News of Iraq and America's occupation of a sovereign nation.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 3:39:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43127/fisticuffs-over-security-deal-end-session-of-iraqi-parliament.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDiscussion of the security deal between the US and Iraq deteriorated into a shouting match between members of the Iraqi parliament today, the New York Times reports. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the measure next week, but could not get through a reading of the agreement today before an opposition lawmaker allegedly physically attacked the speaker.http://www.newser.com/story/43127/fisticuffs-over-security-deal-end-session-of-iraqi-parliament.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 19 Nov 2008 13:26:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43065/clintons-great-but-not-a-fit-at-state.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHillary Clinton would probably do a good job as secretary of State, but giving her the post would be a mistake, writes David Broder in the Washington Post. “It’s not the best use of her talents, and it’s certainly not the best fit for this president.” Obama needs a diplomat to carry out his will, “an agent, not an author.”http://www.newser.com/story/43065/clintons-great-but-not-a-fit-at-state.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 19 Nov 2008 9:57:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43000/public-transit-returns-to-baghdad.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAfter years of destabilizing violence, Baghdad has a commuter train again, the LA Times reports. For about a month, the “Baghdad Metro,” as employees call it, has made two complete trips around the city in the morning and afternoon for the benefit of working Iraqis who have to suffer through traffic choked by checkpoints and convoys.http://www.newser.com/story/43000/public-transit-returns-to-baghdad.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 18 Nov 2008 10:26:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42973/uks-ex-chief-justice-rips-into-iraq-invasion.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOne of Britain's most respected judges struck out last night against the invasion of Iraq, which he declared illegal and worthy of a "world vigilante." Thomas Bingham, who held the UK's equivalent post to chief justice, used his first speech since retirement to decry "a serious violation of international law and the rule of law."http://www.newser.com/story/42973/uks-ex-chief-justice-rips-into-iraq-invasion.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 18 Nov 2008 5:10:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42961/iraq-firing-corruption-watchdogs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAfter the invasion of Iraq, the American transitional administration installed dozens of anticorruption officials to bring order to the nation's bureaucracy. But in recent months the Iraqi government has systematically fired these inspectors without making any public announcement, reports the New York Times . Only recently a senior Iraqi official testified before Congress that $13 billion in American investment has been lost in Iraq to fraud, embezzlement, and waste.http://www.newser.com/story/42961/iraq-firing-corruption-watchdogs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 18 Nov 2008 5:45:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42910/iraqs-unmasked-interpreters-fear-for-their-lives.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA change in US military policy in Iraq has endangered some of its more useful local allies: Iraqi interpreters. Since September, translators have no longer been allowed to wear masks while on the job, something they say is necessary to protect their identities from extremists who target them as traitors, the Washington Post reports.http://www.newser.com/story/42910/iraqs-unmasked-interpreters-fear-for-their-lives.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 17 Nov 2008 9:37:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42657/sticky-bombs-spread-fear-in-baghdad.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSmall explosives dubbed "sticky IEDs" are contributing to a growing feeling of unease in Baghdad, the New York Times reports. The fist-sized bombs attached to magnets or adhesives are hard to detect, easy for a furtive bomber to put in place and have become the weapon of choice for militants thwarted by tighter security in their efforts to plant bigger bombs.http://www.newser.com/story/42657/sticky-bombs-spread-fear-in-baghdad.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 14 Nov 2008 1:13:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42602/blackwater-faces-hefty-fine-for-iraq-gun-violations.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe government will hit security firm Blackwater USA with a multimillion-dollar fine for shipping hundreds of unauthorized guns to Iraq, McClatchy reports. A lengthy State Department investigation has concluded that the security contractor shipped some 900 weapons to the country—some of which likely wound up on the black market—without necessary permits, sources say.http://www.newser.com/story/42602/blackwater-faces-hefty-fine-for-iraq-gun-violations.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Nov 2008 15:42:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42599/bidens-son-will-deploy-to-iraq-by-months-end.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJoe Biden’s son Beau, 39, will be sent to Iraq by Thanksgiving, Politico reports. Beau Biden, a captain in the Delaware National Guard and also the state’s attorney general, will leave Fort Bliss, Texas, for the Middle East in the next two weeks with the rest of Delaware’s 261st Tactical Theater Signal Brigade.http://www.newser.com/story/42599/bidens-son-will-deploy-to-iraq-by-months-end.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 13 Nov 2008 11:13:17 CST