Profits from stolen oil help sustain insurgency in Iraq - International Herald Tribune
minstrelboy.blogspot.com     Mar 17, 2008            

: "The"Bayji refinery may be the most important industrial site in the Sunni Arab-dominated regions of Iraq. But at least one-third, and possibly much more, of the fuel from Iraq's largest refinery here is diverted to the black market, according to U.S. military... [read full story]                    


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Andy Worthington: Two Afghans released from Guantanamo: a farmer and a teenager

huffingtonpost.com     1 hr ago          

You would think, perhaps, with over 500 prisoners released from Guantánamo, that the remaining 263 might conform, in some way or another, to the administration's long-standing description of them as the "worst of the...                    

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CNN poll of polls: Obama's lead shrinks to just one point

cnn.com     1 hr ago          

Sens. McCain and Obama appeared briefly on stage together last month during a forum moderated by Pastor Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church in California. (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama’s lead in national polls has shrunk...                    

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Ted Johnson's St. Paul pinch

variety.com     31 mins ago          

Business News: Variety writer talks about his time behind bars -- Surrounded by police in riot gear on the Marion Street bridge in St. Paul on Thursday night, along with about 300 protesters and members of the media, I...                    

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U.S. begins hunting Iraq's bombmakers, not just I.E.D.s

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Fatalities from improvised explosive devices, the biggest killer of US troops in Iraq, declined 78 percent over the past year. When members of the Air Force's 447th Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit first arrived here in...                    

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