BOOK REVIEW | 'BLACK HEARTS: ONE PLATOON’S DESCENT INTO MADNESS IN IRAQ’S TRIANGLE OF DEATH,' BY JIM FREDERICK
 A riveting account of the flawed leadership, bad luck and virulent personalities that led to the 2006 murder of an entire Iraqi family by American soldiers.
03/14/2010 01:40, nytimes |
MALIKI LEADS IN EARLY IRAQ VOTE TALLY
 BAGHDAD — A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.
03/14/2010 00:00, LaTimes |
ISSUE OF PRESIDENCY ENDANGERS IRAQ’S TENUOUS BALANCE
In negotiations the presidency has emerged as a growing quarrel, threatening to upset Iraq’s still tenuous and ambiguous arrangements of sect, ethnicity and power.
03/13/2010 21:20, nytimes |
NEW FRAUD CASES POINT TO LAPSES IN IRAQ PROJECTS
Chaos, weak oversight and wide use of cash payments in the reconstruction program in Iraq allowed Americans who took bribes or stole money to get off scot-free.
03/13/2010 21:20, nytimes |
ISSUE OF PRESIDENCY ENDANGERS IRAQ’S TENUOUS BALANCE
In negotiations the presidency has emerged as a growing quarrel, threatening to upset Iraq’s still tenuous and ambiguous arrangements of sect, ethnicity and power.
03/13/2010 20:40, nytimes |
NEW FRAUD CASES POINT TO LAPSES IN IRAQ PROJECTS
Chaos, weak oversight and wide use of cash payments in the reconstruction program in Iraq allowed Americans who took bribes or stole money to get off scot-free.
03/13/2010 20:40, nytimes |
IRAQ'S PM LEADS IN EARLY BAGHDAD VOTE COUNT
A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.
03/13/2010 15:20, msnbc |
YOUNG VETERANS RETURNING HOME TO FEW JOBS
 The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face.
03/13/2010 00:20, msnbc |
IRAQI PM STARTS LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR NEW GOVT
The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland.
03/12/2010 20:20, msnbc |
MOVIE REVIEW: 'GREEN ZONE'
 Director Paul Greengrass, screenwriter Brian Helgeland and Matt Damon team on an action thriller that deals candidly with the invasion of Iraq and the failed search for weapons of mass destruction.
You have to hand it to "Green Zone." Made with daring and passion, it attempts the impossible a...
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
IRAQ RELEASES EARLY ELECTION RESULTS
 So far results appear to be on sectarian lines, with the main Shiite bloc doing well in the south, and the Iraqiya group showing well in Sunni areas. But allegations of fraud could mar the results.
As the first, incomplete results from Iraq's weekend elections trickled in Thursday, a prominen...
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
IRAQ RELEASES EARLY ELECTION RESULTS
So far results appear to be on sectarian lines, with the main Shiite bloc doing well in the south, and the Iraqiya group showing well in Sunni areas. But allegations of fraud could mar the results.
As the first, incomplete results from Iraq's weekend elections trickled in Thursday, a prominen...
03/12/2010 06:40, LaTimes |
U.S. TROOPS PROBED IN IRAQI REPORTER DEATH
U.S. troops open fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official says.
03/12/2010 00:20, msnbc |
IRAQIS AWAIT PRELIMINARY ELECTION RESULTS
 Iraqis were still awaiting preliminary results Thursday four days after a national election they hoped would bring stable government and help end years of sectarian conflict as U.S. troops ready to leave.
03/11/2010 16:00, msnbc |
TIGHT RACE IN IRAQ COULD MEAN WEEKS OF HORSE-TRADING
Early results in Iraq’s elections on Thursday indicated that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race.
03/11/2010 14:20, nytimes |
TIGHT RACE IN IRAQ COULD MEAN WEEKS OF HORSE-TRADING
Early results in Iraq’s elections on Thursday indicated that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race.
03/11/2010 14:20, nytimes |
KURDISTAN IS A PART OF IRAQ â€" KURDISTAN REGION PRESIDENT
The tricky process of coalition building in Iraq is underway while the country awaits the preliminary results of the recent parliamentary elections.
03/11/2010 11:20, RussiaToday |
IRAQ ELECTION MEANS LIFE OR DEATH FOR U.S. ALLY
 An ex-militia leader helped restore order to Baghdad, then was arrested and chased by security forces.
Hunkered down in a community outside Baghdad, Raad Ali watched the national elections Sunday in anonymity. No one bothers him here. Strangers think he is just another displaced Iraqi from th...
03/11/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
A U.S. ALLY IN IRAQ NOW HIDES IN THE SHADOWS
An ex-militia leader helped restore order to Baghdad, then was arrested and chased by security forces.
Hunkered down in a community outside Baghdad, Raad Ali watched the national elections Sunday in anonymity. No one bothers him here. Strangers think he is just another displaced Iraqi from th...
03/11/2010 07:00, LaTimes |
'GREEN ZONE' MAY PAVE WAY FOR MORE WAR FILMS
 They conjured box office magic with their "Bourne" spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their reputation as sure-fire hitmakers when the Iraq war thriller "Green Zone" debuts on Friday. Green Zone - Matt Damon - Paul Greengrass - Iraq War - Iraq
03/11/2010 06:40, msnbc |
GATES AMBLES THROUGH A FORMER TALIBAN VILLAGE
Robert M. Gates’s visit to the village of Now Zad — and his first walk through a market during wartime in Iraq or Afghanistan — would have been unimaginable even three months ago.
03/10/2010 00:40, nytimes |
SOME IRAQ RESULTS COMING WEDNESDAY
 Iraq’s electoral commission said Tuesday that it would announce partial results of parliamentary elections on Wednesday.
03/09/2010 22:01, nytimes |
SOME IRAQ RESULTS COMING WEDNESDAY
Iraq’s electoral commission said Tuesday that it would announce partial results of parliamentary elections on Wednesday.
03/09/2010 21:40, nytimes |
BRITAIN BEGINS INQUIRY INTO IRAQ ABUSE CLAIMS
Britain opened an inquiry Tuesday into claims that its soldiers murdered and abused civilians in southern Iraq in 2004, some of the most serious allegations made against British forces over the war and occupation of the country.
03/09/2010 21:20, msnbc |
U.S. TROOPS: TIME WILL TELL IN IRAQ
 What will the future hold for Iraq once American troops leave? Msnbc.com readers who have served in Iraq share their thoughts. Iraq - United States - Warfare and Conflict - International Policy - Sanctions
03/09/2010 17:00, msnbc |
IRAQI VOTER TURNOUT ESTIMATED AT 62%
 Participation is nearly 75% in Sunni-dominated Salahuddin province. Turnout in Baghdad is lower, possibly dampened by a morning bombardment by militants. Election results are days away.
Iraq achieved a respectable turnout at the polls over the weekend as 62% of registered voters cast ballots,...
03/09/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
NEWS ANALYSIS: REGION UNIMPRESSED BY BALLOTING IN IRAQ
According to analysts and commentators, few people in the Middle East saw the Iraqi elections as a success for democracy.
03/09/2010 06:00, nytimes |
NEWS ANALYSIS: REGION UNIMPRESSED BY BALLOTING IN IRAQ
According to analysts and commentators, few people in the Middle East saw the Iraqi elections as a success for democracy.
03/09/2010 04:20, nytimes |
IRAQI VOTER TURNOUT ESTIMATED AT 62%
Participation is nearly 75% in Sunni-dominated Salahuddin province. Turnout in Baghdad is lower, possibly dampened by a morning bombardment by militants. Election results are days away.
Iraq achieved a respectable turnout at the polls over the weekend as 62% of registered voters cast ballots,...
03/09/2010 01:00, LaTimes |