Iraq
Feds To Drop Charges Against Blackwater Guard
()The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
Politics
Gates Blocks Release Of Detainee Abuse Photos()
November 15, 2009 Defense Secretary Robert Gates has blocked the public release of any more pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors, saying their release would endanger American soldiers.
Commentary
Some Scars Only Doctors See()
November 14, 2009 Veterans of the war in Iraq experience effects that are not always obvious. Sometimes their problems are only visible to doctors like Natalie Mariano, who for the past five years has worked at the Veteran Affairs Primary Care Center in Hyannis, Mass.
Adviser Sees No Conflict In Kurdish Oil Deals()

November 12, 2009 Former U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith talks to Melissa Block about accusations of conflicts of interest when he advised the Kurdish government about the drafting of Iraq's Constitution. He says that when he entered a business relationship with a Norwegian oil company, the Kurds knew about the relationship, and there was no conflict of interest.



