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U.S. says hopes for agreement with Iraq soon

reuters.com     21-Aug-2008   4 related          

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said the United States hoped an agreement extending the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond 2008 would be reached soon. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited...                    

Bush reaffirms terror fight to Pakistan PM

reuters.com     21-Aug-2008   28 related          

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday thanked Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned this week, for efforts in fighting terrorism and called Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to...                    

Bush reaffirms terror fight to Pakistan PM (Reuters)

yahoo.com     21-Aug-2008   62 related          

Reuters - President George W. Bush on Thursday thanked Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned this week, for efforts in fighting terrorism and called Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to pledge support for...                    

U.S. says Iraq pact unlikely by July 31 deadline

reuters.com     21-Jul-2008   4 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Iraq were unlikely to meet a July 31 deadline for completing a long-term security pact, the White House said on Monday. "I don't think that we'll be able to finalize this agreement...                    

U.S. and Iraq to set "time horizon" on troops

reuters.co.uk     18-Jul-2008   358 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have agreed that a security deal under negotiation should set a "time horizon" for reducing U.S. forces in Iraq, the White House said on...                    

Judge allows first Guantanamo war crimes trial

reuters.co.uk     17-Jul-2008   1,330 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge ruled on Thursday that the first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial, involving Osama bin Laden's former driver, can start next week. U.S. District Judge James Robertson rejected a...                    

U.S. judge allows first Guantanamo war crimes trial

mirror.co.uk     17-Jul-2008   4 related          

U.S. judge allows first Guantanamo war crimes trial Have your say on What are you talking about? in our Forums A U.S. federal judge ruled on Thursday that the first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial, involving Osama bin Laden's...                    

Rice says unclear if Iran will respond positively

reuters.com     17-Jul-2008   1,524 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she did not know if Iran would respond positively this weekend to an offer made by major powers to suspend sensitive nuclear work in exchange for...                    

U.S. says stance on Iran same, not negotiation

reuters.com     16-Jul-2008   6 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday said its stance toward Iran was the same, despite sending a State Department official to attend talks, and if Tehran does not accept an incentives package there would be more...                    

Top US officer expects more Iraq withdrawals

alertnet.org     16-Jul-2008   12 related          

Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday said he expects to recommend new troop reductions in Iraq early in the autumn, if sharply reduced levels of violence continue ...