news articles for 5/3

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Basrah ISOF unit arrests IED cell leader, makes southern Iraq safer Multi-National Corps – Iraq
BASRAH, Iraq – Soldiers from the 6th Regional Commando Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, arrested a suspected terrorist cell leader and three of his accomplices in Basrah, Iraq, April 20.

Emergency Response Brigade arrest terrorist in Salah ad Din Province
TIKRIT, Iraq – Salah ad Din Emergency Response Brigade, with Coalition forces advisors, arrested a suspected kidnapper and murderer associated with a violent terrorist cell in Salah ad Din Province during a mission on April 25.

ISOF reduces explosive threat to Ninewa Province
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Special Operations Forces, with Coalition forces advisors, arrested a suspected car bomb cell leader in Qayarrah during a mission April 26.

New Water Treatment Facility Opens
BAGHDAD — Close to a thousand families in the Khandari area west of the Iraqi capital now have clean water for everyday use, as the Khandari Water Treatment Facility recently opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Abu Ghraib district.

Iraqi, U.S. Police Discuss Responsibilities
BAGHDAD — As the Coalition continues the transition to a more support-based role throughout Iraq, the Iraqi people are taking more and more responsibility for the future of their country.



Iraq prime minister ties Saddam regime to captured Al Qaida commander
BAGHDAD — The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki said Al Qaida worked closely with former operatives in Saddam Hussein regime.

Government-Run Health Insurance Program Made Almost $19 Billion in Improper Payments in 2008
(CNSNews.com) - Medicaid, the government-run health insurance program for low income people that is administered by state governments and funded by federal taxpayers, made almost $19 billion in improper payments in 2008, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office last week.

Taliban terror holds 2,000 villagers as human shields
TALIBAN militants who have seized swathes of North West Frontier Province in Pakistan have inflicted a reign of terror on villagers, landowners and the police, using kidnapping, looting, pillaging and murder to impose their will.

NATO games in Georgia draw fire from Russia
TBILISI (Reuters) - NATO begins military exercises in Georgia on Wednesday in a gesture of solidarity condemned by Russia as "muscle-flexing" coming nine months after war between the former Soviet neighbours.

Iran bows to pressure to review U.S. reporter's jail sentence
Iran said on Saturday it would review the eight-year prison sentence handed down to Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi after she was convicted of spying for the United States.

Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus
WASHINGTON — The problem with global warming, some environmentalists believe, is “global warming.” The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired liberals, economic sacrifice and complex scientific disputes, according to extensive polling and focus group sessions conducted by ecoAmerica, a nonprofit environmental marketing and messaging firm in Washington.

Here is today's break from all the serious stuff.
Soldier who lost use of his legs makes it to half way stage of the London Marathon
A soldier who lost the use of both of his legs in Iraq is today celebrating reaching the half way stage of the London Marathon, despite the race finishing last week.



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