Iraq

Iraq 'Surge' Progress Report: 7 US Dead, 38 Executed Bodies Found, Bombs Kill 7 and Wound 35Reuters Alternet - May 20th, 2007* BAGHDAD - Six U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed by a roadside bomb in western Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday. * DIWANIYA - One U.S. soldier ...more

British Iraq Envoy Says US Surge is FailingTelegraph-UK - May 20th, 2007The "troop surge" by American soldiers in Iraq is not working, one of Britain's senior military officials in Baghdad has said. In a pessimistic assessment of the strategy designed to pull Iraq ...more

On Bush's Watch, al Qaeda Regroups: 'Iraq is a Moneymaker for Them'LA Times - May 20th, 2007A major CIA effort launched last year to hunt down Osama bin Laden has produced no significant leads on his whereabouts, but has helped track an alarming increase in the movement ...more

Senior Democrat Says Party Shouldn't Back Down on IraqDetroit News - May 20th, 2007Sen. Carl Levin said Sunday congressional Democrats should not back down in their fight with President Bush over funding for the Iraq war, despite a deadlock that puts at risk Democratic ...more