Dan Rather: Something in the Air

Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from new ailments related to burn pits, massive fires that sent thick, choking smoke hanging over US bases. Now one soldier is coming forward.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-rather/something-in-the-air_b_552863.html

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Allawi wins most Iraq poll seats

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s bloc has won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, final results show.http://www.theafricanstore.org/
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8590017.stm

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‘Chemical Ali’ executed in Iraq

Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam Hussein’s notorious cousin known as Chemical Ali, is hanged for crimes against humanity in Iraq.
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8479115.stm

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Details of Iraq whistleblower’s ’suicide’ to be kept secret


FOR 70 YEARS.
Source:http://rawstory.com/2009/2010/01/details-iraq-whistleblowers-alleged-suicide-sealed-70-years/

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Iraqi bomb blasts leave 23 dead

At least 23 people are killed and scores are wounded in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq, some targeting Shia Muslims.
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8429945.stm

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Obama’s fury at Baghdad bloodbath

US President Barack Obama condemns the outrageous attacks that left more than 130 people dead in Iraq’s capital.
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8325306.stm

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Iraq Mulls Web Site Bans, Fuels Censorship Fear

Iraq is considering blocking websites deemed pornographic or that incite violence or crime, triggering fears of a return to Saddam Hussein-style state censorship and government propaganda.
Source:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351254,00.asp

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Two charged with filming female soldiers showering

The U.S. military in Iraq says two soldiers have been charged with filming and photographing female members of their unit while they were taking showers and then distributing the video and images.
Source:http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/07/two-charged-with-filming-female-soldiers-showering/

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FBI: Saddam Feared Iran More Than U.S.

After his capture, Saddam Hussein told the FBI that he falsely allowed the world to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction because he feared revealing his weakness to Iran
Source:http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1908322,00.html

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Petraeus Endorses Obama’s Plans To Close GITMO, End Torture

“I think, on balance, that those moves help [us],” said the chief of U.S.
Central Command. “In fact, I have long been on record as having testified and also in helping write doctrine for interrogation techniques that are completely in line with the Geneva Convention. And as a division commander in Iraq in the early [...]

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