2011年11月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Defense chief clashes with senators over Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:55 PM PST

Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta rejected accusations at a heated Senate hearing on Tuesday that U.S. politics helped drive the decision to completely withdraw from Iraq this year without leaving any troops behind as trainers.

Pentagon leaders defend withdrawal of US from Iraq (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:11 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on security issues relating to Iraq.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday defended President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq in seven weeks, but left open the possibility for continued negotiations with Baghdad over a force presence there.


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,484 (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 10:38 AM PST

AP - As of Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at least 4,484 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US military: American service member dies in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 02:22 AM PST

A woman listens to proceedings during a hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee on security issues relating to Iraq on Capitol Hill in Washington November 15, 2011.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - The U.S. military says an American service member has been killed while conducting military operations in central Iraq.


NYC veteran speaks of his experience with DADT in Iraq (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 02:03 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - Sgt. Angelo Casali, age 29, has known of his sexual orientation since he was a young boy. When he decided to join the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003, he did so completely aware that under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy (DADT), he was not allowed to announce that he was gay while he was in the military. He also knew that he could not change who he was and had no intention of trying. He was going to be who he was regardless of what anyone thought of him.

Symbolic 'war crimes' tribunal to try Bush, Blair (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

AP - Malaysian-led activists will hold a symbolic trial this month for former President George W. Bush and British ex-leader Tony Blair on charges of committing crimes against peace in the Iraq war, the event's organizers said Tuesday.
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