Articles 2.15.2005

The Stars & Stripes has an article on reenlistment incentives for servicemembers in South Korea. A new program that began in 2004 "offers servicemembers the choice of staying longer in South Korea in return for an extra $300 to $400 a month." Officials "didn’t notice any dip in interest in the program after a brigade from the 2nd Infantry Division deployed to Iraq late last summer. Of the 3,600 Strike Force soldiers who were ordered to Iraq, about 500 to 600 had extended their stays."
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Other articles from the region:
- Washington Post (via MSNBC): Seeking vindication, a father finds death [as insurgent fighter in Nov attack on Fallujah]
- London Guardian: Sunnis admit poll boycott blunder and ask to share power
- London Guardian: Shunned prime minister Allawi becomes outsider
- LA Times (reg req'd): Behind the Scene, a Divvying Up of Political Spoils
- Christian Science Monitor: How the elections will affect US role in Iraq
- Christian Science Monitor: Kurds emerge as power brokers
- NY Times (reg req'd): Analysis: Split Verdict in Iraqi Vote Sets Stage for Weak Government
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Top Iraq Rebels Elude Intensified U.S. Raids
- Washington Post (reg req'd): Jockeying for Iraq Posts Picks Up
- Sydney Morning Herald, AU: After the Iraqi election, the real tests loom