Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:05 GMT US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq
(AP)
AP - Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalted highways, sweltering in flat scrublands and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world.
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:16 GMT U.S. hopeful of breakthrough in Iraq vote deadlock
(Reuters)
Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraq's leaders in a series of telephone calls on Saturday to break a deadlock that has stalled preparations for an election seen as critical for U.S. troops to withdraw, officials said.
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:48 GMT Blair was told Iraq war 'illegal': report
(AFP)
AFP - The government's chief legal advisor informed then British prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:11 GMT US vice president urges Iraq to resolve vote issue
(AFP)
AFP - Vice President Joseph Biden on Saturday contacted top Iraqi politicians to praise their efforts in seeking a compromise solution to their election scheduling problems.
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:48 GMT Iraq resumes oil exports to Turkey after pipeline sabotage
(AFP)
AFP - Oil exports to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey resumed on Saturday after a week-long interruption because of sabotage to a pipeline in northern Iraq, an oil ministry spokesman said.
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:25 GMT Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot
(AP)
AP - Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him.
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:24 GMT Hundreds mark Saddam death anniversary with tribute
(AFP)
AFP - Hundreds of Iraqis gathered at the tomb of former dictator Saddam Hussein on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of his execution in 2006.
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:21 GMT Iraq election likely in March: parliament speaker
(AFP)
AFP - Iraq's faltering election will likely be held in March, the speaker of the nation's parliament said on Friday, the latest date yet mooted by a senior official.
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:19 GMT Iraq invasion of 'questionable legitimacy': British diplomat
(AFP)
AFP - The 2003 invasion of Iraq was "of questionable legitimacy", Britain's then ambassador to the UN said Friday, adding he had wanted another six months of diplomacy before military action was launched.
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