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US to drop charges against one Blackwater guard

U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad. In a brief...

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New civil air routes opened over Iraq

Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Schmidt, Air Component Coordination Element airspace planner, observes while Iraq Civil Aviation Authority members discuss the new Iraqi airway structure, Nov. 18. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Johnny Saldivar,...

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Surveillance State, USA: How America’s Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties

How America’s Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties CBS | Nov 12, 2009 by Alfred W. McCoy In his approach to National Security Agency surveillance, as well as CIA renditions, drone assassinations, and military...

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UN to dispatch assessment mission to Iraq for counter terrorism

The UN late Friday promised a visiting Iraqi delegation that it would dispatch to Baghdad an assessment mission to provide the country with technical support and to study its infrastructure of counter-terrorism, the Iraqi...

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Blind students sing upon school supplies' arrival

Kids in school rarely smile so much, or sing so loudly. But at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind, there was reason to celebrate, as much-needed Braille learning materials from the U.S. had finally arrived.

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Army general defends rules for detainees

By Abbie Boudreau and Scott Zamost, CNN Special Investigations Unit Four Iraqi detainees were killed by three decorated Army sergeants at a Baghdad canal Frustration over detainee policy may have led to 2007 slayings, CNN...

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U.S. Troops and the Wounds of War in Baghdad

The 2nd Battalion of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division—the 2-16, as it's called—spent 15 months in 2007 and 2008 in one of the toughest areas of Baghdad at the height of the surge. Excerpts: You were in a Shiite...

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Baghdad and back: Army doctor writes about faith, experience during Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and...

The decision to write "Make 'Em Well, Doc" was not easy for Dr. Jonathan D. Hunter. He had a lot of time to himself while deployed to Huntsville, Ala., to oversee operations at a rehabilitation unit assisting in the physical...

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Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari

By Michel Abu Najm Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Iraqi foreign minister has stated that iraq is going ahead with its effort to make the UN Security Council [UNSC] establish an international investigation commission or a...

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U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste

BAGHDAD -- In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the United States government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building tens of thousands of hospitals,...

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