Zbigniew Brzezinski: The Real Choice in Iraq
Starmail - 10. Jan, 08:11
Irak-Krieg
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Number of badly wounded soldiers on rise in Iraq
Military medical advances are keeping more soldiers alive in the Iraq War but also creating a growing pool of badly wounded veterans who will need expensive, long-term medical care, the U.S. secretary of Veteran Affairs said on Friday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060107/us_nm/iraq_veterans_dc_1
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060107/us_nm/iraq_veterans_dc_1
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Starmail - 8. Jan, 09:04
US general gloomy on future for Iraq
Sectarian rivalries and inefficient Iraqi ministries could turn the Iraqi security forces into 'militias or armed gangs,' Lt. General John Vines, the senior US operational commander in Iraq, told The New York Times.
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2006/01/06/afx2432260.html
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http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2006/01/06/afx2432260.html
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Starmail - 8. Jan, 09:03
Iraq's dark realities
While the insurgents were motivated to play the political game and stay on their best behavior, violence around Iraq abated somewhat. However, once they had concluded that they were going to be given nothing worthwhile by the new Shiite masters of the country and their Kurdish allies, they felt free to unleash all their undiminished capabilities again.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11482.htm
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11482.htm
Starmail - 8. Jan, 09:02
He-Said, He-Said, and a 2006 Prediction
The destruction of a sovereign Iraq was the primary objective of this war - and that mission has in fact been accomplished. Bush was and remains correct from the moment he famously landed on an aircraft carrier and announced, "Mission Accomplished."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-kwiatkowski/hesaid-hesaid-and-a-2_b_13373.html
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karen-kwiatkowski/hesaid-hesaid-and-a-2_b_13373.html
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Starmail - 8. Jan, 09:01
US generals disagree on Iraq violence
"The country's on the verge of a civil war," General Sanchez told soldiers preparing to deploy to Iraq during a ceremony held in Heidelberg, Germany.
http://smh.com.au/news/world/us-generals-disagree-on-iraq-violence/2006/01/07/1136609984022.html
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http://smh.com.au/news/world/us-generals-disagree-on-iraq-violence/2006/01/07/1136609984022.html
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Starmail - 8. Jan, 09:00
Civilian Killed
One civilian was killed and another wounded when U.S. soldiers opened fire on their car as it approached a checkpoint on a main road in Baiji.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW727000.htm
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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW727000.htm
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Starmail - 8. Jan, 08:59
US air strike kills Iraqi women and children
Video report
"I absolutely confirm there were no terrorists in this house," police chief Colonel Sufyan Mustafa told Reuters.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11480.htm
"I absolutely confirm there were no terrorists in this house," police chief Colonel Sufyan Mustafa told Reuters.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article11480.htm
Starmail - 8. Jan, 08:57
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2006
US General Warns Iraq Facing Hurdles
The top American operational commander in Iraq has offered a sober assessment of the hurdles facing a new Iraqi government, voicing concerns that sectarian rivalries and incompetence could cripple major ministries and turn newly American-trained Iraqi security forces into militias for hire.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010606B.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010606B.shtml
Starmail - 7. Jan, 11:20
