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[The Long War Journal] Tarmiyah’s Sons of Iraq: security for the short term: Through his platoon's interpreter, Sergeant First Class Afa Taupo (far left) of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, talks to the Sons of Iraq member in charge of this checkpoint during a nightly patrol recon around Tarmiyah. Many of the more senior Sons of Iraq members have some prior military service.
[The Two Malcontents] Tarmiyah’s Sons of Iraq: security for the short term: He said he knows his men are effective because he serves with them at the checkpoint on a regular rotation. On one day, he stays at the Joint Command Center, (JCC) located at the Iraqi police station next to the Joint Security Station, waiting for information and serving as a liaison for his organization.
[SWJ Blog] SWJ Interview with Bing West (Part 2): In Iraq, the Counterinsurgency Manual stated that a key goal was establishing the rule of law, to include: “a government that derives its powers from the governed, sustainable security institutions and fundamental human rights.” That mission was beyond the skill set of soldiers and did not match the conditions on the ground. On the one hand, Iraq as a sovereign nation wracked by corruption did what it pleased.
[Brain Injury Information] Iraq War Long Haul - Part I: On July 15, 2006, the official word came down: The 1st Brigade Combat Team ”” nicknamed the Red Bulls ”” would be deployed. Some 2,600 folks from Minnesota, bolstered by two Guard units from Iowa and Nebraska and troops from 33 other states, would put their lives on hold to take up arms.
[Blog-aroundharlem.com] Courage in Full Color ”” Black Soldiers Get an Overdue Starring ...: Lloyd Austin says on the phone from Iraq. Austin, who is black and a West Point graduate, is commander of the multinational corps in Iraq ”” the second-highest-ranking American military official in the country.
[Alternative News & Media: Daily Breaking News] “We Were Basically Hiring Terrorists”: Brett Walker, the spokesman for the 2-4 Infantry Battalion. Over time, approximately 18,000 Shiite members joined the force as well, working mostly in Shiite and mixed neighborhoods and ostensibly bringing some sense of sectarian rapprochement.
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[SWJ Blog] SWJ Interview with Bing West (Part 1): "It's certainly our goal," he said, "that in 2006 the Iraqis are out in front in counterinsurgency operations." Rumsfeld was in agreement, announcing a drawdown of US forces, with "a smaller footprint to avoid antagonism and dependence", while responsibility for security shifted to the Iraqis. The Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the head of the Central Command and the top generals in Iraq were all telling President Bush the same thing.
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[americasnewstoday.Com /.Org - Industry's First Blog-Format News and Editorial Site] Face of Defense: War Bride, Military Mom, Soldier Serves in Iraq: She relocated with her youngest child, now 13, to Fort Stewart, Ga., and began preparing for a 15-month tour of duty in Iraq, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team””Forward Operating Base Kalsu. Her commander allowed her an extra 10 days before deploying to spend time with Andrew.
[TIM BLAIR BLOG: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON US http://timblair.spaces.live.com breaking news alerts, communities news alerts online..] afps: After basic training, Keller completed her advanced individual training, qualifying as a wheeled-vehicle mechanic. Then, in a strange twist, she received orders to report to her new unit, 92nd Engineer Brigade -- her son Andrew's unit.
[rochesterconservative.com] VFF’s Pete Hegseth - Enemies Become Allies: A general policy of reducing the “Sons of Iraq” rolls is correct, as they were never meant to be a permanent force. But some thought must be given to the security implications of radically reducing their numbers.
[TIM BLAIR BLOG: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON US http://timblair.spaces.live.com breaking news alerts, communities news alerts online..] stryker brigade: Enlisted soldiers talked to Sons of Iraq members during patrols of their citywide positions, but still searched and questioned those Iraqis they encountered in the less-stable countryside. Most of their days are not spent on typical infantry missions, but as one Alpha Company platoon sergeant put it, “infantrymen haven’t been doing typical infantrymen’s jobs for a long time.”
[Big Lizards] AP Charges McCain with Democracy Mongering: More serious is the accusation that the senator, who is older than dirt, took onto his campaign staff a man, Randy Scheunemann, who willfully and with malice aforethought accepted money from the liberal democracy of Georgia -- but pointedly refused to do the same for Georgia's progressive neighbor to the north, which we can unanimously agree he should have done, in all fairness. To discriminate between democracy and progressivism, as McCain continues to do, is to engage in out and out discrimination.
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