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For Iraqi journalists, a leaked video represents "fingerprints at a crime scene."

cmsennott@globalpost.comApril 6, 2010 12:56

BOSTON — “It is like fingerprints at a crime scene,” said Faris Fadhel Sultan, an Iraqi journalist, as he watched the grainy, black-and-white video images from a U.S. helicopter gunship that showed his two friends and fellow reporters being gunned down.

Future of Iraq's oil deals uncertain

Tom HundleyApril 5, 2010 06:25Updated May 30, 2010 13:27

Opinion: Democracy and depleted uranium

R. B. StuartApril 16, 2010 08:32Updated May 30, 2010 13:27

NEW YORK — When my sister, 101st Airborne Army Capt. Chaplain Fran E. Stuart, returned from Iraq, she was forever changed. Not only had the desert sand, gun blasts and heat penetrated her psyche during her one-year deployment, but a carcinogen had made its way into her body as well. Unbeknown to her, the carcinogen was making a home in my sister's body, along with the Anthrax vaccine, depleted uranium, burn pit smoke and contaminated water dished up at every meal.

Analysis: Defining "Iraqracy"

Deborah AmosMarch 29, 2010 11:30Updated May 30, 2010 13:27

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Iraq's dramatic election was a prelude to the real test: the political wrangling to determine the country's next prime minister. This is the way it goes in “Iraqracy,” as Gen. David Petraeus dubbed the county’s unique political system. In the weeks to come, Iraq’s flaws, strengths and identity will be revealed as the country’s fragile rule of law is strained, perhaps to the breaking point, to determine the outcome of the vote.

The Iraq War, seven years on

bgilbertMarch 20, 2010 13:30

I knew Iraq had changed, but not this much. I was preparing to go out for a patrol with a group of soldiers to see joint checkpoints north of Mosul, the still restive town in northern Iraq that has more than its share of lingering problems from the American invasion and occupation.

Analysis: Iraq's political chess game

Deborah Amos March 15, 2010 06:30Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The official results of Iraq’s election could be months away, but there is a lot riding on what happens in the coming weeks as the vote tallies seep out and the still pooling allegations of fraud are investigated. At the end of the day, this vote must be acceptable to all the stakeholders to ensure Iraq’s fragile stability. A collective faith in this electoral process is essential to a planned U.S. withdrawal later this year.

A siesta, then voting counting continues in Iraq Election 2010

bgilbertMarch 8, 2010 16:39

KIRKUK — The vote count is underway in Iraq to tally the winners of yesterday’s parliamentary elections. Preliminary results won’t be known at least for a few days, and the final tally may not be released for weeks. Although an estimated 65 percent of Iraqis participated in Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Iraq, the disputed province of Kirkuk appears to have topped that number, with 70 percent of voters showing up at the polls.

Bombs don't stop Iraq polls

News DeskMarch 7, 2010 14:16Updated May 30, 2010 13:25

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Bombs exploding here and across the country have not deterred Iraqis from voting today.

Iraq's election: This time it's for real

Jane ArrafMarch 5, 2010 07:40Updated May 30, 2010 13:22

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A row of policemen line up outside a school classroom in the Mansour district of Baghdad to vote, the younger ones almost as high-spirited as the schoolchildren who are normally there. It’s Iraq’s fourth election since the toppling of Saddam Hussein ushered in this hybrid democracy. This one is perhaps the first in which the point is not so much that Iraqis are voting, but rather who they will actually elect.

Getting dumped on deployment

Tom A. PeterFebruary 14, 2010 10:23Updated May 30, 2010 13:21

AMMAN, Jordan — It was almost midnight and I’d been gabbing with a U.S. Army captain for several hours in an empty mess hall in Iraq when he leaned in close and asked if I’d ever heard of “Joe D.” He said the name cautiously, like a kid looking into a mirror and saying “Bloody Mary.” I’d never heard of him.