17 U.S. deaths in Iraq this month
Bush states again we could be in Iraq a really long time.
What Iraq Will Cost: Lawrence Lindsey, the Bush economist who told Bush what the cost of this war would be and was soon outcast, has a new book out, ” What a President Should Know … but [...]

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Iraqi refugees in Syria are starving themselves trying to survive and feed their children.
The Iraq Oil Ministry has invited international oil companies to submit registration documents to vie for development of its oil fields.
A female suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest struck a checkpoint of neighborhood patrol volunteers in Baquba, killing ten and injuring eight. [...]

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Moqtada al-Sadr called for a cease fire back in August (probably the real reason there’s been a drop in violence, not because of the U.S. surge) only to regroup and strengthen his forces. Analysts say the group may reemerge as a Hizbullah like presence in Iraq. I guess when they come out of [...]

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There’s concern that Iraq can’t handle the huge influx of refugees returning home and that it could fuel sectarian violence.
The number 2 U.S. commander in Iraq says 15 month tours in Iraq will likely continue until next fall.
Kidnappers holding 5 Brits in Iraq have threatened to kill one of them unless British troops leave [...]

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Lawmakers from parliament’s largest Sunni bloc walked out Saturday[/tag] in protest of the arrest of their leader. Iraq’s army says they have offered to escort the leader from his home, but the leader, Adnan al-Dulaimi, claims they have not. He’s been confined to his home in a standoff for three days.
Iraq is overrun [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There have been 30 U.S. deaths in Iraq this month.
While Bush keeps beating the wardrum for Iran, it’s reported that Saudi Arabia and Libya were the source of about 60 percent of foreign fighters who entered Iraq in the past year [...]

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There have been 23 U.S. deaths in Iraq so far this month.
A private security firm, CTU of North Carolina, is asking a Utah court to throw out a lawsuit brought by the families of two contrators who died in Iraq. CTU asserts that this court lacks jurisdiction to hear the case. The company [...]

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As we’re told over and over how the surge is working and Iraqi and U.S. deaths are down, which is great, let’s look at some facts. 2007 has been the deadliest year for our troops. 11 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq already this month, with 5 of the deaths occuring yesterday. [...]

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U.S. Casualties in Iraq this month
The State Department has offered the Blackwater security guards involved in the September 16th shooting immunity. I don’t think this will do anything but strain relationships with Iraq. But hey, Bush loves immunity. Iraq doesn’t. Iraq’s cabinet approved a law on Tuesday to remove private [...]

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Bush has asked for $46 Billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I don’t understand why he’s been allowed to keep funding this war through emergency funding and not budget it. Again……congress enabling.
The State Dept. has told The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction it has [...]

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The Pentagon plans on sending more reserves into Iraq, keeping troops there into 2009
A group of Palestinian refugees, who have been in a Jordanian refugee camp, are now headed for Brazil. Can you imagine the relief they feel!
President Bush stated yesterday: “The security situation is changing dramatically. … The economy is getting better.” [...]

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Two Americans have been deported from Namibia. They were said to be recruiting Namibians as guards for United States operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. News reports said that the two were accused of violating Namibian law by trying to enlist Namibians as mercenaries in foreign conflicts without the government’s written permission
Iran stated again that [...]

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