Iraqi Searches for Brothers in Ancient Cemetery Oct 26, 2009
Sept. 3: Gravedigger Ali Zayer-Daham in the unidentified bodies section of the cemetery in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad ... In December 2005, Mahdi's oldest brother Sami, 52, traveled from his hometown of Karbala to Baghdad with the dream of starting a business in Egypt ... He then went to the Baghdad prison controlled by the Iraqi Interior Ministry and got the same answer. (Fox News)
Lockerbie bomber freed Oct 25, 2009
Baghdad blasts 'kill at least 25. Arrests at holy site in Jerusalem. (BBC News -- UK)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Oct 25, 2009
Baghdad blasts 'kill at least 62. Morrissey collapses during show. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Victims of human trafficking speak out Oct 23, 2009
After a month in Jordan, he said he was put in a van with 11 others and driven to Baghdad. Twelve Nepali friends in the van that left just before his were abducted, paraded on television and eventually beheaded. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Crude Nears $80 and Gasoline Rises for Third Week Oct 20, 2009
FILE - this is a Tuesday, June 30, 2009 file photo of a worker operating the valves at the Al-Shiaaba oil refinery and the pipeline near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Iraq's second largest city 550 kilometer (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Oil prices reached a fresh one-year high above US$75 a barrel Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 boosted by a weaker U.S. dollar and growing investor optimism about an economic recovery. (ABC News -- Wire)
Cooler temperatures are a relief for local troops in Iraq Oct 17, 2009
BAGHDAD, Iraq While their families were suffering unseasonably chilly weather back in Wisconsin this week, deployed 32nd Brigade soldiers endured a cool spell of their own in Iraq, according to Tim Donovan, public affairs officer with the Wisconsin National Guard. Temperatures in Baghdad dipped below triple digits, with a high of only 96 degrees Saturday and 98 on Sunday before inching back up to 100 by midweek, Donovan said ... The cooler temperatures are a welcome relief after more than four... (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Jordan tightens Iraqi immigration Oct 16, 2009
The new G-Series passports are issued only in Baghdad, and are often only obtainable in return for a large bribe. Jordan has become safe haven for anything up to one million Iraqis, but in recent months the flow has been drying up as border regulations have been tightened, the BBC's Jon Leyne says. (Yahoo News -- Jordan)
Daily guide to television and radio Oct 16, 2009
Heavy Metal in Baghdad midnight (SUND) Rock band Acrassicauda hopes for greater head-banging freedom in post-war Iraq. NR (2008). (Boston Globe)
Family leave Oct 16, 2009
"The last thing we want is a soldier in Baghdad walking down the street thinking about a problem at home," he said. Likewise, he doesn't want families needlessly worrying about their deployed relatives. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
U.S. experts train Iraqis to tackle bomb scourge Oct 12, 2009
At Camp Taji, a U.S. military base near Baghdad, bomb disposal experts are teaching Iraqis to take over once they leave, their withdrawal due by 2012 under a U.S.-Iraqi pact ... Two huge truck bombs in central Baghdad killed almost 100 people on Aug. 19 alone ... A police vehicle takes up an observation position at the site of a car bomb attack in Ramadi, about 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad, October 11, 2009. (AlertNet)
Captured Insurgent In Iraq: `I Will Fight Again' Oct 11, 2009
BAGHDAD, Oct. 10, 2009 ... "I had no idea where I was or even when I crossed the border," the 27-year-old said in an interview arranged by Iraqi security officials in Baghdad's protected Green Zone ... About a month later, they were in driven to a villa in Baghdad. (CBS News -- World)
Female writer revisits torture in Iraq Oct 10, 2009
World Blog: Baghdad, Iraq ... The 22-year-old University of Baghdad student was sent to Qasr-al Nihaya prison, or Palace of the End, where she was subjected to brutal interrogations for days on end ... Zangana's account of those days, "Dreaming of Baghdad," was recently released for the first time in the United States. (MSNBC -- International)
VIDEO EXTRA: The Americans have liberated the Iraqis, ambassador ... Oct 8, 2009
Sumaida ie was born in Baghdad, but left Iraq in 1960, after it became increasingly unsafe, he said. He only returned after the removal of dictator Saddam Hussein following the 2003 U.S. invasion. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Proposal: $500 million gigantic space gun could launch half-ton (almost) payloads Oct 8, 2009
Apparently, Israel was afraid he was helping Baghdad build a supergun that could send ballistic objects their way ... They were 'afraid he was helping Baghdad. (Harper's Magazine)
Baghdad push leaves pockets of no-man's land Oct 7, 2009
Baghdad push leaves pockets of no-man's land - WTIC. Baghdad push leaves pockets of no-man's land ... "My family is in Baghdad," he pleaded. (FOX61, CT)
OBAMA DATE NIGHT: CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNI... Oct 5, 2009
Obamas' night out: First WH anniversary: The Swamp. Posted October 3, 2009 10:15 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Washington politicians try to help man who faces deportation Oct 2, 2009
TDN Bad Boy wrote on Oct 1, 2009 10:30 AM:" Come on everybody, this is a Liberal vote and the Liberals are not going to let even one go. Success story? Only Baghdad Jim would coin that one. In his view, Saddam's gassing of the Kurds was a success story too. His only success was evading the laws for as long as he did. This guy is an illegal. He doesn't get to stay just because he did it illegally. What about the thousands who try to do it legally every year and get turned down? Only our left-wing... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Men's Lacrosse Oct 1, 2009
Russell is currently stationed in Baghdad, Iraq. He has been deployed since March. (Patriotleague.com)
Threat compared to 9/11 Sep 25, 2009
"This is the most serious threat ... I've seen since 9/11," says Tom Fuentes, a former FBI official who once directed the bureau's operations in Baghdad. "You had a person here who received explosives and weapons training, and he was apparently trying to assemble a team to carry out the operation.". (USA Today)
Unit preps for Afghanistan without the tanks Sep 25, 2009
Perhaps no unit better exemplifies the challenges presented by the Army's transition from desert warfare in Iraq to rugged mountain campaigns in Afghanistan than the 3rd Infantry Division's 4th Brigade, whose tanks and Bradley assault vehicles were among the first to rumble into Baghdad in the 2003 invasion. Under a 2007 plan to grow the Army and diversify its forces, 4th Brigade is the only mechanized unit being ordered to ditch its tanks and Bradleys and relearn how to move through a war zone... (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
3 killed when Guard Humvee crashes on Tex. highway Sep 24, 2009
The UH-60 Black Hawk went down Saturday night at the Balad Air Base, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Baghdad, the military said in a statement. The military said the cause of the crash was under investigation and gave no other details. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Schofield soldier charged with murder in Iraq base death Sep 23, 2009
BAGHDAD The U.S. military says a Hawaii-based soldier has been charged with murder in the slaying of a civilian contractor on an American base in Iraq. Spc. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Iraqi shoe-thrower reported healthy Sep 18, 2009
World Blog: Baghdad, Iraq. Breaking news alerts (about 1 per day) to sign up or text NEWS to MSNBC (67622). (MSNBC -- International)
Click to read:More Rocket Fire During Biden Iraq Visit Sep 17, 2009
Baghdad- Sept. 16, 2009 ... Vice President Joe Biden, left and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, at a press conference, in Baghdad, Sept. 16, 2009 ... (AP) Insurgents fired at least two rockets at the Baghdad's Green Zone Wednesday, just minutes after Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up meetings with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressing confidence that attempts to destabilize Iraq through violence will fail. (CBS News)
Iraq's vice president says Iraq should call on US for security help Sep 17, 2009
meets Iraq's Shi'ite Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi in Baghdad on Wednesday, on the second day of Biden's trip to Iraq ... Baghdad - Iraq should consider calling for more help from US forces in the wake of August's devastating suicide truck bombings in Baghdad, Vice President Adel Abul Madhi told the Monitor ... " Rivals and security Maliki has in recent months been building a case for reelection founded partly on claims that the worst of Iraq's war is over. As US combat forces withdrew from... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Father embeds to tell fallen soldier's story Sep 17, 2009
Amazingly, a few weeks later, Griffin found himself on a C-130 transport plane from Kuwait to Baghdad. He would join Skip's unit in the 2-3 Stryker Brigade, at a base near the Baghdad airport ... Griffin landed in Baghdad with a fear that transcended roadside bombs and mortar rounds. (CNN)
Rockets explode as Biden wraps up Maliki meetings Sep 17, 2009
BAGHDAD - Insurgents fired at least two rockets at Baghdad s Green Zone yesterday, minutes after Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up meetings with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and expressed confidence that attempts to destabilize Iraq through violence will fail ... It was the second such attack in as many nights as Biden met with US and Iraqi officials inside the fortified area in downtown Baghdad that houses government offices, agencies, and the US and British embassies ... Yesterday, a... (Boston Globe)
Iraqi Shoe Thrower Released; Says He Was Tortured Sep 16, 2009
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in protest was freed from prison on Tuesday and, unrepentant, he harshly condemned the U.S. presence in his country and accused authorities of torturing him ... "I confess that I am no hero, but I was humiliated to see my country violated, my Baghdad burn and my people killed." ... "Simply put, what incited me toward confrontation is the oppression that fell upon my people and how the occupation wanted to... (KERO 23, CA)
Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush released from prison Sep 16, 2009
BAGHDAD (AP) An Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in a stunning act of protest that made him a hero around the Arab world was released from a Baghdad prison Tuesday, his brother said. Muntadhar al-Zeidi left an Iraqi army base where the prison is located, accompanied by several members of parliament, said his brother Uday, who was waiting with other relatives outside the family s home in central Baghdad. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Shoe-thrower tortured? Sep 16, 2009
Speaking at the office of his employer at the time of the incident, Al-Baghdadia television, Zaidi who was missing a front tooth said: "I was tortured with electric shocks, beaten with cables." ... "I feel humiliated to see my country suffer, my Baghdad burning, and my people killed." ... The journalist's family and friends ululated when they heard the news by telephone at their home in Baghdad. (iAfrica.com)
Bush 'shoe thrower' to be freed from Iraqi jail Sep 15, 2009
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi man who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush last year, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, will be released from jail Tuesday, his lawyer told CNN Monday ... The journalist's family and supporters had been waiting outside the Baghdad jail where he was held, hoping he would be freed Monday ... His case returned to court in Baghdad on Monday. (CNN -- World)
Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Freed, Brother Says Sep 15, 2009
BAGHDAD, Sept. 15, 2009 ... Dec. 14, 2008 file photo shows Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi throwing shoe at President George W. Bush during news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad last December (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) ... Al-Zeidi, a little-known reporter for a small Iraqi TV station, gained instant hero status in the Arab world last December when he hurled his shoes at Mr. Bush as he stood next to Iraq's prime minister at a Baghdad news conference. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Civilian contractor shot dead on U.S. base in Iraq Sep 14, 2009
BAGHDAD (AP) A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said. The contractor was shot at 8:30 a.m. at Camp Speicher, the military said in a statement. (USA Today -- News)
Lawyer: Iraqi shoe-thrower may be freed soon Sep 13, 2009
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush at a news conference in December could be released from jail as early as next week, his attorney told CNN on Friday ... On Thursday, al-Zaidi's family was preparing for his possible release; his two brothers Udey and Dhirgham along with their children plastered the walls of their modest Baghdad home with his posters ... He said the family has received many phone calls from supporters across the... (CNN -- World)
Iraqi shoe thrower might drop TV Sep 11, 2009
Relativesof Muntadhar al-Zeidi arrange a poster on Thursday in Baghdad to prepare for his release from jail for throwing his shoes at thenPresident George W. Bush ... World Blog: Baghdad, Iraq ... BAGHDAD - The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at then President George W. Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes, his family said. (MSNBC -- International)
Danger zones Sep 10, 2009
But whichever method is used there are risks and constraints, says the BBC's Andrew North in Baghdad. "Journalists have also been killed and injured during embeds," he says. (BBC News -- UK)
U.S. special envoy to travel to Sudan for talks Sep 9, 2009
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad in this August 25, 2009 picture. Talabani called on Kurdish separatist rebels to accept peace with Turkey and lay. (AlertNet)
160 Schofield soldiers returning Tuesday from Iraq deployment Sep 7, 2009
Caslen heads Multi-National Division North, also known as Task Force Lighting, and operates out of Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit in northern Iraq, more than 105 miles north of Baghdad ... Caslen heads Multi-National Division North, also known as Task Force Lighting, and operates out of Contingency Operating Base Speicher near Tikrit in northern Iraq, more than 105 miles north of Baghdad. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Media, military ties rocky Aug 31, 2009
Burns, the Times' former Baghdad bureau chief, said war correspondents depend on the military to give the access to the front lines. There's potential for the relationship to go bad, but the military is within its rights to question a reporter's motives. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Afternoon report-- Soldiers killed not from Klamath Falls-- Teen arrested in Mills Addition fire-- Midge Madness winners: On Saturday's A1 Aug 29, 2009
-- Guardsmen killed in Iraq not from Klamath Falls: Two Oregon National Guard members were killed and one wounded Friday during a convoy security mission in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, according to a press release from the Oregon Military Department. Teresa Chipman, Family Readiness Group coordinator for the Klamath Falls Army National Guard, said Friday that the soldiers were not from the Klamath Falls group. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Co-working' sites give self-employed, others on their own a chance to connect, collaborate Aug 26, 2009
A few days ago, Capt. Nathan Williams asked the Iraqi battalion commander in charge of a northern Baghdad district whether he needed help with a planned security operation ... Not once since Williams and his infantry company pulled out of the Hurriyah district in north Baghdad nearly three months ago has the Iraqi commander, Maj. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Iran's Most Wanted Aug 25, 2009
But remember: Gadafi after the fall of Baghdad at least decided to surrender his nuclear materials. In the case of Iran, it won't be very long before the theocratic thugs and crooks and assassins have their very own fissile and missile capacity. (Slate)
N.J. Town: Gadhafi Not Welcome Aug 25, 2009
What about the 100 acres US Embassy Compound in Baghdad. 00002E59. (CBS News)
Politics Biden's stock rising in Obama administration Aug 24, 2009
In his most visible act as the administration's "point man" on Iraq, he traveled to Baghdad earlier this United States would end its involvement. Biden associates say his relationship with Obama is evolving. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Ignorance is no excuse Aug 23, 2009
Here you can see photographs of one of the factions, the 1920s Revolution Brigades, training in the Sunni triangle north of Baghdad. . (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Takin' it to Valencia Street Aug 22, 2009
In November 2007, Abidin Travels opened for two months on 24th Street in San Francisco, specializing in Baghdad vacation arrangements ... In fact, the ticket office was an art installation that Baghdad native Adel Abidin had previously presented at the Venice Biennale. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Its not funny in a foreign language Aug 21, 2009
In 2006, Walid Hassan, star of the Iraqi television news/comedy show Caricature, was gunned down while driving in Baghdad. In Lebanon, Charbel Khalil, a comedian who performs a daily televised puppet show called Democracy, has been threatened repeatedly and fled the country until the threats abated. (Harper's Magazine)
Is Obama Wasting Time Courting The Saudis? Aug 20, 2009
Meanwhile, Obama officials are also pushing the Saudis to help integrate Iraq into regional politics by dispatching an ambassador there, a move the Saudis--resentful at the rise of a Shia regime in Baghdad--have been reluctant to make. Amid all these requests, it should come as no surprise that the Obama administration is giving back to the Saudis when it can. (CBS News -- Politics)
LETTER: Look at a list of what Palin doesn't have Aug 20, 2009
TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. Is the mid-August start of school too early. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
NASA Sets Date for Space Shuttle Launch Aug 20, 2009
At Least Six Explosions Have Struck Baghdad, Including One Near the Parliament Building in the Green Zone. CBSNews. (CBS News)
Seoul: The World's Most Wired Megacity Gets More So Aug 20, 2009
"" MAJ. GEN. QASSIM AL-MOUSSAWI, Iraqi military spokesman, on the series of Baghdad blasts Wednesday that killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 500 For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages ... "" MAJ. GEN. QASSIM AL-MOUSSAWI, Iraqi military spokesman, on the series of Baghdad blasts Wednesday that killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 500. (Time.com)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Aug 19, 2009
Dozens killed in Baghdad attacks. North Korea honours Kim Dae-jung. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Baghdad’s Green Zone reshaped under Iraqis’ control Aug 16, 2009
Baghdad s Green Zone reshaped under Iraqis control - The Boston Globe ... Baghdad s Green Zone reshaped under Iraqis control ... As US military forces and other Westerners have turned over or left compounds and properties, the streets of the Green Zone in Baghdad have become nearly deserted. (Boston Globe)
Tribute to shot contractor Aug 14, 2009
During a recent incident in Baghdad, two of the team on a task got into difficulties with their vehicle. They were about to have the vehicle impounded and the two guys had to accompany the police and vehicle. (BBC News -- UK)
Sophomoric Debate on Health Care is Distressing Aug 13, 2009
My son s future is much more promising; his hearing loss, suffered during an attack upon his patrol (1st Armored Division, 40th Engineering Co. in Baghdad) is far less threatening an injury. (John Edwards - NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
SEE THEM SWEAT IN NEW JERSEY... Aug 12, 2009
" we catch-up with the Godfather of boxing, Lou Duva, who candidly recalls his humble beginnings in the fight halls of Paterson, rising through the boxing ranks, and some of his fondest memories in a storied career in the "sweet-science (The Drudge Report)
Arrest of U.S. hikers mars Kurdish region travel boom Aug 11, 2009
Unidentified foreign and local tourists are seen at Dokan Resort, where three American hikers were last seen, near Sulaimaniyah,160 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 3 ... Although the region s three provinces are at odds with the central government over issues involving land and oil, Baghdad has encouraged tourism here to build trust between the majority Arabs and minority Kurds. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
AP: Sanford Took Personal Trips on Plane Aug 10, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 9, 2009. State-Funded Plane Used for Transportation to Hair, Dentist Appointments, Donor's Birthday Party, Records Show. (CBS News)
A Latina on the High Court Aug 8, 2009
Meanwhile, the talk of the town in Baghdad is a bill presented to the Iraqi parliament by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Cabinet that would , report the WP and NYT. It would be one of the first laws of its kind in the Middle East, a region where smoking is particularly cheap and popular. Many Iraqis say it's ridiculous that the government is even worrying about this. (Slate)
Friend: Detained hikers made regrettable mistake Aug 7, 2009
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hasn't confirmed their detention but is working with the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which looks after American interests in Iran, to obtain information about them ... He called her Saturday from the American Embassy in Baghdad, she said ... He called her Saturday from the American Embassy in Baghdad, she said. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Changing of the guard in Green Zone Aug 7, 2009
Change of guard comes to Baghdad Green Zone ... Iraqi security forces march near the "Monument of the Unknown Soldier" during a parade in Baghdad's Green Zone onJune 30 ... World Blog: Baghdad, Iraq. (MSNBC -- International)
Iran confirms arrest of American hikers Aug 5, 2009
Meckfessel has met with an American consular official, said the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. "My grandson has asked me not to talk to the media," said Irene Meckfessel of Carmichael, California, before hanging up. (CNN -- World)
Arrest Of US Hikers Mars Iraqi Kurd Tourism Boom Aug 5, 2009
Although the region's three provinces are at odds with the central government over issues involving land and oil, Baghdad has encouraged tourism here to build trust between the majority Arabs and minority Kurds ... Eric Talmadge reported from Baghdad. (CBS News -- World)
Americans Detained in Iran Aug 4, 2009
Meckfessel, now at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, said he received a cell phone call from his friends saying, "We're surrounded.". Fattal, who loved to travel, wanted to know more about his family's roots in the region. (ABC News)
Iran Investigating 3 Wayward U.S. Hikers Aug 4, 2009
A general view of Dukan Resort, where three American hikers were last seen, near Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban). (CBS News -- Politics)
