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Iraq Bombings Threaten to Renew Chaos

5:41 PM, April 24, 2009 | Comments (13)
An Iraqi talk show anchor planned to spend his hour today talking about the recent robbery and shooting spree against jewelry store owners. But after the third bombing with massive casualties in two days, he changed the subject. Here’s a sample of the...

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Rebuilding Baghdad's Infamous Airport Road

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  • Petraeus Hints at Troop Drawdown Next Year

    Babak Dehghanpisheh | Aug 15, 2007 05:33 PM
    It's going to be a long month for Gen. David Petraeus. He's got exactly 30 days before he pulls together his report for Congress on Sept. 15. But if he's feeling the pressure, it doesn't show. Petraeus, all smiles and handshakes, took along a small group of reporters with him to Amiriyah, a troubled neighborhood in west Baghdad, on Wednesday afternoon. The helicopters took a circuitous route over the city with stomach-churning turns that blasted passengers in the face with furnace-like heat. More
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