U.S. airmen train Iraqi aerial gunners aim to protect helicopters, defend Iraq (Defence Professionals)
CAMP TAJI, Iraq | Most U.S. Airmen know the “sound of freedom” when they hear the unmistakable sound of a fighter jet soaring above. Now Iraqi air force airmen have cause to feel that same pride…
Culture from chaos: where next for Iraqi art? (Guardian Unlimited)
We know about the devastation and looting but what impact has war had on Iraq’s artistic heritage? Seven years after the invasion, Hadani Ditmars returns to Baghdad to find out
Iraqi Vote Results Inconclusive as Shiites Split (Update1) (BusinessWeek)
Preliminary results in Iraq s parliamentary election signal a tight race that is unlikely to give any political alliance a majority.
Iraqi PM’s bloc lays groundwork to form new govt, Shiite religious party winning in 1 province (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi prime minister’s bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signalling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern provinces. Iraq
Iraq s Allawi Voices Suspicion of Tampering Amid First Results (Bloomberg)
March 12 (Bloomberg) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi complained about possible vote-tampering as the first results from Iraq s election showed blocs led by Allawi and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leading in their areas of core support.
‘Green Zone’: Bourne In Baghdad, Looking For WMDs (NPR)
Bourne Identity director Paul Greengrass and leading man Matt Damon have re-teamed for Green Zone, a fictionalized account of the U.S. search for weapons of mass destruction in the first year of the Iraq occupation. Film critic David Edelstein reviews the political thriller.
Death Squad (New York Times)
A riveting account of the flawed leadership, bad luck and virulent personalities that led to the 2006 murder of an entire Iraqi family by American soldiers.
FPI Overnight Brief (Scoop.co.nz)
Iraq: With more than 30 percent of the vote tallied in the southern provinces of Najaf and Babil, Maliki appeared to carve out a narrow victory over a rival coalition of Shiite parties. He was part of that coalition when he was elected to parliament …
Allawi Voices Vote Suspicion as Iraq Results Emerge (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 12 (Bloomberg) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi complained about possible vote-tampering as early results from Iraq s election showed blocs led by Allawi and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leading in their areas of core support.
Green Zone: Bourne-type action belies thoughtful look at war (Toronto Star)
The intention of the latest film from Paul Greengrass is to thoroughly illustrate and excoriate the American decision to pursue war in Iraq based on the flimsy evidence. ‘Mission accomplished.’
