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Iraq should launch an anti-corruption campaign that would match the fight it has waged against insurgents and militias, the country's prime minister said Saturday amid increasing complaints over criminality in the government. Nouri al-Maliki told representatives...
Tags: Iraqi, Iraq Withdrawal, Army General Ray Odierno, Baghdad, U.S, Mosul, corrupt campaign, Al Qaeda
During an election campaign, rhetoric often soars to crowd-dazzling levels, like this statement last July from candidate Barack Obama. "It is time to bring this war in Iraq to a close! And that is what we will be working with and working on when I am...
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Iraq Withdrawal, Robert Gates, Pentagon
Sixty-one former detainees from Guantanamo Bay, appear to have returned to terrorism since their release from custody, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said 18 former detainees are confirmed as “returning to the fight” and 43 are...
Tags: pentagon, withdrawal, iraq, Pentagon Iraq, Barack Obama, U.S, Department of Defense, pentagon officials, iraq withdrawal, Geoff Morrell
We need a new group of leaders.” With regard to his presidency, Bush, who has been marred by low approval ratings, argued that he “gave it his all” and did not “sell my soul in the interest of popularity.” The outgoing president added that he refused...
Tags: iraq, Bush, Iraq Withdrawal, darkest days, bush says