Report: Tighten reins on war-zone contractors (www.airforcetimes.com)
The U.S. should continue its reliance on private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan but transfer responsibility for managing private security personnel to the military police and the State... More
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Militants Turn to Small Bombs in Iraq Attacks (www.nytimes.com)
They are usually no bigger than a man’s fist and attached to a magnet or a strip of gummy adhesive — thus the name “obwah lasica” in Arabic, or “sticky bomb.” Light, portable and easy... More
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Violence Rises In Iraq, But How Bad Is It? (www.npr.org)
In Iraq, there's been an upsurge in violence in the past 10 days or so, mainly in the form of bombing attacks on police patrols and civilians. But it's difficult to gauge how serious the upsurge... More
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A My Lai a Month (www.thenation.com)
By the mid-1960s, the Mekong Delta, with its verdant paddies and canal-side hamlets, was the rice bowl of South Vietnam and home to nearly 6 million Vietnamese. It was also one of the most important... More
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Counting the dead gets more complicated in Iraq (www.google.com)
This much is agreed — a double bombing in Baghdad struck a school bus and those responding to the first blast. But the difference in casualty figures was stark. Iraqi officials said 31 people died;... More
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The Army under Obama (www.armytimes.com)
President-elect Barack Obama, who has said he knows he must earn the military’s respect, now faces delivering on some of his promises, especially ending the war in Iraq without leaving chaos behind... More
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Iraqi govt. approves security pact with U.S. (www.militarytimes.com)
Iraq’s Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for three more years in the country they... More
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Helping children of war (washingtontimes.com)
"In 1943, my father just disappeared from my life. He was drafted ... [and] I was two-and-a-half years old and didn't know why my father left me. In those days, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles... More
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Widow says Army's screenings don't work (www.knoxnews.com)
On the outside, Spc. Carl McCoy seemed to be the perfect soldier, his personnel file highlighted with praise from his officers like "great man" and "could not have asked for a better mechanic." But... More
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Some war wounds invisible (www.baltimoresun.com)
On the plus side, David McBee has a fiancee who has stuck by him, a 2-year-old son who loves him. They've helped him persevere through dark times - blackouts, anger, confusion - as he struggles with... More
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