Fourth of July spirit (Daily Inter Lake)
It wasn’t just the great roof that Steve Johnsrud of Freedom Builders constructed on her house that impressed Carolyn Kuhr. It was the can-do, American spirit he exemplified.
2 British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
A roadside bomb and a rocket-propelled grenade in southern Afghanistan killed two British soldiers, while gunmen in the east abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations, officials said Sunday.
Commentary: Will Iraqis Stand Up As Americans Stand Down? (Free Internet Press)
Intellpuke: This commentary was written by David Cameron, a political scientists at the University of Toronto, who has advised the Iraqi authorities on federalism and constitution-making.
The spoils of war found their way into his pockets (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
By MARC SANTORA The New York Times BAGHDAD For most Iraqis, life after the U.S. invasion has been a tale of loss: loss of loved ones, loss of property, loss of dignity, loss of security. But not for Araz M. Mohsin.
Iraqi Seizes the Chance to Make War Profitable (New York Times)
A once-struggling Iraqi has become rich by working with Americans first as an interpreter and then on construction projects.
Iraqi policeman killed in Mosul grenade attacks (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) – An Iraqi policeman was killed and 15 others, including three police, were wounded in four separate grenade attacks in the same Mosul street on Sunday, a security official told AFP.
FOCUS: IRAQ (Aljazeera)
It was late Thursday afternoon when my friend Amal called to talk about our weekend plans. For the past several months, we had grown accustomed to ‘hanging out’ at the bustling shopping centres in my neighbourhood, the Al-Saydiyah district in southwest Baghdad.
Army suffers from ‘toxic leadership’ (Strategy Page)
The army has failed to learn the lessons of fighting counter-insurgency campaigns in Iraq link and Afghanistan link a former officer said today.
2 NATO soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers, while gunmen in the east abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations, officials said Sunday.
Link Between Iraq Violence and Troop Withdrawals Is Considered (Washington Post)
A recent spike in violence in Iraq is prompting senior defense officials to ask whether the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities over the past several months has provided an opening to extremist groups eager to spark sectarian attacks between Sunnis and Shiites.
Biden celebrates July Fourth with U.S. troops in Iraq (USA Today)
Vice President Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi government spokesman publicly rejected the American’s offer to help with national reconciliation, saying it’s an internal affair.
