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[Law is Cool] Sanctuary for war resister: Rodney Watson takes refuge in ...: Commenting on Watson’s case of seeking sanctuary in Canada to resist a Stop Loss order, Michelle Robidoux from Toronto’s WRSC said, “Rodney’s case is a clear example of how the notion that the U.S. military is an all volunteer army is actually false. Rodney completed his contractual obligations and was facing redeployment to Iraq despite this and his objections to the war.”

[SWJ Blog] Makeshift Bombs Spread Beyond Afghanistan, Iraq (SWJ Blog): American military officers are expressing concern over the spreading use of makeshift bombs beyond the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan to other countries in the region, as well as in East Asia and South America. Improvised explosive devices, as the military calls them, have been the largest killer of American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, showing up with devastating effect in Pakistan and India, but also with less notice in Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Colombia, Somalia and parts of North Africa.

[rabble.ca - News for the rest of us] The war condolences Obama hasn't sent | rabble.ca: In August, President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, saying, "[T]here is nothing more sobering than signing a letter of condolence to the family of [a] serviceman or -woman who has given their life for our country." To their surprise, Jannett and Gregg Keesling, Chance's parents, won't be getting such a letter. Obama does not write condolence letters to loved ones of those who commit suicide in the theatre of combat.

[Power Line] Power Line - Mark Moyar: Lessons of Iraq: During the bleak years of 2004 to 2006, the United States and its Iraqi allies employed a sound strategy and sound tactics, consistent with tried-and-true counterinsurgency principles. American units cleared insurgent forces from populous areas and then let Iraqi security forces and civil administrators "hold" them, which meant restoring civil administration and keeping the insurgents from returning.

[At War] Iraq: First Impressions - At War Blog - NYTimes.com: The New York Times’s award-winning team of correspondents, photographers, videographers and local interpreters provide insight ”” and try to answer your questions ”” about the combatants shaping events along political, military and religious faultlines, and the civilians caught in the middle.

[The FOX Nation] Iraq Going Nuclear? | The FOX Nation: The Iraqi government has approached the French nuclear industry about rebuilding at least one of the reactors that was bombed at the start of the first Gulf war. The government has also contacted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and United Nations to seek ways around resolutions that ban Iraq's re-entry into the nuclear field.

[Breaking News] Kurdish president demands oil-rich Kirkuk, as Iraq's parliament ...: Gunmen kill policeman's sleeping family in IraqBAGHDAD ”” Gunmen broke into the home of a Kurdish policeman in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early Sunday, killing his wife and three children execution-style with shots to the head as they slept, authorities said. Omed Abdul-Hamid had already left for work when the gunmen burst into the house and shot the woman and children as they lay sleeping together on a mattress on the floor, police Brig.

[Trak.in News Stream] India rules out deploying troops in Afghanistan, Iraq: Talking to reporters. US military chief calls for more troops in Afghanistan Washington, Sep 15 (DPA) The United States will likely need to send more troops to Afghanistan, the US' top military commander said Tuesday.

[Dandelion Salad] Iraq - Is the US is finally ready to apologise for the devastating ...: Barack Obama, the US president, calls it the “Good War”, so what does that say about Iraq? Josh Rushing talks to Christopher Hill, the US ambassador to Iraq, about the US foreign policy and Iraq’s elections, and asks if the US is finally ready to apologise for the devastating human costs of the war.

[Small Wars Council] Iraq the Model? - Small Wars Council: These were comments bandied about just a couple of years ago when the United States was faced with the same uncertainty about how to move forward in Iraq. The tone in 2006-2007 was much the same as it is now, as the United States is again facing an unpopular war with questionable ties to its national interests.

[Cafe Talk Aggregator] What Makes Afghanistan or Iraq so Unique? | coonsey's Blog: Why are these people claiming that if we get attacked again the attackers will most likely come from Afghanistan, especially if we walk away from that war. If we walk away, the terrorists will unite once again and make plans to attack the U.S..

[At War] A Resignation in Afghanistan Reverberates - At War Blog - NYTimes.com: After graduating from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee (1996) and the University of Pennsylvania (2000), where he was a columnist for the Daily Pennsylvanian, Exum, a US Army officer, led a platoon of light infantry in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequently led a platoon of Army Rangers as a part of special operations task forces in Kuwait and Afghanistan with the rank of Captain.[3] He earned a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut. In 2006-2007, Exum was a Soref fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

[Breaking News] In overnight dash, Obama honors return of fallen soldiers at Dover ...: UN: Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100UNITED NATIONS ”” The U.N.'s humanitarian chief said Thursday the powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia have killed at least 1,100 people. John Holmes said the latest figures "suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100" and that there are "many hundreds of injured people as well" because of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra island.

[At War] Iraq: Open for Business - At War Blog - NYTimes.com: Something unusual happened at a recent conference with Iraqi officials in Washington, D.C. Rather than discussing troop levels and security, officials gathered to promote business investment in Iraq.

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