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National Review Writer: 'Iraqis Remain Ingrates' (thinkprogress.org)
National Review’s Andy McCarthy: "Americans were assured, when the nation-building enterprise commenced, that oil-rich Iraq would underwrite our sacrifices on its behalf. Yet, to be blunt, the... More
Submitted 16 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Canceled Iraq Contracts Cost U.S. $600 Million (www.usatoday.com)
The Pentagon spent about $600 million on more than 1,200 Iraq reconstruction contracts that were eventually canceled, nearly half of them for mismanagement or shoddy construction, government... More
Submitted 17 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Iraq Earmarks $3 Billion for Baghdad Subway (news.yahoo.com)
Iraq plans to build a subway in Baghdad to help cut pollution and ease traffic on the city's chronically clogged streets. Baghdad Mayor Sabir al-Issawi said Iraq's Cabinet has earmarked $3 billion for... More
Submitted 17 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Iraq's Fledgling Stock Market Posts Gains (www.cbsnews.com)
In the lobby of a former apartment building sits maybe the most antiquated exchange in the world. No electronic boards here, no computer terminals. No worries, either. The Iraqi market may be the... More
Submitted 19 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Will Iraqi Air Force Finally Get Off The Ground? (www.longwarjournal.org)
Iraq will purchase 516 military aircraft from the United States and France for its new Air Force. The aircraft would be delivered to Iraq from 2011 to 2015. Iraq's current force has fewer than 100... More
Submitted 28 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Price Tag For Rebuilding Iraq: $400 Billion (www.huffingtonpost.com)
Speaking at a U.S-Iraqi investment conference in Baghdad, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr said a government study determined Iraq needs some $400 billion to upgrade its existing infrastructure and build... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Government Hires Contractors to Investigate Abuses By Other Contractors in Iraq (thinkprogress.org)
ABC News reports that the State Department has hired the a private firm to fill positions in the newly created Force Investigation Unit, created after last year’s deadly Blackwater shooting to... More
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Facing Brain Drain, Iraq Lets Doctors Carry Guns (www.cnn.com)
More than 2,200 doctors and nurses have been killed and more than 250 kidnapped since 2003, when the U.S.-led invasion was launched, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a March... More
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Iraq Signs Deals With Russia and Iran While U.S. Taxpayers Continue to Pay For Reconstruction (www.vetvoice.com)
Who is paying for Russian power plants, Iranian pipelines and cement factories, and cheap oil to Lebanon? The US taxpayer of course.
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Iraq Signs Billion-Dollar Power Deals With GE, Siemens (www.reuters.com)
Iraq has signed preliminary deals worth billions of dollars with General Electric Co and Siemens for equipment to almost double electricity generation capacity.
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
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