Index:

. Iran:

Gates: New US Carrier in Gulf a "Reminder" to Iran

'All options on table against Iran'

US security adviser and Israeli FM discuss Iran

‘Battle for Basra’ a prelude to an attack Iran?

US, Iran in secret discussions on nuclear program: report

Petraeus Testimony Will Signal Iran Attack

Iranian who brokered Iraqi peace is on U.S. terrorist watch list

Economy:

'There is no sign of a bottom'

Money As Debt

Iran Ends Oil Transactions In U.S. Dollars

More Republicans Back Democrats' Housing Rescue

Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars

U.S. Credit Card Debt Soars to Unprecedented Heights

OPEC president sees $200 oil possible: report

Oil Strikes New Record Near $120 on Supply Fears

Cutoffs and Pleas for Aid Rise With Heat Costs

Commercial Banks Heading for Huge Derivatives Losses- Credit Crisis Turning into Credit Armageddon

Dollar Falls to Record Against Euro as EU Inflation Quickens

Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays

Foreclosures Push States to Try a Mix of Solutions

Big Tax Breaks for Businesses in Housing Bill

Foreclosures continue to soar, worst is not over

Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise

World Bank to Meet as Rising Food Prices Spark Unrest

US Lenders Freeze Home Equity Credit Lines

US trade deficit jumps to 62.3 billion dollars

IMF says US crisis is ‘largest financial shock since Great Depression’

The Fading American Economy

Long commutes, gas prices crimping American Dream

Fed Auctions Another $50 Billion

US Fed Prepares for More Bank Failures In Wake of Housing Market Collapse

Shoppers' fear shakes U.S. economy

Sweeping Bills Passed To Help Homeowners

Housing Accord Puts Builders First

Food crisis being felt around world

Paulson Calls for Broad but Limited Regulatory Change

Opposition to Treasury's Blueprint Gains Steam

Politics:

Pennsylvania's Delegate Selection Process Is Confounding

Thousands in Pennsylvania Switch Parties, Many to Vote for Obama

"Emergency" Bill Tries to Make Electronic Voting More Accurate, but Will It?

BigBrother And The Police State:

The "War on Terror" is also a war on us

Chertoff Says Fingerprints Aren’t ‘Personal Data’

Feds to collect DNA from every person they arrest

Bush's Conspiracy to Create an American Police State: Part II, A Climate of Fear is Maintained

Big Brother’s Plan to Put RFID on Americans

North American Union:

Harper to U.S.: don't forget who has the oil

Border Fence Leaves Rich and Powerful Untouched

Bush, Harper, Calderon Defend Trade Amid Backlash

From Mexico, Drug Violence Spills Into U.S.

NAFTA Countries to Introduce Simultaneous Legislation to Stop SPP

Sept 11-01:

Loose Change Final Cut

Top Democrats demand Attorney General provide 9/11 memorandum

Iraq:

Pentagon cuts funding for Iraq under pressure from Congress

Warring Factions to Gather in Iraq

Some War Veterans Find GI Bill Falls Short

04/28/08 AP: Iraqi police say gunmen kill local commander of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric

Iraqi police say gunmen have assassinated a local commander of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern city of Basra. A police official says Ali Ghalib, a commander of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in the Hakimiya neighborhood...

04/28/08 Reuters: U.S. army kills 38 fighters in Baghdad

The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 38 fighters in a day of battles in northeastern Baghdad as militants took advantage of dust storms to launch apparently coordinated assaults.

04/28/08 NPR: U.S.-Protected Iranian Exiles in Limbo in Iraq

Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the United States has protected Camp Ashraf, home to more than 3,000 members of an exiled Iranian opposition group. Iraqi officials don't want the group in their country. No one knows what to do with these people...

04/28/08 WaPo: A Storm of Sand and Shelling

Shelling rocked the Green Zone as a sandstorm blanketed Baghdad on Sunday, days after U.S. commanders said they had nearly eliminated deadly rocket and mortar attacks on the heavily fortified government zone through a security crackdown...

04/28/08 AP: Baghdad museum receives artifacts stolen from Iraq

Iraq's National Museum on Sunday welcomed the return of more than 700 antiquities stolen during the chaos that followed the U.S.-led invasion five years ago.

04/28/08 AP: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished

Millions of dollars of lucrative Iraq reconstruction contracts were never finished because of excessive delays, poor performance or other factors, including failed projects that are being falsely described by the U.S. government as complete...

04/28/08 Reuters: 8 people killed, 54 wounded overnight in Sadr city

Eight people were killed and 54 others wounded including eight women and four children overnight in Sadr city, in eastern Baghdad, a hospital and police sources said.

04/28/08 Reuters: Car kills Iraqi soldier, 9 others wounded in western Baghdad

One Iraqi soldier was killed and nine people wounded including four soldiers on Sunday, when a parked car bomb struck the Jamiaa District in western Baghdad, police said.

04/28/08 Reuters: Car bomb kills 1, wounds 7 in western Baghdad

One civilian was killed and seven other people wounded, including four policemen, when a car bomb exploded near a police checkpoint on Sunday in Harthia district, in western Baghdad, police said.

04/28/08 Reuters: Six bodies found in Baghdad

Six bodies were found in different districts across Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

04/28/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds polieman in Kiirkuk

A roadside bomb wounded one policeman when it struck his patrol on Sunday in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

04/28/08 AP: American, Iraqi troops kill 38 militants in Baghdad

American and Iraqi troops killed 38 militants in the fiercest clashes with militants in weeks in Baghdad, including 22 who attacked a military checkpoint in a Shiite militia stronghold, the U.S. military said Monday.

04/28/08 AP: Brits kidnapped in Iraq are in Iran, report says

Five British hostages kidnapped in Iraq almost a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards, The Times of London has reported. The hostages were handed over to the Revolutionary Guards by their Iraqi kidnappers in November...

Investigators: Millions in Iraq Contracts Never Finished

Iraq Struggle Unfolds in Peaceful Protest and Violent Attacks in Sadr City

Iraqi Political Leaders Protest US Siege of Sadr City

Democrats May Push $172 Billion for War

04/23/08 NYTimes: Iraqi families grapple with endless tally of death and destruction

Behind the seemingly endless daily tally of dead and wounded - figures that gradually dull the senses of many in the West - Iraqi families grapple with the hard aftermath of moments like the one Tuesday in which their loved ones are taken.

04/23/08 AFP: Petraeus to head US Middle East forces

General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, has been named to head US forces in the Middle East, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

04/23/08 RFE/RL: Study Explores How Al-Qaeda Exploits Internet

The study... focuses on the structure of the relationship between Al-Qaeda-linked media entities and armed groups that conduct operations in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

04/23/08 abcnews: No. 2 US commander hopes al-Sadr will stop attacks

The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq expressed hope on Wednesday that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr would use his influence to stop his followers from attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces as clashes spread to the outskirts of Baghdad.

04/23/08 Reuters: Bangladesh evacuates stranded workers from Iraq

Bangladesh has begun evacuating thousands of stranded workers who were trafficked into war-ravaged Iraq by illegal manpower traders, officials said on Wednesday. An Emirates Airlines flight carrying 42 Bangladeshis arrived in Dhaka...

04/23/08 khaleejtimes: Filipinos warned against defying Iraq travel ban

The Philippine Consulate-General on April 23 repeated its caution to all Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates against violating the travel ban and risking their lives by travelling to Iraq for employment.

04/23/08 AFP: Death toll rises as Baghdad clashes spread

Another 19 people were killed in fighting between militiamen and security forces in Shiite areas of Baghdad, officials said, as the death toll from weeks of street battles passed 360.

04/23/08 WaPo: Iraqi Women Take On Roles Of Dead or Missing Husbands

Thousands of Iraqi women have in recent years embraced new roles as violence has claimed their men. For Abadi, 43, the turning point came when she accepted the powerful assault rifle from friends concerned about her welfare.

04/23/08 AP: Sadr City residents caught in the middle of Iraq showdown

Parents are afraid to send their children to school. Once-thriving markets are nearly empty as residents fear being caught up in gunbattles and airstrikes or face intimidation by gunmen who rule the streets.

04/23/08 WaPo: Iraqi Christians Struggle With Fear After Slayings

At the Rev. Thair Abdal's church, where on Sunday mornings sweet songs of prayer stream from the doorway, the congregation's fear of death leaves the sanctuary half-filled.

04/23/08 Reuters: 3 bodies found in Mosul, 2 found in Tikrit

Iraqi police found three bodies in different areas of Mosul on Tuesday, police said...Iraqi police found two bodies near oil pipelines close to Tikrit...They said the dead were guards of the pipeline facility, police said.

04/23/08 Reuters: Policeman killed in clashes between gunmen and police in Mosul

A policeman was killed in clashes between gunmen and police in western Mosul, police said.

04/23/08 Reuters: Attacks kill 4 people, wound 9 civilians in Mosul

Two coordinated attacks killed four people including an off-duty soldier and wounded nine civilians in the northern city of Mosul, police said. The first attack was caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt while the second was a parked car...

04/23/08 Reuters: 5 dead bodies riddled with shrapnel received at Imam Ali hospital

The Imam Ali hospital in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, said it received five dead bodies riddled with shrapnel and bullets overnight. It said 22 other people had been wounded.

04/23/08 Reuters: Soldiers kill militants after coming under small-arms fire

Soldiers were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in eastern Baghdad. Soldiers identified two separate RPG teams and retuned fire, killing five

04/23/08 Reuters: Soldiers kill militant after coming under small-arms fire

Soldiers killed one militant after coming under small-arms fire in northeastern Baghdad.

04/23/08 Reuters: Soldiers kill militant planting roadside bomb

Soldiers saw a militant planting a roadside bomb in northeastern Baghdad. Soldiers shot and killed the militant.

04/23/08 Reuters: Unmanned drone kills 2 militants in northeastern Baghdad

An unmanned drone spotted two militants putting a mortar tube into a vehicle and then driving off in northeastern Baghdad. The drone fired a Hellfire missile, killing the two.

04/23/08 Reuters: U.S. troops kill six gunmen after RPG attack

U.S. troops were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades after a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad. Soldiers returned fire, killing six gunmen.

04/22/08 DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

Petty Officer 1st Class Cherie L. Morton, 40, of Bakersfield, Calif., died April 20 in Galali, Muharraq, Bahrain. She was assigned to Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

04/22/08 DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

Airman Apprentice Adrian M. Campos, 22, of El Paso, Texas, was found dead in Dubai on April 21 due to a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22, which was attached to the USNS Arctic.

04/22/08 MNF: Marines attacked by SVBIED near Ramadi - 2 killed, 3 wounded

Two MNF-West Marines were killed when a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated at an entry control point in the vicinity of Ramadi, Iraq, at approximately 7:30 a.m. April 22. The SVBIED attack wounded three other Marines.

04/22/08 MNF: Marines attacked by IED - 1 killed, 1 wounded

A Multi-National Force – West Marine was killed by an improvised explosive device in Basra, Iraq, April 21. Additionally, one Marine was injured in the attack.

04/21/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Spc. Benjamin K. Brosh, 22, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died April 18 at Forward Operating Base Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Paliwoda, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device...

04/21/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Spc. Lance O. Eakes, 25, of Apex, N.C., died April 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard...

04/21/08 MNF: MND-N Soldiers attacked by IED - 2 killed, 2 wounded

Two Multi-National Division – North Soldiers were killed when an improvised explosive device detonated during operations in the Salah ad Din Province April 21. Two Soldiers were also wounded in the attack, as well as two Sons of Iraq members...

04/22/08 Reuters: Water-tanker explostion wounds 20 people in Ramadi

Twenty people were wounded, including seven women and six policemen when a water-tanker laden with explosives detonated near a police station in Ramadi, 110 km (68 miles) west of Baghdad, said Major-General Tariq al-Thyabi...

04/22/08 Reuters: U.S. soldiers killed three militants

U.S. soldiers in an M1 Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle killed three militants late on Monday after a U.S. route clearance vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the U.S. military said.

04/22/08 Reuters: U.S. drone aircraft kills two militants in New Baghdad

A U.S. drone aircraft fired a Hellfire missile at a vehicle loaded with RPGs and AK47s, killing two militants in New Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said on Tuesday

04/22/08 AFP: Gunmen shoot Iraqi TV crew

Three members of an Iraqi television crew have been shot and wounded after being deliberately targeted by gunmen in eastern Baghdad, an Iraqi media watchdog reported. "A group of armed men carrying pistols and automatic guns targeted our colleagues..."

04/22/08 AFP: US soldiers kill five militiamen in Baghdad

US soldiers killed five militiamen late Monday in the Sadr City district of east Baghdad, bastion of the Mahdi Army militia of Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr, the military announced.

04/22/08 BBC: Maliki plea for regional support

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has urged neighbouring states to do more to support his country's economy. At a ministerial meeting in Kuwait, Mr Maliki said Iraq was still waiting for its neighbours to honour pledges to cancel debts.

04/22/08 NYTimes: In Baghdad, Struggle Ties Security to Basic Services

Even as American and Iraqi troops are fighting to establish control of the Sadr City section of this capital, the Iraqi government’s program to restore basic services like electricity, sewage and trash collection is lagging, jeopardizing...

04/22/08 AP: Airstrike kills 2 in Sadr City

An unmanned drone killed two gunmen in Baghdad's embattled Sadr City district, while another remote-controlled craft crashed south of the capital, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

04/22/08 LATimes: Air Force slow to help out, defense chief complains

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that U.S. military services are not doing enough to support soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, singling out the Air Force for adapting too slowly to the new enemies on those battlefields.

04/21/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty

04/21/08 MNF: MND-N Soldiers attacked by IED - 2 killed, 2 wounded

04/17/08 AP: Mental health injuries scar 300,000 U.S. troops

Some 300,000 U.S. troops are suffering from major depression or post traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 320,000 received brain injuries, a new study estimates.

04/17/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 4 neighbourhood security guards in Baghdad

In northern Baghdad, police sources said a roadside bomb killed four neighbourhood security guards and two civilians. Gunmen killed another neighbourhood guard in the city's south.

04/17/08 Reuters: U.S. forces kill five militants in Sadr City

U.S. forces said they killed five militants in gunbattles and airstrikes overnight in the east Baghdad Shi'ite slum of Sadr City. Two Sadr City hospitals said they received the bodies of nine people killed in clashes there.

04/17/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 2 policemen, wounds 10 others in Baghdad

A roadside bomb struck a police patrol near a bridge in eastern Baghdad, killing two policemen and wounding 10 others, police said.

04/17/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 2 civilians in east-central Baghdad

A roadside bomb exploded in Sina Street, east-central Baghdad, wounding two civilians, police said.

04/17/08 Reuters: Gunmen wound 3 civilians in eastern Baghdad

Gunmen driving in a car opened fire on civilians in the Zayouna neighbourhood of eastern Baghdad, wounding three civilians, police said.

04/17/08 Reuters: Grenade fire wounds three people in Mosul

Three people were wounded when gunmen hurled a hand grenade at a police patrol in western Mosul, police said.

04/17/08 Reuters: Mortar fire wounds 7 in eastern Baghdad

A mortar round landed in Palestine Street, eastern Baghdad, on Wednesday wounding seven civilians including 2 women, Iraqi police said.

04/17/08 Reuters: Four bodies found in Mosul

Iraqi police found the body of a woman in Mosul on Wednesday, police said.

04/17/08 Reuters: Japan court says Iraq dispatch unconstitutional

Japan's dispatch of air force troops to Iraq breaches the country's pacifist constitution, a court said on Thursday, but the government said the court's comments will not affect the current dispatch.

04/17/08 turkishpress: One Turkish Soldier Killed In Clash With PKK

A Turkish soldier was killed in a clash between Turkish troops and outlawed PKK separatists near Turkey`s southeastern border with Iraq, reports say. Two suspected PKK members were also arrested attempting to carry out a bomb attack...

04/17/08 Reuters: Suicide bomber kills 49 at Iraq funeral

A suicide bomber struck a funeral in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 49 mourners and wounding 55 in an attack that suggests militants have launched a new campaign of violence in the north.

Feith: Did The Bush Administration Ever Say Iraq Would Be Easy? ‘Absolutely Not’

Whose mass graves are these?

Iraqi unit flees post, despite American officer's plea

Bombs Kill at Least 60 in Iraq as Fears Mount of More to Come

04/16/08 MNF: Marines attacked by IED

Two Multi-National Force – West Marines were killed in action April 14 when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an improvised explosive device in al Anbar Province.

04/16/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Spc. Arturo Huerta-Cruz, 23, of Clearwater, Fla., died April 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team...

04/16/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Sgt. Joseph A. Richard III, 27, of Lafayette, La., died April 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion...

04/16/08 NYTimes: Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American’s Plea

A company of Iraqi soldiers abandoned their positions on Tuesday night in Sadr City, defying American soldiers who implored them to hold the line against Shiite militias. The retreat left a crucial stretch of road on the front lines undefended...

04/16/08 Reuters: Iraq removes commander in Basra after crackdown

Iraq's government fired the commander of Iraqi military and police forces in the southern city of Basra on Wednesday, weeks after a crackdown on militia in the city that U.S. commanders say was poorly planned.

04/16/08 AP: Airstrike kills 4 in Basra, 2 die in Sadr City clashes

An unmanned U.S. drone fired two Hellfire missiles at militants attacking Iraqi soldiers in a Shiite militia stronghold in the southern city of Basra on Wednesday, killing four of the gunmen, the military said.

04/16/08 ABCNews: State Dept. May Order Diplomats to Iraq

The State Department has warned diplomats that if not enough qualified candidates step forward for open positions in Iraq next year, "prime candidates" with needed skills may again be ordered to serve there.

04/16/08 AFP: Iraqi PM confident of defeating Al-Qaeda

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday he was more confident than ever of defeating Al-Qaeda and its allies, the day after a wave of attacks left over 60 people dead.

04/16/08 AP: Turkey says warplanes hit Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

Warplanes hit an area in northern Iraq where a group of Kurdish rebels was trying to infiltrate Turkey, the military said Wednesday. The aircraft attacked the rebels in the Avasin-Basyan region of northern Iraq, near the Turkish border town of Cukurca...

04/15/08 AFP: Car bomb kills 35 in Iraqi city

A car bomb killed at least 35 people and wounded 64 on Tuesday when it ripped through a crowd outside a courthouse in the Iraqi city of Baquba, Iraqi officials said, updating an earlier toll.

04/15/08 AFP; Suicide bomber kills 13 in Iraq restaurant

A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant in the former insurgent stronghold of Ramadi in western Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, the city's police chief told AFP.

04/15/08 AFP: Britain awards Iraqi two million pounds compensation

An Iraqi who was mistakenly shot and seriously injured by a British soldier in the south of the country will receive two million pounds in compensation, Britain'sMinistry of Defence has said.

Iraq's Financial Free Ride May End

Deadly Bombings Hit Iraqi Cities

1,300 Iraqi Troops, Police Dismissed

Bush to send envoys to Arab capitals

Strains to Remain Despite Shorter Tours, Say Gates, Mullen

Gates and Petraeus Differ Over Troop Levels in Iraq

Baghdad violence spirals higher despite clampdown

Gen. Petraeus insists U.S. needs to stay in Iraq indefinitely

Wednesday: 7 US Soldiers, 40 Iraqis Killed; 107 Iraqis Wounded

Iraq Shiite radical leader threatens to end truce

Basra: What Reporters Omitted and Fabricated

Basra Strike Against Shiite Militias Also About Oil

Seven Killed in Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City

04/08/08 AP: Iraqi Army, Mahdi Militiamen Clash

Iraqi government forces and Shiite militia fighters clashed anew Tuesday despite a government ultimatum to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics.

04/08/08 Reuters: Sadr postpones march, threatens to lift ceasefire

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has threatened to lift a ceasefire of his Mehdi Army militia while indefinitely postponing a mass anti-US demonstration. Despite the ceasefire which Sadr called last August, his followers have clashed...

04/08/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 16 people in Tuz Khurmato

A roadside bomb wounded 16 people in a commercial area in Tuz Khurmato, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

04/08/08 Reuters: Eight people wounded in clashes in Sadr City

Eight people were wounded in clashes in Sadr City on Tuesday and another seven people were wounded in other districts of eastern Baghdad, police said.

04/08/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 3 policemen in eastern Baghdad

A roadside bomb wounded three policemen, two traffic policemen and four civilians on Tuesday in the Zayouna district, in eastern Baghdad, police said.

04/08/08 Reuters: Weapons cache found, 10 militants killed

Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. forces, recovered a weapons cache and killed 10 militants in separate operations on Thursday and Friday in Basra, 550 km (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

04/08/08 Reuters: Hospitals receive seven dead people

The two main hospitals in Sadr City, eastern Baghdad, received 12 wounded on Tuesday, hospital officials said. On Monday the hospitals received seven dead people and 143 wounded.

04/08/08 KUNA: Explosion kills seven Iraqis in Iraq

Seven Iraqis were killed including five children, and 11 others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Diyala province on Tuesday targeting a passenger bus at Balad ruz, 60 kilometers north of Baquba...

04/08/08 NPR: Families Caught in Shiite Power Struggle in Iraq

Fighting between Shiite-led government forces and Shiite militia loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening any gains won by the U.S.-led troop surge in Iraq. Shiite families are caught in the middle of the ongoing intra-Shiite power struggle.

Secret US Plan for Military Future in Iraq

04/07/08 AFP: Sadr to be barred from politics unless militia disbanded

Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will be sidelined from politics unless he disbands his militia, Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki warned on Monday as fresh fighting erupted in Baghdad.

04/07/08 Reuters: Iran says U.S. requests new talks on Iraq security

Iran said on Monday it had received a request from the United States for a new round of talks on ways to improve security in Iraq and was considering it. Easing a diplomatic freeze lasting almost three decades, Iranian and U.S. officials...

04/07/08 KUNA: Explosion in Mosul injures two policemen

An Improvised explosive Device (IED) blew up in the northern city of Mosul on Monday wounding two police personnel, police sources said...the IED went off in Al-Muthanna district, targeting a manned-checkpoint, injuring two police personnel.

04/07/08 KUNA: Eight persons killed in fiery blast in Basra

An explosion has turned a house into a pile of ruins and has taken lives of eight people in the southern city of Basra, security sources said on Monday.

04/07/08 BBC: US veterans have mental health problems: study

US military leaders are reported to be concerned by a survey which shows that soldiers who have been sent to Iraq three or four times suffer from mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or acute stress.

04/07/08 Reuters: Iraq's humanitarian crisis worsens: U.N. official

Iraq's humanitarian crisis has worsened, and decades of conflict and deteriorating basic services are reducing people's ability to cope with the hardships they face, a senior U.N. aid official said on Monday.

04/07/08 Reuters: Five bodies found in Baghdad on Sunday

Five bodies were found across Baghdad on Sunday, police said. The bodies of seven people were found in different parts of Baghdad on Saturday.

Iraq's Maliki Threatens to Bar Sadr From Vote

Al-Sadr militia prep for new U.S., Iraqi offensive

Maliki Vows Increased Offensives

US Charges Contractor at Iraq Post in Stabbing

04/05/08 KUNA: 38 Palestinian refugees fleeing from Iraq deported to Chile

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said that it had deported 38 Palestinians refugees out of 117 to Chile after they were trapped at the Syrian-Iraqi border for almost two months.

04/05/08 AFP: Suspected Qaeda hideout found on Iraq island

A suspected Al-Qaeda hideout has been uncovered on an island on the Tigris river in central Iraq, by a group of Sunni Arabs fighting the Islamist militants, their leader said on Saturday.

04/05/08 usatoday: Spike in violence raises questions on eve of critical Iraq report

The recent flare-up of violence in Iraq's Shiite regions was relatively brief. But it has raised some critical questions Army Gen. David Petraeus, top commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are sure to face as they make their second...

04/05/08 AFP: Iran keeps mum on Sadr

Iran on Saturday declined to confirm reports that Iraqi Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr had taken refuge in the Islamic republic. "No, I do not confirm these reports. These things are said to divert attention from the occupying forces..."

04/05/08 Reuters: U.S. forces kill two suspected insurgents

U.S. forces killed two suspected insurgents on Friday west of Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad during an operation targeting al Qaeda, the U.S. military said.

04/05/08 Reuters: Body of Iraqi soldier found near Hilla

A body of an Interior Ministry special forces soldier was found with gunshot wounds on Friday near Hilla, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

04/05/08 Reuters: Two bodies found in Baghdad on Friday

Two bodies were found in different districts of Baghdad on Friday, police said.

04/05/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 4 people in central Kirkuk

A roadside bomb near a police patrol wounded three policemen on Friday in central Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

04/05/08 Reuters: Sniper kills policeman in Mahmudiya

One policeman was killed by a sniper while on patrol on Friday in Mahmudiya, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

04/05/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 3, wounds 16 in eastern Baghdad

A roadside bomb hit a bus on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 16 others, police said.

04/05/08 AP: Iraqi priest killed in drive-by shooting in central Baghdad

Iraqi officials say a priest has been killed in a drive-by shooting in central Baghdad. An official with the Interior Ministry and a local police officer have identified the slain priest as Youssef Adel and say he was killed Saturday by gunmen ...

04/05/08 aap: Civilian contractor in Iraq charged

The United States military has announced it had charged a civilian contractor in Iraq under US military law for the first time. Alaa Mohammad Ali is accused of stabbing another contractor, the military said in a statement.

04/04/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill member of the U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol

Gunmen killed a member of the U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol in a drive-by shooting on a checkpoint near Samarra, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

04/04/08 Reuters: Bomb blast kills man in Jurf al-Sakhar

One man was killed by a bomb blast on Thursday in Jurf al-Sakhar, 85 km (50 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

04/04/08 Reuters; Three bodies found in Baghdad on Thursday

Police said they found two bodies on Thursday in Baghdad.

04/04/08 Reuters: Roadsdide bomb kills policeman in western Mosul

A roadside bomb blast struck a police patrol, killing one policeman and wounding another on Thursday in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

04/04/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills three policemen in Mussayab

A roadside bomb killed three policemen and wounded two others when it struck their patrol in Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

04/04/08 reliefweb: Hospitals overwhelmed by number of casualties following intense

Five days of intense fighting between the Mehdi army militia and the Iraqi military has left hospitals in Iraq overwhelmed with the number of casualties. Doctors for Iraq's network of doctors across the country report that hospitals...

04/04/08 AJC: New truck can keep bombs at bay Iraq

Staff Sgt. Jamie Linen’s crew hits the road every day, taking supplies and transporting soldiers from Forward Operating Base Falcon to nearby patrol bases where Georgia-based “surge” troops of the 3rd Infantry Division are based.

04/04/08 LATimes: An advocate for Iraq's displaced Christians

Robert DeKelaita, a U.S. lawyer who is himself a Christian born in Iraq, is on a mission to help others gain U.S. asylum. He would rather see them return to a safe homeland.

04/04/08 AP: Airmen With Ties To Springboro Dies In Iraq

Springboro Mayor John Agenbroad and city Police Chief Jeff Kruithoff said 27-year-old Travis Griffin was killed in an explosion Thursday in central Baghdad.

04/04/08 NYTimes: More Than 1,000 in Iraq’s Forces Quit Basra Fight

More than 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen either refused to fight or simply abandoned their posts during the inconclusive assault against Shiite militias in Basra last week, a senior Iraqi government official said Thursday.

04/04/08 KUNA: British forces deployed to Basra

British military command in Southern Iraq has deployed more military units around Basra to provide Iraqi forces with logistical support.

04/04/08 AFP: PM orders freeze on raids across Iraq

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday ordered his forces to stop raids across Iraq to allow time for those wanting to surrender their weapons in the wake of fierce clashes with Shiite fighters.

04/04/08 CBS/AP: Suicide Blast Hits Iraqi Cop's Funeral

A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people and wounded eight when he blew himself up during a funeral Friday in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, police said.

04/04/08 AP: Iraqi PM Now Offers Peace To Militias

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday ordered a nationwide freeze on raids against suspected Shiite militiamen, according to a statement issued by his office.

04/04/08 AP: New classified US intelligence report says Iraq security has improved

A new classified intelligence assessment on Iraq cites significantly improved security since the last assessment was delivered in August, a senior military official said.

More Than 1,000 in Iraq's Forces Quit Basra Fight

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04/03/08 KUNA: Car bomb explosion leaves six dead in Baghdad

Six people were killed here Thursday in a car bomb explosion in Al-Haretheyah town, near a security checkpoint in western Baghdad. Sources who reported the incident added that the victims of the blast included three from Iraqi police,

04/03/08 KUNA: Shiite party leader detained in Basra

Iraqi army forces detained the leader of Thaar-allah Shiite party in Basra, Ministry of Interior's Operations Commander Abdulkareem Khalaf said Thursday..."The Shiite party leader, Youssef Sinawy, was taken from his house in Nowab Al-Dobat district.

04/03/08 KUNA: Mosul suicide blast kills, injures 19 people --

Seven people at least were killed and 12 others were injured on Wednesday when a suicide bomber drove a car rigged with explosives into a manned-checkpoint in western Mosul, a Ninava commander spokesman told KUNA Thursday.

04/03/08 Reuters: Iraq's Sadr calls for million-strong march

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Thursday for a million-strong demonstration against U.S. "occupation," a potentially destabilizing show of force after his followers battled U.S. and government troops.

04/03/08 AP: Deadly U.S. airstrike amid new Iraq violence

A militant was killed when a U.S. airstrike destroyed a house in the southern city of Basra, the U.S. military said Thursday. Iraqi witnesses and hospital officials said at least three civilians were among the dead.

04/03/08 AP: US soldiers targeting militant accidentally shoot and kill Iraqi woman

U.S. soldiers accidentally shot and killed an Iraqi woman while targeting a man planting a roadside bomb in Baghdad, the military said Thursday. The soldiers were on a foot patrol Wednesday in northeastern Baghdad when they fired three rounds...

04/02/08 WaPo: Cease-Fire Largely Calms Basra

A fragile cease-fire in the southern city of Basra appeared to hold Wednesday, despite isolated clashes between Iraqi security forces and local militias and a roadside bombing that targeted an Iraqi military convoy.

Baghdad's Sadr City Mourns Its Dead and Injured

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