mcclatchydc.com - 11/21/2008
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WASHINGTON — Private security contractors operating in Iraq could face Iraqi prosecution for acts committed when they supposedly had immunity from Iraqi law, U.S. officials said Thursday.
online.wsj.com - 11/20/2008
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online.wsj.com —
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is facing an
early confrontation with the Pentagon over the hot-button issue...
of how fast to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, with some senior officers arguing for a slower drawdown. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman ...
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Pentagon Wary of Fast Iraq Withdrawal
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 11/20/2008
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gatewaypundit.blogspot.com —
Terrific! Thanks to the Leftists at Think Progress
for pointing this out. White House press secretary Dana...
Perino today told the gaggle in DC that the conditions are such now that we are able to celebrate the victory that we've had so far. Of ...
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White House Declares Strategic VICTORY IN IRAQ! (Video)
change.gov - 11/19/2008
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change.gov —
The Obama-Biden Plan Barack Obama and Joe Biden
will responsibly end the war in Iraq so that...
we can renew our military strength, dedicate more resources to the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and invest in our economy at home. ...
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Iraq | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team
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Contractors in Iraq could face charges in earlier incidents
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians by contractors protecting a State Department convoy, officials told security company officials during meetings in Washington Thursday. The news caught company officials by surprise. "We are still trying to make sense of it," said Anne E. Tyrrell, a spokeswoman for Blackwater Inc., whose security guards have been involved in some of the most controversial incidents in Iraq, including the Sept. 16, 2007, shooting at al Nisoor Square in Baghdad. Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/56255.html
35 Wounded in Mosul Car Bombing; Sistani Upbraids MPs; Al-Maliki Threatens to Resign
Informed Comment —
... In fact, some observers, according to McClatchy, , are suggesting that private security guards could be tried even for actions they took before the agreement was enacted. ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
Mukasey collapses during speech.
Clinton to be announced SoS after Thanksgiving.
So what about Richardson?
The wingnuts' paranoia about the Fairness Doctrine.
Franken edges closer to Coleman.
Martin with the MOE of Chambliss.
Contractors in Iraq could face charges.
Palin's, uh, weird turkey "pardon."
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That light at the end of the tunnel you see just might be the end of active U.S. military involvement in Iraq.
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huffingtonpost.com 12/14/2008 — BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it.
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