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US war photographer James Nachtwey poses in front of his 11-meter-long frieze 'The Sacrifice' at the Museum of Military History in the eastern German city of Dresden on February 11, 2012. The frieze is composed of photographs of wounded US soldiers during and after their treatment in various field hospitals in Iraq in 2006. It is part of the first special exhibition 'War' at the Military History Museum in Dresden from 12 February to 31 May. Earlier Nachtwey have been awarded with the 3rd 'DresdenPrize' international peace award.
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The Baath Party fell with Saddam in Iraq in 2003. Until it is toppled in Syria, regional instability can only grow.
They could have been held as power plays by one Iraq department against another, but what adds to the problem is that it does not appear that the State Department is doing anything near what they could be doing
the military budget may be cut by up to a trillion dollars over a decade, far more than the $400 billion in 12-year savings that President Obama had proposed in his April 13, 2011, speech that signaled the White House's full engagement on the deficit issue ⌠above and beyond savings that will result, and indeed are already resulting, from troop drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan.More quotes »
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Lung ailments emerge after service in Iraq
soldiers returning from Iraq.Szema pointed to research done at Stony Brook and elsewhere that suggests that dust from soil in Iraq can be particularly injurious when it is breathed. The superheated dust is inhaled deep into the lungs and was found to hide 2/13/12 Read more »
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AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed
to intelligence operatives.Gross' company, JBDC Inc., which specializes in setting up Internet access in remote locations like Iraq and Afghanistan , had been hired by Development Associates International Inc. of Bethesda , Maryland , which had a multimillion-dollar Read more »
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Suffolk audit planned on double dipping
2001, Suffolk employees serving in the military reserve have been allowed to remain on the county payroll while on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan , provided they agree to pay the county their military wages once they return.The agreement was designed to Read more »
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Editorial: Vets deserve parade and more
Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were present in the Canyon of Heroes yesterday, in the vast outpouring of glee over the Giants ' Super Bowl victory. That's a good start. Advocates for vets want to organize a national day of action, including parades -- like Read more »
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Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq
The Obama administration is preparing to begin talks with Iraq on defining a long-term defense relationship that may include expanded U.S. training help, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's chief policy aide. Read more »
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Panetta defends military budget plan
the year beginning Oct. 1 includes $525.4 billion in base spending and another $88.5 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The total is nearly $32 billion less than this year's budget."It was this Congress that mandated, on a bi-partisan basis, that 58 m ago from KansasCity.com Read more »
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Life imprisonment for ISI leader
Central Criminal Court issued a verdict of life imprisonment for the organizer of the administrative affairs of the so-called Iraqi Islamic State, affiliated to Qaeda organization. Judicial media sources said that the convict admitted to his participation 12:23 AM from Rantburg Read more »
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20 ISI hard boyz arrested in Ninewa and Diala
State in Ninewa and Diala provinces, according to a statement by Interior Ministry. The statement, copy received by Aswat al-Iraq, reported that that the leader and ten wanted for terrorism charges were arrested east of Mosul. Another nine wanted were arrested 12:23 AM from Rantburg Read more »
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Raydon trims workforce
that the company has made some staff reductions since September as a direct result of the U.S. military's drawdown of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. A year ago, the Port Orange-based defense contractor employed 312 workers with plans to add more. Today, Raydon, 12:08 AM from Daytona Beach News-Journal Read more »
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Maj. Gen. Robert Brown says Fort Benning is in 'pretty darn good shape'
news comes as the military has pulled out of Iraq and is preparing to reduce the size of the force fighting in Afghanistan. But Brown, who was speaking to the Phenix City Rotary Club, issued caution about the process. “It is too early to tell,” he said. “But 12:05 AM from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia) Read more »
