2009年11月30日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Blair adviser: US did not expect to stabilize Iraq (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:18 PM PST

A mask of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is burnt by a demonstrator outside the Iraq Inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, where David Manning, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was testifying about decisions made before the Iraq war. The inquiry is the most exhaustive study yet on the war, and is seeking evidence from politicians, military officials and spy agency chiefs. It won't assign blame or establish criminal or civil liability, but will offer recommendations on preventing mistakes in the future. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday.

Lawyers: Ex-soldier should have had military trial (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:13 PM PST

AP - A former U.S. Army soldier who raped a girl and killed her and three family members in Iraq challenged his convictions Monday, saying he was wrongly tried in a civilian court and should have faced a military trial.

As Obama adds troops to Afghanistan, Iraq challenges aren't over (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST

REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman HM1 Richard Barnett, assigned to the 1st Marine Division, holds an Iraqi child in central Iraq in this March 29, 2003 file photo. Confused front line crossfire ripped apart an Iraqi family after local soldiers appeared to force civilians towards positions held by U.S. Marines. March 20 marks the one year anniversary of the beginning of the U.S. led war against Iraq. The war started on March 20 Baghdad local time, March 19 Washington D.C. local time. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ)McClatchy Newspapers - KIRKUK, Iraq _While President Barack Obama prepares to announce that he's sending tens of thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, his problems in Iraq are far from over.

Czech: Iraq planned attack on Radio Free Europe (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:55 AM PST

AP - Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime planned to use an anti-tank rocket to attack the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, the Czech Republic's counterintelligence service said Monday.

Mysterious 'Saddam Channel' drops off Iraqi TV (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:04 AM PST

This image taken from al-Lafeta TV channel on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, reads in Arabic 'raise your sword' next to a portrait of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The channel is broadcast on a satellite station that alternately calls itself 'al-Arabi' ('An Arab') and 'al-Lafeta' ('The banner'). It began broadcasting across the Arab world on Friday, the first day of Eid al-Adha, an important holiday of the Islamic calendar, and the anniversary of Saddam's execution by hanging three years ago.(AP Photo/ al-Lafeta)AP - A mysterious TV channel praising Saddam Hussein dropped off satellite airwaves on Monday, just three days after it began broadcasting.

Outgoing IAEA chief leaves complex legacy (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:25 AM PST

In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 photo made available by the IAEA, outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei, talks to members of staff, during a farewell reception with staff, at Vienna's International Center. Shutting his office door for a last time, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei is leaving behind a turbulent 12-year legacy as the public face of world diplomacy on Iran, North Korea, Syria and other nations of nuclear concern. (AP Photo/Dean Calma, IAEA)AP - He infuriated Washington by challenging claims Saddam Hussein had a secret nuclear program, grappled with Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, and brought luster and unprecedented scrutiny to his organization by winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

Iraq reports drop in civilian deaths in November (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:13 AM PST

Iranian Navy soldiers march during an annual military parade which marks Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran in September 2009.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AP - Fewer than 90 civilians were killed in violence in November in one of the lowest monthly death tolls in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, officials said Monday.

Iraqi civilian deaths drop to lowest level of war (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:39 AM PST

Iraqis row in boats in an open-air swimming pool in a park on Abu Nawas Street, during the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha, in Baghdad November 28, 2009. REUTERS/ Mohammed AmeenReuters - The civilian death toll in Iraq fell to its lowest level in November since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion as bombings receded, defying predictions of a spike in violence before an election next year, officials said on Monday.

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