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Death Rate for Reservists in Iraq Rises
The death rate in Iraq this month among members of the National Guard and Reserve is the highest since January and one of the highest of the entire war, Pentagon figures show. At least 21 part-time soldiers and Marines have … Continue reading
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Pentagon faked heroic death for icon shot by fellow Rangers
The parents of a former American football star killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan yesterday accused the Pentagon of propagating a false account of his death to stir up patriotic fervour back home. Pat Tillman became a national icon last … Continue reading
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Officers Plot Exit Strategy
Army Capts. Dave Fulton and Geoff Heiple spent 12 months dodging roadside bombs and rounding up insurgents along Baghdad’s “highway of death” — the six miles of pavement linking downtown Baghdad to the capital city’s airport. Two weeks after returning … Continue reading
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Desertion huge problem for US in Iraq war
US Army Private Jeremy Hinzman, who deserted because he opposed the war in Iraq, speaks at a rally in Toronto. Picture / Reuters 23.05.05 Sergeant Kevin Benderman cannot shake the images from his head. There are bombed villages … Continue reading
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Millions of Afghans left homeless
Gulandam is 45 years old. She easily could pass for 65. Her home, shared with hundreds of other families, is a four-story concrete building that shows the ravages of Afghan life, much as the deep lines and leathered skin of … Continue reading
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A Genuine Inquiry into Abuses
How did a short item in Newsweek reporting that U.S. interrogators had desecrated a Koran at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, spark massive riots in several Muslim countries last week, leading to the deaths of least 16 people? And who, exactly, should … Continue reading
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New Swedish Documents Illuminate CIA Action
STOCKHOLM — The CIA Gulfstream V jet touched down at a small airport west of here just before 9 p.m. on a subfreezing night in December 2001. A half-dozen agents wearing hoods that covered their faces stepped down from the … Continue reading
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The Unknown Unknowns of the Abu Ghraib Scandal
It’s been over a year since I published a series of articles in the New Yorker outlining the abuses at Abu Ghraib. There have been at least 10 official military investigations since then – none of which has challenged the … Continue reading
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Red Cross told U.S. of Koran incidents
The International Committee of the Red Cross documented what it called credible information about U.S. personnel disrespecting or mishandling Korans at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and pointed it out to the Pentagon in confidential reports during 2002 and early … Continue reading
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Military Recruiters Lie About Dangers In Iraq
Military Recruiters Lie About Dangers In Iraq Army To Suspend Recruiting For Retraining Following Target 5 Investigation CINCINNATI — This is the text of WLWT’s report exactly as it appeared on the 11 p.m. newscast on May 18, 2005: … Continue reading
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