Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Defense presents video in Manning WikiLeaks trial
• Exclusive: Congress delaying U.S. aid to Syrian rebels - sources
• National Geographic Photos Document Massive Bird Slaughter
• Founder of Blackwater security co. writing memoir
• Fort Hood amps up security as murder trial nears
• Why did he do it? The Manning-WikiLeaks defense
• Defense opens in U.S. WikiLeaks trial, soldier shown as tech whiz
• Saddam Hussein's half brother dies of cancer
• AP IMPACT: MIA efforts risk 'total failure'
• French acquittals in Iraq oil-for-food trial
• Defense opens case in Manning's WikiLeaks trial
• Iraq attacks kill at least 21 as violence surges
• Total and CEO acquitted in Iraq oil-for-food scandal
• The Edge: Want a Friend in Egypt? Hire a Camel
• Defense seeks dismissal of charges against Manning
• Why Washington Will Have No Allies in Egypt
• If Being a Woman Trumps Age for Hillary Clinton, Does It Trump Everything Else?
• Attacks kill at least 15 in Iraq, officials say
• Officials: Attacks kill at least 15 people in Iraq
• Officials say gunmen kill 6 people in Iraq ambush
• Syrian opposition head expects advanced weapons
• Defense gets its turn to present in WikiLeaks case
• A Tired Refrain: 'Thank You for Your Service, but We Aren’t Hiring You'

Defense presents video in Manning WikiLeaks trial Posted: 08 Jul 2013 04:41 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers for an Army private who gave mountains of classified information to WikiLeaks opened their defense at his court-martial Monday with leaked video of a U.S. helicopter attack in Baghdad — footage in which airmen laugh and call targets "dead bastards."

Exclusive: Congress delaying U.S. aid to Syrian rebels - sources Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:55 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional committees are holding up a plan to send U.S. weapons to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of fears that such deliveries will not be decisive and the arms might end up in the hands of Islamist militants, five U.S. national security sources said. Both the Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees have expressed reservations behind closed doors at the effort by President Barack Obama's administration to support the insurgents by sending them military hardware. ...

National Geographic Photos Document Massive Bird Slaughter Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:45 PM PDT Each year, millions of songbirds are killed for food, for profit or just for the joy of shooting something, as they move from their winter grounds in Africa to their summer breeding territories in Europe.

Founder of Blackwater security co. writing memoir Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:04 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of the private security firm Blackwater Inc. is writing a memoir.

Fort Hood amps up security as murder trial nears Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:30 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The military courthouse on the edge of Fort Hood has been transformed into a fortress, surrounded by hundreds of stacked freight car-sized shipping containers, and by tall dirt- and sand-filled barriers designed to protect it against the impact of a bomb blast. Armed soldiers stand guard around the building.

Why did he do it? The Manning-WikiLeaks defense Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:23 PM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Pfc. Bradley Manning's trial on leaking classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks entered the defense phase Monday. As outlined at the start of the trial, his courtroom defense has three major points:

Defense opens in U.S. WikiLeaks trial, soldier shown as tech whiz Posted: 08 Jul 2013 12:26 PM PDT By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of the largest release of classified material in the country's history was regarded by his superiors as a "go-to guy" with strong computer skills but a tendency to jump to conclusions, a former supervisor testified on Monday. Lawyers for Private First Class Bradley Manning began the defense phase of the trial of the former junior intelligence analyst by calling one of the officials who oversaw Manning during his deployment to Iraq. "He was good. ...

Saddam Hussein's half brother dies of cancer Posted: 08 Jul 2013 12:18 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Saddam Hussein's half brother, who was facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime's feared security service and allegedly one of the architects of the insurgency against U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, died of cancer on Monday in a Baghdad hospital, a senior official said.

AP IMPACT: MIA efforts risk 'total failure' Posted: 08 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's effort to account for tens of thousands of Americans missing in action from foreign wars is so inept, mismanaged and wasteful that it risks descending from "dysfunction to total failure," according to an internal study suppressed by military officials.

French acquittals in Iraq oil-for-food trial Posted: 08 Jul 2013 10:26 AM PDT A French court on Monday acquitted oil giant Total SA, its chief executives and a raft of former French officials of corruption-related charges linked to the scandal-ridden U.N. oil-for-food program for ...

Defense opens case in Manning's WikiLeaks trial Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:11 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers for an Army private who gave classified information to WikiLeaks opened their defense at his court-martial Monday with leaked video of a U.S. helicopter attack in Baghdad.

Iraq attacks kill at least 21 as violence surges Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:09 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks around Iraq have killed at least 21 people, the latest in a spike of insurgent violence aimed at destabilizing the country and undermining the government, officials said Monday.

Total and CEO acquitted in Iraq oil-for-food scandal Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:03 AM PDT By Gérard Bon and Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - French oil giant Total was acquitted on Monday of corruption charges related to the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq by a Paris criminal court. The court also cleared 18 individuals, including Total CEO Christophe de Margerie who was accused of misusing assets in the decade-old case into corruption in the program, in which an illicit $1.8 billion flowed to Saddam Hussein's government. ...

The Edge: Want a Friend in Egypt? Hire a Camel Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:03 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.

Defense seeks dismissal of charges against Manning Posted: 08 Jul 2013 08:06 AM PDT Lawyers for an Army private who gave reams of classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks asked a court-martial judge to dismiss some of the charges against him. Pfc. Bradley Manning's lawyers ...

Why Washington Will Have No Allies in Egypt Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:56 AM PDT Let's get one thing straight: America will likely have no "allies" in the new Egyptian government, no matter who emerges on top. There has been much hopefulness, for example, surrounding the on-again, off-again plans to appoint Mohammed ElBaradei, the Westernized and well-spoken former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as interim prime minister. But ElBaradei, during his 12 years as IAEA chief, proved a constant irritation to Washington, and in 2011 even urged an international criminal investigation of George W. ...

If Being a Woman Trumps Age for Hillary Clinton, Does It Trump Everything Else? Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:20 AM PDT Democrats are not worried about Republicans attacking Hillary Clinton because she's old, because she's also a woman. And that's not because women, on average, die later. If Clinton runs for president in 2016, she'll be the first female nominee of either party, so the age thing won't matter, because "women of all ages will absolutely be inspired by that," former Obama campaign aide Stephanie Cutter tells Politico's Maggie Haberman. ...

Attacks kill at least 15 in Iraq, officials say Posted: 08 Jul 2013 05:04 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks killed at least 15 people in Iraq as part of a recent spike in insurgent violence aimed at destabilizing the country and undermining the government, officials said Monday.

Officials: Attacks kill at least 15 people in Iraq Posted: 08 Jul 2013 03:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks killed at least 15 people in Iraq, officials said Monday, as insurgents aim to destabilize the country and undermine the government.

Officials say gunmen kill 6 people in Iraq ambush Posted: 08 Jul 2013 02:23 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say militants in central Iraq have killed a policeman and five members of his family in an ambush.

Syrian opposition head expects advanced weapons Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:20 AM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The new head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition said he expected advanced weapons supplied by Saudi Arabia to reach rebel fighters soon, strengthening their currently weak military position. Ahmad Jarba, who has close links to Saudi Arabia, told Reuters in his first interview since being elected president of the coalition on Saturday that the opposition would not go to a proposed peace conference in Geneva sponsored by the United States and Russia unless its military fortunes improve. "Geneva in these circumstances is not possible. ...

Defense gets its turn to present in WikiLeaks case Posted: 08 Jul 2013 01:01 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private who admittedly sent troves of classified information to WikiLeaks is preparing to refute the government's charge that he aided the enemy.

A Tired Refrain: 'Thank You for Your Service, but We Aren’t Hiring You' Posted: 07 Jul 2013 07:48 PM PDT COMMENTARY | They never add the last part, but it is often implied. I have been looking for a job for almost two years. I am a graduate of law school, and a veteran of seven years in the U.S. Army. Four of my years were as a logistics officer, and I spent a year in Iraq.

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