War in Iraq

WASHINGTON -- Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has recommended that President Bush postpone sharp troop cuts in Iraq until next year, delaying a large-scale shift of combat forces to Afghanistan and reflecting concerns that widespread violence could ...  

Photo: Exclusive: our journalists have found the Taliban who have killed ten soldiers french: A French magazine published photos on Thursday of Taliban fighters with trophies taken from French soldiers killed last month in Afghanistan, setting off a new round of pained debate about France's...  

Gen. David Petraeus, outgoing commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, thinks improving conditions there – specifically, a significant drop in Baghdad violence – could mean American combat troops withdrawing from the capital by next summer.  

First, who are Australian ‘Diggers’? Briefly, the words ‘mateship’ and ‘diggers’ are interchangeable in Australia. See here… To his delight the US army chief in Iraq, General David Petraeus, found them to be different and has a special word of praise for them. The Australian has a story under...  

Gen. David Petraeus, outgoing commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, thinks improving conditions – specifically, a significant drop in Baghdad violence – make it possible that American combat troops will leave the capital by next summer ...  

An Iraqi detainee gestures toward US soldiers through bars of his cell at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, 2004. Iraq said it plans to rebuild the the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, complete with a museum to portray crimes committed by the regime of executed dictator Saddam Hussein.  

Military and legal experts were upset at the acquittal by a civilian jury of a former Marine who was charged with a war crime in Iraq. They believe it is incorrect to ask civilians to make judgments concerning events in combat and such decisions are best made by a military court. Juror Nicole...  

The selection of Senator John McCain as a candidate for president has made it difficult for his Democratic opponents to charge the former Vietnam prisoner as being incorrect on military matters. To any charge that he lacked knowledge of military affairs, the Arizona Senator’s immediate response...  

NEW YORK, Sep 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- This month, The American Lawyer's cover story reports on the "other war" in Iraq, aimed at establishing the rule ...  

ROCHESTER, NY (2008-09-03) Two retired generals joined two veterans-cum-Congressional candidates Tuesday for a round table discussion about the war in Iraq. ...  

Two important groups representing American war veterans charge the Bush administration is betraying the rights of those who have served in the armed forces and been wounded. The Disabled American Veterans and the Afghanistan Veterans of America sent letters to every member of Congress saying, “we...  

The war in Iraq is part of God’s plan, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said in June in a speech at her former church. Palin, the Republican vice presidential ...  

By Matt Lawyue The Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) chose Labor Day to hold a demonstration protesting the war in Iraq, a move College administrators say ...  

The decline in sectarian violence is the result of a winding down of the civil war in Iraq that was touched off by the American invasion. ...  

In this case, they were protesting the loss of life in the war in Iraq. Yesterday's protest was organized by ACTION, a fledgling student group whose ...