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14 Jul 2009 08:55

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U.S., World: Returning to war coverage: ABC’s war-wounded Bob Woodruff

Probably the most notable modern media icon injured in war, the ABC News anchor returned to Iraq yesterday after being seriously hurt there in 2006. source
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12 Jul 2009 12:03

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U.S., World: Iraq’s got it: The U.S. isn’t being asked for help in urban fighting

  • There are established protocols for how (Iraqi forces) might ask for that, but we have not been asked for combat forces.
  • Lieutenant-General Charles Jacoby Jr. • The man in charge of day-to-day operations in Iraq. Jacoby notes that while they’ve given plenty of pre-combat and post-combat support, Iraq has not asked for any help when it comes to the recent increase in insurgency in cities over the last few weeks. The numbers are still far down from their 2006-2007 peak. • source
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09 Jul 2009 08:21

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World: Post-U.S. occupation, Iraq’s dealing with the same problems

That’s right, another bombing in Iraq, but this time, the U.S. is largely out of dodge. 41+ died in two attacks – this one and one in Baghdad. source
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06 Jul 2009 18:44

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World: It may not look like much, but that’s a LOT of sand flying around Iraq.

Hundreds are turning up in hospitals, the vice president cancelled his visit and people are generally freaking out over one of the biggest sandstorms in Iraq’s history. source
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30 Jun 2009 02:03

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U.S., World: The pullout from Iraq’s cities, by the numbers

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30 Jun 2009 01:52

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World: Iraq is so happy the U.S. is pulling out, they’re playing trumpets

See, this is how Iraqis party when they’re happy. Along with Specials cover bands. Rudy … a message to you, Rudy … a message to you … source
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24 Jun 2009 20:31

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World: Lest we forget it sucks in Iraq right now … it sucks in Iraq right now

  • 72+ were killed, and 100+ hurt, by a bomb blast in Baghdad source
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20 Jun 2009 13:10

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World: A huge death toll in the wake of a northern Iraq mosque attack

  • 55+ were killed after a truck bomb exploded in front of a mosque source
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16 Jun 2009 22:35

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U.S., World: Currently weaving through Congress: A big war-spending bill

  • $106 billion to fight wars in Iraq & Afghanistan source
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11 Jun 2009 21:52

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U.S.: Meet the d-bag who pretended to be a war-hardened marine

  • Hopefully the people that I hurt can in some way gain closure from that, and I myself don’t know what I can do short of leaving them alone and not being in their lives, to make that happen.
  • Richard Strandlof • Who, under the moniker Rick Duncan, claimed he was in the Pentagon on 9/11, survived a roadside bomb attack in Iraq, started a political lobbying group in Colorado, and – finally – got nailed on a minor traffic charge, which unraveled the whole stack of lies. He claims he suffers from an underdiagnosed mental illness. What’s it called, Richard? Liegnosis? • source
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