Iraq
In the mountains, ‘survival of fittest’
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY April 18, 1991, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5A LENGTH: 695 words DATELINE: HAJ OMRAN PASS, Iran-Iraq border A hundred cries of pain can be heard at night in the frigid mountains that separate Iran from Iraq. Without food, water, medicine or protection from rain or snow, more thanRead moreU.S. Army re-examines deaths of Iraqi prisoners
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY June 28, 2004, Monday, FINAL EDITION Correction Appended U.S. Army re-examines deaths of Iraqi prisoners BYLINE: Tom Squitieri and Dave Moniz SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 1790 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s inspector general and criminal division are investigating whether U.S. troops deliberately or negligently exposed Iraqi prisoners to extreme heatRead moreIraqi POWs rejoice over end of captivity
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY May 7, 2003, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Sal Ruibal SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 505 words DATELINE: UMM QASR, Iraq UMM QASR, Iraq — Mohammad Mohsin made a special hat for his going- away party. After nearly six weeks as a prisoner of war, the former Iraqi soldier was about to board aRead moreCIA personnel, civilians cited in abuse
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY August 20, 2004, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri and Dave Moniz SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 11A LENGTH: 750 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — More than two dozen U.S. military intelligence personnel and at least five civilian contractors will be implicated in the Army’s latest investigation of prisoner abuse in Iraq. Among the allegationsRead moreKurdish people at a crossroads Dreams of independence on the line
By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY September 12, 1996, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 874 words DATELINE: KUYSANJAQ, Iraq KUYSANJAQ, Iraq — Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani hikes to a nearby mountaintop to watch his troops patrol the land he now controls in Iraq.Read moreCharges considered in death of Iraqi general
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY June 25, 2004, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 498 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The Army is building a case against two of its officers and two enlisted personnel in the fatal interrogation of an Iraqi general who was suffocated last November while in custody in Iraq,Read moreKurdish people at a crossroads Dreams of independence on the line
By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY September 12, 1996, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 874 words DATELINE: KUYSANJAQ, Iraq KUYSANJAQ, Iraq — Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani hikes to a nearby mountaintop to watch his troops patrol the land he now controls in Iraq.Read morePressure at Iraqi prison detailed
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY June 18, 2004, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: This story was reported by Blake Morrison, John Diamond, Toni Locy, Donna Leinwand, Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri, and written by Morrison and Diamond SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 2640 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The officer who oversaw interrogations at Abu Ghraib prison near BaghdadRead moreU.S., Iraq warn Kurd factions
By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY October 15, 1996, Tuesday, INTERNATIONAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 343 words A Kurdish faction with links to Iran marched deep into northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring warnings from Saddam Husseim and U.S. officials.Read moreU.S. works to repair damage of Abu Ghraib
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY April 28, 2005, Thursday, FIRST EDITION BYLINE: Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 1209 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — Seven years ago, Army Reserve Col. Walter Schumm, an authority on the handling of POWs, co-authored an essay predicting trouble if the military did not pay more attention to theRead moreKurds may seek Iraq backing
By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY October 18, 1996, Friday, INTERNATIONAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 186 words Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani warned Thursday he may again seek Saddam Hussein’s military help to slow a rival Kurdish faction from making further military gains.Read moreRed Cross hopes to see allied captives
By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA TODAY February 1, 1991, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 241 words An International Red Cross convoy loaded with emergency medical supplies crossed into Iraq Thursday, raising hopes that Baghdad will grant access to allied POWs.Read more