Iraq agency 'run like Wild West'
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The US-led authority that ran Iraq after the war wasted millions of dollars, says a former official.
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AMMAN -- The United States is seeking the support of Iraq's neighbors as it establishes a strong Iraqi border agency to prevent the infiltration of foreign militants, the US customs and border protection chief said yesterday.
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MOSUL, Iraq -- Real power on Iraq's streets often lies in the hands of men like Sadi Ahmed Pire.
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Iraq's Interior Ministry is regarded as "sectarian" and "dysfunctional" and the National Police should be "disbanded and reorganized," according to an independent report obtained by CNN.
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The activities of security contractors are "in conflict" with the US mission in Iraq, says the US defence secretary.
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Outside, they're calling for his head. Politicians, authors and columnists, and a few former generals. They are an angry, noisy bunch. They say he should have quit or been fired long ago. They say he's to blame for what is happening now in Iraq, didn't listen, and must be held to account.
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A pair of new reports have delivered scorching judgments about how the State Department oversees work done by private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The PentagonÂs latest comprehensive assessment of security in Iraq pointed to sectarian violence and a ÂpotentÂ insurgency.
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A senior Iraqi official criticized the United States on Thursday for disbanding the Iraqi army in 2003 and said it should not withdraw without reforming Iraqi security forces heavily infiltrated by sectarian militias.
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Private security contractors do indispensable work in Iraq, but the muscle-bound showiness associated with these hired guns, and lack of control over them, is drawing criticism.
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A 'breakdown in discipline' among reservists in Iraq raises troubling questions
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While Ramadi, Iraq, is not exactly a "no go" zone for the marines, officers say it is fast slipping in that direction.
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The head of the British Army during the 2003 invasion of Iraq has launched a fierce attack on the United States over its running of the troubled country since, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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The Bush administration is re-evaluating its efforts to unite Iraq's fractious sectarian and political factions in an attempt to preserve U.S. options in Iraq no matter what happens, officials familiar with an internal administration review of Iraq policy said Friday.
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How deserters and insurgents are foiling plans to build a new Iraqi army
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The most wicked acts are spoken of openly and without reserve in Iraq. Rape is different.
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One of the key authors of the Iraq invasion finds remaking the development agency no easier than remaking the Middle East