Bush's Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Flexibility (www.washingtonpost.com)
By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a "conditions-based" plan for... More
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Bringing the horrors of war home to the United States (www.dailystar.com.lb)
Artist Jim Lommasson hates war. His exhibit of 1,500 photographs, taken by soldiers who served in Iraq, brings the war home to the United States, in a way he hopes will help bring it to an end. "It's... More
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Iraq’s Diyala province known for female suicide bombers (www.stripes.com)
A woman clad in a black head-to-toe abaya walks with determination toward an Iraqi police Humvee. As the man she was following sprints away across the street, an explosion sends a fireball high into... More
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U.S. Ban on Masks Upsets Iraqi Interpreters (www.washingtonpost.com)
The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even... More
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Premier of Iraq Is Quietly Firing Fraud Monitors (www.nytimes.com)
The government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki is systematically dismissing Iraqi oversight officials, who were installed to fight corruption in Iraqi ministries by order of the American... More
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Iraqi Forces, Government Grow More Confident, Colonel Says (www.defenselink.mil)
After a year of operating in two of Baghdad’s most historically violent districts, coalition forces are beginning to see the effects of a more confident Iraqi government and Iraqi security force, a... More
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Some Gave All - National Guard Casualties (www.ngb.army.mil)
This page is dedicated to the memories of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen lost while defending our nation's principles on 9/11, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation... More
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Thousands of Ill. Nat'l Guardsmen prepare for deployment (abclocal.go.com)
Most are headed to Afghanistan next month. Illinois National Guardsmen and Airmen are being deployed overseas in numbers we haven't seen since World War II. They are going to global hot spots. And... More
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W.Va. National Guard social worker seeks assistance for returning vets (www.register-herald.com)
Unaware help is available, or reluctant to seek it in deference to the stigma society attaches to mental disorders, many war-weary veterans are self-medicating and abusing alcohol, or getting flawed... More
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Vets groups raise funds for hard-hit Guardsman (www.armytimes.com)
Spc. Glenn Barker is trying to recover after suffering a traumatic brain injury while serving in Iraq, the death of his 15-year-old son earlier this year, and flood damage that left his home... More
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