2011年8月4日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Moving Out of Iraq Underway (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the average American moves 11.7 times in their lifetime. Finding boxes, packing, finding friends to help, loading and unloading the rental truck, unpacking and discovering what was forgotten and what was broken describes the American moving experience. Imagine, then, the complexity of the U.S. military's withdrawal from Iraq. Moving the soldiers is easy compared to moving the equipment.

Iraqi security forces harassing media: watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 10:29 AM PDT

An Iraqi cameraman for Biladi TV station works in Baghdad in 2008. Iraqi security forces are harassing journalists, especially television crews, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday, calling for such actions to stop.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraqi security forces are harassing journalists, especially television crews, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday, calling for such actions to stop.


Iraq signals willingness to allow some US forces to stay (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:58 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Under intense US pressure, Iraqi leaders have agreed to start negotiations on keeping some American soldiers here in a deal that signaled a realignment of political alliances.
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