2008年12月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Blackwater might lose license to work in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:05 AM CST

Blackwater security guards aboard a helicopter as it flies over Baghdad in 2006. Three US federal prosecutors have met families of Iraqi victims in the case of Blackwater security guards charged with killing 14 civilians.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AP - The State Department faces serious challenges protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq and may no longer be able to rely on Blackwater Worldwide to do the job, according to an internal report.

Iraq arrests 50 over coup plot: security official (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:54 AM CST

Provincial election posters advertising Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political list are plastered on a wall in central Baghdad. Iraq has arrested about 50 interior ministry officials for plotting a coup against the Shiite-led government, a senior Iraqi security official said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Iraq has arrested about 50 interior ministry officials for plotting a coup against the Shiite-led government, a senior Iraqi security official said on Thursday.

35 Iraqi officials arrested over coup plot: report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:19 AM CST

An Iraqi boy walks past British troops as they patrol, along with Iraqi security forces (in black), the streets of central Basra on December 16, 2008. British forces will wrap up their mission in Iraq by the end of May, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said during a surprise visit to the country on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)Reuters - About 35 officials have been arrested at Iraq's Interior Ministry, some accused of planning a coup, the New York Times reported, citing senior security officials in Baghdad.

Iraqi officials arrested for plotting coup: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:09 AM CST

Provincial election posters advertising Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political list are plastered on a wall in central Baghdad. Counterterrorism officers have arrested up to 35 Iraqi interior ministry officials, with some accused of planning a coup, The New York Times reported Thursday citing senior Baghdad security officials.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - Counterterrorism officers have arrested up to 35 Iraqi interior ministry officials, with some accused of planning a coup, The New York Times reported Thursday citing senior Baghdad security officials.

The Lesson of the Iraqi Shoe Thrower (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:30 AM CST

Time.com - It's a small but powerful sign of the predicament facing the US in Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,209 (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:40 PM CST

Provincial election posters advertising Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political list are plastered on a wall in central Baghdad. Iraq has arrested about 50 interior ministry officials for plotting a coup against the Shiite-led government, a senior Iraqi security official said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AP - As of Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at least 4,209 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

U.S. should be ready if Iraq bars Blackwater: report (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:12 PM CST

Reuters - A U.S. government report raises the possibility that private security firm Blackwater could lose its license to protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq and advises making contingency plans, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Petraeus offers first outlook on Iraq, Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:51 PM CST

In this Dec. 10, 2008, file photo, Gen. David Petraeus, commander U.S. Central Command, arrives for a meeting at the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain. Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, has told his troops that despite progress on both war fronts the U.S. and its allies face a tough fight in the year ahead. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)AP - Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, has told his troops that despite progress on both fronts, the U.S. and its allies face a tough fight in the year ahead.

Latin leaders joke about Bush shoe attack (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 04:20 PM CST

Reuters - Latin American leaders meeting in Brazil this week couldn't resist poking fun at U.S. President George W. Bush over his recent shoe-throwing incident in Iraq.

Iraqi parliament in turmoil over shoe tosser (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:55 PM CST

A man holds up a print depicting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a goal keeper trying to catch flying shoes during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Hundreds demonstrated demanding the release of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi who was arrested after throwing his shoes at the US President George W. Bush during a press conference Sunday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Chaos erupted in Iraq's parliament Wednesday over the jailing of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, with lawmakers loyal to a radical anti-American cleric demanding his freedom. The parliament speaker responded by threatening to resign.

Baghdad bombs kills 10 on day of Brown visit (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 01:04 PM CST

Iraqis survey the destruction of their street following a car bomb attack outside a traffic police post in the Munstansariyah district in Baghdad. At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb exploded in the centre of Baghdad on Wednesday as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was visiting, the US military said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb exploded in the centre of Baghdad on Wednesday as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was visiting, the US military said.

Bush shoe-thrower appears before Iraqi judge (AFP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 12:43 PM CST

An image taken from footage broadcast by the Al-Arabiya news channel shows US President George W. Bush ducking as an Iraqi journalist hurls one of his shoes at him on December 14, 2008. The journalist who became an instant media star for hurling his shoes at US President George W. Bush appeared on Wednesday before a judge investigating the incident, his brother said.(AFP/Al-Arabiya/File)AFP - The Iraqi journalist who became an instant media star for hurling his shoes at US President George W. Bush appeared on Wednesday before a judge investigating the incident, his brother said.

Iraqi shoe-thrower faces charges of attacking head of state (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 10:04 AM CST

In this image from APTN video, a man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad. The man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another. Bush ducked both throws, and neither man was hit. (AP Photo/APTN)McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Following an appearance before an Iraqi judge Wednesday, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush will face charges of attacking a head of state, a court spokesman said.

Bulgarian troops return from Iraq (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 09:48 AM CST

AP - Bulgaria's last 155 troops stationed in Iraq have returned home.

Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' remains in US hands: lawyer (AFP/File)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 09:37 AM CST

Saddam Hussein's notorious hatchet-man Hassan al-Majid, seen here in 2006, who is on death row for massacres of Iraqi Kurds and Shiites, is still being held in US custody, a defence lawyer said on Wednesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Nikola Solic)AFP/File - Saddam Hussein's notorious hatchet-man Hassan al-Majid, who is on death row for massacres of Iraqi Kurds and Shiites, is still being held in US custody, a defence lawyer said on Wednesday.

Doctor gets 2 life sentences in UK bomb plot (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:34 AM CST

This image made available in London Tuesday Dec. 16, 2008, by the Metropolitan Police, shows Bilal Abdulla who was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of conspiring to murder hundreds of people with car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow. Abdulla, 29 an Iraqi doctor, claimed that he intended only to frighten Britons. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police, ho)AP - A doctor who led failed car bomb attacks in Britain in revenge for U.S.-led military action in his family's native Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

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