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Bush calls new attack on US his worst worry
(AP)
AP - President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could "eventually lead to another attack on the United States."
Bush says gave up golf in solidarity with Iraq dead
(Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush said on
Tuesday he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the
families of Americans killed in the war in Iraq.
Bush comments on everything from wedding to Iraq
(AP)
AP - Transcript of interview that President Bush gave Tuesday to the political newspaper Politico and Yahoo News in the Oval Office, as transcribed by the White House. Some questions were sent to the president from online readers.
Bush: I quit golf over Iraq war
(AFP)
AFP - US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq, now in its sixth year.
Democrats propose taxes to fund veterans' benefits
(AP)
AP - House Democrats are proposing a tax surcharge on millionaires to pay for a big increase in education benefits for veterans of the war in Iraq, lawmakers said Tuesday.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
(AP)
AP - As of Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at least 4,077 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Cease-fire holds in Sadr City after deadly clashes
(AP)
AP - A shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded.
US slashes reward for al-Qaida Iraq leader
(AP)
AP - The Bush administration has slashed its reward for the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq from $5 million to $100,000 because it feels he's lost effectiveness and is no longer worth such a steep price, officials said Tuesday.
The U.S. Quietly Slashes the Reward Posted for the Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq
(U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - In an unannounced change, the bounty for a most wanted terrorist is reduced from $5 million to $100,000
Maliki's Imperfect Makeover
(Time.com)
Time.com - The Iraqi prime minister loudly insists that his fight with al-Sadr shows how his government is not sectarian. But the turnaround may be too late
Charges dropped against US soldiers over Iraq reporter death
(AFP)
AFP - A Spanish court on Tuesday threw out murder charges against three US soldiers accused of killing a Spanish television cameraman during the shelling of a Baghdad hotel in 2003 during the Iraq war.
Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad slum ignore truce
(Reuters)
Reuters - An agreement aimed at ending fighting
in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
appeared on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after gunmen
attacked U.S. troops.
Gates urges military to focus on Iraq, not future wars
(AFP)
AFP - The US military must concentrate on the war in Iraq despite concerns about the stress on the force and its readiness for future wars, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
11 dead in Baghdad clashes despite fledgling truce
(AFP)
AFP - Overnight fighting between US troops and Shiite militia in Baghdad's Sadr City left at least 11 people dead, medics said on Tuesday, despite an agreement to end weeks of bloodshed in the district.
U.S. must focus on Iraq, less on future wars: Gates
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. military should
focus more on winning in Iraq and preparing to fight other
insurgencies and less on possible big wars with other
countries, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
U.S. Army to Baghdadis: Do you really live here?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - In a house with a yellow swing and one red rose climbing along its dusty cement fence, a 14-year-old boy named Mohammed explains to American and Iraqi troops that his family is renting the house. The real owner, he says, is "traveling."
Violence flares in Baghdad's Sadr City despite truce
(Reuters)
Reuters - Gunmen launched numerous attacks on
U.S. troops in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric
Moqtada al-Sadr overnight, the U.S. military said on Tuesday,
in a sign that many militia are ignoring a pact to halt
fighting.
Ex-officials: Bush admin. ignored Iraq corruption
(AP)
AP - The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees.
Food Crisis Hits Fallujah
(OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - FALLUJAH, May 12 (IPS) - Sharp increases in food prices have generated a new wave of anti-occupation and anti-U.S. sentiment in Fallujah.
Former US official claims Iraq corruption sham
(AFP)
AFP - A former senior US official in Iraq on Monday accused the State Department of recklessly misleading Americans over the country's plight and contributing to the deaths and maiming of US soldiers.
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