Moqtada al-Sadr Calls For Revenge Against U.S. Support for Israel's Gaza Offensive (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
"I call upon the honest Iraqi resistance to carry out revenge operations against the great accomplice of the Zionist enemy," he said, using rhetoric referring to the United States and Israel.
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Women Banned From Baghdad Shrine (news.bbc.co.uk)
Women will be barred from the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine due to security concerns. The security forces in Iraq lack female members, allowing women to go unsearched and thus able to penetrate... More
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Accused Former Blackwater Mercenaries Plead Not Guilty to Massacre Charges (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal manslaughter and gun charges resulting from a 2007 shooting in a crowded Baghdad square that killed 17 Iraqi... More
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Gaza Ground Campaign Mirrors Battle of Sadr City? (blog.wired.com)
At least one goal is clear in Israel's rapidly expanding ground offensive in Gaza: stop Hamas from lobbing rockets into southern Israel. The fight bears more than a passing resemblance to last year's... More
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Foreign Occupation and National Pride: The Case of Iraq (poq.oxfordjournals.org)
Foreign domination by itself does not necessarily incite the feeling of national pride among all members of the population under occupation. Rather, this perception is anchored in communal... More
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Official Killed in Kirkuk Drive-By (news.yahoo.com)
Subhi Hassan, who handles political relations for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and a bodyguard were killed Monday after unidentified gunmen chased down their car after it passed through a... More
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Blackwater Contractors Accused of Nisour Square Massacre Face Arraignment Today (news.yahoo.com)
Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards are expected to appear in federal court to answer to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.
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Bush ‘Seriously Considering’ Pardon of Iraq War Vet Who Killed Unarmed Iraqi Civilian (thinkprogress.org)
In Feb. 2008, a military judge convicted Sgt. Evan Vela, a 24-year-old U.S. Army sniper, “and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for killing an Iraqi civilian who wandered into the hiding place... More
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Turkish Jets Bomb Northern Iraq Again (www.reuters.com)
Turkish warplanes bombed targets in northern Iraq on Monday in Ankara's latest offensive against suspected Kurdish guerrilla positions, an Iraqi local official said.
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US Opens New Iraq Embassy, Moves to Normalize Relations (www.reuters.com)
The United States opened its new embassy building in Baghdad on Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government.
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