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2 U.S. Soldiers Among 50 Dead in Iraq 
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BAGHDAD -- Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.U.S. troops among nearly 50 dead in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.In Iraq, a Failure to Deliver the Spoils New York Times - Aug 12 6:03 PM
In Iraq, politics can seem microscopic, with winners and losers on every crumbling street corner as projects succeed and fail.Iraq will not be sanctuary for Turkey's Kurdish separatists: Maliki AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 2:41 PM
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reportedly assured Turkish leaders that his country will not be a sanctuary for Kurdish separatist rebels from Turkey.US army says 26 insurgents killed in Iraq's Ramadi AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:41 AM
The US military said 26 insurgents were killed in Iraq's restive Al-Anbar province following a series of attacks on US bases in the area a day earlier.U.S. Troops Among Nearly 50 Dead in Iraq ABC News - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
2 U.S. Soldiers Among Nearly 50 Deaths in Iraq; Dozen Bodies Found in Grate in Tigris RiverHospital Treats All Patients in Iraq War Los Angeles Times - Aug 12 3:19 PM
BALAD, Iraq -- Maj. Stephen Barnes has three things he tells every injured American trooper who comes through the doors of the busy military hospital where he works.Gutknecht fans the flames on Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 32 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Rep. Gil Gutknecht's first impression of Iraq last month was the 118-degree heat in July. "It was sort of like opening up a stove," he said. That was nothing, however, compared with the political fire the Minnesota Republican stoked when he came home and declared, "Baghdad is a serious problem." What began as a routine tour of the troops turned into national story with a narrative Nearly 50 die including 2 Americans in Iraq's roiling violence Boston Herald - 21 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were...Iran presses Shi'ites to step up Iraq attacks: NYT Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:46 PM
Iran is pressing Shi'ite militias to step up attacks against the U.S.-led forces in Iraq in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Lebanon, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq told The New York Times in an interview.A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Aug 12 3:53 PM
As of Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at least 2,600 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,057 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Bodies of 2 missing GIs found in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:33 PM
The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing since a helicopter crash this week were found west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. That brought the number of U.S. troops to die this month in Iraq to at least 19 most in insurgent-plagued Anbar province.50 Die In Iraq's Roiling Violence Local6.com Central Florida - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- About 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq today. Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River. And a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad.Exiting Iraq: A Former General's View NPR - Aug 12 9:07 AM
In the fifth in a series of interviews about a U.S. exit strategy for Iraq, retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste says he believes the U.S. has failed in Iraq, but should stay there. However, he says Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld must go.The first lady of Iraq Times Online - Aug 12 5:57 PM
The myriad peoples of Mesopotamia called her simply Khatun, or Lady. But Gertrude Bell, the extraordinary English woman who can justifiably be termed one of the principal architects of modern Iraq, was not everyone s cup of tea.Deadly Blast At Iraq Shiite Shrine CBS News - Aug 12 8:06 AM
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a revered Shiite shrine in southern Iraq, killing at least 35 people and injuring 122. A Sunni insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attack.British Stance in Iraq Tied to Airline Bomb Plot NPR - Aug 12 9:15 AM
Many in Britain say the Blair government's support for the war in Iraq is further alienating British muslims. Evidence cited: the 2005 London subway bombings and the recently uncovered plot to bomb U.S.-bound jetliners.'Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq' by Thomas E. Ricks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 36 minutes ago
Most good books begin with a dramatic first sentence as Melville's "Call me Ishmael" can attest. The opening salvo of Thomas E. Ricks' book on Iraq fits this bill as well:Iran, Iraq vow to promote energy cooperation People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Oil ministers of Iran and Iraq met here on Saturday in a bid to promote cooperation and bilateral development in the energy sector between the two neighboring countries, Iranian local Mehr News Agency reported.An Audit Sharply Criticizes Iraq s Bookkeeping New York Times - Aug 11 6:58 PM
The audit portrays Iraq as a country where elementary accounting errors of up to a billion dollars are routine.Joints Chiefs chairman eyes possible US troop reductions in Iraq KTRE-TV East Texas - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq One of America's top military leaders says he won't rule out a U-S troop reduction in Iraq this year.U.S. military deaths in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:11 PM
As of Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at least 2,598 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,057 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.U.S. Forces Detain 60 at Iraq Funeral ABC News - Aug 12 4:48 AM
U.S. Forces Raid Funeral, Capture 60 Men Suspected of Links to al-Qaida Cell in IraqExiting Iraq: A Former General's View NPR - Aug 12 8:56 AM
Weekend Edition Saturday , August 12, 2006 · In the fifth in a series of interviews about a U.S. exit strategy for Iraq, retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste says he believes the U.S. has failed in Iraq, but should stay there. However, he says Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld must go.1st AD soldier killed Aug. 6 in Iraq identified Stars and Stripes - Aug 12 1:36 PM
The Department of Defense late Friday identified Staff Sgt. Tracy L. Melvin as the 1st Armored Division soldier killed Aug. 6 in Iraq. Melvin, a 31-year-old Seattle native, was killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi.Hospital Treats Most U.S. Troops in Iraq RedNova - Aug 12 6:14 PM
By REBECCA SANTANA BALAD, Iraq - Maj. Stephen Barnes has three things he tells every injured American trooper who comes through the doors of the busy military hospital where he works. "First thing I ask them is where they're from.U.S. troops among nearly 50 dead in Iraq Syracuse.com - Aug 12 5:50 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River, and a roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad Saturday as nearly 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq.Victims in Iraq helicopter crash identified Stars and Stripes - Aug 12 1:36 PM
The Department of Defense has identified two soldiers previously listed as whereabouts unknown after their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a lake in Iraq on Tuesday.'War In Iraq' Is Key Factor In N.J. Senate Race CBS 2 New York - Aug 12 10:47 AM
In New Jersey's U.S. Senate race, the two candidates agree on a lot of things -- stem cell research, protecting the environment, lowering gas prices. But they differ on the war in Iraq at a time when the majority of the state's voters are overwhelmingly against it.Killed in Iraq, former Springfield man mourned in hometown WCAX 3 - Aug 12 3:45 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. -- U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kurt Dechen fulfilled his last obligation to his country Friday, coming home to a hero's funeral before being laid to rest in the shade of a maple tree, far from the dusty streets of Iraq where he died.Top U.S. General Doesn't Rule Out Iraq Troop Reductions Fox News - Aug 12 1:28 AM
America's top general said Saturday he would not rule out U.S. troop reductions in Iraq this year, even though troop levels were just increased in response to rising sectarian violence.Hospital treats all patients in Iraq war Syracuse.com - Aug 12 3:20 PM
BALAD, Iraq (AP) Maj. Stephen Barnes has three things he tells every injured American trooper who comes through the doors of the busy military hospital where he works.Away from Iraq/Local military personnel savor R&R Home time priceless CentralOhio.com - Aug 12 10:16 AM
MARION - There's nothing like home sweet home and seeing family in person. That is the message of four Marion County military personnel who recently spent time home in Marion for some rest and relaxation from their duties in Iraq.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Aug 12 3:50 PM
As of Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006, at least 2,600 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians.Desertion rate has doubled since start of war in Iraq Times Online - Aug 12 3:39 PM
THE number of soldiers dismissed from the army for desertion or classified as long-term absent without leave (Awol) has more than doubled since the start of the Iraq war three years ago.N.Y. Fundraiser to Aid Iraq Vet and Wife Mugged in NW Washington Post - Aug 11 11:21 PM
Donations have come in from around the country for the disabled Iraq war veteran who was mugged with his wife in Northwest Washington last month, said his father and the head of a veterans group holding a fundraiser for the couple this weekend. Marine from Reno area latest Nevadan killed in Iraq Las Vegas Sun - Aug 12 3:06 PM
RENO, Nev. (AP) - An 18-year-old Marine from the Reno area was killed in combat in Iraq last week, military officials said. Lance Cpl. Jeremy Long of Sun Valley died Thursday in Al Anbar Province.Ft. Campbell soldiers return from Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:11 PM
Nearly 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned home from Iraq on Friday and more flights into Fort Campbell are expected soon, base officials said.Fifty die, including two Americans, in Iraq's roiling violence KBCI Boise - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq About 50 violent deaths were reported across Iraq today. Police found a dozen bodies trapped in a grate in the Tigris River. And a roadside bomb killed two U-S soldiers on a foot patrol south of Baghdad.Metro East soldier killed in Iraq training as medic Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Aug 12 1:56 PM
GRANITE CITY, Ill. - A Metro East serviceman was a medic training to be a doctor's assistant when his Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing him and another soldier, his grandfather said.Reservist Heads To Iraq On 9-11 Morganton News Herald - Aug 12 6:19 PM
Morganton - On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, Sgt. Tony Lee Parker will fly across the Atlantic Ocean to serve his country in Iraq. That day, Americans will think about the most heart-wrenching terrorist attacks in U.S. history.Sickened Iraq vets cite depleted uranium AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash down all the pills morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra for sexual dysfunction. Valium for his nerves.Marine From Austin Killed In Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Aug 12 1:01 PM
A Marine from Texas has been killed in combat in Iraq. The Defense Department Friday announced the death of 23-year-old Sergeant George M. Ulloa Jr. of Austin.Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found in Iraq ABC News - Aug 11 11:48 PM
Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found in Iraq; U.S. Forces Detain 60 With Suspected Links to al-QaidaIraq war objector in custody The Olympian - Aug 12 7:14 AM
SEATTLE - An Army sergeant, who slipped away from his unit more than a year ago after deciding U.S. intervention in Iraq was a "war of aggression," was taken into military custody Friday after showing up at Fort Lewis.U.S. toll in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 12 4:02 AM
As of Friday, at least 2,598 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identifications reported by... AP Blog: Doing laundry is risky in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:18 AM
AP Correspondent Robert H. Reid covers Iraq events from Baghdad. AP Correspondent Rebecca Santana is embedded with the New Jersey National Guard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. Antonio Castaneda is embedded with the U.S. Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment.PM eyes wide scope for Pak-Iraq cooperation Business Recorder - Aug 12 4:31 PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said Pakistan and Iraq have historic relations based on common faith and culture and the two countries need to enhance co-operation in the diplomatic, cultural, educational, trade, investment and econ ....U.S. GIs Capture 60 Iraq Terror Suspects phillyburbs.com - Aug 12 6:34 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. soldiers raided a funeral and detained 60 men suspected of ties to al-Qaida car bombings, the U.S. command said Saturday in announcing the first major roundup of suspected insurgents since troop reinforcements began arriving for a new crackdown in Baghdad.Former Iraq POW signs book deal The Plain Dealer - Aug 12 6:47 AM
El Paso, Texas - Former Iraq prisoner of war Shoshana Johnson has signed a deal to write a book about her life and 22 days of captivity after she and five other members of her Fort Bliss unit were captured early in the war.War-torn Iraq idolizes TV talent show The Plain Dealer - Aug 12 6:17 AM
Baghdad, Iraq - The contestants polished their shoes as they waited nervously in the wings, hoping to sing their way to stardom. Onstage, lights flashed, cameras rolled, and the judges got ready for action.Alabama fifth in sending troops to Iraq, Afghanistan after 9/11 WTVM 9 - Aug 12 11:04 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Alabama ranks fifth in the number of Army National Guard forces that have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since the 9/11 terror attacks.Alabama fifth in sending troops to Iraq, Afghanistan after 9/11 The Daily Comet - Aug 12 11:05 AM
Alabama ranks fifth in the number of Army National Guard forces that have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since the 9/11 terror attacks.U.S. GIs Capture 60 Iraq Terror Suspects RedNova - Aug 12 9:11 AM
By VIJAY JOSHI BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. soldiers raided a funeral and detained 60 men suspected of ties to al-Qaida car bombings, the U.S.Lebanon War Resonates in Iraq News From Bangladesh - Aug 12 11:23 AM
The reverberations in Iraq of the U.S.-backed Israeli war on Lebanon have been so widespread and deep to shutter a three-year old political orientation of the Iraqis towards doing away with their Pan-Arab identity and isolating their country from its geopolitical Arab and Islamic incubator, in a massive sectarian brainwashing that has pushed Iraqis to the brink of an all out civil war.Trucker Who Left For Iraq Comes Back On Gurney CBS 2 Los Angeles - Aug 12 9:04 AM
Truck driver Richard Bader hoped to add more money to his retirement stash by taking a high-risk job hauling supplies between military bases in Iraq, but he came home in a gurney. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage New Iraq books paint dismal picture for Americans Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 6:25 AM
With titles like "Fiasco" and "The End of Iraq," the latest books on the Iraq war make depressing reading for Americans. Even an author who supports the Bush administration likens the war to "a shotgun wedding."U.S. Detains 60 At Iraq Funeral WPMI 15 - Aug 12 9:15 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPI) -- U.S. forces captured 60 Iraqis suspected of having connections with an al-Qaida cell at a funeral south of Baghdad, the military announced Saturday.Clerics in Iraq call for end to sectarian violence after bomb kills 35 Contra Costa Times - Aug 12 3:04 AM
A day after a suicide bomber killed 35 people at a revered Shiite shrine, clerics across Iraq on Friday called for an end to the sectarian killing that one imam described as "waking every day to the view of blood."Mourners Remember Ohio Marine Killed in Iraq WTOL News 11 - Aug 12 12:45 PM
CINCINNATI (AP) - About a thousand mourners gathered in a Cincinnati-area cemetery to pay their respects to a 21-year-old Marine who died last month in Iraq without ever seeing his now three-week-old daughter.Gunmen storm Kurdish offices in southern Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:54 AM
Gunmen angered by criticism of a Shi'ite cleric ransacked offices of President Jalal Talabani's Kurdish party in southern Iraq on Friday, while hundreds in Basra took to the streets in protest.U.S. Forces Detain 60 at Iraq Funeral phillyburbs.com - Aug 12 2:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces raided a funeral gathering and detained 60 men suspected of links with an al-Qaida cell blamed for a spate of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, the U.S. command said Saturday.Granite City soldier is ID'd as Iraq crash victim St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Aug 11 10:08 PM
One of two U.S. soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash this week in Iraq was identified Friday as a Granite City resident. Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer, 26, died Tuesday when a medical helicopter crashed into a lake in Rubtbah, Iraq, west of Baghdad, according to the Department of Defense.U.S. GIs capture 60 Iraq terror suspects Syracuse.com - Aug 12 6:35 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) U.S. soldiers raided a funeral and detained 60 men suspected of ties to al-Qaida car bombings, the U.S. command said Saturday in announcing the first major roundup of suspected insurgents since troop reinforcements began arriving for a new crackdown in Baghdad.U.S. Forces Detain 60 at Iraq Funeral RedNova - Aug 12 6:09 AM
By VIJAY JOSHI BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces raided a funeral gathering and detained 60 men suspected of links with an al-Qaida cell blamed for a spate of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, the U.S. command said Saturday. Despite the rise in Iraq's sectarian violence, Marine Gen.Iran, Iraq discuss oil exchange deal AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 12:19 PM
Iranian and Iraqi oil ministers reportedly discussed details of a plan for Tehran to provide refined products in return for Iraqi crude.12 tortured bodies found floating in Tigris, 19 others killed in Iraq violence India Daily - Aug 12 9:55 AM
Bound and blindfolded bodies of 12 men _ most of them shot in the head _ were found Saturday in the Tigris River on Saturday, the same day at least 16 people were killed in violence across Iraq, officials said.Dozens more dead in Iraq Fox21 - Aug 12 5:23 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq It's turned into another brutal day in Iraq, with dozens more people killed.US army says 26 insurgents killed in Iraq s Ramadi Khaleej Times - Aug 12 7:16 AM
BAGHDAD - The US military said Saturday 26 insurgents were killed in Iraq s restive Al-Anbar province following a series of attacks on US bases in the area a day earlier.Shi'ites 'urged to step up Iraq attacks' Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 12 12:25 AM
Iran is pressing Shi'ite militias to step up attacks against the US-led forces in Iraq in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Lebanon, the US ambassador to Iraq told The New York Times in an interview.Joints Chiefs chairman eyes possible US troop reductions in Iraq KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Aug 12 5:23 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq One of America's top military leaders says he won't rule out a U-S troop reduction in Iraq this year. Marine General Peter Pace, the Joint Chiefs chairman, says...Two US soldiers killed by bomb in Iraq KBCI Boise - Aug 12 9:19 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Two American soldiers are among those killed today in Iraq. The U-S military says they were on a foot patrol south of Baghdad when a roadside bomb went off. Twenty-three Americans have died so far this month in Iraq, and at least 26-hundred have perished since the start of the war.Nearly 450 troops back from Iraq Sun-Sentinel - Aug 12 12:11 AM
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. · Almost 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned home from Iraq on Friday and more flights into Fort Campbell are expected soon, base officials said.Granite City man is killed in Iraq Belleville News-Democrat - Aug 12 4:43 AM
A 26-year-old Granite City man was killed Aug. 8 along with another soldier when the helicopter they were in crashed near Rubtbah, Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Friday.Northridge man treated for burns suffered as civilian worker in Iraq Los Angeles Daily News - Aug 12 12:07 AM
SHERMAN OAKS - For truck driver Richard Bader, signing on to haul supplies in war-torn Iraq was a way to see the world and boost his savings for retirement.Clift: Holding Pattern on Iraq Newsweek - Aug 11 2:30 PM
Rumsfeld's Senate testimony underscores that there are no good options on Iraq. Meanwhile, where's Dick Cheney? Support a rare indep. reporter in Iraq! CMAQ - Aug 12 4:48 AM
The Siriel-Media fully supports Dahr Jamail's reporting: he is one of the extremely rare independent people to actually report what the people of Iraq feel and think.450 back at Fort Campbell from Iraq The Kentucky Post - Aug 11 10:21 PM
FORT CAMPBELL - Nearly 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned Friday from Iraq - the largest number of troops based at Fort Campbell to arrive since the first soldiers flew in last month.U.S. forces detain 60 at Iraq funeral Syracuse.com - Aug 12 2:45 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) U.S. forces raided a funeral gathering and detained 60 men suspected of links with an al-Qaida cell blamed for a spate of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, the U.S. command said Saturday.Turkish, Iranian armies build up forces along Iraq s only quiet area Kurdish Media - Aug 12 5:06 AM
ANKARA, Turkey -- Hundreds of Kurds had to flee their homes in the mountain village of Razqa, Iraq, when artillery shells came whistling down from Iran early this month, blowing apart their homes and livestock.Rice defends Iraq war: We did the right thing Boston Herald - Aug 11 9:57 PM
On the eve of her controversial commencement address at Boston College, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her stance on the Iraq war that has gotten her in hot water with some BC professors.Sun Valley Marine dies in Iraq Reno Gazette-Journal - Aug 12 1:43 AM
An 18-year-old Marine from Sun Valley died Thursday while engaged in combat operations in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Friday.Joints Chiefs chairman eyes possible US troop reductions in Iraq KBCI Boise - Aug 12 5:34 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq One of America's top military leaders says he won't rule out a U-S troop reduction in Iraq this year. Marine General Peter Pace, the Joint Chiefs chairman, says there's what he calls "the potential to reduce the number of troops."60 alleged insurgents seized in Iraq Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 12 1:54 AM
US forces say they have arrested 60 people who they believe are linked to terrorist activity in Iraq. In a statement, the military says the group was arrested at a funeral on the outskirts of Baghdad.Soldiers' bodies found in Iraq Akron Beacon Journal - Aug 12 12:27 AM
The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing since a helicopter crash this week were found west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. That brought the number of U.S. troops killed this month in Iraq to at least 19.Mother to receive Iraq report Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Aug 11 7:11 PM
Washington - One day after meeting with President Bush, a Wisconsin woman whose son died in the Iraq war in 2003 received...Bodies of US soldiers in Iraq aircraft crash found Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 11:16 PM
The bodies of two missing U.S. servicemen have been discovered in the wreckage of their helicopter which crashed in Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Friday.Soldier opposed to Iraq war surrenders Seattle Times - Aug 12 12:10 AM
An Army sergeant, who slipped away from his unit more than a year ago after deciding U.S. intervention in Iraq was a "war of aggression,"...Intelligence officer shares Iraq experience with fifth-graders Daytona Beach News-Journal - Aug 11 10:57 PM
EDGEWATER -- After six months working at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, talking with a group of fifth-graders might seem an easy assignment for a professional intelligence officer.Soldier serves up meal for fiancée from Iraq Yorkshire Post Today - Aug 12 1:46 AM
A romantic soldier has sent his fiancée an unusual anniversary present even though he is serving in Iraq. (12/08/2006 09:37:51)Attack kills two in northern Iraq BBC News - Aug 11 5:45 AM
A bomb kills two policemen in northern Iraq, as the bodies of two US crew killed in a helicopter crash are found.Fort Campbell soldiers return from Iraq WBIR-TV - Aug 11 9:15 PM
Nearly 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned from Iraq Friday. And more flights into Fort Campbell are expected soon.U.S. forces detain 60 at Iraq funeral USA Today - Aug 12 3:03 AM
U.S. soldiers raided a funeral and detained 60 men suspected of ties to al-Qaeda car bombings, the U.S. command said Saturday in announcing the first major roundup of suspected insurgents since troop reinforcements began arriving for a new crackdown in Baghdad.El Salvador to send 380 soldiers to Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 8:37 PM
El Salvador will send 380 troops to Iraq later this week to replace a unit weakened by the deaths of two soldiers and the wounding of four others, defense officials said Thursday.Union seizes on MPs' Iraq report BBC News - Aug 11 5:28 AM
A union says a Defence Select Committee report on troops in Iraq supports the case to leave defence staff in place.101st Airborne soldiers return to Fort Campbell from Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Aug 11 4:06 PM
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Nearly 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned home from Iraq on Friday and more flights into Fort Campbell are expected soon, base officials said. The new arrivals bring the total number who have returned since the first homeward-bound flights in early July to about 1,000. Up to four flights, each of about 200 soldiers, are expected next week at the sprawling What to Do in Iraq: A Roundtable Foreign Affairs Magazine - Aug 11 1:34 PM
Summary: Can anything -- international mediation, regional collaboration, decentralization, or constitutional negotiations -- save Iraq from a full-fledged civil war and the Bush administration from a foreign policy fiasco?Bodies of two US service members found after helicopter crash in western Iraq Khaleej Times - Aug 11 9:01 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The bodies of two US soldiers missing since a helicopter crash this week were found west of Baghdad, the US military said. That brought the number of US troops to die this month in Iraq to at least 19 - most in insurgent-plagued Anbar province.Sickened Iraq Vets Blame Depleted Uranium CBS 2 New York - 42 minutes ago
A shell coated with depleted uranium pierces a tank like a hot knife through butter, exploding on impact into a charring inferno. As tank armor, it repels artillery assaults. It also leaves behind a fine radioactive dust with a half-life of 4.5 billion years.Fort Campbell soldiers return from Iraq KLAS - Aug 11 7:55 PM
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. A long-awaited homecoming at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Nearly 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned from Iraq today.