Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqi judge: Shoe-tossing reporter appears beaten (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:24 AM CST AP - The investigating judge in the case of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at President George W. Bush says the man shows signs of being beaten.

SKorea brings last remaining troops home from Iraq (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 10:59 PM CST AP - South Korea brought its last remaining troops home from Iraq on Friday.

Report raps ex-White House pair on Iraq claims (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 09:25 PM CST AP - Former White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales misled Congress when he claimed the CIA in 2002 approved information that ended up in the 2003 State of the Union speech about Iraq's alleged effort to buy uranium for its nuclear weapons program, a House Democrat said Thursday.

Last South Korean troops sent to Iraq return home (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 08:10 PM CST Reuters - South Korea, which once had the third-largest contingent of foreign soldiers in Iraq, ended its mission there on Friday by bringing home all of the troops it had deployed to the country.

Blackwater radio logs: Guards took incoming fire (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:44 PM CST AP - Radio logs from a deadly 2007 shooting in Baghdad cast doubt on U.S. government claims that Blackwater Worldwide security guards were unprovoked when they killed 14 Iraqi civilians.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,209 (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:18 PM CST AP - As of Thursday, Dec. 18, 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.

Punishment for the Shoe Thrower Puts al-Maliki in a Spot (Time.com) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:10 PM CST Time.com - How punishing the journalist who hurled his shoes at Bush could affect the political standing of Iraq's Prime Minister

Iraqi government plays down arrests of 23 police officers (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 05:23 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Twenty-three mostly low-ranking police and security officials were detained this week as part of an investigation into attempts to revive Saddam Hussein's banned Baath Party, government officials said Thursday.

Gates briefed Obama on Iraq drawdown options: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 04:39 PM CST AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates briefed president-elect Barack Obama on options presented by US commanders for drawing down US forces from Iraq next year, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.

Iraq seeks renewed UN protection for its assets (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 04:33 PM CST AP - Iraq is pressing for a U.N. Security Council resolution to renew protections that shield billions of dollars of Iraqi assets from legal actions, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday.

Iraqis celebrate reopening of book market (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:39 PM CST AP - Iraqis danced and played traditional music in celebration as Baghdad's renowned Mutanabi book market formally reopened Thursday more than 18 months after a huge truck bombing devastated the center of Iraqi intellectual life.

Arrests show fears of Saddam followers (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:51 PM CST AP - The arrests of more than 20 security officials for allegedly trying to revive Saddam Hussein's banned political party show how the Shiite-led government believes that supporters of the old regime still pose a threat — perhaps as much as al-Qaida or Iranian-backed militias.

Britain confirms Iraq troop pullout, rebuffs Afghan link (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:17 PM CST AFP - Britain will withdraw all but 400 of its troops from Iraq by the end of next July, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday, but rejected any link with pressure to send more forces to Afghanistan.

Top US general in Iraq gives first view of pullout (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:09 PM CST AP - The top U.S. general in Iraq has outlined for Pentagon leaders a withdrawal plan that would pull thousands more troops out of Iraq early next year, but move more cautiously than the 16-month timetable pledged by President-elect Barack Obama.

Iraq deadliest country for press in 2008: CPJ (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:17 PM CST AFP - Eleven journalists were killed in Iraq in 2008, making it the deadliest country in the world for the press for the sixth straight year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday.

Audit: FBI agents billed $45k apiece for Iraq OT (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:07 PM CST AP - Taxpayers were billed an average of $45,000 in overtime and extra pay for each FBI agent temporarily posted to Iraq over the course of four years, according to a new Justice Department report. In some cases, agents were paid to watch movies, exercise and attend parties.

German foreign minister denies helping US fight Iraq war (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:01 PM CST AFP - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his predecessor Joschka Fischer Thursday denied that German spies helped the United States military when it invaded Iraq in 2003.

Iraqi journalist sorry for shoe-throwing: Maliki's office (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 11:51 AM CST AFP - The Iraqi journalist arrested for throwing his shoes at US President George W. Bush has written to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki apologising over the incident, Maliki's office said on Thursday.

Iraq — again — is deadliest place for journalists (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 11:01 AM CST AP - Iraq was the deadliest place for journalists in 2008, a respected media watchdog group said Thursday, putting the country atop the list for the sixth consecutive year.

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