2010年10月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

US defends Iraq record after WikiLeaks furor (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:12 PM PDT

Founder of the Wikileaks website Julian Assange speaks to the media on October 23 during a press conference at the Park Plaza hotel in central London. The United States on Monday defended its record probing civilian deaths and abuse in Iraq after graphic revelations in leaked secret documents triggered concern around the world.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The United States on Monday defended its record probing civilian deaths and abuse in Iraq after graphic revelations in leaked secret documents triggered concern around the world.

U.S. says did not under-report Iraq civilian deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT

Frontline club members and guests queue to listen to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in conversation with Daniel Ellsberg at the club in London, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Assange will be in conversation with one of the most famous whistle blowers in history, Daniel Ellsberg, who was responsible for the leak of the Pentagon Papers in 1971. Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks leaked almost 400,000 secret US army field reports from the Iraq war between 2004 and 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Reuters - The U.S. military said on Monday it did not under-report the number of civilian deaths in the Iraq war or ignore prisoner abuse by Iraqi forces, rejecting allegations arising from leaked U.S. documents.

US tried to stop prisoner abuse: Army general (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Founder of the Wikileaks website Julian Assange speaks to the media on October 23 during a press conference at the Park Plaza hotel in central London. The United States on Monday defended its record probing civilian deaths and abuse in Iraq after graphic revelations in leaked secret documents triggered concern around the world.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The top US Army general said Monday that US forces tried to stop prisoner abuse by Iraqi authorities, denying suggestions in documents released by whistleblower site WikiLeaks.

Opinion: 'Arrogant' WikiLeaks increases risk to U.S. troops (associatedcontent)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

US soldiers take cover behind a wall as a bomb explodes nearby in Baghdad. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has defended the unauthorised release of 400,000 classified US military documents on the war in Iraq, saying they revealed the associatedcontent - On Friday, the founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, made good on his threat to publish approximately 400,000 pages of classified military documents relating to operations in Iraq. The documents reportedly include reports of civilian casualties, "friendly fire" deaths, reported abuses of detainees by Iraqi forces, as well as reports that detail Iranian involvement in actions against Coalition Forces.

Iraq government talks may gather pace after court order (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Reuters - The pace of coalition talks in Iraq may speed up after a court told parliament to convene and political blocs agreed to meet, putting pressure on the Kurds to pick a winning side seven months after an inconclusive election.

Iraq asks for help to clear landmines (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:42 AM PDT

Landmines are destroyed in Jordan in 2008. Iraq is calling for international help to clear the estimated 20 million mines which pose a death threat in one of the world's most heavily mined countries after three decades of conflict.(AFP/File/Awad Awad)AFP - Iraq called for international help on Monday to clear the estimated 20 million mines which pose a death threat in one of the world's most heavily mined countries after three decades of conflict.

WikiLeaks Exposes Rumsfeld's Lies (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:31 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - Recent revelations by WikiLeaks show how top American leaders lied, knowingly, to the American public, to American troops, and to the world. Ellen Knickmeyer on the carnage she saw as Baghdad bureau chief.

Gunmen in Iraq steal $27K in university salaries (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 04:59 AM PDT

Frontline club members and guests queue to listen to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in conversation with Daniel Ellsberg at the club in London, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Assange will be in conversation with one of the most famous whistle blowers in history, Daniel Ellsberg, who was responsible for the leak of the Pentagon Papers in 1971. Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks leaked almost 400,000 secret US army field reports from the Iraq war between 2004 and 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Baghdad police say masked gunmen have stolen more than $27,000 in cash intended for university workers' salaries in a daylight ambush of a money courier's car.

Iran, Iraq leaders discuss boosting ties (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:28 AM PDT

File photo shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) meeting his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani in Tehran in March 2010. Ahmadinejad telephoned Talabani and discussed boosting relations between the two neighbours, state media reported on Monday.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad telephoned his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani and discussed boosting relations between the two neighbours, state media reported on Monday.

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