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Suicide Bomber Disguised as Police Officer Kills 21 in Afghanistan
February 3, 2009 – Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey — In an attack that underscored the vulnerability of Afghanistan’s struggling security forces, a suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform slipped into a police compound and detonated a … Continue reading
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Potential VA Benefits Chief Has New Ideas
February 3, 2009 – A Harvard University researcher with some radical ideas about how to reduce the backlog of veterans disability claims appears to be in line to head the Veterans Benefits Administration. Linda Blimes, a public policy lecturer and … Continue reading
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Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision
February 2, 2009 – CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus, supported by Defence Secretary Robert Gates, tried to convince President Barack Obama that he had to back down from his campaign pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq within … Continue reading
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Taliban Hits NATO Supply Route from Pakistan to Afghanistan
February 3, 2009, Islamabad, Pakistan – Supplies intended for NATO forces in Afghanistan were suspended Tuesday after Taliban militants blew up a highway bridge in the Khyber Pass region, a lawless northwestern tribal area straddling the border with Afghanistan. Hidayatullah … Continue reading
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DoD Confirms Role Combat Plays in Suicide Epidemic
January 29, 2009, Washington, DC – The Army is committed to finding out why more soldiers committed suicide in 2008 than ever recorded, Army officials told reporters during a media roundtable today at the Pentagon. “[Suicide] is not just an … Continue reading
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NATO Figures Show Surge in Afghanistan Violence
January 31, 2009 – Violence in Afghanistan soared by nearly a third last year, the highest rise since coalition operations in the troubled country began more than seven years ago. According to new Nato statistics obtained by the Observer, violence … Continue reading
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Soldier in Fort Carson Warrior Transition Unit Complete Suicide at Colorado Home
Nearly 70 coldiers died in WTU’s first 16 months. February 1, 2009 – The last person Spc. Larry Applegate is known to have spoken to before killing himself was a sergeant with the El Paso County Sheriff’s office in Colorado … Continue reading
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Weight of Combat Gear is Taking Toll on Our Iraq and Afghanistan War Service Members
February 1, 2009 – Carrying heavy combat loads is taking a quiet but serious toll on troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, contributing to injuries that are sidelining them in growing numbers, according to senior military and defense officials. Rising … Continue reading
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Iraq’s Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans
February 2, 2009 – We are now able to estimate the number of Iraqis who have died in the war instigated by the Bush administration. Looking at the empirical evidence of Bush’s war legacy will put his claims of victory … Continue reading
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Study: Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Feel Disconnected Upon Returning Home
January 31, 2009, New Britain, CT – Some of the veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are feeling disconnected from their loved ones, having trouble readjusting to work or school and failing to seek medical care for fear of being … Continue reading
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