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Iraqi accuses Iranian exiles of planning attack
Baghdad :: Iraq | 10 months ago
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A senior Iraqi official has accused an Iraq-based Iranian opposition group of planning a suicide attack against Iraqi security forces, raising concern that the government in Baghdad may try to expel the exiles from the country. The Iraqi government has...
Tags: iraq, Iraqi Islamic Party, odierno, iran, leave iraq, Barack Obama, U.S, president barack, ray, Baghdad
General OKs pour of duty
Scottsdale :: AZ :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Raymond Odierno , the top U.S. commander in Iraq, issued a waiver this week that will allow U.S. troops a two-beer limit during the Feb. 1 Super Bowl. Odierno acknowledged the sensitivity of drinking alcohol in Iraq, particularly considering the game...
Tags: speeding ticket, odierno, car, Danica Patrick
Iraq troops get to drink 2 beers during Super Bowl
Baghdad :: Iraq | 10 months ago
Credibility American troops in Iraq will be allowed to drink beer while watching this year's Super Bowl without fear of court-martial...Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, issued a waiver Wednesday to a strict military ban on drinking alcohol in combat...
Tags: odierno, ray, Iraq, super bowl, U.S, drinking beer
Generals' and Obama troop plans differ
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility A new plan for U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq proposed to President-elect Barack Obama falls short of his 16-month campaign timetable, military officials say...David Petraeus and Ray Odierno , the top U.S. commanders responsible for Iraq, was their...
Tags: obama, military, odierno, Barack Obama, U.S, Iraq, Obama Must Embrace, ray, troop withdrawals, withdrawals plans
Gates in Iraq to discuss troops' status
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility Gates, who was recently reinstated as the secretary of defense by US President-elect Barack Obama, arrived at the Balad airbase in northern Baghdad on Saturday to discuss the drawdown of US troops. The visit comes as the US prepares to cut its troops...
Tags: iraq, troops, government, Iraqi, odierno, US-Iraq, U.S, ray, war, American
Troops in Iraqi cities past deadline
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility Some U.S. troops will remain in Iraqi cities to advise on security after a June deadline for withdrawal, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday. Those troops will remain in cities to help train local security forces, Gen. Ray Odierno told reporters...
Tags: iraq, agreement, security, odierno, Iraqi, US-Iraq, Iran, ray, Robert Gates, U.S
Deadly attacks hit Baghdad
Baghdad :: Iraq | 12 months ago
Credibility Three foreign contractors have been killed and 14 others wounded after a rocket fell near a UN compound in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, according to a UN official. In a separate incident on Saturday, three people died and 13 others were injured when a car...
Tags: iraq, New U.S.-Iraq, u.s, shiite, troops, Iraqi, odierno, government, parliament, protect
Can Ray Odierno Make Iraq Safe for the US to Leave?
When Ray Odierno took over the top military post in Iraq from General David Petraeus in September, there was a lot of hand-wringing among folk at defense think tanks in Washington worried that he was the wrong man for the job. They pointed to Odierno's...
Tags: Ray Odierno, Odierno, Ray, Iraq, US, us and iraq, leave iraq
Dogs of War: Losing sleep over SOFA
Baghdad :: Iraq | about 1 year ago
Credibility If, as now seems possible, Iraq and the United States cannot finalize a Status of Forces Agreement governing U.S. troops there, private military contractors will be sighing in relief...Typically, purely military issues such as the locations of bases and...
Tags: iraq, odierno, obama, Iraqi, US-Iraq, ray, Ray Odierno
James Denselow: An abuse of US power
Baghdad :: Iraq | about 1 year ago
Credibility Three months later with the agreement still unsigned it appears the Americans are resorting to more traditional arm twisting to secure the deal that legalizes their presence in Iraq. The pressure can be described as a "good cop, bad cop" routine. The...
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