Tag: iraq
-
booga booga back for more
bin laden overseeing iraq & afghanistan opsfrom reuters: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is orchestrating militants’ operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior commander of Afghan Islamist group Taliban said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday. Bin Laden has not made any video statements for many months raising speculation that he might have died. “He…
-
explosion rattles UN chief’s iraq news conference
from raw story: A mortar blast rocked Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Thursday as Ban Ki-moon held a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, causing the UN chief to flinch. After a brief pause, both men continued to take questions at an event marking Ban’s first visit to the Iraqi capital. An Iraqi…
-
news on the march
on war’s anniversary, bush hosts jock-o-ramafrom san jose mercury news: In a chilly South Lawn ceremony, Bush lauded the University of Florida’s football team on Monday for its 2006 championship season… “Like you might remember, all the pre-game polls said you couldn’t win… So much for polls.” ‘iraq withdrawal may spark 9/11 repeat’from telegraph: President…
-
Saddam’s death to be videotaped
from blacklisted news/cbs news: Saddam Hussein’s final moments will be videotaped by the Iraqi government, reports CBS News correspondent Randall Pinkston. National Security adviser Mouffak al Rubaie says the date of the deposed dictator’s execution will not be made public, to avoid possible unrest from Saddam’s supporters, but everything from the signing of the final…
-
death sentence for saddam upheld
from bbc: Iraq’s Appeals Court has upheld the death sentence against ousted President Saddam Hussein. The court rejected an appeal by Saddam Hussein’s lawyers and confirmed that he would be hanged, court spokesman Raed Juhi told the BBC. The appeal was launched after an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein to death on 5 November for…