Iraq War

War detainees mock Wisconsin troops in Iraq over Favre

City Pages - The Blotter (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Packer backers fighting the war in Iraq have an extra load of grief to endure these days.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | yesterday

As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq War Casualties

Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

Total number of U.S. military deaths since 2003 and names of the U.S. troops killed recently in the Iraq war, as announced by the Pentagon:

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq War Veteran on a Mental-Health Mission

Truth Out (Free subscription) | yesterday

Chuck Luther, who served 12 years in the military, is a veteran of two deployments to Iraq, where he was a reconnaissance scout in the 1st Cavalry Division. The former sergeant was based at Fort Hood, Texas, where he lives today. "I see the ugly," Luther told Truthout. "I see soldiers beating their wives and trying to kill themselves all the time, and most folks don't want to look at...

Iraq war and nation-building have been expensive

Iraqi Mojo (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

The war has been huge for Iraqis, especially in terms of lives lost and forever changed by violence. For America the war in Iraq has also been very expensive. America's increased debt as a result of the war will only help China and other US creditors , whose US treasury bonds will no doubt be repaid with interest by our (Americans') kids and grandkids. The deaths of 4,365 American soldiers and tens...

Leading Dem Says Winning In Afghanistan Will Require Increase in Taxes

Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Funny… Bush didn’t have to increase taxes to win the War in Iraq? A leasding antiwar liberal suggested on Friday that the democrats will have to increase taxes if America wants to continue fighting in Afghanistan. Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the [...]

Preparing for a whitewash

John Rentoul (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The sweet Chris Ames personifies the anti-war paradox, that many of the people who were most vociferous in demanding a fifth inquiry into the Iraq war are most convinced that it will be, in their view, yet another "whitewash". On his pre-emptive website, Iraq Inquiry Digest, he suggests that the inquiry chaired by Sir John Chilcot (right), which opens proceedings on Tuesday, cannot be independent...

Nanny Statement

Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Some conservative Christian denominations have issued a proclamation: we're sniveling busybodies and we're ready to prove it. Conservative Christian leaders unveiled a declaration Friday calling on Christians not to comply with rules and laws forcing them to accept abortion, same-sex marriage and other ideals that go against their religious doctrines. The declaration urges Christians to practice civil...

Iraq troops are 'ANZACs of today'

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has praised the efforts of the men and women who served in Operation Catalyst during the Iraq war.

Iraq troops are 'ANZACs of today'

News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has praised the efforts of the men and women who served in Operation Catalyst during the Iraq war, calling them the "ANZACs of today".

Debate Shifts to Afghan Exit Plan

Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday

By PETER SPIEGEL and YOCHI J. DREAZEN WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have turned the focus of Afghan war planning toward an exit strategy, publicly declaring that the U.S. and its allies can't send additional troops without a plan for getting them out. The shift has unnerved some U.S. and foreign officials, who say that planning a pullout now -- with or...

• Planning for defeat in Afghanistan - PrairiePundit

The path to war will come under new scrutiny

Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

Events before and after the Iraq war are to be examined in microscopic detail when the long-awaited public inquiry begins hearing evidence next week.

Dancing To Our Israeli Masters

FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | yesterday

Today's Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs By Jeff Gates November 9, 2009 Courtesy Of Haitham Sabbah's Blog In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon. Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraqi mobile biological weapons laboratories? Iraqi meetings...

Tim James: Former NBA player now with Army in Iraq

burgess67h67 | 09/29/2009

MIAMI – Tim James apologized for being late. A rough day at work, said the Miami Heat's 1999 first-round draft pick. Vehicles broke down, problems flared up, and he simply fell behind. "It happens," James said. "Even here." Even on the front line of the Iraq war. A former NBA player who often wondered about his true calling, Tim James is now a U.S. Army soldier, a transformation that even many of the...

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