The investigation of the White House leak hits a fever pitch as reports suggest the forged Niger documents are getting special attention. As the White House prepares to smear Fitzgerald as an untrustworthy hack with no authority (For example: "He's a vile, detestable, moralistic person with no heart and no ...
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...a message from Cindy Sheehan I keep hearing on the news that this past Saturday was a relatively "peaceful" day in Iraq. Despite many reports already of alleged election fraud (shades of Ohio and Florida), George and his cronies are cautiously optimistic that the referendum for the constitution will pass. ...
By Richard Chin / Knight Ridder FORWARD OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - Here's what happens when a nice girl from Minnesota - "Minnesota Nice" is what the locals call it - gets a .50-caliber machine gun and goes to war. "I was not an aggressive person. I was the most ...
A Madison soldier's family grieves while seething at military brass
'One wound after another' By Steven Elbow / Capital Times Every time the wound begins to heal at Ray and Diane Maida's house, something comes along to rub salt into it. First came news that their son, Mark Maida, a 22-year-old Army sergeant, was killed in Iraq by a roadside ...
Soldier wounded in Iraq feels cynical
By Peter Carlson / Kennebec Journal WASHINGTON -- "So we're driving down the road and it's midnight, so it's pitch-black, and when you're driving at night, you don't use any lights," says Terry Rodgers, "but we can see fine because we've got night vision goggles."He's sitting in the living room ...
General says attacks on US convoys in Iraq doubled
By Will Dunham / Reuters WASHINGTON - The number of roadside bomb attacks by insurgents against U.S. military supply convoys in Iraq has doubled in the past year, the general in charge of logistics for American military forces in Iraq said on Friday. Army Brig. Gen. Yves Fontaine, commander of ...
Soldiers Get Extra Layer of Defense
Humvee crews are still not out of danger, but new protective plating provides a little more security on the hostile roadways of Iraq. By Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — When Eric Giordano offers to show his war wounds, there's no need to blush. Shrapnel ...
THE MARCH OF FREEDOM The White House is exploring new ways to regain public support for the wayward war in Iraq. As with most of their strategies, the new path they've chosen is oversimplified and shortsighted. They want America to discard all reservations, to stop talking about all the past ...
More Americans dying from roadside bombs in Iraq
By Mark Washburn / Knight Ridder CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq - Improvised explosive devices, the roadside bombs that insurgents build from castoff artillery shells and other munitions, have become the No. 1 killer of American troops in Iraq this year, despite a massive U.S. campaign to blunt their effectiveness. American commanders ...
Recruiting Shortfalls Add Pressure on U.S. Military
June 10 (Bloomberg) -- A shortfall in recruiting is adding pressure on the U.S. military to show progress in Iraq and divert more resources toward enlistment incentives. With potential recruits opting for civilian jobs in an improving employment market, the Army is expected to report today that it missed its ...
On patrol, dangers lurk in the dark
By Joel Rawson / Providence Journal SAMARRA, Iraq -- Soldiers appear and disappear in the darkness, the little lights they wear on their helmets flashing across five Humvees. Saturday morning at 3:50, two teams of the 173rd Long Range Surveillance Detachment of the Rhode Island National Guard prepare to go ...
Rice points finger at Syria on Iraq violence
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice revived U.S. allegations on Monday that Syria had allowed foreign fighters to cross into Iraq and fuel the Iraqi insurgency. Rice otherwise gave a relatively upbeat assessment as she returned from a brief visit to Iraq, saying she was confident the ...
Camilo Mejia’s Long Journey of Conscience From Nicaragua, to Iraq, to Military Prison
By Ron Smith / Narco News Today events are occurring around the United States as part of the National Day of Action for GI Resisters. On March 19 of this year, my wife, and associate producer, Cindy Sousa and I had the opportunity to travel to Fayetteville, North Carolina, home ...
Horror Glimpsed From the Inside of A Humvee in Iraq
By Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post LATIFIYAH, Iraq -- Sgt. Joshua Haycox steered our Humvee forward at a slow march, carefully keeping his distance from the vehicle ahead and scanning the road for bombs as the Army convoy pushed deeper into the chaotic region known to soldiers as the ...
By Joseph Tanfani, Tom Infield, Carrie Budoff and Edward Colimore / Philadelphia Inquirer When roadside bombs began killing American soldiers in Iraq, the Pentagon promised to run factories around the clock until they had enough armored vehicles. But that didn't happen. And nearly two years and hundreds of dead and ...
Army late with orders for armored Humvees
By Tom Squitieri / USA Today In June 2003, the U.S. Army realized that it didn't have enough armored Humvees in Iraq to protect soldiers from a growing number of attacks by insurgents. By Friday, officials expect to correct that problem by having almost 22,000 armored Humvees in Iraq - ...
Traveling on a Highway of Dread
A reporter recalls her own wary journey on airport road hours before an ex-hostage was shot. By Alissa J. Rubin / Los Angeles Times BAGHDAD — The route runs through a broad and flat landscape, bare but for a few date palms rising tall and dignified and the occasional small ...
U.S. contractors in Iraq allege abuses
Four men say they witnessed shooting of unarmed civilians By Lisa Myers / MSNBC There are new allegations that heavily armed private security contractors in Iraq are brutalizing Iraqi civilians. In an exclusive interview, four former security contractors told NBC News that they watched as innocent Iraqi civilians were fired ...
Army Officer Explains How Armor Adds Costs
By Robert Burns / Associated Press WASHINGTON - Bolting extra armor on Humvee utility vehicles undoubtedly saves soldiers' lives, but it also adds indirectly to operating costs, a senior Army officer said Thursday. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson was not suggesting that adding armor is not worth the expense. He was ...
Iraq Insurgents Growing 'More Effective'-US General
By Charles Aldinger / Reuters A bold, innovative insurgency is becoming more effective against U.S. supply lines in Iraq and explosive attacks have slowed military operations there, a senior American general said on Wednesday. "They have had a growing understanding that where they can affect us is in the logistics ...
US army fears more violence as rebels sneak back into Fallujah
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AFP) - US Marines keeping a tenuous peace in the battered Iraqi city of Fallujah say they expect an explosion of violence as rebels hiding among returning refugees renew their deadly campaign of bombings and ambushes. They also fear the insurgency will find increasing support from Fallujah residents ...
"I'm in a bunker in Mosul, Iraq, getting mortared daily..."
From: Gerard E. Dolan [e-mail address omitted] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 4:18 PM Subject: Soldiers helping the children of Mosul, Iraq Friends, I wanted to apprise you of a few things that might help you understand some of my fears and frustrations. Did you know that American citizens at ...
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