2011年2月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi defector fabricated WMD intelligence: report (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:03 PM PST

Reuters - An Iraqi defector made up claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction to help topple his government, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Marine faces return to brig in Iraq war crime case (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:53 PM PST

AP - A Marine will be sent back to prison after the military's highest court reinstated his murder conviction in one of the most significant cases involving a civilian death in the Iraq war.

Defector admits 'fabricating' Iraq WMD intel: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:07 PM PST

Smoke covers Baghdad after heavy US-led bombardment in March 2003. The defector whose claims that Iraq had biological weapons were used to justify the 2003 US invasion has admitted that he lied to help get rid of Saddam Hussein, the Guardian newspaper said.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - The defector whose claims that Iraq had biological weapons were used to justify the 2003 US invasion has admitted that he lied to help get rid of Saddam Hussein, the Guardian newspaper said.


Iraq protesters demand jobs in countrywide rallies (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:35 AM PST

Reuters - Iraqis protested against corruption and joblessness across the war-ravaged country on Tuesday as anti-government rallies echoed in the Arab world.

Spain arrests lawyer linked to Saddam defense team (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:45 AM PST

AP - An Italian lawyer who acted as a consultant to Saddam Hussein's defense team has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of fraud, money laundering and practicing law without a licence on a warrant issued by Britain, officials said Tuesday.

Iraq shelter bombed by US remains frozen in time (AFP/File)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 06:21 AM PST

AFP/File - A bleak civilian bomb shelter where hundreds of Iraqis were killed by US missiles 20 years ago remains frozen in time, occasionally visited by relatives of victims who come to pray.

Iraq protesters demand electricity, jobs (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 04:14 AM PST

Iraqi women hold up placards during a demonstration calling the Iraqi government to improve services and provide jobs in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Iraqi cities, inspired by popular protests around the Arab world, to demand job-creation programmes and better electricity supplies.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Iraqi cities on Tuesday, inspired by popular protests around the Arab world, to demand job-creation programmes and better electricity supplies.


Five killed in Iraq bomb attacks (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:15 AM PST

Bomb attacks killed five people in Iraq, including a woman and a policeman(AFP Graphic/File/AFP Graphic)AFP - Bomb attacks killed five people in Iraq on Tuesday, including a woman and a policeman, police and hospital sources said.


Pentagon budget down due to Iraq pullout: US (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:24 PM PST

The Pentagon proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - The Pentagon on Monday proposed a reduced defense budget for the first time since the September 11 attacks, finding savings in the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.


Iraqi man's murder trial now in hands of Ariz jury (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:12 PM PST

AP - The murder trial of an Iraqi immigrant accused of fatally running down his daughter with an SUV in 2009 is in the hands of an Arizona jury.
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