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President Obama’s speech that combat operations were over in Iraq on August 31, 2010 obviously generated a huge number of editorials and opinion pieces. One of the more egregious was by David Brooks, “Nation Building Works” in the New York Times. Brooks’ thesis was that the rebuilding of the ...

Poisoned Juice, Al Qaeda’s new weapon Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:33 GMT ...

US President Barack Obama delivered a major speech from the Oval Office on Tuesday, marking the official end of combat operations in Iraq. As just over 50,000 US troops will remain in the country until the end of 2011 in non-combat roles, the real significance of the military draw-down is hotly...

This is link to a Iraqi forum it shows some really good pictures of what is going on and has some good captions. It is well worth the look! Today's Pictures in Iraq - Sept. 2010 http://www.aliraqi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=100111

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/opinion/31brooks.html?_r=1&ref=davidbrooks Op-Ed Columnist Nation Building Works By DAVID BROOKS Published: August 30, 2010

U.S. VP Biden: Iraq close to forming government 01 Sep 2010 11:31:28 GMT Source: Reuters </SPAN> WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq to mark the end of U.S. combat operations there, said on Wednesday he believed Iraqis were close to forming a government. ...

A member of Iyad Allawi’s Iraqi National Movement (INM) told Iraq’s AK News that at the beginning of 2010 Prime Minister Maliki asked the cabinet to extend the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States. The INM official said that the cabinet rejected the proposal, telling the...

Jordan: Iraqi investments at industrial estates stand at $ 70 million Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:04 Jordan (Amman) - The volume of Iraqi investments at 59 projects at industrial estates in the Kingdom reached $ 70 million (JD50 million) until the end of June, 2010. Director...

Iraq independet with end to U.S. combat role - Maliki 31 Aug 2010 09:45:22 GMT Source: Reuters </SPAN> BAGHDAD, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday Iraq had gained independence with the end of U.S. combat operations and that its security forces would now...

On August 22, 2010 the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, made his rounds of the American Sunday morning television talk shows. In part of his comments he said that Iran continued to interfere in Iraq, opposed a strong democracy there in favor of a weak state that could not...

What does the president need to say to the American people? http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/obama-to-address-iraq-withdrawal-21645399

Baghdad territory - conscious - Data The Front of Jihad and Change statement No. (32) about the American withdrawal from Iraq, the statement reads as follows: In the name of God the Merciful ) Collection and beat their backs (45), but at the promised place and time and is worse (46) ( ...

Theft of computers presented as gifts to Iraqi school A . P . B . GMT 5:09:00 2010 Saturday, August 28th

By Kim Gamel Associated Press Published: Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 11:06 a.m. MDT 10 comments | Beta version E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + - Page: 1

Iraq central bank cuts reserve requirements of banks Iraq: Wednesday, August 25 - 2010 at 08:47 The central bank of Iraq has cut commercial banks' reserve requirement to 15% from 20% effective September 1, to spur bank lending as core inflation continues to slow, Reuters has reported. The...

As US military bases close, Iraqis left behind By REBECCA SANTANA and BUSHRA JUHI (AP) – 3 hours ago AL-FARIS, Iraq — Just about every man from the village of al-Faris has worked at the nearby Taji military base. The American money and influence is seen in the new cars, the additions to...

BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi prime minister put his nation on its highest alert for terror attacks, as insurgents hammer Iraqi security forces preparing to take over for a U.S. combat mission that formally ends on Tuesday. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Iraqi intelligence indicated that an Al Qaeda...

The U.S. is moving ahead with its withdrawal plans from Iraq. On August 24, 2010 the commander of U.S. forces in the country, General Ray Odierno, said that American troop levels had dropped to 49,700. A private Iraqi firm, Asharq Research Center, conducted a poll of 1,150 people, aged 18 and...

Zaha Hadid designs first project for her native Iraq 27 August 2010 | By Elizabeth Hopkirk Central Bank headquarters in Baghdad will be a symbol of the new nation, says practice Zaha Hadid has won her first deal in the country of her birth with a commission to design a new headquarters...