2008年10月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Biden, Palin trade barbs over Iraq, economic crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:00 AM CDT

Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) and Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin take part in the vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri October 2, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate on Thursday, and aimed the most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket.

Baghdadis brave bombs for rare evening out at theatre (AFP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:44 AM CDT

Iraqi actors perform on stage in the play at the Baghdad National Theatre. Thousands of Iraqis defied the threat of violence in Baghdad this week to flock to the National Theatre for its first evening performances since the US-led invasion of 2003.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Thousands of Iraqis defied the threat of violence in Baghdad this week to flock to the National Theatre for its first evening performances since the US-led invasion of 2003.

An uncertain future for the Sons of Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Fresh concern is washing over Iraq of a new wave of insurgent violence as the bands of mainly Sunni Muslim Iraqis trained, armed, and paid by the US military to fight Al Qaeda in Iraq are now coming under the control of a skeptical Shiite-led government.

Islamabad After the Marriott Bombing: The Baghdad Effect (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:30 PM CDT

Time.com - With security heightened after the Sept. 20 bombing, the city resembles the Iraqi capital of 2003

Biden, Palin spar on taxes, war and 'change' (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:48 AM CDT

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, responds to a question during the debate with Republican presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)AP - Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden sparred over taxes, energy policy and the Iraq war in a high-profile debate in which Palin sought to reclaim her identity as a feisty reformer and Biden tried to undercut the maverick image of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain.

Restrictions on Iraq Spending Are Noteworthy, but Not for Their Timing (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:07 PM CDT

CQPolitics.com - The defense authorization bill's constraints on Iraq reconstruction spending are Congress' biggest attempt to force a change in President Bush's war policy, but the practical impact of the legislation is limited and late.

Blasts kill 20 Shiite worshippers in Iraq on Muslim holiday (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Suicide bombers targeting Shiite worshippers killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more at Baghdad mosques Thursday morning, officials said.

U.S. soldier gets 8 months, discharge over killings of Iraqis (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 02:44 PM CDT

Reuters - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to involvement in the fatal shooting of detainees in Iraq early last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail and will be discharged from the armed forces, the army said Thursday.

Baghdad tilts towards Obama but Iraqi people indifferent (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 11:49 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Iraqi leaders are hoping Obama wins the White House and speeds up the withdrawal of American troops from their country, while ordinary Iraqis seem indifferent to the US elections.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - Iraqi leaders are hoping Barack Obama wins the White House and speeds up the withdrawal of American troops from their country, while ordinary Iraqis seem indifferent to the US elections.

US soldier guilty in connection to Iraqi 'blindfold killings' (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:58 AM CDT

A US soldier patrols during a militant operation in Baquba, 2007. A US soldier has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the killings of four blindfolded Iraqi detainees last year.(AFP/File/Alexander Nemenov)AFP - A US soldier was sentenced to eight months in prison Thursday for his role in the killings of four blindfolded Iraqi detainees last year, an army spokeswoman said.

US troops in Iraq encouraged to vote in November (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:28 AM CDT

AP - U.S. troops in Iraq were encouraged to vote in November's presidential election during a visit this week by a group of officials from several states.

US candidates grapple for new foreign policy approach (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:27 AM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack arrives at his office in the Hart Building October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. With America's reputation abroad tarnished, the White House contenders are tussling over Iraq and Afghanistan as saddled with the Bush AFP - With America's reputation abroad tarnished, the White House contenders are tussling over Iraq and Afghanistan as saddled with the Bush "war on terror" strategy they grope for a fresh foreign policy.

UN criticises Iraq's failure to include minorities in vote law (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 05:29 AM CDT

Lawmakers listen to proceedings during an Iraqi Parliament session held in Baghdad, 2006. The United Nations special representative to Iraq criticised the country's MPs for passing voting legislation that fails to represent the embattled nation's minority communities.(AFP/Pool/File/Wathiq Khuzaie)AFP - The United Nations special representative to Iraq on Thursday criticised the country's MPs for passing voting legislation that fails to represent the embattled nation's minority communities.

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