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Interrogator who Located Zarqawi Rips U.S. Torture Policy (www.vetvoice.com)

Matthew Alexander, the military officer and interrogator responsible for obtaining the information that led to the death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 2006, has just published in the Washington... More

Tags: iraq,torture,war crimes,zarqawi,us military

Submitted about 5 hours ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

U.S. Combat Casualties in Iraq Fall to New Low in November (www.cnsnews.com)

Five combat deaths have been reported for November so far, the lowest total of any month going back to beginning of the war in March 2003.

Tags: iraq,us military,casualties

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Military Baes Brace for Surge in Stress-Related Disorders with Returning Iraq War Vets (corksphere.blogspot.com)

The military is making plans for thousands of cases of stress-related disorders amongst returning Iraq War veterans.

Tags: stressrelated disorders,us military,iraq war veterans,newsday,ap,google,sphere,bloglines blogcatalog

Submitted 3 days ago by CORKSPHERE | 0 Comments |

Army Report Shows Chemicals At Balad, Iraq Burn Pit Site (www.armytimes.com)

A soldier concerned about his tour at Forward Operating Base Hammer near Balad, Iraq, this year sent Military Times a report showing high levels of particulate matter and low levels of manganese,... More

Tags: iraq,us military

Submitted 11 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Army Shreds Documents On Friendly Fire Deaths In Iraq (rawstory.com)

The night the Salon story ran, Oct. 14, 2008, a staff sergeant told three soldiers to shred two boxes of documents relating to the privates' deaths.

Tags: iraq,us military,friendly fire,casualties

Submitted 12 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Haji Hammadi Killed, Senior Al Qaeda in Iraq Figure (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)

U.S. forces killed Hammadi during a raid in Baghdad's upmarket western Mansour district on Nov 11.

Tags: iraq,insurgents,sunnis,alqaeda,aqi,us military

Submitted 12 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

U.S. Task Force Found Few Iranian Arms in Iraq (www.ipsnews.net)

The caches that included Iranian weapons represented just 2 percent of all caches found. That means Iranian-made weapons were a fraction of one percent of the total weapons found in Shi'a militia... More

Tags: iraq,iran,us military,shiites,insurgents,mahdi army

Submitted 15 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Mask Ban Upsets Iraqis Hired as U.S. Interpreters (www.washingtonpost.com)

The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign.

Tags: iraq,us military,security

Submitted 15 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Iraqi Civilian Casualty Counts Higher Than U.S. Estimates (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)

"I could easily imagine that the U.S. government would want to get a low number, which would suggest that peace is at hand," said John Pike, a military and security analyst who runs the respected Web... More

Tags: iraq,casualties,violence,us military,sadrists,alsadr

Submitted 16 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Deadly Mosul: 'Like Baghdad About 18 Months Ago' (blog.wired.com)

For a year now, the Iraqi Army has led operations to retake Mosul, including armored assaults. But there hasn't been much progress. Mosul's civilian population -- especially its small Christian... More

Tags: iraq,mosul,us military,insurgents

Submitted 20 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

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