http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/iraq Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/joe-biden-west-point-speech_n_1548154.html 2012-05-26T16:32:05Z 2012-05-26T16:32:34Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-biden-west-point-speech">Joe Biden West Point Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/war">War</a>, <a href="/tag/biden-west-point-commencement">Biden West Point Commencement</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/west-point-graduation">West Point Graduation</a>, <a href="/tag/vice-president-joe-biden">Vice President Joe Biden</a>, <a href="/tag/west-point-commencement">West Point Commencement</a>, <a href="/tag/west-point">West Point</a>, <a href="/tag/osama-bin-laden">Osama Bin Laden</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-stamper/memorial-day-will-never-be-same_b_1547312.html 2012-05-26T11:50:21Z 2012-05-26T11:50:52Z Norm Stamper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-stamper/ There is much anguish at the plight of returning vets and their families, but as we enter the Memorial Day weekend, every vet and civilian in the country can take hope and inspiration from an amazing documentary released last year. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kim-shelton">Kim Shelton</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-mcmillan">Bob McMillan</a>, <a href="/tag/ptsd">P.T.S.D.</a>, <a href="/tag/memorial-day">Memorial Day</a>, <a href="/tag/memorial-day-2012">Memorial Day 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/the-welcome">The Welcome</a>, <a href="/tag/the-welcome-documentary">The Welcome Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/vietnam">Vietnam</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-eaton">Bob Eaton</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/veterans-documentary">Veterans Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/veterans">Veterans</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-schiffman/when-reporters-were-attac_b_1542849.html 2012-05-24T15:14:16Z 2012-05-24T15:15:10Z Richard Schiffman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-schiffman/ The dozens of veterans who tossed their medals in Chicago earlier this week deserve to have their protest recorded. Theirs was an act of valor and courage which was arguably equal if not greater to the deeds which earned them those medals in the first place. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/journalists">Journalists</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-veterans">Iraq Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/first-amendment">First Amendment</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago-police-department">Chicago Police Department</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-iraq">War in Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/us-troops-afghanistan">US Troops Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-war">Anti-War</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war">Afghanistan War</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-movement">Occupy Movement</a>, <a href="/media">Media News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-isenberg/the-price-of-sacrifice_b_1541331.html 2012-05-24T10:04:03Z 2012-05-24T10:04:30Z David Isenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-isenberg/ Since advocates argue that of private contractors frequently act just as meritoriously and valorously as regular military personnel, excluding contractors from receiving medals means contractors are not seen as part of an honored class. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/private-military-security-contractors">Private Military Security Contractors</a>, <a href="/tag/medals">Medals</a>, <a href="/tag/purple-heart">Purple Heart</a>, <a href="/tag/contractor-deaths">Contractor Deaths</a>, <a href="/tag/george-washington">George Washington</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-iraq">War in Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-afghanistan">War in Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/iraq-violence-gunmen-attack-bus_n_1538842.html 2012-05-23T08:30:41Z 2012-05-23T08:30:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD &mdash; A pair of attacks killed five people in Iraq on Wednesday, including three Lebanese Shiite pilgrims, officials said.<br /> <br /> A bus carrying L... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bus-attacked">Bus Attacked</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/baqouba-attack">Baqouba Attack</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-gunmen-attack-bus">Iraq Gunmen Attack Bus</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-violence">Iraq Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-baqouba">Iraq Baqouba</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-bus-attacked">Iraq Bus Attacked</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-news">Iraq News</a>, <a href="/tag/baqouba">Baqouba</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-attack">Iraq Attack</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/claude-salhani/why-stability-in-syria-ma_b_1529301.html 2012-05-21T12:06:12Z 2012-05-21T12:06:46Z Claude Salhani http://www.huffingtonpost.com/claude-salhani/ The 14-month long spate of internal violence in Syria has friends and foes equally worried over the fate of the country's future, the stability of the region and the ever-present danger of the violence spreading from Syria to its neighbors. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/syrian-intelligence">Syrian Intelligence</a>, <a href="/tag/alawite-community">Alawite Community</a>, <a href="/tag/islamists">Islamists</a>, <a href="/tag/islamist-fighters">Islamist Fighters</a>, <a href="/tag/president-bashar-assad">President Bashar Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/tag/united-states">United States</a>, <a href="/tag/lebanese-prime-minister-rafic-hariri">Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri</a>, <a href="/tag/hezbollah">Hezbollah</a>, <a href="/tag/syrian-ambassador-to-the-united-states">Syrian Ambassador to the United States</a>, <a href="/tag/lebanese-army">Lebanese Army</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/damascus">Damascus</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-accountability-act">Syria Accountability Act</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/prime-minister-recep-tayyip-erdogan">Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan</a>, <a href="/tag/tripoli">Tripoli</a>, <a href="/tag/european">European</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/iraq-police-killed-gunmen-baghdad_n_1532894.html 2012-05-21T10:32:34Z 2012-05-21T10:37:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed three policemen in an attack on a security checkpoint north of Baghdad.<br /> <br /> Police officials say the at... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/baghdad-iraq">Baghdad Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-policemen">Iraq Policemen</a>, <a href="/tag/taji">Taji</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-violence">Iraq Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-gunmen">Iraq Gunmen</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad">Baghdad</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-policemen-shot">Iraq Policemen Shot</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/taji-iraq">Taji Iraq</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/20/tariq-al-hashemi-trial-lawyers-quit_n_1531326.html 2012-05-20T15:08:14Z 2012-05-20T15:13:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD &mdash; Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rej... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi">Tariq Al-Hashemi</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi-trial">Tariq Al-Hashemi Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi-iraq-vp">Tariq Al-Hashemi Iraq Vp</a>, <a href="/tag/fugitive-iraqi-vp">Fugitive Iraqi Vp</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/iraq-bomb-blasts-bird-market_n_1526595.html 2012-05-18T04:59:07Z 2012-05-18T04:59:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD &mdash; Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people and wounding do... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sadr-city">Sadr City</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad-bird-market-bombs">Baghdad Bird Market Bombs</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-terror">Iraq Terror</a>, <a href="/tag/sadr-city-bombs">Sadr City Bombs</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-violence">Iraq Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-bombs">Iraq Bombs</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad-bomb-blasts">Baghdad Bomb Blasts</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-bomb-blasts">Iraq Bomb Blasts</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-explosions">Iraq Explosions</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad-bombs">Baghdad Bombs</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/what-is-obamas-position-o_b_1519739.html 2012-05-16T09:49:33Z 2012-05-16T09:49:12Z Tom Hayden http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/ Three years later, bin Laden is dead, the drones inflame Pakistan opinion and complicate a peace settlement, and 33,000 American troops are scheduled to pull out by the end of 2012 with "steady withdrawals" to continue after. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hamid-karzai">Hamid Karzai</a>, <a href="/tag/nato">Nato</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/pakistan">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy">Occupy</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/peace">Peace</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/nato-summit-2012">Nato Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-winship/at-a-military-hospital-wa_b_1519314.html 2012-05-16T00:16:58Z 2012-05-16T00:17:13Z Michael Winship http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-winship/ Wounded Warrior had asked some of us to come to Landstuhl to meet with the medical staff there. Some 3,000 strong, military and civilian, they work ceaselessly in what has become one of the busiest trauma centers in the world. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wounded-veterans">Wounded Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/writers">Writers</a>, <a href="/tag/veterans-ptsd">Veterans PTSD</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-afghanistan">War in Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/tag/landstuhl-regional-medical-center">Landstuhl Regional Medical Center</a>, <a href="/tag/war">War</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-iraq">War in Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war">Afghanistan War</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/writers-guild-of-america">Writers Guild of America</a>, <a href="/tag/military">Military</a>, <a href="/tag/wounded-warriors">Wounded Warriors</a>, <a href="/tag/wounded-warrior-project">Wounded Warrior Project</a>, <a href="/tag/arts">Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/ptsd">Ptsd</a>, <a href="/tag/compassion-fatigue">Compassion Fatigue</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-isenberg/maybe-this-is-why-the-pms_b_1513646.html 2012-05-15T17:18:12Z 2012-05-15T17:18:56Z David Isenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-isenberg/ The article recounts how private security firms won lucrative contracts to supply support staff and security guards to back up U.S. forces in Iraq. The firms recruited Ugandans and pushed them to the limit, on low pay and no benefits. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/private-military-security-contractors">Private Military Security Contractors</a>, <a href="/tag/uganda">Uganda</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/soc-smg">Soc-Smg</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-schwarz/colin-powell-gets-mad-at-_b_1506803.html 2012-05-15T14:24:32Z 2012-05-15T14:33:10Z Jonathan Schwarz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-schwarz/ The evidence is overwhelming that Colin Powell knew much of what he said in front of the Security Council was false. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-wmd">Iraq WMD</a>, <a href="/tag/wmd">Wmd</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell">Colin Powell</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/tareq-al-hashemi_n_1517952.html 2012-05-15T10:40:00Z 2012-05-15T10:40:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - The trial of Iraq's fugitive vice-president, Tareq al-Hashemi, opened in his absence on... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi">Tariq Al-Hashemi</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-vice-president-trial">Iraq Vice President Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/tareq-al-hashemi-trial">Tareq Al Hashemi Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-vice-president">Iraq Vice President</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-sunni">Iraq Sunni</a>, <a href="/tag/tareq-al-hashemi">Tareq Al-Hashemi</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-berg/a-road-trip-through-north_b_1515260.html 2012-05-15T07:00:00Z 2012-05-15T07:04:00Z Gretchen Berg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-berg/ Karwan pointed at the prison and laughingly crowed: "Hotel five star! For terrorists! Ha ha ha! Eat, sleeping, hotel!" <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraqi-kurdistan">Iraqi Kurdistan</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east-travel">Middle East Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-travel">Iraq Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/kurdistan">Kurdistan</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/tariq-al-hashemi-trial_n_1517145.html 2012-05-15T06:13:41Z 2012-05-15T06:13:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD &mdash; Former bodyguards for Iraq's fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-vp-trial">Iraq Vp Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi">Tariq Al Hashemi</a>, <a href="/tag/al-hashemi-trial">Al Hashemi Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-vice-president-trial">Iraq Vice President Trial</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/taraq-al-hashemi-terror-accusations">Taraq Al Hashemi Terror Accusations</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad">Baghdad</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi-trial">Tariq Al Hashemi Trial</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/baghdad-secret-prison-report_n_1516898.html 2012-05-15T03:19:46Z 2012-05-15T03:28:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Barry Malone BAGHDAD, May 15 (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday Iraqi authorities were still running a jail they said ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/camp-honor">Camp Honor</a>, <a href="/tag/secret-prison">Secret Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad-secret-prison">Baghdad Secret Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights-watch">Human Rights Watch</a>, <a href="/tag/prisoner-abuse">Prisoner Abuse</a>, <a href="/tag/kamil-amin">Kamil Amin</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad">Baghdad</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-stork">Joe Stork</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/nouri-al-maliki">Nouri Al Maliki</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-van-buren/billions-wasted-again-sta_b_1513328.html 2012-05-14T15:56:36Z 2012-05-14T15:56:32Z Peter Van Buren http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-van-buren/ The New York Times reports that the State Department, in the face of massive costs and Iraqi officials who say they never wanted it in the first place... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/baghdad">Baghdad</a>, <a href="/tag/dynacorp">Dynacorp</a>, <a href="/tag/police-training">Police Training</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/state-department">State Department</a>, <a href="/tag/nides">Nides</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/13/iraq-police-development-program_n_1512764.html 2012-05-13T10:36:12Z 2012-05-13T10:37:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD &mdash; A pair of bombings killed four people Sunday in attacks targeting Iraq's security forces, officials said, while the U.S. Embassy in Ba... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-police">Iraq Police</a>, <a href="/tag/us-embassy-baghdad">US Embassy Baghdad</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad-police-college">Baghdad Police College</a>, <a href="/tag/baghdad">Baghdad</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-police-development-program">Iraq Police Development Program</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/13/us-may-scrap-costly-effort-iraqi-police_n_1512446.html 2012-05-13T01:02:16Z 2012-05-13T01:02:04Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD — In the face of spiraling costs and Iraqi officials who say they never wanted it in the first place, the State Department has slashed — a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-police">Iraq Police</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-police-training">Iraq Police Training</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/war-in-iraq">War in Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/state-department">State Department</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/babylon-festival-iraq-controversy_n_1509819.html 2012-05-11T12:50:07Z 2012-05-11T12:50:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BABYLON, Iraq -- Poetry has returned to the Triangle of Death. But dancing and singing are being left behind.<br /> <br /> In this dusty southern community, home ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-arts-festival">Iraq Arts Festival</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-religion">Iraq Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-babylon-festival">Iraq Babylon Festival</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-babylon-arts-festival">Iraq Babylon Arts Festival</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-arts-festival-controversy">Iraq Arts Festival Controversy</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-sectarian-conflict">Iraq Sectarian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/babylon-festival">Babylon Festival</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-festival-controversy">Iraq Festival Controversy</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-conflict">Iraq Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/hillah">Hillah</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-politics">Iraq Politics</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/mark-kabban-cnn-hero-soccer_n_1479047.html 2012-05-09T09:20:00Z 2012-05-09T09:28:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Mark Kabban was just 9-years-old when he and his family moved from Beirut to the United States. Now, he's making sure other refugees have a smooth tra... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/beirut">Beirut</a>, <a href="/tag/yalla">Yalla</a>, <a href="/tag/lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/san-diego">San Diego</a>, <a href="/tag/soccer">Soccer</a>, <a href="/tag/khalid-yohana">Khalid Yohana</a>, <a href="/tag/spring-into-action">Spring-Into-Action</a>, <a href="/tag/mark-kabban">Mark Kabban</a>, <a href="/tag/refugee">Refugee</a>, <a href="/tag/cnn-heroes">CNN Heroes</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-newman/americas-shame-the-us-gov_b_1478136.html 2012-05-08T15:22:08Z 2012-05-08T15:22:06Z Joe Newman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-newman/ This human trafficking pipeline wasn't benefiting some shadowy war lord or oppressive regime. No, these are workers who were feeding, cleaning up after and providing logistical support for U.S. troops -- the standard bearers of the free and democratic world. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-contractors">Defense Contractors</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-contractors">Iraq Contractors</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/human-trafficking">Human Trafficking</a>, <a href="/tag/afghanistan-war">Afghanistan War</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alon-benmeir/syrias-unfolding-tragedy_b_1500146.html 2012-05-08T12:37:30Z 2012-05-08T12:37:30Z Alon Ben-Meir http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alon-benmeir/ There is no easy solution to the Syrian debacle and the Annan plan has now become an obstacle rather than a plan that provides a solution to the conflict. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/kofi-annan">Kofi Annan</a>, <a href="/tag/un">Un</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/bashar-al-assad">Bashar Al-Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/syrian-uprising">Syrian Uprising</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/tariq-al-hashemi-iraq-vice-president-interpol-red-notice_n_1499040.html 2012-05-08T06:22:16Z 2012-05-08T06:28:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ BAGHDAD &mdash; Interpol on Tuesday put Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president on the equivalent of its most-wanted list at the behest of the Shiite-dom... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tariq-al-hashemi">Tariq Al-Hashemi</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/interpol">Interpol</a>, <a href="/tag/death-squads">Death Squads</a>, <a href="/tag/terrorism">Terrorism</a>, <a href="/tag/extradition">Extradition</a>, <a href="/tag/hashemi">Hashemi</a>, <a href="/tag/interpol-most-wanted">Interpol Most Wanted</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>