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sigir.mil - 2/3/2009
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction : Leadership
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Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., has served as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction since October 2004. He previously served as the Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA-IG), a position to which he was appointed in January 2004. Mr. Bowen's mission includes ...

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Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision
huffingtonpost.com - 2/2/2009
Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision
— huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq ... (more) Generals Seek To Reverse Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Decision

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ipsnews.net - 2/2/2009
US-IRAQ: Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
— ipsnews.net — Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision By Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (IPS) - CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from ... (more) US-IRAQ: Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal ...

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powerlineblog.com - 2/3/2009
Obama, Petraeus on Collision Course?
— powerlineblog.com — That's what Gareth Porter if the Inter Press Service says: CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to ... (more) Obama, Petraeus on Collision Course?

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Iraq Watchdog Looks Back on Years of Reconstruction Waste
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... He’s back: Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, has released a new volume in his series of blood-boiling reports. Looking back on his five years as a watchdog, Bowen laments the widespread waste of taxpayer funds in Iraq, and warns that the same mistakes are being made in Afghanistan. BBC: On his first trip to Iraq, he says in the report, he observed large quantities of cash moving out of the office of the comptroller for the Coalition Provisional Authority, after ...

Iraq Watchdog Looks Back on Years of Reconstruction Waste
The Hollywood Liberal — Iraq Watchdog Looks Back on Years of Reconstruction Waste He’s back: Stuart Bowen , the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, has released a new volume in his series of blood-boiling reports. Looking back on his five years as a watchdog, Bowen laments the widespread waste of taxpayer funds in Iraq, and warns that the same mistakes are being made in Afghanistan. BBC: On his first trip to Iraq, he says in the report, he observed large quantities of cash moving out of the office of the comptroller for the Coalition Provisional Authority, after which ...

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