2012年2月3日星期五

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


More U.S. grassroots parades for Iraq war vets possible (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 02:41 PM PST

Reuters - Organizers of a parade for Iraq war veterans that drew thousands of flag waving spectators in St. Louis last weekend have been asked by people around the country for help in planning similar events, officials said Friday.

More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:04 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, participants in a parade to honor Iraq War veterans make their way along a downtown street in St. Louis. The parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)AP - A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.


Iraqi cleric urges politicians to solve crisis (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:23 AM PST

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Arlington County firefighter and US Marine Corps veteran Lt. Jacob Johnson, who served in Iraq, after he was introduced to speak about the economy during an event at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  Fire Station No. 5 was one of the first stations to respond to the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Iraq's most prominent Shiite cleric has urged politicians to make concessions to solve the country's ongoing political crisis, an aide to the leader said on Friday.


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