links for 2006-12-31

• ‘Inside Albany’ fades to black; pioneering political show’s run ends with airing on Sunday
• U.S. and Iraq dispute role of Iranians but free them
• Iran terms Saddam’s execution as ‘victory for Iraqi people’
• Military Times poll reveals more troops than ever before disapprove of presidents handling of Iraq war

links for 2006-12-30

• Ancient ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Canadian Arctic
• Defense secretary wary of adding more Iraq troops
• Many soldiers say troop surge a bad idea
• Hussein executed, Iraqi TV stations report

links for 2006-12-29

• U.S. commander says: ‘This is no longer America’s war in Iraq’
• Ford strongly disagreed with Bush about invading Iraq
• U.S. officials: Hussein execution this weekend
• Bush considers up to 20,000 more troops for Iraq

links for 2006-12-28

• Former President Gerald Ford dies at 93

links for 2006-12-26

• Soul ‘Godfather’ James Brown dies
• U.S. is holding Iranians seized in raids in Iraq
• Katrina fraud likely to balloon past $1B

links for 2006-12-25

• Bush ponders $10 billion New Deal to create jobs in Iraq

links for 2006-12-24

• Security Council imposes sanctions on Iran

links for 2006-12-23

• ‘What we wanted to tell you about Iran.’ By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann.
• Decoding the redacted Iran op-ed

links for 2006-12-22

• Supporters say politics, insurgency tied retiring Gen. Abizaid’s hands
• President confronts dissent from military leaders on troop levels
• Daily Show knocks Bush administration on ‘winning’ in Iraq
• N.J. governor signs civil unions bill

links for 2006-12-21

• U.S. not winning war in Iraq, President Bush says for 1st time
• President wants to increase size of armed forces
• Contractors lost in Pentagon bureaucracy
• Lawmaker won’t apologize for ‘Islamophobic’ letter