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War on Terror Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: May 8, 2008 · Comments (3)

Iraqi Defense Ministry Says: Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq Captured Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday. * * * Hopefully the report of al-Masri's capture will prove to be accurate. With further luck... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (8 votes cast)

War on Terror Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: May 7, 2008 · Comments (26)

Former Gitmo Prisoner Carried Out Recent Suicide Attack in Iraq The U.S. military is confirming that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee from Kuwait carried out a recent suicide attack in Northern Iraq. * * * The U.S. in 2005 transferred Abdallah al-Ajmi to Kuwaiti custody from Guantanamo. A Kuwaiti court... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (9 votes cast)

Gen. Petraeus to be named Centcom Commander

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 23, 2008 · Comments (7)

Gen. Petraeus is getting a well-deserved promotion. Army Gen. David Petraeus has been asked to take over the U.S. military's Central Command, which oversees combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press. CNN says Defense Secretary Robert Gates will make a major announcement at 11 a.m. ET.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (13 votes cast)

Marine loses leg; returns to Iraq anyways

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 11, 2008 · Comments (7)

A Marine's kneecap was shattered by a sniper bullet in Iraq. Ultimately, he lost the leg -- and with a new prosthetic, joined back up with the Corps and is voluntarily serving in Iraq again. He isn't just an inspiration to his comrades in the Corps. He's an inspiration to... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (19 votes cast)

Video of the Day

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 11, 2008 · Comments (9)

This moderate Muslim is dead-on balls accurate (it's an industry term) when it comes to Iraq and America. It's a refreshing point of view, and likely one that more Democrats in Congress need to figure out than Iraqis do. Iraqi Politicial Tells the Truth High five to this guy. Hat... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (15 votes cast)

We've seen the future, and it's Basra

Posted by Charlie Quidnunc · Published: April 8, 2008 · Comments (28)

This morning I tuned into a conference call the White House organized for bloggers, along with Bruce McQuain of QandO, and Captain Ed Morrissey of Hot Air. A "senior administration official" answered our question for half an hour on Iraq. The call was timed to coincide with the Petraeus &... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (15 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (7)

Today's winner is Republican Congressman Rep. Patrick McHenry. He gets the award for the following. A North Carolina congressman has apologized for calling a contract employee in Baghdad a "two-bit security guard." Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., used that term when talking about a visit to Iraq where he was denied... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (13 votes cast)

Why Americans aren't buying the recent Iraq War movies

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 29, 2008 · Comments (7)

First I would like to say that I am still alive and Kevin and Jay have not taken away my posting privileges. I have just found it extremely hard to blog lately between doing some work for a candidate here in NC and tending to my kids. My youngest just... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (14 votes cast)

Iraq

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: March 19, 2008 · Comments (79)

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the resumption of the Iraq War. While many folks find it convenient to try changing the facts, it should be remembered at the start that this war did not start with President George W. Bush, nor indeed any American, but by Saddam Hussein's invasion... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (25 votes cast)

Another Remembrance

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 16, 2008 · Comments (0)

Scott Elliott of Election Projection.com lost his parents four years ago today when they were murdered in Iraq while doing mission work there. He has a moving tribute to them posted at his blog today. I was a fan of Scott's blog before his parents were killed, but learned through... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (8 votes cast)

Schlepping around the blogosphere

Posted by Melissa Murphy · Published: February 25, 2008 · Comments (7)

I'm feeling rather sarcastic today, maybe it's because I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired or I'm tired of the silliness that is the democratic presidential nomination race or insert whatever silliness of the day malarkey going on. Have fun, read, relax, enjoy, find my typos...whatever. You're Outta... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (9 votes cast)

"I want to serve this country because this country returned to me my life,"

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 25, 2008 · Comments (3)

Safaa Wadi not long ago worked as an interpreter for the US Army. Because of his work, the US allowed Wadi to immigrate to the US. Now Safaa is saying thanks by joining the US Army. He hopes to return to Iraq one day as a soldier. I don't have... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (20 votes cast)

Democracy

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 13, 2008 · Comments (8)

Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Reforms, Landmark legislation seeks to end decades of violence * * * Philadelphia? Um, no. Iraq.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (10 votes cast)

Dear Mayor Bates

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: February 8, 2008 · Comments (15)

Bob Hamer emailed me this letter he sent to Mayor Bates of Berkeley : February 8, 2008 Mayor Bates: I read with interest your press release of February 1, 2008 regarding the actions taken by City Council and the Marine Corps recruiting center. http://www.cityofberkeley.info/mayor/PR/webrelease2008-0201.htm Thank you for clarifying your position.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (42 votes cast)

Iraqi Flight Training School Takes Off

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: February 4, 2008 · Comments (3)

Unlike the AFP article that Bob Owens found, which tries to sell pre-surge quotes as current news, this good news is the result of the surge's success: Iraq's Air Force is up and flying. From the Multi-National Force website: Pull back and the trees get smaller; push forward and the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (9 votes cast)

AFP Using Pre-Surge Testimony as Current War Failure

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: February 4, 2008 · Comments (3)

Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee has done it again. He's got an exclusive where he has outed an AFP's deceptive reporting. Here is AFP's report: In its ideological struggle against Al-Qaeda, American anti-terrorist strategy too often overlooks the basic tenets of the infamous Chinese warlord Sun Tzu, namely: know your... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (12 votes cast)

Reality Check: Al-Qaeda in Iraq Sinks to Ghastly New Low

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 1, 2008 · Comments (36)

Al-Qaeda terrorists strapped explosives to two women and detonated the bombs by remote control, killing as many as 72 innocents on Friday at popular pet markets in Baghdad. * * * Here's a link to Reuters' version of events.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (9 votes cast)

Chrenkoff is back

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: February 1, 2008 · Comments (2)

Arthur Chrenkoff is back! He isn't blogging, but he is writing about the topic that made him so well known throughout the blogosphere and to Wall Street Journal readers -- media coverage, specifically good news, from Iraq. Read Arthur's piece at Pajamas Media where he picks up where he left... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Preview of the State of the Union Speech

Posted by Charlie Quidnunc · Published: January 28, 2008 · Comments (8)

I had the opportunity this afternoon to sit in on a conference call hosted by Brett McGurk, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan, who discussed the portion of tonight's address that dealt with Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr. McGurk described the broad outlines of the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (10 votes cast)

Iraq Update: Iraqi Forces Poised to Strike Al-Qaida Terrorists, Showdown planned in Mosul

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 27, 2008 · Comments (13)

Iraqi army reinforcements on Sunday moved into positions near Mosul, ready to strike al-Qaida-in-Iraq targets in the terror group's last remaining urban stronghold. U.S. commanders have said Iraqi security forces will take the lead in Mosul. That will mark a major test of the latter's capabilities and thus will play... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (15 votes cast)

The last year in Iraq

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 19, 2008 · Comments (5)

The progress since December 2006 in Iraq in terms of areas contested by al Qaeda, coalition soliders killed in action, Iraqi civilian deaths, and incidents of ethnic/sectarian violence, in handy picture form that even leftists should be able to comprehend, courtesy of John Hinderaker of Power Line. There are some... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (14 votes cast)

Iraq Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 17, 2008 · Comments (9)

Iraq forces could control all provinces this year, says U.S. general * * * That's a very good article by Reuters. It's objective and non-partisan. It's worth a close read.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (6 votes cast)

Rudy at Veterans Memorial

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 17, 2008 · Comments (11)

The following video depicts Rudy Giuliani at a ceremony at the Jacksonville, Florida Veterans Memorial. You don't often see political candidates turning over the podium to others, but he invites several of the Gold Star parents in attendance to memorialize their own fallen sons. At one point, some idiot protester... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (12 votes cast)

Iraq may be moot point in campaign after Bush deal

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 12, 2008 · Comments (30)

The Bush Administration expects to sign a new deal with the Iraqi government this summer which will replace the UN Security Council Resolutions in governing our relationship, and could also take Iraq off the table for the fall elections - as well as for the next Administration. Michael Hirsh reports... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (21 votes cast)

Snow Falls In Iraq

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: January 11, 2008 · Comments (36)

This is a neat story:After weathering nearly five years of war, Baghdad residents thought they'd pretty much seen it all. But Friday morning, as muezzins were calling the faithful to prayer, the people here awoke to something certifiably new. For the first time in memory, snow fell across Baghdad. Although... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (14 votes cast)

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