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Question Marks Hang Over Spy Purveyor Vision Airlines

(July 9) -- Much mystery surrounds today's spy exchange at the Vienna airport. But amid all the secrecy, one name stood out: Vision Airlines. The company's name was emblazoned in bold red lettering across the white U.S. plane, large enough to be read by any amateur spy fanatic poring over the news stories. Vision Airlines' activities are a lot...

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Army: Alleged Wikileaker Swiped Thousands of Files

WASHINGTON (July 6) -- The Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking a classified video of a U.S. helicopter strike in Iraq to a whistle-blower website also allegedly stole State Department cables and Defense Department PowerPoints, according to criminal charges released today. Pfc. Bradley Manning, 22, of Potomac, Md., was charged with 12...

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Blasts Mar Biden's Call for Unity in Iraq

BAGHDAD (July 3) - Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power even as suicide bombers struck government centers in two major cities. The attacks in Mosul and Ramadi underscored persistent fears that insurgents...

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26 Killed in Insurgent Attack on Iraq's Central Bank

BAGHDAD (June 13) -- Insurgents wearing military uniforms stormed Iraq's central bank Sunday during an apparent robbery attempt, battling security forces in a three-hour standoff after bombs exploded nearby in a coordinated daylight attack that left as many as 26 people dead. The assault on Iraq's top financial institution stoked fears that...

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Bombs Kill 6 in Iraqi Capital, Including Policemen

BAGHDAD (June 6) -- A car bomb exploded outside a Baghdad police station Sunday in the deadliest of a pair of attacks that killed six people in the Iraqi capital, security and hospital officials said. A suicide attacker drove the bomb-rigged car up to a gate protecting the police post in western Baghdad's al-Amil neighborhood during an early...

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Baghdad News From the Web

07/15/10 FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, July 15 Source: AlertNet Following are security developments in Iraq at 1100 GMT on Thursday.
07/15/10 Eight killed in Iraq attacks (AFP) Source: IraqNet A car bomb in executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's home city and two other attacks killed eight people, including four police officers, and wounded 14 others on Thursday, police said.
07/15/10 Bombs Kill 8 In Iraq As US Ends Control Of Prison Source: TheShowBuzz Police officials say bombs have killed eight people in Iraq, including six in Saddam Hussein's hometown.
07/15/10 Iraqis celebrate July 14 revolution Source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Iraq celebrates the 52nd anniversary of a revolution that toppled a monarchy in the country as calls grow for a government months after Iraq's parliamentary vote.
07/15/10 Five killed in blasts in Baghdad, Tikrit Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Five people were killed in two blasts in Baghdad and Tikrit on Thursday, reported a police source.