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[Breaking News] US military deaths in Iraq war at 4348 Frisday, according to ...: US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,278As of Thursday, April 30, 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.

[Washington Examiner Site Feed] Lt. Ehren Watada, an Iraq war objector, leaves Army | Washington ...: The 31-year-old Watada, a Honolulu native, has told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin he's happy the matter has finally been resolved. Through his lawyer, Watada declined other interview requests.

[::Broadcatching::] An Open Letter To: The People Who Thought The Iraq War Was A Good ...: …Not when Republican Senators Richard Shelby, Chuck Hagel and Dick Lugar had been screaming about the need for a plan post-war Iraq and what to do about the Shiites/Sunnis/Kurds on The News Hour and Charlie Rose virtually every night for the twelve months leading up to the start of the attack.

[FSRN - Headlines] Headlines for Friday, October 2, 2009 | FSRN: Ehren Watada, the first US Army officer to refuse to serve in the war in Iraq, will finally be allowed to resign from the US Army today at Fort Lewis in Washington. Mark Taylor-Canfield has more from Seattle.

[Solomonia] Solomonia: Former MNF Commander in Iraq Addresses Goldstone Report: I probably do not need to state for most readers that as a soldier who has run a war against an opponent not dissimilar to Hamas, facing problems perhaps similar to those faced by Israeli commanders, my sympathies tend to lie with the Israelis. I can hold and openly declare those prejudices even while I acknowledge that within institutions that may be overall just and moral, there can be individuals or small groups who act outside the law.

[Army Times - News] Senate tightens rules on war-zone contractors - Army News, news ...: The Senate voted Thursday to make Defense Department contractors more accountable for the safety of U.S. troops who use the goods .It is aimed at making contractors fix things they don't do right, like the “shoddy electrical work” that has been a factor in the accidental deaths of 19 people at U.S. bases in Iraq;

[San Francisco Examiner Site Feed] Iraqi forces press offensive in last insurgent stronghold in ...: The explosives were hidden under a platform where Narjis Shiwash was overseeing prayers in Namrood, a mostly Sunni village about 18 miles (30 kilometers) south of Mosul. Three worshippers were injured, said the police official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media.

[FOB Tacoma] FOB Tacoma - » Anti-war movement praises discharge The News ...: "Ehren Watada was very fortunate: He had a legal team right away," said Manzel, who said he doesn't promote soldiers going AWOL if they disagree with deployment orders. "Other guys got in trouble first and then sought help.

[PBC Blog] PBC Blog » Ted Kennedy's Six Principles to a Just War: Below are the reasons Kennedy gives for concluding that Iraq failed to meet the definition of a just war:

[Breaking News] Iraqi forces press offensive in last insurgent stronghold in ...: RAMADI - Six detainees suspected of belonging to the Al Qaeda network in Iraq were fatally shot while being transferred from custody in northwestern Iraq, the police said Saturday. 'Unidentified gunmen killed six detained Al Qaeda members between the villages of Baiji and Haditha in the northwest of Iraq,' a source in al-Anbar's security forces told DPA on condition of anonymity.

[Small Wars Council] 3 October SWJ Roundup - Small Wars Council: 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.

[Breaking News] Norway decorates WWII hero with highest military honor ...: German troops honored for bravery, 1st since WWIIBERLIN ”” Chancellor Angela Merkel presented medals for bravery on Monday, marking the first time since World War II that the nation has bestowed such an honor, long tainted by the Nazi military effort. Merkel honored four soldiers who rushed to aid injured soldiers and civilians after a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, saying that the Cross of Honor for Bravery is an "important innovation" in Germany's military tradition and that they were deserving of the award.

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