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S. Fla. Guard trains for return to Iraq | Video & Photos

Early next year, the 1st Battalion will take their Camp Blanding training to the Middle Eastern desert After months of training, more than 600 members of Florida National Guard's 1st Battalion will be mobilized Jan. 2, ship out...

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A Helmund Awakening? (with special Anna Semenovich goodness added)

I am one of those who believes that the success of the Iraq surge can be replicated in Afghanistan. Usually when I share that view with others I am shouted down, but last night I was discussing the issue with my sister-in-laws...

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US army prisons chief defends Iraq techniques (AFP)

AFP - The US army says its prison techniques in Iraq have cut the number of insurgents returning to the armed struggle, despite claims to the contrary from Baghdad, and plans to copy the methods in Afghanistan.

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Why we should leave Afghanistan

At first, Matthew Hoh didn’t think he was doing anything that consequential — maybe he’d attract some attention for the first day or two before becoming, as he puts it, a “footnote.” But since news broke, a little less than a...

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Suicide bomber kills Iraqi policeman, injures eight

From correspondents in Baghdad, Iraq, 06:01 PM IST A man detonated explosives packed into his car as he approached a police checkpoint north of the western Iraqi city of Falluja Sunday, killing a policeman, authorities said....

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Kurds consider boycott of Iraqi election

Region President and Parliament call for reviewing distribution of seats on Iraqi provinces. "The people of Kurdistan would have no choice but to boycott the coming elections," Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani said...

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Iraq Combat Medic Wrestles With Faith and Duty

Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2009 Updated: November 21st, 2009 03:44 PM EDT Iraq Combat Medic Wrestles With Faith and Duty Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance EMS responders share some of the most meaningful...

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Al-Qaeda in Iraq Regaining Strength

BAGHDAD -- The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort to cripple the Iraqi government as U.S. troops withdraw, Iraqi and American...

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Fallen Idaho soldier Mathew C. Heffelfinger laid to rest

Idaho Army National Guard Brig. IDAHO'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS At least 46 Idahoans, including three civilians, have been killed or died since the start of U.S. military actions following Sept. 11, 2001. ® Air Force Master Sgt....

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Surveillance State, USA: How America’s Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties

How America’s Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties CBS | Nov 12, 2009 by Alfred W. McCoy In his approach to National Security Agency surveillance, as well as CIA renditions, drone assassinations, and military...

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