2010年9月25日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Wounded in Iraq, double-amputee returns to war (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 03:13 PM PDT

In this Sept. 13, 2010 photo, U.S. Capt. Dan Luckett, 27, of Norcross, Ga., cleans his gun at Combat Outpost Ashoqeh in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Luckett lost his left leg and part of his right foot in a bomb blast in Iraq in 2008. The Pentagon says 41 American amputee veterans are now serving in combat zones worldwide. (AP Photo/Todd Pitman)AP - When a bomb exploded under Dan Luckett's Army Humvee in Iraq two years ago — blowing off one of his legs and part of his foot — the first thing he thought was: "That's it. You're done. No more Army for you."


Anti-US Iraqi cleric asks Arabs to boycott Baghdad summit (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Leading Iraqi Sunni cleric Harith al-Dari, pictured in 2007, called on Arab leaders on Saturday to boycott the Arab summit in Baghdad next March to demonstrate their opposition to the US occupation.(AFP/File/Khalil Mazraawi)AFP - Leading Iraqi Sunni cleric Harith al-Dari called on Arab leaders on Saturday to boycott the Arab summit in Baghdad next March to demonstrate their opposition to the US occupation.


Funeral protests test limits of free speech at Supreme Court (The Newsroom)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:55 AM PDT

The Newsroom - On Wednesday, Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a potentially groundbreaking First Amendment case. Known as Snyder v. Phelps, it pits a grieving father who lost his son in Iraq against zealous religious protesters in a test of just how far someone can push the boundaries of free speech.

Iraq election winner rules out working with PM (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:16 AM PDT

Former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi, pictured, has ruled out participating in any new government led by current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, his bloc said.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - The winner of Iraq's March election has ruled out participating in any new government led by current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, his bloc said.


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