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08 7th, 2011| 
AFP – The use of roadside bombs in Afghanistan against foreign troops and civilians has reached record highs, with US forces struggling to cut off the flow of Pakistani fertilizer used to build them. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
7
AFP – Iraqis on Sunday expressed anger at the release of the ringleader of US guards who abused detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, and said US troops should not be granted further immunity from Iraqi prosecution. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
7
AFP – Iraqi leaders have trumpeted a joint Arab-Kurdish “Golden Lions” security unit in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk but key issues remain over its funding and expansion. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
7
AFP – The convicted ringleader of the US military guards who abused detainees at Abu Ghraib and took scandalous pictures of their acts was released on parole from military prison, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
7
Reuters – The soldier who orchestrated abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison was released on Saturday after serving more than six years in a Kansas military prison barracks, a U.S. Army spokeswoman said. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
7
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard that a helicopter crashed today (August 6) in Afghanistan, killing 30, most of whom were members of the US Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6, along with 8 Afghans.
The timing is especially poignant, as this week (August 2) marked the fifth anniversary of the sacrifice made by Marc Lee, the first Navy SEAL to give his life in Iraq. Marc’s mother Debbie is a friend of ours, and it was her e-mail this morning that alerted Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
6
AFP – The US Army will shorten the length of tours of duty for personnel deployed in combat zones from a year to nine months, as it pursues its withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
5
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Friday proposed $120 million in new tax credits for businesses that hire U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at a time of stubbornly high unemployment at home. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug
5
AFP – The US Army will shorten the length of tours of duty for personnel deployed in combat zones from a year to nine months, as it pursues its withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »