Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Soldiers recall bloody mayhem of 2009 Fort Hood massacre
• Senate control hinges on fate of Southern Dems
• Manning's WikiLeaks breach helped al Qaeda recruit: witness
• Muslims celebrate Ramadan end, strife casts shadow
• VA: More staff discipline expected at Atlanta VA
• Iraqis seek places to 'breathe' amid deadliest summer in years
• The Most Terrifying Terrorist
• Attack on policemen's home kills 13 in Iraq
• Va. man who lost hand in Army wins suit vs. FBI
• Soccer-Socceroos to get World Cup taster in Brazil friendly
• What's Russia's Game?

Soldiers recall bloody mayhem of 2009 Fort Hood massacre Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:43 PM PDT By Karen Brooks and Lisa Maria Garza FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - One after another, U.S. Army soldiers described panic and chaos, smelling smoke and blood and feces, feeling the sharp pain of bullets tearing through their backs, legs, shoulders and arms. A pregnant woman cried out "my baby! my baby!" before being shot dead. They were not in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan, but on the Fort Hood military base in Texas on November 5, 2009, when one of their own, Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan, opened fire on anyone in uniform, witnesses testified at Hasan's court-martial on Thursday. ...

Senate control hinges on fate of Southern Dems Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are counting on some Southern comfort to win Senate control next year.

Manning's WikiLeaks breach helped al Qaeda recruit: witness Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:35 PM PDT By Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning's release of secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history helped Al Qaeda's recruiting efforts, an expert on radical Islam testified on Thursday. The militant group used Manning's releases to claim that "the United States does not value human life," particularly among Muslims, said Navy Commander Youssef Aboul-Enein, an adviser to the Pentagon's Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism. ...

Muslims celebrate Ramadan end, strife casts shadow Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:12 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Millions of Muslims paid respects at ancestral graves, shared festive family meals and visited beaches and amusement parks Thursday to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, but violence and political tension overshadowed holiday joy in hotspots like Egypt, Yemen and Afghanistan.

VA: More staff discipline expected at Atlanta VA Posted: 08 Aug 2013 07:10 AM PDT Three employees at the troubled Atlanta VA Medical Center have been reprimanded, two others have retired and more administrative actions are pending after patient care at the hospital was criticized in ...

Iraqis seek places to 'breathe' amid deadliest summer in years Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:41 AM PDT In Baghdad's dust, destruction, and 120-degree heat, the city's biggest new shopping mall is a gleaming oasis of chilled air and pent-up dreams.

The Most Terrifying Terrorist Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:28 AM PDT His name is Ibrahim al-Asiri, he works for Al Qaeda, and he makes bombs for a living. Daniel Klaidman on the jihadi who keeps Obama up at night.

Attack on policemen's home kills 13 in Iraq Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — An attack on a policeman's home in central Iraq killed 13 people, including the policeman and his entire family, officials said on Thursday.

Va. man who lost hand in Army wins suit vs. FBI Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:20 AM PDT A Virginia man who lost his left hand in an Army training accident won a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI claiming he was denied a fair chance to become a special agent. Justin Slaby, 30, of Stafford, ...

Soccer-Socceroos to get World Cup taster in Brazil friendly Posted: 07 Aug 2013 06:07 PM PDT SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Australia will get an early taste of the conditions in store at next year's World Cup finals when they take on hosts Brazil in an international friendly in Brasilia next month, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Thursday. The Socceroos qualified for the World Cup finals for the third successive tournament with a 1-0 win over Iraq in June and coach Holger Osieck said the Sept. 7 match against the Selecao would be "a valuable learning experience". ...

What's Russia's Game? Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT Casually, and in the unlikeliest of places--a comedy show--President Obama gave voice this week to what many Russia experts have been saying for some time: Moscow never fully left the Cold War behind.

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