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Kazakhstan Military Withdraws From Iraq
The Kazakhstan military withdrew on Tuesday its 29 sappers and engineers from Iraq, where they had been stationed as part of the Multi-National Force, the country’s Defense Ministry said.Thousands Rally in Iraq Against U.S. ‘Occupation’
Thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Baghdad to protest against the U.S. occupation and a pact that would allow U.S. forces to remain for at least three more years. Iraq’s parliament has yet to vote on the agreement, under which the...Contractor Pleads Guilty to His Part in a Scheme to Steal $39.6 Million Worth of Fuel From U.S. Army in Iraq
A former Department of Defense (DoD) contractor has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq.White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino has Said President Bush is Disappointed By Sharp Rise in U.S. Unemployment
The U.S. unemployment rate rose to its highest level in five years last month with 84,000 more people out of work. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the economy is a major issue for voters in the last months of campaigning for U.S....U.S. Troops to Pull Out of Iraq By 2011! Possibly!
An agreement was reached on Friday stating that the all of the United States (US) armed forces currently stationed in Iraq would be pulled out by 2011. Mohammed al-Haj Hamoud, the deputy foreign minister of Iraq, stated that the deal has to be signed...McCain Questions Obama’s Fitness As Commander-in-Chief
Republican presidential contender John McCain questioned Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s fitness to be commander in chief Friday. McCain made the remarks to a veteran’s group in Colorado not long after Obama met with French President...Martial Chutzpah
Friday, July 18, 2008Martial Chutzpah In another week with an ample supply of chutzpah, I find that my strongest memory is of some words I heard delivered by John McCain as part of the BBC coverage of his campaign: I know how to win wars. And if I’m...Uzbekistan Blocking Shipment Of Bibles, Says They Require ‘Expert Analysis’
A large shipment of Bibles is being prevented from clearing customs in Uzbekistan. The government’s Religious Affairs Committee, which oversees the country’s system of compulsory censorship for all religious printed matter, has held up a shipment...
