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US Army Sergeant to Face Court-Martial for Murder in Slayings of Iraqi Prisoners
(www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Sgt. Michael P. Leahy Jr. will be court-martialed on charges of murder in the deaths of four Iraqi prisoners who were bound, blindfolded and shot before being dumped into a Baghdad canal.
Submitted 20 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
U.S. Forces Pulling Out of Iraqi Cities (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)
The U.S. military in Iraq is abandoning — deliberately and with little public notice — a centerpiece of the widely acclaimed strategy it adopted nearly two years ago to turn the tide against the... More
Submitted 20 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
New Administration to Realign Priorities in Iraq, Afghanistan (online.wsj.com)
Violence in Afghanistan has soared in recent months, and more U.S. troops now die there than in Iraq. All told, at least 5,200 Afghans have died in insurgent-related violence this year, along with 151... More
Submitted 25 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
General Petraeus Plans to Reduce Number of U.S. Combat Brigades in Iraq From 15 to 14 (www.washingtonpost.com)
The plan accelerates the withdrawal from Iraq of a 101st Airborne Division brigade that will not be replaced. Another brigade from the 10th Mountain Division that was scheduled to go to Iraq in its... More
Submitted 26 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Iraq plans to cut Sunni fighters' salaries (www.chicagotribune.com)
The Iraqi government plans to cut salaries for the estimated 100,000 members of the Awakening movement whose revolt against Al Qaeda in Iraq played a key role in bringing about the sharp fall in... More
Submitted 29 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Who Authorized the Syria Raid? (blog.wired.com)
Who authorized the attack? The most likely answer is Petraeus. But this was a special operations raid -- meaning it could have been authorized through JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) and not... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
U.S. Military Threatens to Stop Occupying Iraq If No Treaty Is Signed (rawstory.com)
U.S. military spokesman Brigadier General David Perkins warned, "We need to have authority to continue activities. We need to have legal authority to carry out security operations."
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Why Raid Syria Now? (www.nytimes.com)
The helicopter-borne attack into Syria was by far the boldest by American commandos in the five years since the United States invaded Iraq and began to condemn Syria’s role in stoking the Iraqi... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Mystery Surrounds The Fate of Top al-Qaeda Operative Targeted by U.S. Strike on Syria (news.bbc.co.uk)
Syrian militant Abu Ghadiya, reported killed in the recent raid, actually died in an air strike more than two years ago according to jihadist websites.
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Sexual Trauma Afflicts 15 Pct. of U.S. Veterans (corksphere.blogspot.com)
A new study has found that 15 percent of veterans are suffering from sexual trauma.
Submitted about 1 month ago by CORKSPHERE | 0 Comments |
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