The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 17, 2008 Iraq, GE Ink $3B Turbine Deal ----------------------------- In other Iraq news, the Iraqi government has signed a $3 billion deal with the industrial giant General Electric. Iraq will buy dozens of GE turbines with the aim to increase its electrical generation. .