Maliki hints Bush tried to help McCain by extending U.S. troop presence in Iraq

Named source - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki  - says negotiations with U.S. over Iraq withdrawal seemed suspect, even political."Last July, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should be out of Iraq “as soon as possible” and endorsed Sen....

Iraq/US Nearing Timetable for Withdrawal

Doesn't this take away a major plank from Barack Obama's platform?"Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday....

16 killed in Basra airstrikes

16 militants have been killed today after Iraqi troops came under heavy fire from a US warplane in the city of Basra. "Iraqi police earlier claimed eight civilians, including two women and a child, had been killed in a predawn airstrike in the Hananiyah neighborhood, a known...

Political satire: Pakistan prime ministerial candidate denies he is Christian

"Political satire: Pakistan prime ministerial candidate denies he is Christian "From Barack Obama's website: "Obama Has Never Been A Muslim, And Is a Committed Christian."Obama on the importance of Christ in his life: "I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself...

UK plans to pull 1,000 troops from Iraq

"Britain's prime minister announced plans Tuesday to withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Iraq by year's end, and Iraq said it will take over security from British forces in the southern Basra province within two months. Prime Minister Gordon Brown was on an unannounced...

Iraqi President opposes Baghdad wall

Just becuase the Israelis did it, does not make it right - good on President Jalal Talabani for opposing the idea. One nation is the way to go."Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has added his voice to a chorus of criticism of moves by US and Iraqi troops to build a security...

"Swimming Pool of Blood": Nearly 200 Killed in Baghdad

Events like this aren't getting much play today; one of the deadliest strings of bombings since the occupation began."Nearly 200 people have been killed in a string of attacks in Iraq's capital, Baghdad - the worst day of violence since a US security operation began. In one...