IRAQ

Source: edition.cnn.com --- 13 hours ago
The International Olympic Committee has banned IRAQ from competing in the upcoming Summer Olympics games because of what it says is political interference by the government in sports. ...

Source: www.cnn.com --- 12 hours ago
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Source: www.cnn.com --- 13 hours ago
Sprinter Dana Hussain was devastated after learning she and six other Iraqi athletes would not be able to participate in next month's Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The International Olympic Committee banned IRAQ from competing because of what it says is the government's political interference in sports. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 14 hours ago
:BAGHDAD: Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, IRAQ was told yesterday it is not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the International Olympic Committee (IOC).: .:The committee told Iraqi officials in a ...

Source: blogs.usatoday.com --- 15 hours ago
Candidates face off on IRAQ timetable The Washington Post, in an editorial: "The initial media coverage of Barack Obama's visit to IRAQ suggested that the Democratic candidate found agreement with his plan to withdraw all U.S. combat forces on a... ...

Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com --- 15 hours ago
BAGHDAD -- Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, IRAQ was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago. ...

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- 15 hours ago
The State Department's inspector general is investigating Iraqi oil contracts after four Democratic senators complained that department employees may have encouraged lucrative oil deals between IRAQ and several Western companies. ...

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- 13 hours ago
Barack Obama could give the Iraqi government no better gift than a timetable for withdrawal, because so long as the US occupation continues, the Iraqi government will be deemed illegitimate by its own people, writes The Nation. ...

Source: www.philly.com --- 14 hours ago
I can understand why John McCain is POd. Barack Obama visits IRAQ and admits things are better there, but he refuses to credit "the surge." ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 15 hours ago
AINA Jul 25 2008 5:21AM GMT ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 12 hours ago
Imagine my surprise early Saturday morning to discover, in my e-mail inbox, a news bulletin from the White House calling attention to an interview that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had just given to the German publication Der Spiegel. In that interview, Maliki made it quite clear that he likes the concept of a 16-month withdrawal timetable -- as proposed by the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama. Well, as it turned out (and this tidbit would not be known for many hours), the Bush team messed up. The White House had intended to circulate the Der Spiegel story for internal use only; mistakenly, it had sent it out to the broader journalistic community. Thanks, guys. McCain's aides have been hammering at Obama, claiming that the 16-month timetable reflects ignorance of the facts on the ground. Yet here was Maliki, sounding supportive for a 16-month timetable, based on his own reading of the facts on the ground. It took the McCain people all day Saturday to come up with some kind of response. In the early evening, finally, they did. It was transparently weak: "John McCain believes withdrawal must be based on conditions on the ground. Prime Minister Maliki has repeatedly affirmed the same view, and did so again today." That spin wasn't very effective, since Maliki had essentially refuted almost every facet of McCain's IRAQ policy. ...

Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com --- 14 hours ago
Charges have been dismissed against a Camp Pendleton Marine sniper accused in the shooting deaths of two Syrians in IRAQ, Marine Corps officials said Thursday. The charges against Sgt. John Winnick II were dismissed without prejudice by the commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, meaning charges could be brought again at a later time. Winnick, 24, was charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter and failing to adhere to the military's rules of engagement by firing without reasonable certainty that his targets were hostile. ...

Source: www.meed.com --- 12 hours ago
Supply of two package air-cooled chillers. Closing date: 7 August 2008 ...

Source: www.meed.com --- 12 hours ago
Supply of heavy-duty centrifugal pumps. Closing date: 7 August 2008 ...

Source: www.alsumaria.tv --- 12 hours ago
In Baaquba, eight people were killed and 20 others were wounded in a suicide bombing carried out by a woman on Thursday night targeting an awakening council patrol. Head of Awakening Council in New Baaquba Naim Al Dulaimi was killed in the explosion. A medical source reported that women and ... ...

Source: www.alsumaria.tv --- 12 hours ago
Provincial election law is still subject to intense debate as it was passed anew to Parliament for vote. IRAQ’s Parliament ratified on Tuesday the provincial election law by 127 votes out of 140 lawmakers who attended the voting session that was boycotted by Kurds in protest to secret ballot. ... ...

Source: www.journalgazette.net --- 12 hours ago
BAGHDAD – Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, IRAQ was told Thursday it’s not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the Games’ guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago. ...

Source: www.meed.com --- 12 hours ago
Supply of line pipe, sleeves, pipe fittings and valves for an oil field. Closing date: 24 August 2008 ...

Source: www.meed.com --- 12 hours ago
Supply of a heavy-duty reciprocating gas compressor. Closing date: 7 August 2008 ...