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U.S. / NEWS Sun Jun 3, 2007 @ 11:12am neoform

ABC News -- The current U.S. emphasis may be on the surge in Iraq, but there are plans to start drawing down U.S. forces by the beginning of 2008, according to senior U.S. officials with knowledge of the planning. The senior U.S. commanders in Iraq -- Lt. Gen. Ray.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 5, 2007 @ 9:49am neoform

Washington Post -- More than one-third of U.S. soldiers in Iraq surveyed by the Army said they believe torture should be allowed if it helps gather important information about insurgents, the Pentagon disclosed yesterday. Four in 10 said they approve of such illegal abuse i.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS VIDEO Sat Mar 31, 2007 @ 12:11am neoform

FOX News -- Last night ’s Hannity & Colmes (3/29/07) was replete with claims that Democrats and the Democratic Congress were to blame for emboldening Iran into seizing the 15 British sailors and marines... Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Feb 20, 2007 @ 9:26am mrmdc

Alter Net -- The bottom line is that the privatization of U.S. National Security is a trend that has been ongoing for years. And the billions of dollars disappeared by contractors in Iraq make disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff look like Little Bo Peep. Remember that.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 8, 2007 @ 12:02am neoform

Los Angeles Times -- BURIED IN THE NEWS last week was one of the most potentially significant stories of recent years. The Military Times released its annual poll of active-duty service members, and the results showed something virtually unprecedented: a one-year decline of 1.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jan 6, 2007 @ 9:06am neoform

Think Progress -- A State Department official leaked word this week that President Bush is considering sending “no more than 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. troops” to Iraq. “Instead of a surge, it is a bump,” the official said... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Nov 5, 2006 @ 3:52pm neoform

Sydney Morning Herald -- THE US Government conducted a series of secret war games in 1999 that anticipated an invasion of Iraq would require 400,000 troops, and even then chaos might follow... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Nov 5, 2006 @ 2:38pm neoform

Washington Post -- The Army's National Guard and Reserve are bracing for possible new and accelerated call-ups, spurred by high demand for U.S. troops in Iraq, that leaders caution could undermine the citizen-soldier force as it struggles to rebuild... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 26, 2006 @ 3:05pm mrmdc

USA Today -- Voters in three states will consider calls for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq when they go to the polls in less than two weeks... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 26, 2006 @ 8:18am neoform

Reuters -- More than 200 active duty U.S. armed service members, fed up with the war in Iraq, have joined an unusual protest calling for withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, organizers said on Wednesday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 11, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- U.S. troops are still fighting al-Qaida, of course, especially in the north. Nationwide, however, most of the recent battles have involved Shiite militants. The trouble started last month when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, himself a Shiite, launched.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Feb 11, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan was arrested Monday, police said, stirring memories of a rape of a Japanese girl by U.S. troops over a decade ago. Police took custody of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38, of Camp.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 10, 2007 @ 9:48am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- Tension between British and American commanders in southern Afghanistan erupted into the open today as a senior UK military officer said he had asked the US to withdraw its special forces from a volatile area that was crucial in the battle against the Tal.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 8, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

USA Today -- The Pentagon has asked Congress for nearly $750 million to urgently airlift needed armored vehicles to troops facing roadside bombs in Iraq, according to budget documents. The emergency funding request would allow the military to fly many of the Mine R.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 20, 2007 @ 7:17pm neoform

BBC News -- The head of the Army has warned that British troops are so stretched that the nation's military reserves are "almost non-existent". In the memo, leaked to the Daily Telegraph, General Sir Richard Dannatt said the Army was undermanned because of operati.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 29, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

USA Today -- America honored its fallen troops Monday with Memorial Day remembrances shadowed by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that President Bush said are producing "a new generation of heroes." "Even after five years of war, our finest citizens continue to answer.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 5:49pm neoform

CNN -- President Bush marked Memorial Day with a call for Americans to stand firm in their efforts against U.S. enemies around the world and with a tribute to fallen troops. "From their deaths must come a world where the cruel dreams of tyrants and terrorists.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 24, 2007 @ 10:40am neoform

USA Today -- —More than two years before the Marine commandant declared getting new armored vehicles his top priority, the Corps did not fulfill an urgent request to buy 1,200 of the vehicles for troops in Anbar province, according to Marine officials and documents... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 1:38am neoform

USA Today -- Disclosures of substandard housing for troops treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are prompting Congress to investigate whether the Army is running a plush ward at the complex for VIPs at the expense of ordinary war casualties. House investigato.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Feb 12, 2007 @ 9:50am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- Several investigations have been launched into why a civilian contractor in Iraq was shot and killed by American troops as he drove toward a U.S. military checkpoint last week. Truck driver Donald Tolfree, 52, of St. Charles, drove through a U.S. mili.. Read More