http://www.newstin.com/us/JOHN_NEGROPONTE Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80591456 The standing of the United States in Central Asia is plunging as new geopolitical realities play out following the Georgia-Russia conflict. US efforts to court countries in the key oil pipeline region have been bluntly snubbed... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:05:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80591456 2008-10-10T22:05:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80477959 NAJAF (AFP) - Washington has made "huge concessions" in a controversial military pact still under negotiation, but immunity issues remain a problem, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday. Among sticking points is a... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:09:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80477959 2008-10-10T11:09:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80559808 By David Swanson 1. WMD Lies Adrienne Kinne describes an incident just prior to the invasion of Iraq in which a fax came into her office at Fort Gordon in Georgia that purported to provide information on the location of Iraqi... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:26:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80559808 2008-10-10T18:26:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80405496 An Iraqi member of Parliament from Moktada al-Sadr's political movement was killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad on Thursday. The attack prompted supporters of Sadr, the anti-American Shiite cleric, to hold the United States... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:26:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80405496 2008-10-10T03:26:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80281999 An Iraqi lawmaker loyal to anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed Thursday when a bomb struck his convoy in Baghdad, officials said. The explosion hit the convoy carrying Saleh al-Auqaeili and other Shiite lawmakers... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:38:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80281999 2008-10-09T13:38:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80241049 Time is running out. The deal must be finished and ratified by Iraq's parliament before Dec. 31, when the U.N. mandate authorizing the U.S. military mission expires. "There is a mutual desire to sign this agreement because it... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80241049 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80065605 by Ben Morgan 12 minutes ago BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq said on Wednesday it was ready to take over security responsibilities from US security forces in Baghdad as both countries say they are nearing a deal on a contested military... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:24:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80065605 2008-10-08T15:24:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80030798 Iraqi hospital workers identify and cover bodies of victims of suicide bombing outside hospital of Baquba, 08 Oct 2008 Iraqi police say a female suicide bomber has killed nine people and wounded 21 others in Baquba - north of... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:34:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80030798 2008-10-08T10:34:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80182405 WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said yesterday that security gains in Iraq are increasingly durable, but warned that methods that helped reduce violence there might not work in Afghanistan. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:59:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80182405 2008-10-08T16:59:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80066070 Today FDD's Center for Terrorism Research brings you the sixth installment of our Voices of the Awakening series, authored by Sterling Jensen. The series is designed to provide Westerners a better understanding of ongoing... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80066070 2008-10-08T14:46:08Z