Petraeus Treated For Prostate Cancer

Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Central Command, has been successfully treated for early stage prostate cancer. Petraeus' spokesman has issued a statement in response to inquiries from the New York Times, saying the general was diagnosed ... continue

Biden Welcomes Home Son Beau From Iraq

Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday welcomes home his oldest son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, from a year-long deployment in Iraq. Biden and Second Lady Jill Biden are attending a ceremony in Dover honoring the Delaware Army ... continue

One Dead, 12 Wounded In Iraq Blackhawk Helicopter Crash

Washington, DC (AHN) - A U.S. armed service member was killed and 12 others wounded when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at a U.S. airbase north of Baghdad Saturday night. The cause of the crash at the Balad airbase ... continue

WTF: State Department sends Twitter rep to Iraq to help the locals

Your taxpayer dollars at work: the US State Department has sent representatives of YouTube, WordPress, Twitter and other tech companies to Iraq to "explore new opportunities to support Iraqi government and non-government stakeholders in Iraq’s emerging new ... continue

Blackwater changing its name to Xe. It’s pronounced Zee, as in Na-zi.

The world's largest private army is getting a makeover. Blackwater Worldwide is dumping its name in favor of Xe, after its original name became a liability. Blackwater guards killed 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007, and the company has ... continue

Iraqi’s build giant shoe to honor Bush shoe thrower

Holidaying in Iraq? be sure to visit the giant shoe. Residents in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit attended the unveiling of a shoe sculpture, remembering the Bush shoe throwing incident Thursday. The single copper-coated shoe on a ... continue

Iraq to Blackwater: So Long, Farewell, Alveterzane, Goodbye

Iraq has announced that it will deny a license to controversial private army Blackwater Worldwide, preventing the company from providing protection to US interests in the country. The Iraqi Government said that the decision was due to improper ... continue

The Future of Iraq is in Safe Hands, but Uncoordinated Feet

With President Elect Barack Obama set to withdraw US troops from Iraq in 2010, security will fall into the main control of the Iraqi Army. Rumors of poor command, low morale and general incompetence for the Iraqi Army ... continue

Up Close and Personal with a F-16 In Iraq

A F-16 gets up close and personal in Iraq. I'm wondering though if this is real, wouldn't there be blowback knowing the cameraman over? Related posts:WTF: State Department sends Twitter rep to Iraq to help the localsStephen Colbert ... continue