Iraq

The "Structure Dodge": Incompetence Dodge, Version 2.0?

Consider these comments from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on yesterday's Fox News morning show: QUESTION: Do you — and...

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| Mon Dec. 8, 2008 8:40 AM PST

Blackwater Shooters To Be Charged Under Obscure Drug Law

Since September 2007, when Blackwater operators opened fire in a Baghdad traffic circle, killing 17 Iraqi civilians and wounding...

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| Fri Dec. 5, 2008 10:50 AM PST
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Film Review: House of Saddam

A new HBO biopic tries to unveil Saddam's humanity, but it's more fun watching Hussein's family than the cold-blooded dictator.

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| Fri Dec. 5, 2008 1:00 AM PST
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An Iraqi Militia Tour of Baghdad

What it's like to be almost kidnapped in Baghdad by the Mahdi Army.

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| Tue Dec. 2, 2008 1:00 AM PST

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Iraqi Parliament to Vote Today on "Status of Forces Agreement"

The Iraqi Parliament is expected to vote today on the "Status of Forces Agreement" (SOFA), a document that, if passed,...

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| Wed Nov. 26, 2008 8:40 AM PST
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Drill, Garner, Drill

How former Iraq administrator Jay Garner is destabilizing the very country he was hired to fix.

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| Mon Nov. 24, 2008 1:00 AM PST

The Iraq "Surge" Is Working, But Will It Be Enough?

The Fund For Peace has released its eighth in a series of reports about the progress (or lack thereof)...

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| Thu Nov. 20, 2008 10:45 AM PST
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From Kurdistan to K Street

Inside Washington's covert foreign policy apparatus, middlemen like Shlomi Michaels are key.

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| Tue Nov. 18, 2008 1:00 AM PST

Detainees Fear Transfer to Iraqi Government Control

With a draft "Status of Forces" agreement having been accepted by Nouri al-Maliki's cabinet, the timetable for US withdrawal is...

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| Mon Nov. 17, 2008 12:59 PM PST

McCaffrey Says US in The "End Game" in Iraq

Barry McCaffrey, a retired Army general who now teaches international relations at West Point, has made frequent fact-finding trips...

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| Thu Nov. 13, 2008 11:41 AM PST

Blackwater To Be Fined For Illegal Weapons Shipments to Iraq

Blackwater Worldwide is facing a "multimillion-dollar" fine from the State Department for allegedly shipping illegal weapons to its contractors in...

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| Thu Nov. 13, 2008 9:50 AM PST

Military Contractors Are Here to Stay, Report Concludes

First some numbers. The size of the US military was cut 30 percent between 1990 and 2005, which led to...

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| Mon Nov. 10, 2008 9:30 AM PST
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The Iraq Math War

Why the CDC and the Pentagon sought to discredit the first scientific tally of Iraq's civilian death toll.

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| Mon Nov. 10, 2008 1:00 AM PST

Contractors Nervous About Losing Immunity in Iraq

The UN mandate governing the US military's deployment in Iraq will expire next month. To negotiate the way forward,...

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| Fri Nov. 7, 2008 2:17 PM PST

More on U.S. Syria Raid

Back in May, I reported that the US government was using stepped up channels to try to persuade Syria to...

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| Mon Oct. 27, 2008 8:56 PM PDT
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Al Qaeda in Iraq's Deadly Diaspora

Are Iraq's battle-hardened jihadis exporting their tactics to new fronts?

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| Thu Oct. 23, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Debate II - McCain Offers a Man; Obama Offers More

Last Thursday, during a McCain campaign town hall meeting in Denver, one participant stood up and challenged the GOP presidential...

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| Tue Oct. 7, 2008 10:32 PM PDT

New Army Doctrine Emphasizes "Stability Operations"

Today, the U.S. Army released it's "Stability Operations Field Manual" (.pdf), which places humanitarian and relief work at the...

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| Tue Oct. 7, 2008 9:42 AM PDT

Sarah Palin, Unguarded

In August 2007, Sarah Palin sat down with controversial conservative columnist and TV/radio host Armstrong Williams in Palin's Anchorage...

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| Mon Oct. 6, 2008 1:37 PM PDT

Contractors Investigate Contractors In Iraq

It's now been over a year since Blackwater contractors opened fire in a Baghdad traffic circle, killing 17 Iraqi...

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| Mon Oct. 6, 2008 9:46 AM PDT