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Sgt. Faces Court Martial In Iraq Killing
A U.S. Army sergeant faces a hearing Wednesday to determine whether there is enough evidence to court-martial him on charges of murder in the deaths of four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal
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A U.S. Army sergeant faces a hearing Wednesday to determine whether there is enough evidence to court-martial him on charges of murder in the deaths of four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal
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A Lifeline Abroad for Iraqi Children
BAGHDAD -- A couple of months after Capt. Jonathan Heavey, a Walter Reed Army Medical Center physician, arrived in Baghdad, an Iraqi doctor handed him the medical file of a 2-year-old boy with a life-threatening heart ailment. The doctor said the boy couldn't get the care he needed in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD -- A couple of months after Capt. Jonathan Heavey, a Walter Reed Army Medical Center physician, arrived in Baghdad, an Iraqi doctor handed him the medical file of a 2-year-old boy with a life-threatening heart ailment. The doctor said the boy couldn't get the care he needed in Iraq.
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Bombings Kill at Least 15 Across Iraq; Chemical Ali Gets Second Death Sentence
BAGHDAD, Dec. 2 -- A series of bombings in northern and southern Iraq on Tuesday killed at least 15 Iraqis and injured dozens, while Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," was sentenced to death for his role in crushing a Shiite revolt in 1991, after th ... more »
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 2 -- A series of bombings in northern and southern Iraq on Tuesday killed at least 15 Iraqis and injured dozens, while Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," was sentenced to death for his role in crushing a Shiite revolt in 1991, after th ... more »
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Some soldiers choose war over trying to find jobs
FORT RILEY, Kan. | Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.
StarNewsOnline.com – 23 hours, 4 minutes ago – comment?
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FORT RILEY, Kan. | Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.
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Simon Jenkins: At last this exhausted region is energised - by its old foe
The massacre in Mumbai has stirred the ghost of war between India and Pakistan, just when relations were supposedly improving. That is what the terrorists wanted. That is the lesson that came from the west after 9/11. If belligerence and thumping retaliation are the lodestars of counter-terrorism, I ... more »
The Guardian – Dec 3, 2008 12:56 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The massacre in Mumbai has stirred the ghost of war between India and Pakistan, just when relations were supposedly improving. That is what the terrorists wanted. That is the lesson that came from the west after 9/11. If belligerence and thumping retaliation are the lodestars of counter-terrorism, I ... more »
The Guardian – Dec 3, 2008 12:56 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The Coming Iraqi Meltdown
Totten reports: For the past two weeks I've been embedded with the United States Army in Baghdad, and I find myself unable to figure out what to make of this place. Baghdad, despite the remarkable success of the surge, is...
Andrew Sullivan – Dec 2, 2008 9:06 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Totten reports: For the past two weeks I've been embedded with the United States Army in Baghdad, and I find myself unable to figure out what to make of this place. Baghdad, despite the remarkable success of the surge, is...
Andrew Sullivan – Dec 2, 2008 9:06 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Suicide Bombing, Iraq
Iraqi officials say bombings north and south of Baghdad have killed at least 14 people.
KAPPTV.com – Dec 2, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Iraqi officials say bombings north and south of Baghdad have killed at least 14 people.
KAPPTV.com – Dec 2, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] – comment?
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US soldiers re-enlisting because of poor economy
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market....
AP – Dec 2, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] – comment?
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FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) -- Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market....
AP – Dec 2, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] – comment?
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U.S. soldiers re-enlisting to avoid poor economyAP - Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.
Yahoo! – Dec 2, 2008 8:49 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Dozen killed in Iraq blasts
Attacks come a day after bombs killed more than 30 people in Baghdad and Mosul.
Al Jazeera – Dec 2, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Attacks come a day after bombs killed more than 30 people in Baghdad and Mosul.
Al Jazeera – Dec 2, 2008 8:08 PM [GMT] – comment?
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