces retake the building, but the latest in a string of assaults raises questions about security as U.S. forces plan their withdrawal. Separately, the Pentagon announces that two U.S. soldiers are killed in southern Iraq.

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Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Paul Richter - Jun. 13 (News) - U.S. Defense officials still cannot say what happened to $6.6 billion, sent by the planeload in cash and intended for Iraq's reconstruction after the start of the war.

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Can a cyber-attack really be considered an 'act of war'?

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

ZDNet - By Zack Whittaker - Jun. 02 (Not sure) - The limelight as firmly shone on the Pentagon’s decision to classify severe cyber-attacks as an act of war . Considering the recent social engineering attacks which led to compromised government Gmail accounts , the two are now seemingly connected. One h

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Two Iraqi refugees in U.S. charged in terrorism-related case

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Brian Bennett, Michael A. Memoli - Jun. 01 (News Report) - Two men are charged with sending cash, explosives and missiles to Iraq for use against Americans. Their case underscores gaps identified in the U.S. refugee vetting process before last year.

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WikiLeaks accused Bradley Manning 'should never have been sent to Iraq'

Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Maggie O'Kane, Chavala Madlena, Guy Grandjean - May. 28 (Investigative Report) - Guardian exclusive: Soldier held over US intelligence leak was known to be mentally fragile and unsuited to army life The American soldier at the centre of the WikiLeaks revelations was so mentally fragile before his deployment to Iraq that he wet himself, threw chairs around, shouted at his commanding officers and was regularly brought in for psychiatric evaluations, according to an investigative film produced by the Guardian . Bradley Manning, who was detained a year ago on Sunday in connection with the biggest security leak in US military history, was a "mess of a child" who should never have been put through a tour of duty in Iraq, according to an officer from the Fort Leonard Wood military base in Missouri, where Manning trained in 2007. The officer's words reinforce a leaked confidential military report that reveals that other senior officers thought he was unfit to go to Iraq. "He was harassed so much that he once pissed in his sweatpants," the officer said. "I escorted Manning ...

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WikiSecrets

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Frontline - By Martin Smith - May. 24 (Special Report) - It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history -- the leaking of more than a half million classified documents on the WikiLeaks website throughout 2010. At the center of the controversy stands Bradley E. Manning, the Army intelligence analyst who's charged with handing them over. Who is Bradley Manning, and what does his story tell us about how and why the secret cache of documents may have been leaked? In WikiSecrets, FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith gains exclusive access to those closest to Manning -- including his father, close friends and his Army bunkmate -- and uncovers video of Manning taken around the time of the alleged handover of classified information.

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Teaching Beyond the Test, to Make Room Again for Current Events

Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Winerip - May. 22 (Special Report) - To Robert Barry, a senior at Farmington High School, it seems normal to have a war or two going on while you’re growing up. “Afghanistan started when we were in third grade,” he said. “We heard about it, but it’s in the background — we stopped noticing it.”

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Hundreds of Iraqi protesters demand better services, jobs, reforms by June 7 ... - Washington Post

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - May. 13 (News) - Times LIVEHundreds of Iraqi protesters demand better services, jobs, reforms by June 7 ...Washington PostThe demonstration Friday at Baghdad's central Tahrir Square was one of the largest in Iraq in recent weeks. While other demonstrations across the Middle East have focused on regime change, most of the protests in Iraq have been pushing for improved ...Bogged Down on Big Issues, Iraq Takes Aim at SmokingNew York TimesIraq's Maliki signals he may let US troops extend their stayChristian Science MonitorObama May Face Tough Decision as Iraqi Leader Signals US Troops Could StayNational JournalAntiwar.com -Atlanta Journal Constitutionall 518 news articles »

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Iraq's abandoned children

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Jane Arraf - May. 10 (Special Report) - there are just four small orphanages in the capital, Baghdad - none of them filled to capacity. The Iraqi government says that relatives would rather abandon children they are unable to take care of than bear the shame of bringing them to an orphanage.

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Secret memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of Iraq

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Independent - By Paul Bignell - Apr. 19 (Special Report) - Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show.

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Revealed: US military's social media spy operation

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Ian Cobain - Mar. 17 (News) - The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media using fake online personas designed to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda. A Californian corporation has been awarded a contract wit

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Report says too many whites, men leading military

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Pauline Jelinek - Mar. 08 (Poll) - The U.S. military is too white and too male at the top and needs to change recruiting and promotion policies and lift its ban on women in combat, an independent report for Congress said Monday.

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