http://www.politicalgateway.com News service Politicalgateway.com en-us 10 http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/147013 Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the head of al-Qaida in Iraq, hasn't been captured despite reports to that effect, a senior U.S. military official said Friday. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/145640 The Senate Armed Services Committee sent a loud message to Iraq Thursday: The United States will no longer fund costly infrastructure projects in Iraq. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/145517 U.S. military leaders say 17 people were killed in Baghdad's Sadr City area, where battles between coalition and militant forces have raged for weeks. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/144712 The U.S. Justice Department sought to expand the legal boundaries of harsh interrogation tactics against alleged terrorist suspects, a letter indicates. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/144231 The CIA fully expected to be investigated about alleged harsh interrogation tactics, an agency court report filed in New York says. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/144205 Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq when their vehicle flipped onto its side in Tikrit, the U.S. military said Thursday. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/144187 The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it had identified the body of a sixth contractor kidnapped in Iraq. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/143393 Eight former Guantanamo detainees plan to sue the British security services, claiming that MI5 and MI6 assisted in their illegal abduction. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/143290 Information about Air Force One's unique navigation system was provided to a Russian company in 1998, a U.S. government investigation found. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/142427 Satellite photos revealed a secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of striking Europe, military analysts say. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/142172 About 1,300 police officers and soldiers have been fired in Basra and Kut for failing to fight Shiite militias, the Iraqi government announced Sunday. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/142139 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that President George Bush's stance regarding a U.S. pullout from Iraq is wrong-headed. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/142134 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday the current primary enemy in Iraq is not simply al-Qaida but extremism in its many forms. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/142031 The Iraqi government secretly arranged to buy arms from Serbia, paying $833 million, The New York Times reported Saturday. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/141730 U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, differ about when troop withdrawals from Iraq could resume. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/141724 A U.S. Navy officer was on leave Friday after testifying in a Washington federal court she moonlighted as a call girl while on duty at the Naval Academy. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/141627 The United States would enter trilateral talks with Iraq and Iran if the Iraqis wanted a round of security talks, the top U.S. diplomat in Iraq said. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/141621 Women working as contractors in Iraq tell a U.S. congressional committee they do not know where to file complaints if they are sexually assaulted. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/141561 Democratic leaders Thursday accused U.S. President George Bush of leaving decisions about ending the war in Iraq for his successor. http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read/141075 An informal survey of U.S. troops in Iraq indicates the Democratic presidential candidates' pledges to wind down the war is appealing to them.