Pulled From the Headlines: Iraq

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These are headlines and subheaders pulled from miscellaneous news services in the last few days. when our generals and politicians use surge and better body counts as a gauge of the situation, it's interesting to see what stories are being written in the national and international press.

i didn't provide any links, i believe the headlines grouped together paint a vivid picture without the added content. if you want to search these stories out for details- i'm sure you can easily find them via google.

Please feel free to add current headlines about the war as you see them.




Iraq coalition withering as Britain pulls out
If plans stand, Americans will comprise 95 percent of alliance by mid-2008
Iraq security firm killing probed
U.S. and Iraqi officials Wednesday were investigating yet another shooting of Iraqi civilians by a heavily armed security firm linked to U.S. government-financed work in Iraq
Turkey says it is ready to send troops into Iraq
Ankara approves possible cross-border military operation to chase Kurds
Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal
Reconciliation Seen Unattainable Amid Struggle for Power
Injured soldiers' financial, emotional costs grow
185,000 have sought care at VA; disability payments often don't stretch
Iraqi provinces shut out internal refugees
· One in six forced to flee homes since 2003 invasion
· Syria and Jordan also tighten entry restrictions
Most of Iraq's provinces have closed their doors to people fleeing conflict elsewhere in the country, cutting off a vital escape route for people threatened by sectarian violence.
Death toll hits 12 as cholera spreads in Iraq

* Woman lived in southern outskirts of Baghdad
* Outbreak started in north; cases now confirmed in central, southeast Iraq
* World Health Organization blames outbreak on dirty water
* Agency says chlorine needed for water treatment
 

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http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1005/p99s01-duts.html
While not in the headline, Jimmy Carter proclaims there is no genocide in Darfur
Christian Bookstore Owner Was Tortured Before His Deathhttp://www.nysun.com/article/64354?page_no=1
You know, by members of the "Religion of Peace (TM)"
“Terrorism is a part of Islaam; And whosoever denies that, he has disbelieved”http://caravanofmartyrs.muslimpad.com/2007/10/10/terrorism-is-a-part-of-islaam-and-whosoever-denies-that-he-has-disbelieved/
Grad-type Katyusha lands in Netivot area
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257239779&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Yes, those peaceful palestinians firing rockets into the suburbs AGAIN
or how about the big winner:
‘Journalists’ Tell Howard Kurtz Why Good News from Iraq Shouldn’t Get Reported http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/07/journalists-tell-howard-kurtz-why-good-news-iraq-shouldn-t-get-report
With Video goodness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwyqsd-FCw8
Gee, aren't journalist supposed to tell ALL of the news?
 
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and..

Angry Turks ready to cut U.S. ties
Soldiers: Blackwater guards fired at fleeing cars
First U.S. troops on scene found no evidence of shooting by Iraqis

Pakistan Seen Losing Fight Against Taliban And Al-Qaeda
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan's government is losing its war against emboldened insurgent forces, giving al-Qaeda and the Taliban more territory in which to operate and allowing the groups to plot increasingly ambitious attacks, according to Pakistani and Western security officials.
‘A nightmare with no end in sight’
Ex-commander of coalition forces in Iraq lambastes ‘failure of leadership’
ARLINGTON, Va. - A "failure of the national political leadership" is responsible for the “nightmare” of the Iraq war, retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said
 
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published in the last 2-3 days...

Iraq says it wants Kurdish separatists to leave
Minister sees limited Turkish strikes; Kurds rally against incursion vote

Ex-top envoy calls Iraqi government a failure
Former ambassador says country ‘falling apart,’ blames ministers, U.S.

WASHINGTON - A principal architect of Iraq’s interim constitution, who resigned in August as one of the country’s top diplomats, has laid out a devastating critique of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the U.S. occupation, telling NBC News that, functionally, “there is no Iraqi government.

Pakistan police say bomber's head found
KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN)
-- Pakistani police said Friday they had the head of the man who may have carried out the bomb attack that killed 136 people at the homecoming of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Money gone, Iraqi refugees forced to go home
Many reluctantly leave safe-havens of Syria, Jordan to return to 'death row'
 
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more recent...

State Department to force diplomats to Iraq
Lack of volunteers prompts agency to impose Baghdad service on some
WASHINGTON - The State Department said Friday it will require some diplomats to serve in Iraq because of a lack of volunteers willing to work at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.


Suicide bomb targets Sunni insurgents in Iraq
Group had turned against al-Qaida in Iraq; explosion kills 1, injures
iraqi diplomat:

U.S. to turn over security of Karbala to Iraqis
Responsibility to shift amid recent street violence; GI death reported


No progress in Iraq-Turkey talks
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- An Iraqi diplomat said that no progress was made in talks with Turkish officials Friday in Ankara about the Iraqi-Turkey border situation and that the Iraqi delegation planned to head back home.
 

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I am not sure what the point is of this thread.

Yes, there is a war going on, so headlines look bleak. But if you went by headlines alone, you would think that all of America is a crime ridden sess- pool.

Let's face it, the media reports distaster and negativity, among other things, because it sells. So why would that have any bearing on whether or not a particular strategy is effective, whether it be the surge, a new mayor, a new criminal detection system, etc.?
 

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I am not sure what the point is of this thread.

Yes, there is a war going on, so headlines look bleak. But if you went by headlines alone, you would think that all of America is a crime ridden sess- pool.

Let's face it, the media reports distaster and negativity, among other things, because it sells. So why would that have any bearing on whether or not a particular strategy is effective, whether it be the surge, a new mayor, a new criminal detection system, etc.?
I heard in and interview that insurgent attaches are down 70%, but the liberal media will not report it
 
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Diplomats decry being sent against will to Iraq
Hundreds boo State Department, liken policy to 'potential death sentence'
Torture suit against Rumsfeld filed in France
Groups: Ex-defense secretary OK’d war crimes at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo
Iraq vows to block supplies to Kurdish rebels
Iraqi official fears upcoming conference will be 'hijacked' by tension
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Iraq set to lift immunity
The Iraqi parliament is poised to pass its first significant piece of legislation since the lawmakers went on summer recess — a bill to remove immunity from expatriate security companies working there.
Did Blackwater sneak silencers into Iraq?
Security firm under investigation for allegedly sidestepping export controls
U.S. says monthly Iraq death toll heading lower
37 troop deaths so far in October, lowest level in nearly 2 years
 

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I am not sure what the point is of this thread.

Yes, there is a war going on, so headlines look bleak. But if you went by headlines alone, you would think that all of America is a crime ridden sess- pool.

Let's face it, the media reports distaster and negativity, among other things, because it sells. So why would that have any bearing on whether or not a particular strategy is effective, whether it be the surge, a new mayor, a new criminal detection system, etc.?

Yeah, how boring would this forum be if all we ever used for subject lines was:

I'm happy in my dojo!
I agree with everything that's here!
Good news! Crime is down in my city!
Who cares if it works on the streets, I feel safe!
There'd be nothing to talk about.
 

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I have been called ignorant several times this week, so please help me here.
How do you do those multiple quotes, and break them up like that?
sorry off topic

At the top of the "reply to message" box, there's an icon that looks like a "text bubble" like you see in the comics. Click it, and it will insert

QUOTE][/QUOTE but with appropriate brackets on either end
into your text. Put whatever you want between the quote brackets, and it will show up in an indented box.
Try the "preview" option to see if it worked.

Or you can just type it.
 
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jazkiljok

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jaskiljok,

I see more headlines, but no answer to my question above. What exactly is the point?

please reread the my first post on this thread for the answer to your question. if that isn't sufficient then i guess you'll have to force yourself to not bother with this thread.
 

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