2012年6月16日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Is America heeding Watergate's lessons, 40 years on?

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Associate Editor of the Washington Post Bob WoodwardFour decades after Watergate, experts and protagonists in the 20th century's worst US political scandal worry that its lessons are melting away, amid deepening Washington dysfunction and a return of sweeping presidential power.


Analysis: Obama takes a risk on immigration front

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama announces his administration's immigration plans, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. There's not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months, and that alone might cost him the November election. But on a range of social issues, Obama is bypassing Congress and aggressively using his executive powers to make it easier for gays to marry, women to obtain birth control, and, now, young illegal immigrants to avoid deportation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)There's not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months, and that alone might cost him the November election. But on a range of social issues, Obama is bypassing Congress and aggressively using his executive powers to make it easier for gays to marry, women to obtain birth control, and, now, young illegal immigrants to avoid deportation.


26 die as last day of Iraq pilgrimage hit by bombs

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kazimiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Car bombs targeting religious processions in Iraq's capital killed and wounded scores of people on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit three times in some of the deadliest violence since American troops withdrew, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Two car bombs in Iraq's capital killed at least 26 people Saturday on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit by multiple bombings. The blasts, one in a heavily guarded area close to a revered shrine, raised the week's death toll to more than 100 and cast further doubt on the divided government's ability to secure the country after the American withdrawal.


Drones, computers new weapons of US shadow wars

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2010 file photo shows an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. Drone aircraft spy on and attack terrorists with no pilot in harm's way. Small teams of special operations troops quietly train and advise foreign forces. Viruses sent from computers to foreign networks strike silently, with no American fingerprint. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile.


OSI Medical Centers Partners with Wounded Warrior Project to Help Heal Recovering Veterans in the San Antonio, Texas Area

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT

OSI Medical Centers President and Founder, Doctor Steven J. Cyr, M.D., FAAOS recently announced the partnership with the regional Wounded Warrior Project http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/programs.aspx office located in San Antonio, Texas to assist Veterans with the healing process by connecting animal therapy with the Project.San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) June 16, 2012 Dr. Cyr, an Air Force Iraqi veteran himself, and OSI orthopedic surgeon and decorated Army surgeon, Dr. Joel B. Nilsson, M.D. ...

King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia's cautious reformer

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 10:15 AM PDT

RIYADH (Reuters) - The death of his brother Crown Prince Nayef on Saturday means Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is confronted with the need to name a new successor for the second time in less than a year. Nayef, thought to be 78, died in Geneva, eight months after Crown Prince Sultan, his predecessor as the heir to rule a Middle East kingdom that puts great emphasis on stability. "The passing of Crown Prince Nayef came a bit unexpectedly. ...

Car bombs kill 26 on last day of Iraq pilgrimage

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kazimiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Car bombs targeting religious processions in Iraq's capital killed and wounded scores of people on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit three times in some of the deadliest violence since American troops withdrew, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Car bombs targeting religious processions in Iraq's capital killed at least 26 people Saturday on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit three times in some of the deadliest violence since American troops withdrew, police said.


Iraq car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims kill 32

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 07:23 AM PDT

A female Shiite pilgrim mourns at the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in BaghdadCar bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi capital killed at least 32 people on Saturday, officials said, marring commemorations for a revered Shiite imam attended by tens of thousands.


Car bombs kill 25 on last day of Iraq pilgrimage

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 06:23 AM PDT

Car bombs targeting religious processions in Iraq's capital killed at least 25 people Saturday on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit three times in some of the deadliest violence since American troops withdrew, police said.

Baghdad bombs target Shi'ite pilgrims, 26 killed

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 05:37 AM PDT

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in BaghdadBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Double car bombs targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad killed at least 26 people on Saturday in the latest attacks by insurgents trying to tip Iraq back into widespread sectarian violence. It was the third day of bombings to strike Shi'ite pilgrims this week. On Wednesday, a wave of bombings killed more than 75 people across Iraq in the bloodiest violence since U.S. troops left the country in December. ...


Timeline: Deadliest attacks in Iraq in 2012

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 05:31 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Here are the details of major attacks in Iraq in 2012: January 5, 2012 - Four bombs in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Iraq kill at least 73 people with about 150 people wounded. The biggest attack takes place beside a police checkpoint west of Nassiriya, where a suicide bomber targeting Shi'ite pilgrims kills 44 people. January 14 - A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman kills at least 53 people and wounds 130 more in an attack on Shi'ite pilgrims at a police checkpoint in Basra, southern Iraq. ...

2nd bomb hits Iraq pilgrimage; total of 25 killed

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 05:07 AM PDT

Iraqi police say a second car bombs exploded in Baghdad on the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage, killing 11 people and bringing the day's death toll to 25.

Iraq police: 2nd car bomb kills 11 on last day of Shiite pilgrimage, bringing death toll to 25

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 04:33 AM PDT

Iraq police: 2nd car bomb kills 11 on last day of Shiite pilgrimage, bringing death toll to 25.

At least 11 killed in second Baghdad blast: sources

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 04:29 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A second car bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq's capital killed at least 11 people and wounded 27 others on Saturday, police and hospital sources said. The explosion occurred in northern Baghdad, near where an earlier bombing killed at least 14 people and wounded 41 others during a major religious festival. (Reporting by Raheem Kareem; Writing by Serena Chaudhry)

Car bomb in Iraq kills 14 on Shiite pilgrimage

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 04:28 AM PDT

A car bomb targeting a religious procession in Iraq killed at least 14 people on Saturday, the last day of a Shiite pilgrimage already hit three times in some of the deadliest violence since American troops withdrew, police said.

Murdoch pushed Blair on Iraq: ex-media chief

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:54 AM PDT

Campbell suggested Murdoch made moves to help the Republican Party of then US president George W. BushRupert Murdoch took part in an "over-crude" attempt by US Republicans to push Tony Blair into action before the invasion of Iraq, the former British prime minister's ex-media chief claimed Saturday.


In Iraq, car bomb kills 10 on Shiite pilgrimage

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 03:05 AM PDT

Iraqi police say a car bomb has hit a major Shiite pilgrimage, killing 10 people on the last day of the commemorations for a revered imam.

Mary Alexander, San Francisco Victims' Attorney, to be Inducted Into CA Bar ASSN Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame Sat. June 23 - Westin St. Francis; Reception 5:30-7PM Dinner and Presentation 7-10 PM

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 02:58 AM PDT

ALEXANDER, FORMER NAT'L PRES. OF ASSN. OF TRIAL LAWYERS OF AMERICA, ACTED ON SOME OF NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT CONSUMER CASES INCLUDING 9-11 COMPENSATION; WILL COMMENT ON INSPIRATION AND STATE OF LAW IN AMERICA: "The legal system is the last resort for those who seek to be heard."

Iraq's al Qaeda claims attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 02:00 AM PDT

A burnt vehicle is removed from the site of a bomb attack, which killed Shi'ite pilgrims who were making their way to a religious festival, in BaghdadBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Iraq affiliate has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims across Iraq that killed more than 70 people in the country's worst day of violence this year, a group that monitors insurgent communications said. The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which follows jihadist websites, said on Saturday that Al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq wing (ISI) claimed it carried out the bombings in Baghdad and other cities, targeting mainly Shi'ite pilgrims. ...


Thousands pack Baghdad for Shiite commemoration

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:40 AM PDT

Shiite pilgrims mourn at the shrine of Imam Mussa al-Kadhim in BaghdadTens of thousands of pilgrims packed northern Baghdad on Saturday for the peak of commemorations of the death of a revered Shiite imam, amid tight security measures after a wave of attacks killed 72.


Al-Qaida claims wave of Iraq bombs that killed 72

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:24 AM PDT

Al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a wave of car bombs that targeted Shiite pilgrims this week, killing 72 people in what was one of the deadliest days in the country since American troops withdrew six months ago.

10 things you need to know today: June 16, 2012

Posted: 16 Jun 2012 01:00 AM PDT

Obama cozies up to Latinos, Egyptians vote, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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