- McCain Set to Pick Palin as VP: According to sources close to the campaign, John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. A formal announcement is expected shortly at a campaign rally in Ohio.on Yahoo!
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It's a story that shocks a civilian frame of mind and raises so many questions about the effect of war on mankind: Three US Army soldiers murdered four Iraqi prisoners by firing shots to the backs of their heads, execution-style, in the spring of 2007.
The story has surfaced from a source close to one of the soldiers who says after they committed these murders, the US Army officers then dumped the corpses into a Baghdad canal. The killings were meant to avenge the deaths of two of their army comrades, and to this point, all members of Company D, First Battalion, Second Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade have not been charged with a crime.
Lawyers representing other members of the platoon who witnessed the slayings, believe the Army officers involved will probably be charged with murder.
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Iraqi Shi'ite assassination teams are being readied in four locations in Iran, with the mission to return to Iraq and kill specific Iraqi officials before targeting US and Iraqi troops. The info comes from captured militia fighters and sources within Iraq. A senior US military intelligence officer confirmed the story under the condition of anonymity, acknowledging that disclosing the info is an attempt to pressure Iran to suspend the training and prevent militia fighters from returning to Iraq.
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Moving around a lot, the gym has always been my center — my home sweat home. In conflicted Iraq finding a place to work out can be a challenge and safety is an issue. That hasn't stopped these Iraqi bodybuilders in Sadr City preparing for a muscleman competition at the end of this week.
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Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr To Disarm If US Withdraws On Timetable Influential Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States starts withdrawing troops according to a set timetable, a spokesman said. The statement comes at a crucial point in talks between Baghdad and Washington over a new security pact that will provide a legal basis for U.S. troops to operate in Iraq
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Thanks to rising oil prices, Iraq will enjoy a $79 billion surplus by the end of the year, according to a report requested by a bipartisan group of senators. While the US has spent $48 billion in American taxpayer money on Iraq's reconstruction since 2005, Iraq has spent only a fraction of its oil revenue on reconstruction projects. And, Iraq spent only 1 percent of its 2005-2007 budget to maintain existing projects already funded by Americans or Iraqis.
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If you love following individual athletes during the Olympics, two women from the Middle East can offer you a personal and historical perspective.
Since the International Olympic Committee decided to make an exception and lift its ban on the Iraqi team, improbable sprinter Dana Abdul-Razzaq can now compete in Beijing. Iraq's top female athlete, 21-year-old Dana began running after the US invasion of Iraq five years ago.
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Tonight on HBO, the next offering in their summer-doc series puts My Super Sweet 16 to shame. Chronicling the senior years of four Iraqi high schoolers, Baghdad High might not be the first do-it-yourself documentary by teens, but the constant threat surrounding the kids on a daily basis adds a layer of heartbreaking realism and a grim dose of perspective.
The kids are all from different backgrounds: a Sunni, a Shiite, a Kurd, and a Christian who document their senior year of 2006-07 while getting ready to take the big exams that will determine who gets into college, and grappling with the decision of whether they'll stay.
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