Violence In Iraq Claims At Least 159 (CBS 2 New York)
The Shiite prime minister promised Sunday to reshuffle his Cabinet after calling lawmakers disloyal and blaming Sunni Muslims for raging sectarian violence that claimed at least 159 more lives, including 35 men blown apart while waiting to join Iraq's police force. CBS News Interactive: Iraq Attacks Map ...more...Elite panel ready to map plan on Iraq (The Buffalo News)
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the top commander in Iraq, voiced confidence Saturday that the United States would not abandon its mission in this violence-racked country amid a post-election re-evaluation of Iraq strategy....more... Olmert warns US against 'premature pullout' from Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned the United States, in an interview, against a "premature pullout" from Iraq as US officials pondered a new strategy following a sweeping Democratic win in last Tuesday's midtern elections....more... Divide & Conquer Implied in Proposed Map of New ME (Scoop.co.nz)
It was meant to be a joke and it got a big laugh from TV host Tavis Smiley when his guest, political pundit Andy Borowitz quipped, ?George Bush plans to withdraw all his troops from Iraq ? to Iran. That?s the plan - the exit strategy.?...more... Scoop Link: Massive Budget Request For Iraq War (Scoop.co.nz)
The U.S. armed services have requested a $160 billion supplemental appropriation to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the remainder of fiscal year 2007 - a staggering amount that, if approved by the Defense Department, may hasten the showdown between resurgent congressional Democrats and the Bush administration over the budget- busting War on Terror....more... New Statesman: Iraq - The New Cover-Up (Scoop.co.nz)
Exclusive: A secret first full draft of the Iraq WMD dossier, which shows how Tony Blair persuaded parliament of the case for war, is being concealed by the government. This draft was not written by the intelligence services, as Whitehall claims, but by a Foreign Office spin-doctor....more... Heavy coverage at midterm favors Democrats, study says (USA Today)
Network news coverage has favored Democratic candidates in the midterm election, and the page scandal involving former congressman Mark Foley has been the main story line, drawing almost as much coverage as Iraq and terrorism combined, a new study finds....more... Olmert arrives in US for talks with Bush in new political climate (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in the United States for talks with President George W. Bush on Iraq, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the wake of a landmark US congressional election that may portend foreign policy shifts....more... Vets recall â??theirâ?? war (Bar Harbor Times)
Vietnam, Korea, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan â?? the places of violent conflicts continue to march across the map of time and space. But for Maurice Norwood, Elkie Reed, Tom Newman and Warren Worcester there is only one war, really â??WWII, the war they helped winâ?? back when they were boys....more... |