VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden gestures during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, not seen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. Biden's arrival late Thursday came just came days after all U.S. combat troops were pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, part of a security agreement that will see all American soldiers out of the country by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, Pool)AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.




US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP)
AP - As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Biden urges Iraqis to heal divisions (Reuters)

U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden leaves the U.S. military headquarters (a former Saddam-era palace) followed by U.S. Ambassador Christopher Hill (C) and General Ray Odierno (R) in Baghdad July 3, 2009. Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and city centers. REUTERS/Andrew QuinnReuters - Iraq has a hard road ahead if it is to heal the divisions that spurred six years of bloodshed and achieve lasting peace, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip there on Friday.




Biden warns of 'hard road ahead' as he visits Iraq (AFP)

US Vice President Joseph Biden on Friday warned Iraqi officials that Washington would politically disengage if sectarian and ethnic strife resumed as he warned of a AFP - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday warned Iraqi officials that Washington would politically disengage if sectarian and ethnic strife resumed as he warned of a "hard road ahead".




Biden's visit to Iraq raises questions about Iraq's future (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden's surprise two-day visit this weekend to Iraq was meant to "re-establish contact" with leaders here, but some Iraqis bristled at the messenger more than the message.

Saddam stayed in Baghdad until city fell: FBI (AFP)

Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until just hours before it was clear the city was about to fall after the US-led 2003 invasion, according to newly released FBI interviews with the deposed Iraqi dictator.(AFP/POOL/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until just hours before it was clear the city was about to fall after the US-led 2003 invasion, according to newly released FBI interviews with the deposed Iraqi dictator.




FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge (AP)

FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 2003, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is shown in custody after he was arrested near his Tikrit home. Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during his incarceration at a U.S. detention center show new details about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run - both before and after he was ousted.(AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.




Mich. soldier in Iraq sworn in as lawyer by video (AP)
AP - Army Reserve Maj. Miles Gengler didn't hesitate as he repeated the oath during his swearing-in as an attorney. His words just had to travel more than 6,000 miles from Baghdad's Green Zone to Michigan to be heard.

U.S. declares Iraq-based group foreign terrorist organization (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government on Thursday said it has declared Kata'ib Hizballah a foreign terrorist organization, saying the group is linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah and has posed a threat to stability in Iraq.

US infantry learns to adapt after Iraq pullback (AFP)

US soldiers play basketball at Camp Warhorse in Baquba, 60 kms (35 miles) north of Baghdad, in 2007. It is business as usual for Camp Warhorse after the US military pullout from Iraqi towns and cities -- troops must follow orders and adapt to non-combat tasks in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.(AFP/File/Olivier Laban-Mattei)AFP - It is business as usual for Camp Warhorse after the US military pullout from Iraqi towns and cities -- troops must follow orders and adapt to non-combat tasks in one of Iraq's most dangerous regions.




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