<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:43:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Iraq - Check it out!</title><description></description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/</link><managingEditor>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>15</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/117040880375143944</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:31:49 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-02T03:33:24.933-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Second Iraq Tour For Marine Reserves, Marines Devising Strategy To Return Reservists To War In 2008 - CBS News  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/18/iraq/main2104338.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;Second Iraq Tour For Marine Reserves, Marines Devising Strategy To Return Reservists To War In 2008 - CBS News &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some Marine Reserve units may have to return to Iraq for a second tour   the ... the Marine commandant, could be modified as the situation in Iraq changes, ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://goliath.ecnext.com/comsite5/bin/comsite5.pl?page=description&amp;amp;purchase_type=ITM&amp;amp;item_id=0199-2793018" target="_blank"&gt;Article | Schaumburg Marine Killed in Iraq. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Price: $4.95 | Excerpt: "Byline: Shruti Date Singh Daily Herald Staff Writer The Defense Department announced Wednesday the death of a Marine in Iraq who is a...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1543658-1,00.html" target="_blank"&gt;The Secret Letter From Iraq -- Friday, Oct. 06, 2006 -- Page 1 -- TIME &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A Marine's letter home, with its frank description of life in ... account of life in Iraq by a Marine officer was initially sent just ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/iraq/marines/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;SignOnSanDiego.com &amp;amp;gt; War with Iraq &amp;amp;gt; With the Marines &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;SignOnSanDiego.com's coverage of the United States' showdown with Iraq ... up yesterday (Thursday in Iraq) when a nearby Marine unit fired a brief ...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/02/iraq-second-iraq-tour-for-marine.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/117026492548515352</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:33:47 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-31T11:35:25.493-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - GlobalSecurity.org: U.S. Casualties  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm" target="_blank"&gt;GlobalSecurity.org: U.S. Casualties &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Reports on U.S. military casualties during the U.S.-led war in Iraq.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-globalsecurityorg-us-casualties.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/117017814833598830</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:27:32 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-30T11:29:08.403-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Iraq - Features - In Depth - theage.com.au  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theage.com.au/issues/iraq/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq - Features - In Depth - theage.com.au &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;... Saddam buys time ... trial in Baghdad today, charged with ordering the killing of ... The War. How The Age covered the battle for Iraq. more. Jobs ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_iraq_war" target="_blank"&gt;Iran-Iraq War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iraq did not use biological weapons in the war, but built up its capability during that time. ... Iraq also used chemical weapons on Iranian civilians, ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/65-0425211363-2" target="_blank"&gt;Powell's Books - My War : Killing Time in Iraq (05 Edition) by Colby Buzzell &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;... warfare, urban-style" in Mosul, Iraq, Buzzell was struck ... My War : Killing Time in Iraq (05 Edition) by Colby Buzzell. About This Book. Synopses &amp;amp;amp; Reviews ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/15445" target="_blank"&gt;AlterNet: Halliburton Makes a Killing on Iraq War &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;At the time Cheney opted not to receive his severance package in a lump sum, but ... Rural America Pays the Price for War in Iraq ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/342795.cms" target="_blank"&gt;Murdoch says US death toll in Iraq 'minute'-Rest of World-World-NEWS-The Times of India &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;... certainly trying to prevent a civil war and to prevent Iraqis killing each other." A total of 2,832 US troops have been killed in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion. ...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-iraq-features-in-depth.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/117014475736400128</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:11:08 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-30T02:12:37.840-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - LiveLeak.com - Redefining the Media  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.liveleak.com/browse?tag=iraq" target="_blank"&gt;LiveLeak.com - Redefining the Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;   killed three bystanders and wounded four, including a ch  Tags: iraq war   Video Location: Samarra, Iraq Unit Involved: 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Military/War_in_Iraq/" target="_blank"&gt;War in Iraq in the Yahoo! Directory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Transcript and video of President George W. Bush announcing the start of the war in Iraq on March 19, 2003. www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030319-17.html; Wikipedia: 2003 Invasion of Iraq&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/iraq/video/1" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq Full Coverage on Yahoo! News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Criticizes Iraq War - ABCNEWS.com video via Yahoo! News - Thu, Dec 28, 2006; Hammering Out a New Strategy for Iraq - ABCNEWS.com video via Yahoo! News - Thu, Dec 28, 2006; Troop Deaths Reach New Milestone;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbc/nbc_news_labels_iraq_a_civil_war_48149.asp" target="_blank"&gt;mediabistro.com: TVNewser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;NBC News is now defining the conflict in Iraq as a "civil war." On the Today Show, Matt Lauer said:   Lauer and McCaffrey then reviewed the definition of civil war. Here's the video.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2600146&amp;amp;page=1" target="_blank"&gt;ABC News: Midterm Election: Referendum on War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;   Technology &amp;amp; Science; Health; Entertainment; Politics; ESPN Sports; Travel; Local News &amp;amp; Weather; Video; Good   23, 2006    It's two weeks away, and the 2006 midterm elections look like a referendum on Iraq, a war   &lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-liveleakcom-redefining-media.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/117009195356631263</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-29T11:32:33.630-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Baghdad, Iraq satellite map/print poster - SI101  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.satprints.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&amp;amp;ProdID=162" target="_blank"&gt;Baghdad, Iraq satellite map/print poster - SI101&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Baghdad, Iraq satellite map/print poster   Museum Quality" prints!! Order online &amp;amp; securely. Catalogs! Download "The prints not only take your   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.defendamerica.mil/iraq/iraqmap1.html" target="_blank"&gt;DefendAmerica News - Map of Iraq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iraq map with surrounding countries. Map Courtesy of Air Force Link www.af.mil&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://origin.foxnews.com/world/iraq/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq | War | Map - FOXNews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iraq, war, map   FOXNews.com. In-depth news coverage on the war in Iraq. Soldiers Diary, video clips   Map of Iraq. Iraq shares borders with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Iran&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mapofiraq.net/" target="_blank"&gt;Map Of Iraq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Map of Iraq is a site that's dedicated to teaching all those who care to learn about Iraq. Looking for a map of Iraq? This site has several maps of Iraq in hi-res, colorful format   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://icasualties.org/oif/USMap.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq Coalition Casualties US Fatality Map&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;U.S. Military Fatalities in Iraq: A Three Year Retrospective         &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jameswbell.com/iraq002maplinks.html" target="_blank"&gt;Map Links to Iraq, Sumer, Akkad, ancient Mesopotamia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Current Political Maps of Iraq (in PDF format) This is a set of three maps reflecting current politial conditions. The first map is a detailed map of Iraq showing boundaries and names of the provinces   &lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-baghdad-iraq-satellite-mapprint.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/117001050452661542</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:53:30 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-28T12:55:04.670-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Marine For Christ: Iraq </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://teamtruth.com/poetry/po_iraq.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Marine For Christ: Iraq &lt;tag/&gt; Poetry &lt;tag/&gt; TEAM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;TEAM or Teen Evangelical Assistance Ministries is a Christian site promoting God the Gospel Jesus   Marine For Christ: Iraq. The twenty-one poems in this set were all   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wwmt.com/onset?id=34012&amp;amp;template=article.html" target="_blank"&gt;WWMT : Marine killed in Iraq is remembered by friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Marine killed in Iraq is remembered by friends   MATTAWAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3)     Lance Corporal Luis Castillo died Saturday after being shot while on   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://neveryetmelted.com/?p=69" target="_blank"&gt;Never Yet Melted    REPORT FROM A MARINE IN IRAQ &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Please state here what your Blog is all about   The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.     D.H.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wmvet.bravepages.com/iraq.html" target="_blank"&gt;Woman Marine - War in Iraq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Following the war in Iraq and our coalition forces. Showing current casualties of war, thank our   Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families who have lost loved ones and our thanks are   &lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-marine-for-christ-iraq.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116983652214016387</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:33:51 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-26T12:35:22.976-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - NPR : A Shelf Full of Books Chronicle Iraq Policy, Strategy  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6371029" target="_blank"&gt;NPR : A Shelf Full of Books Chronicle Iraq Policy, Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The books are Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor; Imperial Life in the Emerald City:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HD13Ak02.html" target="_blank"&gt;Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq by Michael Gordon and General Bernard   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.militaryspot.com/militarybooks.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Military Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Hindsight is 20/20 and this book gives a clear analysis of Iraq War miscalculations by the Bush   &lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-npr-shelf-full-of-books-chronicle.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116975451548752397</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:47:10 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-25T13:48:35.596-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - The History Guy: The Third Persian Gulf War (2003)  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.historyguy.com/GulfWar2.html" target="_blank"&gt;The History Guy: The Third Persian Gulf War (2003) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;... war between the United States-led coalition and Iraq beginning in March, 2003. ... Iraq History--Part of the Iraq4ever website. ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mideastweb.org/iraqtimeline.htm" target="_blank"&gt;The Iraq Crisis and War - Timeline - a chronology of events &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Iraq Crisis - Timeline - A chronology of events. ... The Iraq Crisis - Timeline. Chronology of Modern Iraqi History. home. news. peacewatch ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://arabic-media.com/iraq_history.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq History -              &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iraq History and Culture from the cradle of civilization and Noah to the Present ... Iraq History. The Cradle of Civilization ...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-history-guy-third-persian-gulf.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116971288002455079</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:13:19 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-25T02:14:40.433-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Project on Defense Alternatives - PDA Homepage  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.comw.org/pda/pda/pda/warreport/0305iraqcasualtydata.html" target="_blank"&gt;Project on Defense Alternatives - PDA Homepage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Is the Iraq war sapping America's military power? Cautionary data and perspectives by Carl   9, 18 February 2004. Examines the Pentagon's treatment of the civilian casualty issue in the Iraq and Afghan   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/iraq-war-3" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq War: Information from Answers.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;additional links not found in reference links section) " The Civilian Casualty Fable ; Analysis of Civilian Casualties in the first two years of the Iraq War&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iranian.com/Revolution/war.html" target="_blank"&gt;iranian.com: Iran-Iraq War&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iran-Iraq War in the Air 1980-1988   Volunteer fighters * Abadan defenders * Missile destroys school * Soldier eats rice * War casualty&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~msgenweb/Military/iraqwar2003-2004casualtylist.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Gulf War 2003-2006 Casualty List for Mississippi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;MSGenWeb Library County: All Counties Title: Iraq War 2003-2005 Casualty List Submitter: Ann Allen Geoghegan Notice: This file may be downloaded for Personal Use Only, and may not otherwise   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://journals.aol.com/bmiller224/OldHickorysWeblog/entries/2003/10/13/iraq-war-war-and-atrocities/155" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq War: War and Atrocities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iraq War: Another Kind of Casualty   Monday, October 13, 2003 10:50:00 PM EDT Hearing Buena Vista Social Club, "El   &lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-project-on-defense-alternatives.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116966064055194944</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:42:33 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-24T11:44:00.623-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Iraq PM Blocks Civilian Death Toll Release, Memo: Healthy Ministry  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/20/iraq/main2111951.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq PM Blocks Civilian Death Toll Release, Memo: Healthy Ministry   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;   Nouri Al-Maliki has barred the Health Ministry from releasing alarming casualty figures that showed violence in Iraq   Clash In Southern City Of Diwaniyah; No Coalition Forces Injured&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1123/p07s02-coop.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Humanitarian aid is a casualty in Iraq | csmonitor.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Humanitarian aid is a casualty in Iraq By Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud. PHILADELPHIA - Within hours   fundamental infrastructure, and rudimentary medical care have deteriorated under coalition   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1020/p01s04-woiq.html" target="_blank"&gt;Iraq's violence heading toward two-year high | csmonitor.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Iraq Coalition Casualty website, which relies on press reports for the Iraqi death toll, shows August and September to be the two deadliest months of the war for Iraqis, with a minimum of 6,500   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mykeru.com/bodycount.html" target="_blank"&gt;Mykeru: Iraq Body Count Visual Aid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. Iraq Body Count. CIA World Factbook:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1119286929.shtml" target="_blank"&gt;Dean's World - Iraq Combat Deaths: Perspective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Note that I have taken all figures from Iraq Coalition Casualty Count , a non-profit group that is moderately against the war effort and compiles from every source available.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-iraq-pm-blocks-civilian-death.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116957769748536097</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:40:10 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-23T12:41:37.540-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - The New Yorker : fact : content  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?031124fa_fact1" target="_blank"&gt;The New Yorker : fact : content &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Wershow was the seventy-first American soldier in Iraq to have been killed since ... meat ("A gift from the Kuwaiti people to the Iraqi people") for the ...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-new-yorker-fact-content.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116940471734717734</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:37:14 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-21T12:38:37.590-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - war in iraq: not a humanitarian intervention  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://hrw.org/wr2k4/3.htm" target="_blank"&gt;war in iraq: not a humanitarian intervention &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;... at a time of renewed interest in humanitarian intervention, the Iraq war and the ... Most important, the killing in Iraq at the time was not of the exceptional ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.solcomhouse.com/iraqwartimeline.htm" target="_blank"&gt;IRAQ War Time Line &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;IRAQ War Time Line. Credit :The Guardian ... gate of the US headquarters in Iraq, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100. ...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://books.monstersandcritics.com/reviews/article_9384.php/Book_Review_My_War_Killing_Time_in_Iraq_by_Colby_Buzzell" target="_blank"&gt;Book Review: My War: Killing Time in Iraq by Colby Buzzell &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Book Review: My War: Killing Time in Iraq by Colby Buzzell - Books Reviews ... Book Review: My War: Killing Time in Iraq by Colby Buzzell. Jul 15, 2005, 4:33 GMT ...  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-war-in-iraq-not-humanitarian.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116932856017475065</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:28:05 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-20T15:29:20.230-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Iraqis doubt impact of extra $1.2 billion from Bush   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PAR130403.htm'" target="_blank"&gt;Iraqis doubt impact of extra $1.2 billion from Bush &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; AlertNet - Jan 11  1:51 AM&lt;br/&gt;   Source: Reuters  By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush has pledged an extra $1.2 billion for rebuilding and creating jobs in Iraq, but some Iraqis doubt it will make much ... Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=442914'" target="_blank"&gt;Bush admits mistakes in Iraq, to send more than 20,000 troops &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Outlook India - Jan 10 10:39 PM&lt;br/&gt; Admitting for the first time that his administration's previous strategy in Iraq had failed, US President George W Bush has announced that he is sending more than 20,000 more troops to buttress 130,000 already there to quell sectarian violence in the strife-torn country.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&amp;amp;month=December2006&amp;amp;file=World_News2006122514521.xml'" target="_blank"&gt;Bush mulls $10bn deal to create jobs in Iraq &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; The Peninsula - Dec 24  2:55 PM&lt;br/&gt; Washington   The White House is expected to announce a reconstruction package for Iraq as part of a plan for a  surge  of up to 30,000 troops into Baghdad when President George W Bush unveils America s new strategy next month.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3049E79B-1924-4B76-929C-77CC7954D9A8.htm'" target="_blank"&gt;Iraqi refugees struggle in Syria &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Aljazeera - Jan 17  8:44 AM&lt;br/&gt; Many Iraqis flee the violence in their homeland for the Syrian capital, Damascus. For 26 years, the two countries did not have official ties. Restored only recently, leaders from both countries are working to enhance relations.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070111/pl_nm/iraq_usa_dc_15'" target="_blank"&gt;Bush, Democrats on collision over Iraq troop boost &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 11  6:13 AM&lt;br/&gt;  President Bush faced a brewing showdown against a hostile Democratic-controlled Congress on Thursday over his plan to send more forces to Iraq in defiance of U.S. public opinion.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&amp;amp;id=78127'" target="_blank"&gt;Bush admits mistakes in Iraq, to send more than 20,000 troops &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; New Kerala - Jan 10 11:42 PM&lt;br/&gt; Washington, Jan 11: Admitting for the first time that his administration's previous strategy in Iraq had failed, US President George W Bush has announced that he is sending more than 20,000 troops to buttress the 130,000 already there to quell sectarian violence in the strife-torn country.Save  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-iraqis-doubt-impact-of-extra-12.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116923209125625577</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:40:12 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-19T12:41:31.306-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Marine sentenced over Iraq civilian killing | Special reports  </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1949428,00.html" target="_blank"&gt;Marine sentenced over Iraq civilian killing | Special reports   &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this section: US criticised for limiting Iraqi refugee intake to 500: Ceremony without pomp: Democrats to go on offensive as new Congress convenes: Comment: Tethered by the wallet&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-marine-sentenced-over-iraq.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>http://www.blogger.com/feeds/36697088/posts/full/116902522708309306</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:12:35 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-17T03:13:47.906-06:00</atom:updated><title>Iraq - Tour extended for local Marine battalion   </title><description>&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;div xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/NEWS01/701120343'" target="_blank"&gt;Tour extended for local Marine battalion &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides - Jan 12  4:01 AM&lt;br/&gt; President Bush's announcement Wednesday of a troop surge in Iraq will have a direct impact close to home. The men and women of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines out of Twentynine Palms, already in Iraq, will have their current tour extended by 60 to 90 days, as reported on thedesertsun.com on Thursday.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kfvs12.com/global/story.asp?s=5830969'" target="_blank"&gt;Silly String to the Rescue &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Heartland News - Dec 21  6:25 AM&lt;br/&gt; Of all the things you might be thinking to send our troops overseas this holiday, silly string probably wasn't at the top of the list.  But you may want to pack another package with a few cans of the gooey stuff in it.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061231/Ent/612310472'" target="_blank"&gt;Reelin  in the year &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; South Bend Tribune - Dec 31  4:12 AM&lt;br/&gt; Before 2006 turns into 2007, The Notebook pauses, takes an Intermission, if you will, to look back at the year that was.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.huffingtonpost.com/~r/huffingtonpost/TheBlog/~3/73549669/surge-whats-the-use_b_38304.html'" target="_blank"&gt;Noah Shachtman: Surge: What's the Use? &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; HuffingtonPost - Jan 10  1:11 PM&lt;br/&gt;  Obviously, the giant news of the day is Bush's plan for  more troops in Iraq . And I have to say, I'm having trouble getting my arms around the story. Because I can't find anyone -- anyone -- that thinks this "surge," this "escalation," is a good idea. That believes it will truly deliver a significant impact.  So I'm asking the Republican die-hards out there -- the folks who are deeply committed ...Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wmur.com/news/10577653/detail.html?rss=man&amp;amp;psp=news'" target="_blank"&gt;Candia Marine Featured On 'Kimmel' &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; WMUR News 9 - Dec 20  3:34 PM&lt;br/&gt; A Marine in Iraq sent a "shout-out" to her family in New Hampshire on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday night, but her family didn't catch it.Save&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061229/NEWS/612290386'" target="_blank"&gt;Medic shot by sniper was featured in story on soldier shot in Iraq &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; Worcester Telegram &amp;amp; Gazette - Dec 29  1:46 AM&lt;br/&gt; Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin E. Kirby, a U.S. Navy corpsman whose efforts to save a wounded Marine in Iraq were covered in an article published Nov. 2 in The New York Times, was severely wounded by an Iraqi sniper on Christmas afternoon, his family and the Marine Corps said yesterday.Save  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://tameyourbrain.com/blogiraq/2007/01/iraq-tour-extended-for-local-marine.html</link><author>jan@tameyourbrain.com (Jan Tincher)</author></item></channel></rss>