Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Elderly Iraqi tells inquiry son was tortured
• First Person: All the Way to Baghdad
• First Person: Flying Over Eden en Route to War
• PM Note: Gay Marriage Sea Change, Ten Years After Iraq Invasion, Obama's Labor Nominee Scrutinized, GOP's 2012 Autopsy
• Lawyer to celebs guilty in racketeering case
• Defense chief orders strategy review in response to budget cuts
• Clinton Joins Other Dems in Backing Gay Marriage
• US OK With France, UK Arming Syria's Rebels
• Hagel Orders Review of US Defense Strategy
• Karl Rove's History of Bad Advice Is Haunting the GOP
• Jailed Kurdish rebel to make "historic call" to Turkey
• Over 500 Veterans Searching for Work After Sequestration and Hurricane Sandy Fill GI Go Fund’s 5th Annual Veterans “Job and GI Bill Fair” in Newark
• Lawyer to celebs found guilty in racketeering case
• How Obama's labor secretary nominee could spoil the GOP reboot
• Former prosecutor guilty of murder, racketeering in New Jersey trial
• Ocalan says peace talks with Turkey progressing
• 5 Ways Reince Priebus Is Channeling George W. Bush and Bill Clinton
• Bad reason to invade Iraq No. 2: weapons of mass destruction
• U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients Honored
• AT&T 'hacker' Andrew 'Weev' Auernheimer goes to jail: An explainer
• Gay Marriage Is A 2016 Litmus Test for Democrats
• Bad reason to invade Iraq No. 1: Saddam was 'evil'
• Jailed Kurdish rebel to make "historic call" in Turkey peace process
• Several attacks kill 9 people in Iraq
• The Edge: What Does Hillary’s Announcement Mean?
• What Does Hillary’s Announcement Mean? The Edge – Brought to you by API
• The daily gossip: Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are dating, and more
• First Person: My Young Son’s Heart-Wrenching Question About What I Might Have to Do in War
• First Person: Serving at Camp Bucca, Iraq
• Why can't Americans make up their minds about the Iraq war?
• Six of Football’s Most Talented Players Step Off the Gridiron and Onto the Front Lines for USO/NFL Tour to Middle East
• 2 attacks kill 4 Iraqis just west of Baghdad
• Five Best Monday Columns
• Syria opposition pushes to form interim government
• Kurdish legislators meet jailed rebel chief
• Elderly Iraqi tells British inquiry son was tortured
• The Iraq War Anniversary Is Prompting a Flood of Reflection, Except in the Media
• GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note)
• The Legacy of the Iraq War? Anti-War Democrats and Rand Paul

Elderly Iraqi tells inquiry son was tortured Posted: 18 Mar 2013 04:50 PM PDT By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - An elderly Iraqi father described seeing signs of torture on his son's body as he testified on Monday at a London public inquiry into allegations of atrocities by British troops in 2004. Mizal Karim Al-Sweady was the first of 60 Iraqi witnesses who will give evidence to the Al-Sweady inquiry into the disputed circumstances of 28 deaths during or after a battle at the Danny Boy checkpoint in southern Iraq. The inquiry is named after Al-Sweady's son Hamid, 19, one of a group of Iraqi men allegedly captured alive and killed in detention. ...

First Person: All the Way to Baghdad Posted: 18 Mar 2013 04:06 PM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

First Person: Flying Over Eden en Route to War Posted: 18 Mar 2013 04:03 PM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

PM Note: Gay Marriage Sea Change, Ten Years After Iraq Invasion, Obama's Labor Nominee Scrutinized, GOP's 2012 Autopsy Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:56 PM PDT History Channel Says Satan, Obama Resemblance Unintentional – http://abcn.ws/YCRh2B Tomorrow: Ten years after the Iraq invasion and at a time when the war has largely disappeared from the political discussion we'll retweet the war from start to finish with archive video and analysis. Follow us...

Lawyer to celebs guilty in racketeering case Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:37 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A once-prominent New Jersey defense attorney whose clients included entertainers and rap stars was convicted Monday of operating a racketeering enterprise that included the murder of a witness and engaged in prostitution, drugs, and witness tampering.

Defense chief orders strategy review in response to budget cuts Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:35 PM PDT By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed senior Pentagon officials to re-examine the U.S. military strategy approved last year to see how priorities may need to be adjusted due to budget cuts that took effect on March 1, officials said. The decision, made on Friday, comes as the Pentagon struggles to cut $46 billion from this year's defense budget and faces the prospect of an additional $50 billion per year in reductions for the next nine years. ...

Clinton Joins Other Dems in Backing Gay Marriage Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:52 PM PDT Clinton's embrace of gay marriage joins other Dems for 2016, but issue remains divisive in GOP

US OK With France, UK Arming Syria's Rebels Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:48 PM PDT Kerry says US won't stand in way of France, Britain or anyone else arming Syria's rebels

Hagel Orders Review of US Defense Strategy Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:48 PM PDT Hagel orders review of US defense strategy to test its underpinnings in light of budget cuts

Karl Rove's History of Bad Advice Is Haunting the GOP Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:39 PM PDT Karl Rove was loathed and respected by liberals as an evil political genius for using anti-gay marriage amendments to turn out conservatives in 2004, particularly in Ohio. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But now Republicans have been stuck with an increasingly unpopular position for almost 10 years, something Rove has a habit of forcing them to do. Gay marriage is especially unpopular with young people — 81 percent of people under 30 support gay marriage, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released Monday. ...

Jailed Kurdish rebel to make "historic call" to Turkey Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:57 PM PDT By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said he would make a "historic" appeal on Thursday, raising expectations of a ceasefire in a 28-year conflict that has riven Turkey, killing some 40,000 people. His statement, conveyed from his prison cell via a Kurdish politician, may cement peace talks with the government that have been progressing tentatively since October. ...

Over 500 Veterans Searching for Work After Sequestration and Hurricane Sandy Fill GI Go Fund’s 5th Annual Veterans “Job and GI Bill Fair” in Newark Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:32 PM PDT Job Fair Hosted by Mayor Cory Booker and The GI Go Fund featured over 75 companies, colleges, and support services, as well as over 500 veterans looking for work.Newark, NJ (PRWEB) March 18, 2013 The GI Go Fund, in partnership with Mayor Cory Booker, the City of Newark, Rutgers Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services, and Rutgers-Newark, hosted their 5th annual "Job and GI Bill Fair" in Newark, NJ on March 18 from 10am-2pm at Rutgers-Newark's Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 Martin Luther King Blvd. ...

Lawyer to celebs found guilty in racketeering case Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A once-prominent New Jersey defense attorney whose clients included entertainers and rap stars has been found guilty on all counts at his murder and racketeering trial.

How Obama's labor secretary nominee could spoil the GOP reboot Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:51 PM PDT A looming confirmation fight could highlight the GOP's schism on immigration

Former prosecutor guilty of murder, racketeering in New Jersey trial Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PDT By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prominent New Jersey defense attorney was convicted by a federal jury on Monday of facilitating a laundry list of crimes through his law firm, including the murder of an FBI informant, drug trafficking and prostitution. Paul Bergrin, also a former federal prosecutor, was found guilty on all 23 counts he faced at his racketeering trial, according to the Attorney's office in Newark. The nearly two-month trial was the Justice Department's second effort to prosecute Bergrin, dubbed the "baddest lawyer in the history of Jersey" by New York Magazine. ...

Ocalan says peace talks with Turkey progressing Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:08 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Many had hoped that imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan would urge thousands of his fighters Monday to obey a cease-fire as a major step toward peace with Turkey.

5 Ways Reince Priebus Is Channeling George W. Bush and Bill Clinton Posted: 18 Mar 2013 11:40 AM PDT Thirteen months before his first presidential election, George W. Bush was on a California campaign swing with a single reporter. The news in Washington was a House GOP plan to slash federal spending, and his spokeswoman, Karen Hughes, encouraged me to ask Bush about it.

Bad reason to invade Iraq No. 2: weapons of mass destruction Posted: 18 Mar 2013 11:30 AM PDT I covered the Iraq war from the summer of 2003 until 2008, and saw at first hand the consequences of the decision to invade. Skeptical of the wisdom of the war before the invasion, living and working in Iraq solidified that into certainty. I'll be putting out some of my thoughts on the war in a series of posts in the next few days.

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award Recipients Honored Posted: 18 Mar 2013 11:10 AM PDT ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a special ceremony before the Brigade of Midshipmen, the Superintendent, Vice Admiral Michael Miller '74, USN; and Admiral Robert J. Natter '67, USN, (Ret.), chairman of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association; will recognize and honor four Naval Academy graduates for lifelong achievement with the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award on March 22 at 4:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall at the Naval Academy. ...

AT&T 'hacker' Andrew 'Weev' Auernheimer goes to jail: An explainer Posted: 18 Mar 2013 10:53 AM PDT A master troll will serve 41 months in prison for what many argue is not even a cybercrime

Gay Marriage Is A 2016 Litmus Test for Democrats Posted: 18 Mar 2013 10:33 AM PDT Back in 2004, it was a given that a presidential candidate couldn't win the Democratic nomination -- let alone the general election -- while supporting gay marriage. Less than decade later, Democrats understand they have no chance at winning without supporting gay marriage.

Bad reason to invade Iraq No. 1: Saddam was 'evil' Posted: 18 Mar 2013 10:23 AM PDT (I covered the Iraq war from the summer of 2003 until 2008, and saw first hand the consequences of the decision to invade. Skeptical of the wisdom of the war before the invasion, living and working in Iraq solidified that into certainty. I'll be putting out some of my thoughts on the war into a series of posts in the next few days.)

Jailed Kurdish rebel to make "historic call" in Turkey peace process Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:51 AM PDT By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said he would make a "historic" appeal on Thursday, raising expectations of ceasefire in a 28-year-old conflict which has riven Turkey, killing some 40,000 people, and battered its economy. Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) leader Selahattin Demirtas, a member of parliament, conveyed Ocalan's statement on his return to Istanbul on Monday from a visit to his prison on the island of Imrali. A ceasefire could cement talks with the government that have been progressing tentatively since October. ...

Several attacks kill 9 people in Iraq Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:43 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide attacker drove his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint in central Iraq on Monday, killing five people, and attacks elsewhere in the country killed four others, officials said.

The Edge: What Does Hillary’s Announcement Mean? Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:25 AM PDT The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

What Does Hillary’s Announcement Mean? The Edge – Brought to you by API Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:21 AM PDT INTHE NEWS: Hillary backs gay marriage … Women retract Menendez prostitution claim …  Obama makes Labor Secretary pick official …  GOP's postmortem rankles right … Could Easter Egg Roll be canceled? … Why approving Keystone may not help the president … The History Channel, Obama, and SatanTHE TAKE

The daily gossip: Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are dating, and more Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:05 AM PDT 5 top pieces of celebrity gossip — from the possibility of another Justin Timberlake album in 2013 to the Breaking Bad car that you can buy

First Person: My Young Son’s Heart-Wrenching Question About What I Might Have to Do in War Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:39 AM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

First Person: Serving at Camp Bucca, Iraq Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:39 AM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

Why can't Americans make up their minds about the Iraq war? Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:12 AM PDT Nearly two-thirds of us thought the war was a mistake five years ago. Now barely half do

Six of Football’s Most Talented Players Step Off the Gridiron and Onto the Front Lines for USO/NFL Tour to Middle East Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:58 AM PDT Spirit-Lifting Trip Provides Memories of a Lifetime for Troops and NFL Players Champ Bailey, D'Qwell Jackson, Davin Joseph, Von Miller, Steve Smith and J.J. WattArlington, VA (PRWEB) March 18, 2013 Twitter Pitch: @champbailey, @DQ52, @DavinJoseph75, @MillerLite40, Steve Smith & @JJWatt boost troop morale on @the_USO tour to SWA!Six NFL players stepped off the gridiron and onto the front lines of the Middle East on March 14th as part of a week-long USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. ...

2 attacks kill 4 Iraqis just west of Baghdad Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:54 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say two bombs, including one attached to the underside of a bus, have killed four people in a western suburb of Baghdad.

Five Best Monday Columns Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:50 AM PDT Peter Feaver at Foreign Policy on Iraq war myths As the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq approaches, the myths surrounding the conflict are all the more important to address, writes Peter Feaver. After taking stock of what he deems to be the five biggest myths — among them, the notion that George W. ...

Syria opposition pushes to form interim government Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:24 AM PDT ISTANBUL (AP) — Syria's main opposition coalition began a push Monday to form an interim government to provide services to people living in parts of the country now controlled by rebel forces.

Kurdish legislators meet jailed rebel chief Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:17 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A group of Kurdish legislators traveled to a prison island off Istanbul on Monday to confer with rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is widely expected to call a cease-fire ordering his rebels to stop fighting as part of efforts to end a bitter three-decade-old conflict with Turkey.

Elderly Iraqi tells British inquiry son was tortured Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:17 AM PDT By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - An elderly Iraqi father described seeing signs of torture on his son's body as he testified on Monday at a London public inquiry into allegations of atrocities by British troops in 2004. Mizal Karim Al-Sweady was the first of 60 Iraqi witnesses who will give evidence to the Al-Sweady inquiry into the disputed circumstances of 28 deaths during or after a battle at the Danny Boy checkpoint in southern Iraq. The inquiry is named after Al-Sweady's son Hamid, 19, one of a group of Iraqi men allegedly captured alive and killed in detention. ...

The Iraq War Anniversary Is Prompting a Flood of Reflection, Except in the Media Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:49 AM PDT Ten years ago this Wednesday the United States, United Kingdom, and a few dozen smaller countries launched an invasion that would end in the hanging of Saddam Hussein, cost undetermined trillions of dollars, and damage the reputations of those who facilitated it. The anniversary may be the last opportunity for reflection, told-you-sos, revisionism, and apologies — a flood of which have been released over the past few days. With one notable exception: The news media has been largely silent on the role it played.

GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note) Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:36 AM PDT By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES REPUBLICANS RELEASE 2012 AUTOPSY: This morning the Republican National Committee unveiled their 2012 election "autopsy," which also charts a path forward for a party set back on its heels by Mitt Romney's defeat and other GOP losses last year. ABC's...

The Legacy of the Iraq War? Anti-War Democrats and Rand Paul Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:00 AM PDT Ten years after the invasion of Iraq, a tepid debate continues over whether the war was worth it. What is not debatable, however, is that the terrible costs of America's diversion into Iraq after 9/11 have profoundly transformed American foreign policy. The post-Cold-War hubris that so infected American policymakers a decade ago has been replaced by its near-opposite. Today there is a new humility, indeed a kind of neo-isolationism, that is shaping major decisions as profoundly as hubris did a decade ago.

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