Yearly Archives: 2004

Frederick had clean, proud history before abuseDAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press Staff Sgt. Ivan “Chip” Frederick II, sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for abusing Iraqi prisoners, matches the honorable man his family describes in at least one regard: he fessed … Continue reading →

U.S. military: Company commander of unit that refused to deliver convoy relieved of duties By Tini Tran, Associated Press, 10/21/2004 08:16 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) The company commander of a U.S. Army Reserve unit whose soldiers refused to deliver fuel along … Continue reading →

Campaign 2004: Voter registration workers cry foul Wednesday, October 20, 2004 By Dennis B. Roddy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An ostensibly nonpartisan voter registration drive in Western Pennsylvania has triggered accusations that workers were cheated out of wages and given instructions to … Continue reading →

‘CATASTROPHIC SUCCESS’ Faulty Intelligence Misled Troops at War’s Start In early 2003, as the clock ticked down toward the war with Iraq, C.I.A. officials met with senior military commanders at Camp Doha, Kuwait, to discuss their latest ideas for upending … Continue reading →

GOP fails in effort to move polls Last-minute bid tried to relocate 63 mostly black polling places By CHRIS BRENNAN, Philadelphia Daily Newsbrennac@phillynews.com REPUBLICAN OPERATIVES working to re-elect President Bush submitted last-minute requests in Philadelphia on Friday to relocate 63 … Continue reading →

When Soldiers Say No New York Times Editorial Board From the safe vantage point of America, it is scarcely possible to imagine the fears and concerns that spurred 18 Army reservists in a platoon in Iraq to disobey orders to … Continue reading →

DISPATCH FROM QUINTON, ALA. In Defense of Their Soldiers Relatives of reservists who refused to deliver fuel in Iraq last week are hitting airwaves, presenting a challenge for the U.S. military. By Rennie Sloan and Ellen BarryLos Angeles Times Staff … Continue reading →

U.S. Marines fear that they are ‘sleeping with the enemy’ Reporter “discovers deep mistrust between American troops and Iraqi soldiers they are training” If the US marines and Iraqi national guardsmen living at the Karmah military barracks near Fallujah talk … Continue reading →

Soldiers Saw Refusing Order as Their Last Stand JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 17 – What does it take for a man like Staff Sgt. Michael Butler, a 24-year veteran of the Army and the Reserve who was a soldier in the … Continue reading →