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    US Authorizes Military to Kill Iranian Operatives in Iraq

    The Senate today confirmed General David Patraeus, President Bush's choice as his new Iraq commander. The vote was unanimous , but objections from both parties have not changed the President's mind about increasing troops in Iraq.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Senate today confirmed General David Patraeus, President Bush's choice as his new Iraq commander. The vote was unanimous, but objections from both parties have not changed the President's mind about increasing troops in Iraq. The President also confirmed reports that he's ordered soldiers to kill or capture Iranian operatives inside Iraq. We get an update from Baghdad from Dafna Linzer, who broke the story of the President's order in the Washington Post, and Borzou Daragahi who is in Baghdad for the Los Angeles Times.

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    Increased Troops, Iranian Agents and Iraqi Refugees
    1. 1:31US Authorizes Military to Kill Iranian Operatives in IraqYou’re reading this
    2. 7:48Iraqi Refugees
    3. 39:30Russia Angling for Nuclear Reactor Contracts in India
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Dafna Linzer

      ProPublica

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      Borzou Daragahi

      BuzzFeed News

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Increased Troops, Iranian Agents and Iraqi Refugees
    1. 1:31US Authorizes Military to Kill Iranian Operatives in IraqYou’re reading this
    2. 7:48Iraqi Refugees
    3. 39:30Russia Angling for Nuclear Reactor Contracts in India
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