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Sharp rise in birth defects in Iraqi city destroyed by US militaryAffects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were felt for decades; Iraq also got the dose of depleted uranium
The Two-state Delusion The world is once again been treated to yet another round in the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" charade.
US Government Website Supports Terror In BalochistanThe US Department of State refuses to designate the so-called Balochistan Liberation Army [BLA] as a terrorist organization. One of BLA's terrorists, Harbyar Mari, enjoys a safe haven in London.
US's $1bn Islamabad home is its castleThe ambitious US$1 billion plan of the United States to expand its presence in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad underscores Washington's resolve to consolidate its presence in the region, particularly in pursuit of the endgame in the "war on terror".
Afghanistan: Dangerous illusionsWhen the truth emerges, it has to be squashed. Lord Malloch-Brown, who is standing down as a Foreign Office minister this week, was forced yesterday to correct an interview he gave to the Daily Telegraph, in which he said British troops did not have enough helicopters.
Heat: number one enemy for soldiers in AfghanistanGARMSIR, Afghanistan - After hours of ferocious fighting in southern Afghanistan, the two young US Marines desperately needed emergency medical care -- and it was the heat, not the Taliban, that had finally defeated them.
4 US soldiers killed, South Afghan battles heat upKABUL: Roadside bombs killed four US soldiers in southern Afghanistan, the US military said on Sunday, the latest deaths in an escalation of violence that has put pressure on coalition leaders over their war strategy...
A turning point in Afghanistan -Times OnlineIn sending in a lightning strike force of 4,000 Marines to clear the Taleban from Helmand, Barack Obama is taking the riskiest strategic decision yet of his presidency.
Forgotten Battalion Last Returns to Beachhead William G. Dabney could hardly have expected to be spending that ferocious June day in 1944 hunkered on Omaha Beach, struggling to keep aloft one of the tethered silver balloons intended to confound German pilots trying to bomb or strafe exposed Allied invaders in Normandy.
Familiar military trainersAustralian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, said his country intended to deploy 1100 more troops in Afghanistan to train Afghan army and security forces to quell increasing Taliban resistance.
Of the US Marine Daniel Smith rape case & America's great influence on the PhilippinesThe [Philippine Daily] Inquirer's Ramon Tulfo doesn't even think there was a rape.
Eight Islamists Still Not Equal to One U.S. MarineWhat happens when 250 Islamists soldiers decide to ambush 50 U.S. Marines? A lot of dead Islamists. Our Marines killed 50 of them and sustained no serious injuries. One Marine accounted for twenty of those kills all by himself and stopped the ambush cold.
Marine Killed in Hit and Run Robbed In Emergency Room of Washington Hospital CenterPolice said a motorist driving a sports car ran over Peterson's body, which was on Route 110 northbound under the Interstate 395 overpass. The motorist called police, who determined that Peterson had been struck previously by a larger vehicle, possibly a sport-utility vehicle.
Iraqis Claim Marines Are Pushing Christianity in FallujahFALLUJAH, Iraq - At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city.
'Miracle' Marine loses final battle; Terribly burned in Iraq blast, sergeant defied odds; 'he was unstoppable'The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body.
VIDEO: Writer Christopher Rice on receiving death threats over new novel about gays in the militarySays Rice: "Blind Fall is a thriller. It addresses the issue of gays in the military. It does kind of show you the sacrifices that gay Marines have to make to be Marines.
Berkeley Journal: Where Marines Are Called 'Intruders' and Recruiting Office Is Unwelcome The NYT reports: On Tuesday night, the nine members of the Berkeley City Council are expected to do something they, or the Marines, for that matter, very rarely do: retreat in the face of fierce opposition.
US Military Versus Commodity GoodsA UPI article reviewing the state-of-the-military for 2007 was thought provoking. Apparently, China is producing a huge diesel-powered submarine fleet, on the order of 10 to 1 compared to US nuclear submarines.
Iraq-Born Woman Proudly Serves As U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Sona Babani was born in Iraq and moved to this country about 10 years ago, where she became a U.S. citizen and a Marine.
Local opposition rising to US Marine presence in Gulf of GuineaDIPLOMATS and international relations scholars yesterday took a swipe at the United States (U.S.) over the presence of its marines in Nigerian coastal waters. They described it as a threat to the nation's security.
US under fire on Afghan killingsA US marine unit broke international humanitarian law when troops killed 12 people in a shooting spree last month following a bomb attack in Afghanistan, an Afghan human rights group said at the weekend.
Huge anti-US rally marks Iraq milestone | News | The AustralianHUNDREDS of thousands of Shiites burned and trampled on US flags as they gathered in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf for an anti-American rally called by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on the fourth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Marines Ban Big, Garish TattoosFive tattooed skulls stretch from Marine Cpl. Jeremy Slaton's right elbow to his wrist, spelling out the word "Death." He planned to add a tattoo spelling "Life" on his left arm, but that's on hold because of a Marine policy taking effect Sunday.
The Final SaluteWhen 2nd Lt. Jim Cathey's body arrived at the Reno Airport, Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his casket as passengers watched the family gather on the tarmac.
Bush: U.S. Needs to Increase Army SizePresident Bush says the U.S. needs to increase the size of Army and Marines, and says strategy and tactics in Iraq will change to meet the situation on the ground. Bush also said Wednesday that insurgents in Iraq thwarted U.S.
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