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News headlines for “Iraq Crisis”, page 17
RIGHTS-US: Abu Ghraib Victims Can Sue Interrogators
- Inter Press Service
In a ruling that could have widespread implications for government contractors overseas, a federal court has concluded that four former Abu Ghraib detainees, who were tortured and later released without charge, can sue the U.S. military contractor who was involved in conducting prisoner interrogations for the Pentagon in Iraq.
AUSTRALIA: Government Urged to Conduct Iraq War Probe
- Inter Press Service
The U.K. government’s recent announcement that it will conduct an inquiry into Britain’s involvement in Iraq has led to calls here for Australia to review its own participation in the controversial war.
US: Counterinsurgency Back In Vogue?
- Inter Press Service
As the U.S. prepares to reduce its military presence in Iraq while intensifying its war effort in Afghanistan, hawks within both the Republican and Democratic parties have come increasingly to believe that counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine offers a solution to the central security challenges Washington will face in the 21st century.
IRAQ: Virtual Therapy Treats Real Agony
- Inter Press Service
'Oh, dear Lord, what I am going through,' 'N', a 25-year-old Iraqi from Baghdad wrote several months ago. 'Am I going to see my family again? Sometimes, I even see my own dead body, lying somewhere. And I imagine the pain my death would cause to the people I love the most.'
US: Obama Team Debates Stance on Israeli Attack Threat
- Inter Press Service
A recent statement by the chief of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. David Petraeus, that Israel may decide to attack Iranian nuclear sites has been followed by indications of a debate within the Barack Obama administration on whether Israel's repeated threats to carry out such a strike should be used to gain leverage in future negotiations with Tehran.
POLITICS-US: New Budget, Not Quite a Fundamental Shift
- Inter Press Service
Secretary of Defence Robert Gates unveiled the U.S.’s much-anticipated new military budget Monday, which aims to reorient the armed forces toward irregular and counterinsurgency warfare while proposing cuts in several major weapons programs.
POLITICS: Al-Maliki Draws U.S. Troops into Crackdown on Sunnis
- Inter Press Service
When U.S. troops and Apache helicopters joined Iraqi forces in putting down an uprising by Sunni 'Sons of Iraq' militiamen in central Baghdad last weekend, it was a preview of the kind of combat the U.S. military is likely to see increasingly over the next three years unless a policy decision is made in Washington to avoid it.
POLITICS: Despite Obama’s Vow, Combat Brigades Will Stay in Iraq
- Inter Press Service
Despite President Barack Obama’s statement at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina Feb. 27 that he had 'chosen a timeline that will remove our combat brigades over the next 18 months,' a number of Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs), which have been the basic U.S. Army combat unit in Iraq for six years, will remain in Iraq after that date under a new non-combat label.
US-MIDEAST: Even Mixed Signals Mark a Policy Shift
- Inter Press Service
The British government has announced it will hold talks with the political wing of Lebanon’s Hizbullah. The Barack Obama administration sent two envoys to Syria to discuss steps to improve relations. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has invited Iran to take part in a conference on the future of Afghanistan.
IRAQ: Medical Care At Last, At a Price
- Inter Press Service
Prompt medical care is at last on offer in Iraq, for those who can find the dollars for it.
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