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[EuroNews24 - News] As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4,278 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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[The Gaea News] US military deaths in Iraq war at 4278 Monday, according to ...: AP IMPACT: Secret tally has 87,215 Iraqis deadBAGHDAD ”” Iraq's government has recorded 87,215 of its citizens killed since 2005 in violence ranging from catastrophic bombings to execution-style slayings, according to government statistics obtained by The Associated Press that break open one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war. Combined with tallies based on hospital sources and media reports since the beginning of the war and an in-depth review of available evidence by The Associated Press, the figures show that more than 110,600 Iraqis have died in violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

[Kansas City Star: World] US military deaths in Iraq war at 4278 - Kansas City Star: As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4,278 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

[The Mahmudiya Massacre] The War Profiteers - Ex-Soldier's Ky. Trial for Iraq Crime Begins: Prosecuting attorney Brian Skaret, tall and gangly in stature, was very clear in his depiction of Green’s crime of heinous gang rape/murder: “While most of you were probably here at home in the USA, enjoying a sunny day, getting used to the warming weather, some of you were probably anticipating the upcoming March Madness tournament…on the other side of the world, in Iraq, five soldiers, five thugs, were terrorizing a harmless family.” Skaret told of Abeer Al-Janabi’s rape and murder, how she was “violated and dishonored three times, then mercilessly shot.” He was accurate in playing the role of the prosecution, projecting a cold image onto the Green canvas. “Who could’ve done this,” Skaret asked rhetorically.

[Iraq News] Iraq News » US military deaths in Iraq war at 4278 - The ...: As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4278 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action.

[SignOnSanDiego.com] US military deaths in Iraq war at 4278: As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4,278 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

[Steve Shickles] Steve Shickles » Blog Archive » US military deaths in Iraq war at ...: AP - As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4,278 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

[Firedoglake] Emptywheel » Torture Timeline and Iraq-Al Qaeda Ties: The real purpose of the torture was to create the myth of Al-Qaeda.Prior to a Sept.18th,2001 article in the N.Y.Times by David Sanger, Al-Qaeda was never part of the vocabulary used to describe violence committed by Muslims.Sanger reported that then Secretary of State Colin Powell described Al-Qaeda as a “holding company” for a variety of terrorist groups.John Burns reporting in 2000 and early 2001 on the attack on the U.S.S. Cole never uses the term Al-Qaeda.That was before a complicit and unquestioning media attributed all Muslim violence as having ”˜links or ties to Al-Qaeda.’

[War On You: Breaking Alternative News] Waterboarding Approved Specifically To Justify Iraq War | War On ...: It turns out that high Bush officials put heavy pressure on Pentagon interrogators to get Mohammed and Zubaydah to reveal a link between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 hijackers, in order to justify Bush’s illegal and unnecessary invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to a newly released report of the Senate Armed Services Committee. That link was never established.

[Civilianism News] Attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 | Civilianism News: Wasit:  An American military unit in Wasit province raided a house in the 14th of July neighborhood in downtown Kut city at dawn, the Iraqi national police said. A man and woman were killed in the raid and four men were arrested by the American troops, including a police officer, the police said.

[The Long War Journal] US breaks up Mahdi Army 'Promise Day Brigade' cell in Al Kut - The ...: Both the Iraqi government and the US military have said Iran has backed various Shia terror groups, including elements of the Mahdi Army. While the Iranian government has denied the charges, Iraqi and US forces have detained dozens of Iranian Qods Force officers and operatives, captured numerous Shia terrorist leaders under Iranian command, and have found ample documentation as well as Iranian-made and Iranian-supplied weapons.

[SWJ Blog] 28 April SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

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[AFGHANISTANSHRUGGED.COM] AFGHANISTANSHRUGGED.COM: The Looming Threat: My team trains and conducts combat operations with an Afghan Infantry Kandak (Battalion) in eastern Afghanistan. In my spare time in Afghanistan I enjoy long walks on the beach (No beach here), sampling fine wine and scotch (No drinking here) and conducting a low level insurgency telling Americans about the great warriors that I serve with and their dedication to winning the GWOT!

[Pajamas Media] Pajamas Media » Germany Offers a Helping Hand to Iraq: The misfortune that the appearance of the Germans on the Iraqi horizon portends is a return to what was once normalcy in Iraq, before Saddam Hussein and his Baathist regime were overthrown against the German objections. According to a report on Steinmeier’s visit in the German daily the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the foreign minister came offering “economic aid”: “above all, a matter of infrastructure.”

[The Gaea News] Ex-soldier's federal trial opens on charges of raping girl ...: Steven Dale Green, 23, of Midland, Texas, faces more than a dozen charges, including sexual assault and four counts of murder, stemming from the March 2006 attack in Iraq’s so-called “Triangle of Death.” After he shot the girl in the face several times, Green used kerosene to set fire to her body, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Skaret said.

[Cafe Talk Aggregator] The Hypocrisy of John Yoo | versha's Blog: Reading this, maybe he honestly believes that everything he did during the Bush administration was for the sake of national security. It's a bit of a stretch, seeing as how most people knew Colin Powell's now-infamous dramatic speech to the U.N.

[Doug Bandow] Doug Bandow » Blog Archive » Soldiers Against the War(s): Inspired by the legendary 1971 hearing of Vietnam veterans, “Winter Soldier” that exposed U.S. war crimes, Coppa and other IVAW members organized a similar hearing in March 2008 near Washington called “Winter Soldier: Iraq and .

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