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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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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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A Military for a Dangerous New World (www.nytimes.com)

As president, Barack Obama will face the most daunting and complicated national security challenges in more than a generation — and he will inherit a military that is critically ill-equipped for the... More

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U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (www.defenselink.mil)

* OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM includes casualties that occurred on or after March 19, 2003 in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red... More

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20 Percent of U.S. Soldiers Return with PTSD (www.redorbit.com)

Army Maj. Gen. David Blackledge’s bravery extends far beyond the battlefields of Iraq. The 54-year-old two-star Army Reserve general commanded a civil affairs unit during two tours in Iraq, and... More

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The War Within: Eyewitness News investigates PTSD, Part III (www.bakersfieldnow.com)

According to a study by the Rand Corp., a stunning 1-in-5 who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are diagnosed with post–traumatic stress disorder. That group includes a growing number of women... More

Tags: mental illness,veterans,us soldiers,ptsd,posttraumatic stress disorder,iraq,iraq war,afghanistan

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Iraqi soldier kills 2 U.S. troops, hurts 6 (www.militarytimes.com)

An Iraqi soldier Wednesday sprayed automatic weapons fire at U.S. soldiers at an Iraqi military base in Mosul, killing two and wounding six before he died in a hail of bullets, an American general... More

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The Explosive Detecting Device of the Iraqi Forces (washingtonbureau.typepad.com)

Once again, I'll give an example of corruption; the big monster that destroy Iraq. I know I talked about this subject many times but this time its a kind of corruption that causes casualties. Its the... More

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The Iraq Math War (www.motherjones.com) TMC

Les Roberts traveled to Bukavu, a city of more than 200,000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (drc). The country's brutal civil war was in full swing, and a nearby region, Katana, had been... More

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60-year-old retiree volunteers, goes to Iraq (www.armytimes.com)

Maj. James Richards Jr. thought his 22-year Army career was done when he retired in 1993. But when the military called, the 60-year-old volunteered for another hitch and deployed to Iraq. The... More

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