2011年5月17日星期二

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


US troops in Iraq: US, Maliki weigh possible extension (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 May 2011 12:13 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - At Al-Faw Palace on Baghdad's outskirts, the footsteps of a dwindling number of American officers and soldiers echo through nearly deserted marble hallways.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,452 (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at least 4,452 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

21 bodies found in Iraq mass grave (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 08:43 AM PDT

The bodies of 21 people killed in fighting between Sunni insurgents and US forces in the town of Fallujah, west of the Iraqi capital, have been discovered in an Iraqi cemetery, say officials.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - The bodies of 21 people killed in fighting between Sunni insurgents and US forces in the town of Fallujah, west of the Iraqi capital, were discovered on Tuesday in a cemetery, officials said.


US troops face increasing dangers in southern Iraq (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2011 03:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2011 file photo, Vietnam veteran Steve Leventhal stands in Chiacchio Southview Funeral Home in Trenton, N.J., U.S.A. as he salutes the flag-draped casket of  U.S. Army 1st Lt. Omar J. Vazquez, 25, of Hamilton Township, N.J., who  was killed April 22, 2011, during a mission in southern Iraq.  It is reported Tuesday May 17, 2011, that American forces are facing an increasingly dangerous environment in southern Iraq, where Shiite militias claim they are driving out the U.S. occupiers and have stepped up attacks against bases and troops. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - American forces are facing an increasingly dangerous environment in southern Iraq, where Shiite militias trying to claim they are driving out the U.S. occupiers have stepped up attacks against bases and troops.


Dictators and Terrorists Who Love Porn (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:31 AM PDT

The Daily Beast - Osama bin Laden's compound had an extensive porn library—but he's hardly the first tyrant to have a fetish collection. From Hitler and his racy photos to Saddam Hussein and his alleged adult-film role to Kim Jong-il and his prized collection of videos, find out who were the dirtiest despots of all time.

Cindy Sheehan Antiwar Activism Continues Despite Being Used by the Democrats (The Daily Beast)

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:02 PM PDT

The Daily Beast - The Democrats used her for partisan gain against George Bush, but the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq continues her antiwar activism against Obama—and we should respect her for it, says Stephen Carter.
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