Tag: afghanistan
group name: barbara56
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August 23, 2009 04:44 PM EDT --
Less than two months since American forces in Iraq were largely removed from harms’ way, Army General Ray Odierno is now proposing to deploy troops in a northern territory that has been . . .
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October 22, 2006 03:56 PM EDT --
Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of 30 military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 19 to 48, and one 21-year old soldier killed in Afghanistan.
As of Friday, 10/20, . . .
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October 03, 2006 12:15 AM EDT --
When the United States attacked Afghanistan I had serious misgivings. My misgivings weren't about whether attacking Afghanistan was right or wrong. There was no doubt that it was the right and just . . .
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October 29, 2006 03:45 PM EST --
Are we being conditioned to accept higher casualty figures in the same way that we've convinced ourselves that $60.75 is a good price for a barrel of crude?
Last week, the Department of . . .
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December 10, 2006 07:03 PM EST --
With those words of Republican Senator Gordon Smith still echoing in our minds, the news out of Washington is increasingly upsetting, especially for the loved ones of our soldiers stationed in Iraq.
There . . .
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December 25, 2006 03:01 PM EST --
Last week, the Department of Defense announced the deaths of 17 military personnel in Iraq, and one soldier in Afghanistan. Total U.S. deaths have now amounted to 2,957, in and around Iraq, and 297, . . .
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November 08, 2006 05:19 PM EST --
I just watched President Bush's press conference, and haven't had much time to analyze it quite thoroughly. But I will share my immediate thoughts.
I think he hit a . . .
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June 20, 2008 09:32 AM EDT --
Dick Cheney: "I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian." ( Guardian , 1998)
John J. Maresca, vice president . . .
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August 19, 2007 02:18 PM EDT --
At least one aspect of next month’s anticipated report on Iraq is suddenly becoming apparent. Yesterday, the administration, through its various spokespersons, launched a multi-barreled attack . . .
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November 26, 2006 03:29 AM EST --
The latest attempt by the West to impose its political ideals on Islam - which might well be called the Bush Crusade - is crumbling. Of course, the real purpose of this Crusade may . . .
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October 12, 2006 03:46 AM EDT --
Crossposted from Sweet Spirits of Ammonia , written by Bob G.
<h3 class="post-title">Taliban In Pakistan</h3>
I found an interesting piece in the Times On Line.
The British general . . .
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November 19, 2006 05:02 PM EST --
Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of 25 American military heroes killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 19 to 45, and one 19-year old American military hero killed . . .
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October 26, 2008 08:09 PM EDT --
A tense relationship with Syria got a little chillier at about 4:45 AM this morning when American troops in four helicopters violated Syrian airspace by swooping into a village eight kilometers from the . . .
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January 28, 2007 07:32 PM EST --
Last week, the Department of Defense released obituaries for 49 military personnel killed in the Iraq theater of operations. The dead included 12 key U.S officers in a Black Hawk helicopter that is . . .
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September 02, 2007 02:13 PM EDT --
As the United States enters its month of introspective assessment with respect to Iraq, some good things seem to be happening. First and foremost, U.S. military deaths are down sharply. McClatchy Newspapers . . .
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September 09, 2007 11:43 AM EDT --
The Department of Defense released the obituaries of 18 military personnel killed in Iraq last week, ranging in age from 19 to 37. Nine of the fallen heroes (50%) were killed by improvised explosive . . .
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September 30, 2007 05:50 PM EDT --
Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of seven military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 21 to 42. Three of the fallen heroes were killed by improvised explosive devices. . . .
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November 02, 2006 06:02 PM EST --
I read the most heartbreaking article on the Christian Science monitor website, addressing the issue of all the hundreds of returning Iraqi and Afghani vets who are facing homelessness, living in shelters . . .
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March 18, 2007 03:04 PM EDT --
Last week, the Department of defense released the obituaries of 21 military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 19 to 49. Eleven of the soldiers were killed by roadside bombs.
The dead . . .
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July 25, 2007 03:30 AM EDT --
The motto of the Veterans Administration, taken from Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan.” . . .
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