Bush Blames Al Qaeda for Rising Iraq Violence
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The president refused to label the recent surge in killings in Iraq a civil war.
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The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has thrown al Qaeda off balance and led to a reduction in sectarian violence and bombings, the U.S. commander in Iraq was quoted on Friday by an Australian newspaper as saying.
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WASHINGTON - Standing beside Iraq's interim leader, President Bush contended on Thursday that insurgents could "plot and plan attacks elsewhere, in America and other free nations," if the United States pulled its soldiers out.    After meeting with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Bush said he expects violence in Iraq to escalate as the country moves toward elections scheduled for January...
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The White House on Tuesday blamed insurgents seeking to derail Iraqi elections for a deadly attack at a US base in northern Iraq that presented a fresh challenge for President Bush.
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Militants stepped up attacks across Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 30 people in a spate of bombings and shootings that followed a threat by al Qaeda to launch a new phase of violence.
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Al Qaeda&#39;s Iraq affiliate has taken responsibility for a series of deadly attacks there, according to an unverified Internet statement.
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President Bush, on a day of new violence in the Middle East, expressed determination to see Iraq hold elections on Jan. 30 and said they would show that terrorists cannot stop the march of democracy.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 7 -- Al-Qaeda's new leader in Iraq called on insurgent groups to unite against the U.S. occupation and vowed to avenge the death of his predecessor Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to an audio tape broadcast on an Arabic television network Thursday night.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents and vote in Sunday's elections and he  lowered expectations for the turnout amid violence that claimed  the lives of 36 U.S. troops.
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, top lieutenant to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said that the US will be defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan and should expect more attacks.
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The United States faces an increased threat of attack from al Qaeda, which will likely try to use battle-hardened associates in Iraq to strike inside the United States, an intelligence report warned on Tuesday.
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The United States faces an increased threat of attack from al Qaeda, which will likely try to use battle-hardened associates in Iraq to strike inside the United States, an intelligence report warned on Thursday.
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President Bush warned on Saturday  that guerrilla violence in Iraq could worsen, even as U.S.  forces battled to stamp out resistance in the insurgent  stronghold of Falluja.
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A Sunni Arab tribal leader instrumental in driving al Qaeda out of Iraq's Anbar province was killed by a bomb attack on Thursday, less than two weeks after he met U.S. President George W. Bush in the desert region.
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President Bush says Iraqis can expect more violence ahead of next month&#39;s planned election, but he says the US military will help ensure that vote takes place as scheduled.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents and vote in Sunday's elections and he  lowered expectations for the turnout amid violence that claimed  the lives of 37 U.S. troops.
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A purported cease-fire between al-Qaeda and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group could be bad news for the U.S.