The French and Soviets had come out with Mirage And MIG22's that flew circles around everything we had. Outsold us. We needed to upgrade, but how? Improved avionics, more power, 20% lighter airframes? Ooh, how? What do you think all those private armies were trained and equipped for? You know, the ones that belonged to the drug lords in the Golden Triangle. They guarded mining operations. We got our sorry asses thrown out, but it was worth it to someone...a whole new generation of fighter aircraft, F-14, 15, 16, 18. Funny. Now most of the titanium from the region goes to China to make high-end...bicycle frames for American Yuppies. Are we good or what? Iraq is about that other stuff, um, whatchacallit...
Full Version: A Tribute To The Soldiers Who Were Lied To!
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Yes and no. 'Nam was about titanium. Titanium? you say. Yup. Google titanium mining. The French and Soviets had come out with Mirage And MIG22's that flew circles around everything we had. Outsold us. We needed to upgrade, but how? Improved avionics, more power, 20% lighter airframes? Ooh, how? What do you think all those private armies were trained and equipped for? You know, the ones that belonged to the drug lords in the Golden Triangle. They guarded mining operations. We got our sorry asses thrown out, but it was worth it to someone...a whole new generation of fighter aircraft, F-14, 15, 16, 18. Funny. Now most of the titanium from the region goes to China to make high-end...bicycle frames for American Yuppies. Are we good or what? Iraq is about that other stuff, um, whatchacallit...
The French and Soviets had come out with Mirage And MIG22's that flew circles around everything we had. Outsold us. We needed to upgrade, but how? Improved avionics, more power, 20% lighter airframes? Ooh, how? What do you think all those private armies were trained and equipped for? You know, the ones that belonged to the drug lords in the Golden Triangle. They guarded mining operations. We got our sorry asses thrown out, but it was worth it to someone...a whole new generation of fighter aircraft, F-14, 15, 16, 18. Funny. Now most of the titanium from the region goes to China to make high-end...bicycle frames for American Yuppies. Are we good or what? Iraq is about that other stuff, um, whatchacallit...
| QUOTE (Gadzooks! @ Friday, 18 March 2005, 9:10 pm) |
| Iraq is about that other stuff, um, whatchacallit... |
texas tea?
| QUOTE (tamara @ Saturday, 19 March 2005, 3:32 pm) |
| texas tea? |
Black gold!
And now, if you move to Beverly! (hills that is)
Gotta love a bad pun yes?
Now, now...George says it's about freedom, doggonit. Or the DMV or somethin'.
| QUOTE (Gadzooks! @ Friday, 18 March 2005, 7:10 pm) |
| Yes and no. 'Nam was about titanium. Titanium? you say. Yup. Google titanium mining. The French and Soviets had come out with Mirage And MIG22's that flew circles around everything we had. Outsold us. We needed to upgrade, but how? Improved avionics, more power, 20% lighter airframes? Ooh, how? What do you think all those private armies were trained and equipped for? You know, the ones that belonged to the drug lords in the Golden Triangle. They guarded mining operations. We got our sorry asses thrown out, but it was worth it to someone...a whole new generation of fighter aircraft, F-14, 15, 16, 18. Funny. Now most of the titanium from the region goes to China to make high-end...bicycle frames for American Yuppies. Are we good or what? Iraq is about that other stuff, um, whatchacallit... |
Not talking about the reason, talking about the war in itself, it is Vietnam all over again....
Doc
| QUOTE (Gadzooks! @ Saturday, 19 March 2005, 4:07 pm) |
| Now, now...George says it's about freedom, doggonit. Or the DMV or somethin'. |
but...but...but...I thought it was about WMDs and he gassed his own people...and...and...ships off our coast with chemicals and little radio controlled plans that will attack us....oh screw it...why don't the scum just admit it, it was about oil, the sheeple will buy anything from these morons....
Doc
You mean the lines at the DMV aren't gonna move any faster? Damn, I've got a kid over there for nothin'.
| QUOTE (Gadzooks! @ Monday, 21 March 2005, 7:22 am) |
| You mean the lines at the DMV aren't gonna move any faster? Damn, I've got a kid over there for nothin'. |
Yup....and ya gotta buy an SUV, use that wonderful cheap gas we have....
Doc
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This DIDN'T have to happen!
Wounded Slideshow
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2005/03/2...LIDESHOW_1.html
http://icasualties.org/oif/
News we didn't see much due to Terri Schiavo's boob TUBE!
03/28/05 UPI: Iraq wants to step up oil production
Oil refinery and finance officials are meeting with 17 technical construction companies and international oil majors in the Jordanian capital, to discuss building a 300,000 barrel-per-day refinery to meet consumer needs and for export.
03/28/05 FOX: Pentagon Fast-Tracks Mortar Defense System
The U.S. military is fast tracking a weapon to reduce the threat of mortar attacks, which are one of the leading killer of troops in Iraq. It's called C-RAM, short for counter rocket artillery mortar system.
03/28/05 Gannett: Sheridan graduate wounded in Iraq
Pfc. Chad Luning of Glenford, a 2004 graduate of Sheridan High School, has been wounded in Iraq and is recuperating at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
03/28/05 Aljazeera: Two car bombs south of Baghdad kill at least twelve
U.S. forces shot dead police major Nour Karim Nour in the holy city of Najaf, south of Karbala, Najaf’s police chief said. The soldiers claimed that Nour’s car approached a checkpoint on the wrong side of the road.
03/28/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, of Natchitoches, La. Hewas assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Bat., 156th Armored Reg. He died March 26 in Baghdad, when a VBIED device detonated near their HMMWV while he were on patrol.
03/28/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23, of New Orleans, La. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Bat., 141st Field Artillery Reg. He died March 26 in Baghdad, when a VBIED device detonated near their HMMWV while he were on patrol.
03/28/05 Advertiser: Diggers go to war without spare parts
THE army plans to send new troop carriers to war in Iraq, despite a lack of testing and spare parts. According to Defence sources, officials are finding it difficult to organise logistical support for the Bushmaster vehicles.
03/28/05 UPI: 13 killed in violence throughout Iraq
At least 13 people were killed, including a senior police officer, in separate incidents in Iraq Monday, security sources said.
03/28/05 KUNA: Al-Arabia correspondent detained with Falluja films
Iraqi police have arrested a correspondent of Al-Arabia television network with film tapes shot in the town of Falluja in his possession at Baghdad International Airport. (more) mhg.
03/28/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of Summersville, W.Va., died March 25 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, W.Va.
03/28/05 Reuters: Bulgarian Army to Punish High-Ranking Commander in Iraq
Bulgaria is going to punish its commander of military operations in Iraq, announced the Defense Ministry today but refused to pint out whether this decision is connected with the killing of Bulgarian soldier by the US forces earlier last month.
03/28/05 AP: Iraq Official Discourages Demonstrations
Interim Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib, likely to be out of job once the new government takes over, said the protest was among "attempts to destabilize the situation" in Iraq.
03/28/05 Novinite: Al-Zarqawi Surrounded - Iraqi Minister
"We have not arrested al-Zarqawi," Interior Minister Falah al-Nakib said during a news conference. "He is surrounded in a certain area, and we hope for the best. This operation is ongoing.
03/28/05 Herald and Weekly Times: 16 die as politicians bicker
One soldier was killed and another was injured in an attack in Dhuluiyah. Four police were killed and six were wounded when rebels attacked their police station in Tal Afar with mortars and small arms fire.
03/28/05 Scotsman: Three Killed in Rebel Attacks on Baghdad Police
Across the Tigris River that bisects Baghdad, a roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Hay Al-Amil area, killing one policeman and wounding five, Capt. Thalib Thamir said.
03/28/05 AP: Insurgent Attacks Across Iraq Kill Eight
Security was tightened Monday around the already heavily fortified Green Zone. But insurgents still targeted the area, firing three mortar rounds that slammed into the banks of the Tigris River, just outside the zone's concrete barrier.
03/28/05 Islam Online: UN Reports Irregularities in Iraq Elections
Two months after an election described as “historic,” a new United Nations report revealed irregularities in the legislative election process.
03/28/05 CBC: Iraqi insurgents renew attacks on police
Insurgents opened fire on a car carrying police Col. Abdul Karim Fahad Abbass as he headed to work in the southeastern Doura quarter, killing him and his driver, said police.
03/28/05 Baku: Latest violence kills 16 in Iraq as politicians bicker
Three members of the Badr Organistion, a Shiite political grouping, were killed on the road near Baqouba. Gunmen in another car pulled alongside their vehicle and shot them, police and defense ministry sources said.
03/28/05 clarionledger: Soldier recovering, thanks to dying medic
Sgt. Ellis Martin of Summit...is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is confined to his bed but is talking and moving his feet, said his wife, Stephanie Martin. He has a broken left arm, among other injuries, she said.
03/28/05 Reuters: Bomb kills seven near Baghdad
A suicide car bomber has blown up his vehicle near a crowd of Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding nine, police in Kerbala say.
03/28/05 Xinhuanet: Two Iraqi policemen killed in bomb attack south of Baghdad
Two Iraqi policemen were killed and several people wounded, including two policemen, in a booby-trapped bicycle attack against a police car in southern Iraq Monday, police said.
03/27/05 KUNA: Iraq-based Polish troops start withdrawal from Muthanna
Polish troops based in the southern Iraqi governorate of Muthanna started withdrawing, paving the way for British and Japanese troops to take over control of the city.
03/27/05 KUNA: Four protestors, suicide bomber die (update)
Four protestors died and many others were injured when gunmen opened fire randomly against a peaceful demonstration organized by installations protection policemen and Technology ministry employees here on Sunday.
03/27/05 Anatolia: Abizaid says more foreign fighters appear to be entering Iraq
Foreign fighters who have entered Iraq in recent months are making up a growing percentage of insurgents battling US troops and the country's fledgling security force, a senior US military commander said Sunday.
03/27/05 AP: More violence reported in Iraq
Police in Iraq have discovered three bodies in an abandoned car about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. Authorities have identified the victims as an official from the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and two of his relatives.
03/27/05 Aljazeera: Newly-repaired Iraq pipeline blown up
Attackers have blown up a pipeline 60km west of Kirkuk, just a day after repairs to the route connecting the lucrative oil field to a major refinery in Baiji.
03/27/05 AP: Officer’s death after Iraq tour puzzles doctors
The Army said Wright died of an unknown illness shortly after returning from Iraq in February. His body was found in a Fayetteville motel room March 2. An autopsy performed by Womack doctors was inconclusive.
03/27/05 LATimes: Miscommunication helped doom convoy
The April 9 mission is best-known for the kidnapping and dramatic escape of its leader, Mississippi dairy farmer Thomas Hamill. But of 43 men on the convoy, 25 were killed or injured, and two remain unaccounted for.
03/27/05 Anatolia: Unmanned US aircraft crashes north of Baghdad
A US drone crashed north of Baghdad Sunday. "An Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed about 6 am (0300 GMT) March 27, in the vicinity of Balad, Iraq," the statement read.
03/27/05 ArabTimes: Kurd official escapes assassination in north Ira
Najat Hassan Karim, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, said one of his guards was injured when a roadside bomb targeting his convoy exploded in the ethnically mixed city.
03/27/05 AP: Gov't verifying report that Filipinos among insurgents killed in Iraq
The Philippines is verifying with the Iraqi military a report that Filipinos were among insurgents killed in a US-backed assault last week in Iraq, the foreign affairs department said Sunday.
03/27/05 Zaman: No News Of Turkish Driver Missing in Iraq
No news has been received for four days about Turkish driver Bekir Erdogan who was carrying cargo for an American company.
03/27/05 AP Iraq police fire on protesters, kill one
Security officials opened fire on a crowd of about 50 ministry guards were demonstrating because they said they were paid only part of their wages. It was unclear why the guards opened fire.
03/27/05 AP: Fresh attacks in Iraq
Iraq Assailants in Iraq have opened fire on a cafe popular with ethnic Kurds in Kirkuk. At least one person was killed and three injured. In the southern oil city of Basra, insurgents hit a police patrol with a roadside bomb, injuring one nearby civilian.
http://icasualties.org/oif/
This DIDN'T have to happen!
Wounded Slideshow
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2005/03/2...LIDESHOW_1.html
http://icasualties.org/oif/
News we didn't see much due to Terri Schiavo's boob TUBE!
03/28/05 UPI: Iraq wants to step up oil production
Oil refinery and finance officials are meeting with 17 technical construction companies and international oil majors in the Jordanian capital, to discuss building a 300,000 barrel-per-day refinery to meet consumer needs and for export.
03/28/05 FOX: Pentagon Fast-Tracks Mortar Defense System
The U.S. military is fast tracking a weapon to reduce the threat of mortar attacks, which are one of the leading killer of troops in Iraq. It's called C-RAM, short for counter rocket artillery mortar system.
03/28/05 Gannett: Sheridan graduate wounded in Iraq
Pfc. Chad Luning of Glenford, a 2004 graduate of Sheridan High School, has been wounded in Iraq and is recuperating at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
03/28/05 Aljazeera: Two car bombs south of Baghdad kill at least twelve
U.S. forces shot dead police major Nour Karim Nour in the holy city of Najaf, south of Karbala, Najaf’s police chief said. The soldiers claimed that Nour’s car approached a checkpoint on the wrong side of the road.
03/28/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, of Natchitoches, La. Hewas assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Bat., 156th Armored Reg. He died March 26 in Baghdad, when a VBIED device detonated near their HMMWV while he were on patrol.
03/28/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23, of New Orleans, La. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Bat., 141st Field Artillery Reg. He died March 26 in Baghdad, when a VBIED device detonated near their HMMWV while he were on patrol.
03/28/05 Advertiser: Diggers go to war without spare parts
THE army plans to send new troop carriers to war in Iraq, despite a lack of testing and spare parts. According to Defence sources, officials are finding it difficult to organise logistical support for the Bushmaster vehicles.
03/28/05 UPI: 13 killed in violence throughout Iraq
At least 13 people were killed, including a senior police officer, in separate incidents in Iraq Monday, security sources said.
03/28/05 KUNA: Al-Arabia correspondent detained with Falluja films
Iraqi police have arrested a correspondent of Al-Arabia television network with film tapes shot in the town of Falluja in his possession at Baghdad International Airport. (more) mhg.
03/28/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of Summersville, W.Va., died March 25 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, W.Va.
03/28/05 Reuters: Bulgarian Army to Punish High-Ranking Commander in Iraq
Bulgaria is going to punish its commander of military operations in Iraq, announced the Defense Ministry today but refused to pint out whether this decision is connected with the killing of Bulgarian soldier by the US forces earlier last month.
03/28/05 AP: Iraq Official Discourages Demonstrations
Interim Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib, likely to be out of job once the new government takes over, said the protest was among "attempts to destabilize the situation" in Iraq.
03/28/05 Novinite: Al-Zarqawi Surrounded - Iraqi Minister
"We have not arrested al-Zarqawi," Interior Minister Falah al-Nakib said during a news conference. "He is surrounded in a certain area, and we hope for the best. This operation is ongoing.
03/28/05 Herald and Weekly Times: 16 die as politicians bicker
One soldier was killed and another was injured in an attack in Dhuluiyah. Four police were killed and six were wounded when rebels attacked their police station in Tal Afar with mortars and small arms fire.
03/28/05 Scotsman: Three Killed in Rebel Attacks on Baghdad Police
Across the Tigris River that bisects Baghdad, a roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Hay Al-Amil area, killing one policeman and wounding five, Capt. Thalib Thamir said.
03/28/05 AP: Insurgent Attacks Across Iraq Kill Eight
Security was tightened Monday around the already heavily fortified Green Zone. But insurgents still targeted the area, firing three mortar rounds that slammed into the banks of the Tigris River, just outside the zone's concrete barrier.
03/28/05 Islam Online: UN Reports Irregularities in Iraq Elections
Two months after an election described as “historic,” a new United Nations report revealed irregularities in the legislative election process.
03/28/05 CBC: Iraqi insurgents renew attacks on police
Insurgents opened fire on a car carrying police Col. Abdul Karim Fahad Abbass as he headed to work in the southeastern Doura quarter, killing him and his driver, said police.
03/28/05 Baku: Latest violence kills 16 in Iraq as politicians bicker
Three members of the Badr Organistion, a Shiite political grouping, were killed on the road near Baqouba. Gunmen in another car pulled alongside their vehicle and shot them, police and defense ministry sources said.
03/28/05 clarionledger: Soldier recovering, thanks to dying medic
Sgt. Ellis Martin of Summit...is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He is confined to his bed but is talking and moving his feet, said his wife, Stephanie Martin. He has a broken left arm, among other injuries, she said.
03/28/05 Reuters: Bomb kills seven near Baghdad
A suicide car bomber has blown up his vehicle near a crowd of Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding nine, police in Kerbala say.
03/28/05 Xinhuanet: Two Iraqi policemen killed in bomb attack south of Baghdad
Two Iraqi policemen were killed and several people wounded, including two policemen, in a booby-trapped bicycle attack against a police car in southern Iraq Monday, police said.
03/27/05 KUNA: Iraq-based Polish troops start withdrawal from Muthanna
Polish troops based in the southern Iraqi governorate of Muthanna started withdrawing, paving the way for British and Japanese troops to take over control of the city.
03/27/05 KUNA: Four protestors, suicide bomber die (update)
Four protestors died and many others were injured when gunmen opened fire randomly against a peaceful demonstration organized by installations protection policemen and Technology ministry employees here on Sunday.
03/27/05 Anatolia: Abizaid says more foreign fighters appear to be entering Iraq
Foreign fighters who have entered Iraq in recent months are making up a growing percentage of insurgents battling US troops and the country's fledgling security force, a senior US military commander said Sunday.
03/27/05 AP: More violence reported in Iraq
Police in Iraq have discovered three bodies in an abandoned car about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. Authorities have identified the victims as an official from the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and two of his relatives.
03/27/05 Aljazeera: Newly-repaired Iraq pipeline blown up
Attackers have blown up a pipeline 60km west of Kirkuk, just a day after repairs to the route connecting the lucrative oil field to a major refinery in Baiji.
03/27/05 AP: Officer’s death after Iraq tour puzzles doctors
The Army said Wright died of an unknown illness shortly after returning from Iraq in February. His body was found in a Fayetteville motel room March 2. An autopsy performed by Womack doctors was inconclusive.
03/27/05 LATimes: Miscommunication helped doom convoy
The April 9 mission is best-known for the kidnapping and dramatic escape of its leader, Mississippi dairy farmer Thomas Hamill. But of 43 men on the convoy, 25 were killed or injured, and two remain unaccounted for.
03/27/05 Anatolia: Unmanned US aircraft crashes north of Baghdad
A US drone crashed north of Baghdad Sunday. "An Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle crashed about 6 am (0300 GMT) March 27, in the vicinity of Balad, Iraq," the statement read.
03/27/05 ArabTimes: Kurd official escapes assassination in north Ira
Najat Hassan Karim, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, said one of his guards was injured when a roadside bomb targeting his convoy exploded in the ethnically mixed city.
03/27/05 AP: Gov't verifying report that Filipinos among insurgents killed in Iraq
The Philippines is verifying with the Iraqi military a report that Filipinos were among insurgents killed in a US-backed assault last week in Iraq, the foreign affairs department said Sunday.
03/27/05 Zaman: No News Of Turkish Driver Missing in Iraq
No news has been received for four days about Turkish driver Bekir Erdogan who was carrying cargo for an American company.
03/27/05 AP Iraq police fire on protesters, kill one
Security officials opened fire on a crowd of about 50 ministry guards were demonstrating because they said they were paid only part of their wages. It was unclear why the guards opened fire.
03/27/05 AP: Fresh attacks in Iraq
Iraq Assailants in Iraq have opened fire on a cafe popular with ethnic Kurds in Kirkuk. At least one person was killed and three injured. In the southern oil city of Basra, insurgents hit a police patrol with a roadside bomb, injuring one nearby civilian.
Yup Terri is nothing but cover for eveything that Shrub and his administration have done wrong...
Doc
Doc
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Holy Cow....talk about desecration of a song...the intro.
Still 'n all I cried despite Chimp's disgusting interjections.
The other people will break your heart.
http://www.shreddedheart.com/audio/Tears-i...wtc-tribute.mp3
WTC Tribute Tears In Heaven
Why have we been chosen to endure this criminal thug who has killed so many....including IMO the people on 9/11.
http://icasualties.org/oif/
Holy Cow....talk about desecration of a song...the intro.
Still 'n all I cried despite Chimp's disgusting interjections.
The other people will break your heart.
http://www.shreddedheart.com/audio/Tears-i...wtc-tribute.mp3
WTC Tribute Tears In Heaven
Why have we been chosen to endure this criminal thug who has killed so many....including IMO the people on 9/11.
| QUOTE (Panda @ Sunday, 3 April 2005, 5:02 pm) |
| 1,536 http://icasualties.org/oif/ Holy Cow....talk about desecration of a song...the intro. Still 'n all I cried despite Chimp's disgusting interjections. The other people will break your heart. http://www.shreddedheart.com/audio/Tears-i...wtc-tribute.mp3 WTC Tribute Tears In Heaven Why have we been chosen to endure this criminal thug who has killed so many....including IMO the people on 9/11. |
Thank you Panda...that's all I can really say, thank you...
Doc
It brought back the pain of that day, didn't it?
And the misery continues.
And the misery continues.
| QUOTE (Panda @ Monday, 4 April 2005, 8:49 am) |
| It brought back the pain of that day, didn't it? And the misery continues. |
<sigh> so true, so terribly true...
Doc
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Today's buried stories of war:
04/06/05 DOD Identifies Army Casualty
Cpl. William D. Richardson, 23, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died April 3, in Baghdad, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire and fell into a canal. Richardson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, KS.
04/06/05 CENTCOM: 16 DEAD IN HELICOPTER CRASH; updated
KABUL, Afghanistan--Eighteen people, including crew members and passengers, were listed on the flight manifest; two remain unaccounted for. Recovery operations have ended for the night due to darkness and weather conditions.
04/06/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen, 22, of Salcha, Alaska, died April 4 from an explosion that occurred during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division.
04/06/05 Anatolia: Two blasts heard in central Baghdad
Two explosions were heard in central Baghdad Wednesday after the Iraqi parliament elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani president, an AFP reporter said.
04/06/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Kelly S. Morris, 24, of Boise, Idaho, died March 30, in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. Morris was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division from Fort Stewart, Ga.
04/06/05 NYTimes: Iraqi troops cut tension of house-to-house hunt
When soldiers of the new American-trained Iraqi Army began banging on doors earlier this week to search houses in this village north of Baghdad, a surprising thing happened.....
04/06/05 Reuters: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash
At least two U.S. servicemen were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a U.S. military CH 47 Chinook helicopter crashed, a provincial governor said.
04/06/05 WPost: Large Blast Hits Bus Carrying Iraqi Soldiers
A huge bomb exploded near a bus filled with Iraqi soldiers returning from leave Tuesday, killing at least three and wounding at least 44 in an attack that showed how even a payroll issue in Iraq can turn deadly.
04/06/05 AP: Three Guardsmen wounded in Iraq
Three members of a guard unit were wounded over the weekend when their vehicle struck an IED, a Guard spokesman says. They are Spc. Leondrae D. Rice of Columbus, 1st Lt. Dennis K. Daniels of Starkville and Sgt. Jason T. Morris of Pontotoc.
04/06/05 AP: Kentucky Guard rocked by spate of deaths as combat role increases
For the Kentucky National Guard, combat deaths during the first years of the Iraq war were few. But with an increasing role, and more deployed troops, the Kentucky Guard has seen three of its men die in less than a month.
04/06/05 NBC: Hero’s Welcome Planned for Injured Soldier
Will Worthington is coming home after weeks in a Bethesda hospital where he has already had several surgeries. The Marine lost at least one toe during the attack and had shrapnel in his leg, shoulder and back. Both of his lungs were also bruised.
04/06/05 ABC: Fiji approves deployment of two guard units to Iraq
Fiji's cabinet has approved the deployment of two guard units to Iraq under the United Nations Assistance Mission mandate. The 90 soldiers will provide security for UN facilities at Basra and Erbil on a six month posting.
04/06/05 chattanoogan: Oak Ridge Man Is Second 278th Soldier Killed
A staff sergeant from Oak Ridge is the second soldier from the 278th Regiment killed in Iraq. The officer killed Monday in fighting in Iraq was 35-year-old Jeff Stephen Kennedy, the Knoxville News-Sentinel said.
04/06/05 Gannett: Maupin status under review
Law requires the Army to review Maupin's status one year after his capture. After that, there can be a review anytime information warrants, said Army spokeswoman Shari Lawrence.
04/06/05 AP: Soldier from 278th killed in Iraq fighting
A member of a Tennessee-based National Guard unit was killed in fighting that followed an ambush south of Balad Ruz, Iraq, military officials said.
04/06/05 CENTCOM: TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER KILLED IN AMBUSH
A Task Force Baghdad Soldier was killed when his patrol hit an improvised explosive device and took small arms fire from anti-Iraqi forces April 5. The name of the Soldier who was killed is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
04/06/05 AFP: US soldier killed in Baghdad ambush
A US soldier was killed when insurgents ambushed a patrol in Baghdad with a roadside bomb and small arms fire early Wednesday, the US military said in a statement.
http://icasualties.org/oif/
Today's buried stories of war:
04/06/05 DOD Identifies Army Casualty
Cpl. William D. Richardson, 23, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died April 3, in Baghdad, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire and fell into a canal. Richardson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, KS.
04/06/05 CENTCOM: 16 DEAD IN HELICOPTER CRASH; updated
KABUL, Afghanistan--Eighteen people, including crew members and passengers, were listed on the flight manifest; two remain unaccounted for. Recovery operations have ended for the night due to darkness and weather conditions.
04/06/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen, 22, of Salcha, Alaska, died April 4 from an explosion that occurred during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division.
04/06/05 Anatolia: Two blasts heard in central Baghdad
Two explosions were heard in central Baghdad Wednesday after the Iraqi parliament elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani president, an AFP reporter said.
04/06/05 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. Kelly S. Morris, 24, of Boise, Idaho, died March 30, in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. Morris was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division from Fort Stewart, Ga.
04/06/05 NYTimes: Iraqi troops cut tension of house-to-house hunt
When soldiers of the new American-trained Iraqi Army began banging on doors earlier this week to search houses in this village north of Baghdad, a surprising thing happened.....
04/06/05 Reuters: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash
At least two U.S. servicemen were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a U.S. military CH 47 Chinook helicopter crashed, a provincial governor said.
04/06/05 WPost: Large Blast Hits Bus Carrying Iraqi Soldiers
A huge bomb exploded near a bus filled with Iraqi soldiers returning from leave Tuesday, killing at least three and wounding at least 44 in an attack that showed how even a payroll issue in Iraq can turn deadly.
04/06/05 AP: Three Guardsmen wounded in Iraq
Three members of a guard unit were wounded over the weekend when their vehicle struck an IED, a Guard spokesman says. They are Spc. Leondrae D. Rice of Columbus, 1st Lt. Dennis K. Daniels of Starkville and Sgt. Jason T. Morris of Pontotoc.
04/06/05 AP: Kentucky Guard rocked by spate of deaths as combat role increases
For the Kentucky National Guard, combat deaths during the first years of the Iraq war were few. But with an increasing role, and more deployed troops, the Kentucky Guard has seen three of its men die in less than a month.
04/06/05 NBC: Hero’s Welcome Planned for Injured Soldier
Will Worthington is coming home after weeks in a Bethesda hospital where he has already had several surgeries. The Marine lost at least one toe during the attack and had shrapnel in his leg, shoulder and back. Both of his lungs were also bruised.
04/06/05 ABC: Fiji approves deployment of two guard units to Iraq
Fiji's cabinet has approved the deployment of two guard units to Iraq under the United Nations Assistance Mission mandate. The 90 soldiers will provide security for UN facilities at Basra and Erbil on a six month posting.
04/06/05 chattanoogan: Oak Ridge Man Is Second 278th Soldier Killed
A staff sergeant from Oak Ridge is the second soldier from the 278th Regiment killed in Iraq. The officer killed Monday in fighting in Iraq was 35-year-old Jeff Stephen Kennedy, the Knoxville News-Sentinel said.
04/06/05 Gannett: Maupin status under review
Law requires the Army to review Maupin's status one year after his capture. After that, there can be a review anytime information warrants, said Army spokeswoman Shari Lawrence.
04/06/05 AP: Soldier from 278th killed in Iraq fighting
A member of a Tennessee-based National Guard unit was killed in fighting that followed an ambush south of Balad Ruz, Iraq, military officials said.
04/06/05 CENTCOM: TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER KILLED IN AMBUSH
A Task Force Baghdad Soldier was killed when his patrol hit an improvised explosive device and took small arms fire from anti-Iraqi forces April 5. The name of the Soldier who was killed is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
04/06/05 AFP: US soldier killed in Baghdad ambush
A US soldier was killed when insurgents ambushed a patrol in Baghdad with a roadside bomb and small arms fire early Wednesday, the US military said in a statement.
When is the media going to pick this up, this is the biggest sin of this stupid war...no I take that back this is not the biggest sin, that belongs to Bush for lying about this war....God I hate the right.
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04/20/05 SkyNews: OVER 50 BODIES FOUND
The bodies of more than 50 iraqi hostages have been found in the Tigris River south of Baghdad, according to the Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani.
04/20/05 Reuters: Insurgents Kill 19 Iraq National Guards
Insurgents killed 19 Iraqi National Guards in a soccer stadium on Wednesday after taking them prisoner, a hospital spokesman and a witness said. The killings followed clashes in the area between National Guardsmen, U.S. troops and rebels
04/20/05 PowerOne: Soldier escapes injury when Humvee blows up
The explosion blew off the right front wheel, bent the chassis skyward, and knocked Puccini and his driver into the rear of the vehicle. But they escaped serious injury or death.
04/20/05 KRT: Battalion commander injured by IED in Iraq
Lt. Col. Scott Spellmon, who commands the Brigade Troops Battalion, will head home this week from an Army hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, said Lt. Col. Jim DesJardin, the brigade's rear detachment commander.
04/20/05 NYTimes: Soldier from Nashua killed in Iraq
The last call from Sgt. Angelo Lozada Jr. was a happy one: He was headed home in two weeks. But this weekend, his family learned that Lozada, 36, was one of three soldiers killed in combat in Ramadi, Iraq.
04/20/05 Canadian Press: insurgent attacks continues in Iraq
In Wednesday's violence, a car bomb exploded near a U.S. convoy in an area of western Baghdad where the notorious Abu Ghraib prison is located, setting an oil tanker on fire.
04/20/05 FairfieldLedger: Mortar attack injures three in Iraq
Three Iowa Army National Guard soldiers, all members of Company C, 224th Engineer Battalion, were injured Saturday in a mortar attack at Camp Blue Diamond near Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad.
04/20/05 aljazeera_AFP: More Drive by shootings
In Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, armed men in a speeding car opened fire on policeman Ali Talib as he walked towards his car, killing him, said police Colonel Husain Abd al-Wahid.
04/20/05 Focus: Third Car Bomb Blast in Baghdad, Three Injured
Three Iraqi civilians were injured when a third consecutive car bomb blasted in Baghdad, AFP reported. A second car bomb blasted in Baghdad less than two hours after another suicide car bomb hit the southern part of the Iraqi capital.
04/20/05 Reuters: Car Bombs Kill Two Iraqi Civilians
Two car bomb attacks killed two Iraqi civilians and wounded eight on Wednesday, police said. Two Iraqis were killed and five wounded in an attack on a U.S. military convoy in the Amariya district of western Baghdad, they said.
04/20/05 Reuters: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Bomb Blast
A bomb blast near a U.S. military patrol in Baghdad killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded four ... The bomb went off in the west of the capital late on Tuesday, as the patrol was moving near the airport road ...
04/20/05 USA Today: Violence is "off the chart" in area on Iraq border
Untamed even by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the area has been a haven for insurgents, smugglers and thieves who wage daily battles among themselves in the city ... Almost as frequently ... the combatants turn their automatic weapons ... on Marines ...
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04/20/05 SkyNews: OVER 50 BODIES FOUND
The bodies of more than 50 iraqi hostages have been found in the Tigris River south of Baghdad, according to the Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani.
04/20/05 Reuters: Insurgents Kill 19 Iraq National Guards
Insurgents killed 19 Iraqi National Guards in a soccer stadium on Wednesday after taking them prisoner, a hospital spokesman and a witness said. The killings followed clashes in the area between National Guardsmen, U.S. troops and rebels
04/20/05 PowerOne: Soldier escapes injury when Humvee blows up
The explosion blew off the right front wheel, bent the chassis skyward, and knocked Puccini and his driver into the rear of the vehicle. But they escaped serious injury or death.
04/20/05 KRT: Battalion commander injured by IED in Iraq
Lt. Col. Scott Spellmon, who commands the Brigade Troops Battalion, will head home this week from an Army hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, said Lt. Col. Jim DesJardin, the brigade's rear detachment commander.
04/20/05 NYTimes: Soldier from Nashua killed in Iraq
The last call from Sgt. Angelo Lozada Jr. was a happy one: He was headed home in two weeks. But this weekend, his family learned that Lozada, 36, was one of three soldiers killed in combat in Ramadi, Iraq.
04/20/05 Canadian Press: insurgent attacks continues in Iraq
In Wednesday's violence, a car bomb exploded near a U.S. convoy in an area of western Baghdad where the notorious Abu Ghraib prison is located, setting an oil tanker on fire.
04/20/05 FairfieldLedger: Mortar attack injures three in Iraq
Three Iowa Army National Guard soldiers, all members of Company C, 224th Engineer Battalion, were injured Saturday in a mortar attack at Camp Blue Diamond near Ramadi, about 70 miles west of Baghdad.
04/20/05 aljazeera_AFP: More Drive by shootings
In Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, armed men in a speeding car opened fire on policeman Ali Talib as he walked towards his car, killing him, said police Colonel Husain Abd al-Wahid.
04/20/05 Focus: Third Car Bomb Blast in Baghdad, Three Injured
Three Iraqi civilians were injured when a third consecutive car bomb blasted in Baghdad, AFP reported. A second car bomb blasted in Baghdad less than two hours after another suicide car bomb hit the southern part of the Iraqi capital.
04/20/05 Reuters: Car Bombs Kill Two Iraqi Civilians
Two car bomb attacks killed two Iraqi civilians and wounded eight on Wednesday, police said. Two Iraqis were killed and five wounded in an attack on a U.S. military convoy in the Amariya district of western Baghdad, they said.
04/20/05 Reuters: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Bomb Blast
A bomb blast near a U.S. military patrol in Baghdad killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded four ... The bomb went off in the west of the capital late on Tuesday, as the patrol was moving near the airport road ...
04/20/05 USA Today: Violence is "off the chart" in area on Iraq border
Untamed even by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the area has been a haven for insurgents, smugglers and thieves who wage daily battles among themselves in the city ... Almost as frequently ... the combatants turn their automatic weapons ... on Marines ...
God it's getting worse and worse....
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Return of the Fallen
PENTAGON RELEASES HUNDREDS MORE WAR CASUALTY HOMECOMING IMAGES
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FORCES OPENING OF 360 NEW PHOTOS
CONFIRMS WAR CASUALTY HONOR CEREMONY IMAGES BELONG IN PUBLIC
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 152
April 28, 2005
Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005 - In response to Freedom of Information Act requests and a lawsuit, the Pentagon this week released hundreds of previously secret images of casualties returning to honor guard ceremonies from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and other conflicts, confirming that images of their flag-draped coffins are rightfully part of the public record, despite its earlier insistence that such images should be kept secret.
One year after the start of a series of Freedom of Information Act requests filed by University of Delaware Professor Ralph Begleiter with the assistance of the National Security Archive, and six months after a lawsuit charging the Pentagon with failing to comply with the Act, the Pentagon made public more than 700 images of the return of American casualties to Dover Air Force Base and other U.S. military facilities, where the fallen troops received honor guard ceremonies. The Pentagon officially refers to the photos as "images of the memorial and arrival ceremonies for deceased military personnel arriving from overseas." Many of the images show evidence of censorship, which the Pentagon says is intended to conceal identifiable personal information of military personnel involved in the homecoming ceremonies.
Return of the Fallen
PENTAGON RELEASES HUNDREDS MORE WAR CASUALTY HOMECOMING IMAGES
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FORCES OPENING OF 360 NEW PHOTOS
CONFIRMS WAR CASUALTY HONOR CEREMONY IMAGES BELONG IN PUBLIC
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 152
April 28, 2005
Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005 - In response to Freedom of Information Act requests and a lawsuit, the Pentagon this week released hundreds of previously secret images of casualties returning to honor guard ceremonies from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and other conflicts, confirming that images of their flag-draped coffins are rightfully part of the public record, despite its earlier insistence that such images should be kept secret.
One year after the start of a series of Freedom of Information Act requests filed by University of Delaware Professor Ralph Begleiter with the assistance of the National Security Archive, and six months after a lawsuit charging the Pentagon with failing to comply with the Act, the Pentagon made public more than 700 images of the return of American casualties to Dover Air Force Base and other U.S. military facilities, where the fallen troops received honor guard ceremonies. The Pentagon officially refers to the photos as "images of the memorial and arrival ceremonies for deceased military personnel arriving from overseas." Many of the images show evidence of censorship, which the Pentagon says is intended to conceal identifiable personal information of military personnel involved in the homecoming ceremonies.
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| http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB152/index.htm Return of the Fallen PENTAGON RELEASES HUNDREDS MORE WAR CASUALTY HOMECOMING IMAGES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FORCES OPENING OF 360 NEW PHOTOS CONFIRMS WAR CASUALTY HONOR CEREMONY IMAGES BELONG IN PUBLIC National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 152 April 28, 2005 Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005 - In response to Freedom of Information Act requests and a lawsuit, the Pentagon this week released hundreds of previously secret images of casualties returning to honor guard ceremonies from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and other conflicts, confirming that images of their flag-draped coffins are rightfully part of the public record, despite its earlier insistence that such images should be kept secret. One year after the start of a series of Freedom of Information Act requests filed by University of Delaware Professor Ralph Begleiter with the assistance of the National Security Archive, and six months after a lawsuit charging the Pentagon with failing to comply with the Act, the Pentagon made public more than 700 images of the return of American casualties to Dover Air Force Base and other U.S. military facilities, where the fallen troops received honor guard ceremonies. The Pentagon officially refers to the photos as "images of the memorial and arrival ceremonies for deceased military personnel arriving from overseas." Many of the images show evidence of censorship, which the Pentagon says is intended to conceal identifiable personal information of military personnel involved in the homecoming ceremonies. |
Yup....1984...
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05/07/05 tv.ksl.com: Utahn Killed in Suicide Bomb in Iraq
A suicide car bomb in Iraq killed at least 22 people this morning, two of them Americans...Twenty-seven-year old Brandon Thomas was working as a security contractor when that bomb detonated and killed him.
05/07/05 gulf-daily-news: Two Saudi fighters die
Two Saudis have been killed while fighting US forces in Iraq after crossing into the country from Syria...The families of Ziyad Ibrahim Al Thanayan and Rashed Hamad Al Shabrami received anonymous phone calls informing them of their deaths
05/07/05 AP: Iraq Blasts Kill 22, Including 2 Americans (update)
The Americans were traveling through the square in a three-car convoy that was hit on both ends by the suicide bombers, the U.S. military said. The U.S. Embassy said the three Americans did not appear to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
05/07/05 Reuters: U.S. says it upholds U.N. torture rules
The 95-page report by the State Department, submitted to the U.N. Committee Against Torture, which is based in Geneva. "This is an exculpatory document that hardly represents coming clean,"....
05/07/05 Daily Democrat: Woodlander recovering from Iraq bomb blast
Woodlander Sgt. Brandon Huff, whose left leg was taken by a hidden explosive in Mosul, Iraq in April, remains in the intensive care unit at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
05/07/05 Quad-City Times: Injured soldier returns from wa
An assault rifle’s bullet slammed into 1st Sgt. Brent Jurgersen’s mouth, slicing though his lips, knocking out teeth, shredding his tongue and lodging in the back of his throat.
05/07/05 Reuters: Iraq says security forces capture Zarqawi aide
A government statement said Iraqi forces arrested Ghassan al-Rawi, identified as the militant leader of the western town of Rawa, in late April.
05/07/05 Xinhuanet: US marine killed in bomb attack in western Iraq
A US marine was killed in a bomb attack in Iraq's western province of Anbar Saturday, the US military said...The marine...died of wounds sustained in bomb blast during combat operations in Karmah, 80 km west of Baghdad
05/07/05 WaPo: To the Dismay of Local Sunnis, Shiites Arrive to Police Ramadi
"Of course they don't like us," said one of the soldiers, Anwar Abas, whose unit is overwhelmingly Shiite Muslim. "They don't like people from the south, so when we search them, they make faces at us."
05/07/05 AP: Colorado Official to Leave for Iraq Duty
State Treasurer Mike Coffman will leave office next month for a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq ..."This was an extremely difficult decision for me," said the 50-year-old Coffman, a Marine reservist who will report for active duty next month.
05/07/05 TheTimes: Troops raid hospital and seal off city in hunt for terror chief
AMERICAN soldiers have sealed off the restive city of Ramadi in western Iraq after troops raided its hospital in search of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The raid came after an apparent intelligence report that Iraq’s leading terrorist may be ill.
05/07/05 AP: Two Americans Among 15 Dead in Iraq Bombs
Two suicide car bombs exploded in a central Baghdad square Saturday, killing 15 people, including two Americans, the U.S. Embassy said.
05/07/05 Reuters: 14 Bodies Found In Garbage Dump Indentified As Sunni Arabs
FOURTEEN Iraqis shot dead and left at a Baghdad garbage dump were Sunni Arabs, relatives say, raising the spectre of deeper sectarian strife in Iraq following mass killings of Shi'ites.
05/07/05 AP: Forces Adapt To Reduce IED Threat
U.S. forces in Iraq are adapting to lessen the threat posed by the enemy's improvised explosive devices, senior military officers told House Armed Services Committee members here May 5.
05/07/05 Stars and Stripes: Platoon Resumes Patrolling Iraqi Roads
In their nearly four months of patrols here, 1st Platoon alone has come across 16 improvised explosive devices, or IEDs — more than any other of the five platoons within Weapons Company. It's a statistic they wear like a badge of honor.
05/07/05 islamonline: Coffin Industry Booming in Iraq
Against a backdrop of almost daily bombings, shuddering explosions and US raids that claim the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians, the demand for coffins is so high and undertakers are burying bodies at a huge profit.
05/07/05 AFP: Four foreigners among 17 dead in Baghdad car bombing (Update)
According to the latest toll, there are 13 Iraqi civilians killed and four foreigners whose bodies were completely charred," the official said Saturday on condition of anonymity
05/07/05 AP: Saddam assassination plot denied
Iran rejected claims by Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer that unnamed Iranian-backed Iraqi politicians were plotting to assassinate the ousted dictator in his Baghdad prison cell.
05/07/05 SA: Iraqi war claims CT victim
Jacques "Oosie" Oosthuizen of Brackenfell is believed to be the first Capetonian to die in Iraq. A statement by Erinys Iraq said on Tuesday that Oosthuizen had been part of a security team en route between Tikrit and Mosul when they were ambushed
05/07/05 Reuters: Baghdad convoy attack kills 9 Iraqis, 4 foreigners
A car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in Baghdad on Saturday as a foreign security convoy drove past, killing at least nine Iraqis and four foreigners, police said.
05/07/05 Xinhuanet: Six Jordanians kidnapped in Iraq
Six Jordanians working in Iraq have been kidnapped by a militant group, according to a video tape aired by Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel on Friday.
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05/07/05 tv.ksl.com: Utahn Killed in Suicide Bomb in Iraq
A suicide car bomb in Iraq killed at least 22 people this morning, two of them Americans...Twenty-seven-year old Brandon Thomas was working as a security contractor when that bomb detonated and killed him.
05/07/05 gulf-daily-news: Two Saudi fighters die
Two Saudis have been killed while fighting US forces in Iraq after crossing into the country from Syria...The families of Ziyad Ibrahim Al Thanayan and Rashed Hamad Al Shabrami received anonymous phone calls informing them of their deaths
05/07/05 AP: Iraq Blasts Kill 22, Including 2 Americans (update)
The Americans were traveling through the square in a three-car convoy that was hit on both ends by the suicide bombers, the U.S. military said. The U.S. Embassy said the three Americans did not appear to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
05/07/05 Reuters: U.S. says it upholds U.N. torture rules
The 95-page report by the State Department, submitted to the U.N. Committee Against Torture, which is based in Geneva. "This is an exculpatory document that hardly represents coming clean,"....
05/07/05 Daily Democrat: Woodlander recovering from Iraq bomb blast
Woodlander Sgt. Brandon Huff, whose left leg was taken by a hidden explosive in Mosul, Iraq in April, remains in the intensive care unit at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
05/07/05 Quad-City Times: Injured soldier returns from wa
An assault rifle’s bullet slammed into 1st Sgt. Brent Jurgersen’s mouth, slicing though his lips, knocking out teeth, shredding his tongue and lodging in the back of his throat.
05/07/05 Reuters: Iraq says security forces capture Zarqawi aide
A government statement said Iraqi forces arrested Ghassan al-Rawi, identified as the militant leader of the western town of Rawa, in late April.
05/07/05 Xinhuanet: US marine killed in bomb attack in western Iraq
A US marine was killed in a bomb attack in Iraq's western province of Anbar Saturday, the US military said...The marine...died of wounds sustained in bomb blast during combat operations in Karmah, 80 km west of Baghdad
05/07/05 WaPo: To the Dismay of Local Sunnis, Shiites Arrive to Police Ramadi
"Of course they don't like us," said one of the soldiers, Anwar Abas, whose unit is overwhelmingly Shiite Muslim. "They don't like people from the south, so when we search them, they make faces at us."
05/07/05 AP: Colorado Official to Leave for Iraq Duty
State Treasurer Mike Coffman will leave office next month for a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq ..."This was an extremely difficult decision for me," said the 50-year-old Coffman, a Marine reservist who will report for active duty next month.
05/07/05 TheTimes: Troops raid hospital and seal off city in hunt for terror chief
AMERICAN soldiers have sealed off the restive city of Ramadi in western Iraq after troops raided its hospital in search of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The raid came after an apparent intelligence report that Iraq’s leading terrorist may be ill.
05/07/05 AP: Two Americans Among 15 Dead in Iraq Bombs
Two suicide car bombs exploded in a central Baghdad square Saturday, killing 15 people, including two Americans, the U.S. Embassy said.
05/07/05 Reuters: 14 Bodies Found In Garbage Dump Indentified As Sunni Arabs
FOURTEEN Iraqis shot dead and left at a Baghdad garbage dump were Sunni Arabs, relatives say, raising the spectre of deeper sectarian strife in Iraq following mass killings of Shi'ites.
05/07/05 AP: Forces Adapt To Reduce IED Threat
U.S. forces in Iraq are adapting to lessen the threat posed by the enemy's improvised explosive devices, senior military officers told House Armed Services Committee members here May 5.
05/07/05 Stars and Stripes: Platoon Resumes Patrolling Iraqi Roads
In their nearly four months of patrols here, 1st Platoon alone has come across 16 improvised explosive devices, or IEDs — more than any other of the five platoons within Weapons Company. It's a statistic they wear like a badge of honor.
05/07/05 islamonline: Coffin Industry Booming in Iraq
Against a backdrop of almost daily bombings, shuddering explosions and US raids that claim the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians, the demand for coffins is so high and undertakers are burying bodies at a huge profit.
05/07/05 AFP: Four foreigners among 17 dead in Baghdad car bombing (Update)
According to the latest toll, there are 13 Iraqi civilians killed and four foreigners whose bodies were completely charred," the official said Saturday on condition of anonymity
05/07/05 AP: Saddam assassination plot denied
Iran rejected claims by Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer that unnamed Iranian-backed Iraqi politicians were plotting to assassinate the ousted dictator in his Baghdad prison cell.
05/07/05 SA: Iraqi war claims CT victim
Jacques "Oosie" Oosthuizen of Brackenfell is believed to be the first Capetonian to die in Iraq. A statement by Erinys Iraq said on Tuesday that Oosthuizen had been part of a security team en route between Tikrit and Mosul when they were ambushed
05/07/05 Reuters: Baghdad convoy attack kills 9 Iraqis, 4 foreigners
A car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in Baghdad on Saturday as a foreign security convoy drove past, killing at least nine Iraqis and four foreigners, police said.
05/07/05 Xinhuanet: Six Jordanians kidnapped in Iraq
Six Jordanians working in Iraq have been kidnapped by a militant group, according to a video tape aired by Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel on Friday.
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| Total U.S. troop casualties in the Iraq war passed 1,600 Sunday, according to a CNN count, when two soldiers were killed near Khaldiya and a third died in Samarra. All three were killed by roadside bombs, the U.S. military said. Two soldiers assigned to a Marine combat team were killed during operations near Khaldiya, just east of Ramadi, which is 60 miles west of Baghdad, the Marines said. Officials did not give the time of the incident. |
peacetakescourage, thank you. This is tragic. Day by day, another "milestone" affecting countless numbers of lives.
1,601 ... 601 since Sept. 2004.
1,601 ... 601 since Sept. 2004.
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| at least 1,607 now souce: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/ |
Great link, peacetakescourage. Thank you.
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05/22/05 TheTelegraph: Hopes rise as Sunnis agree to join talks
Iraq's troubled transition towards a fully inclusive democracy appeared to make a significant breakthrough over the weekend when an important group of Sunni Arab leaders agreed to participate in the political process for the first time in 2 years.
05/22/05 AP: 2 US Soldiers Killed
A suicide car bomber also blew himself near a U.S. convoy and police station in Tikrit killing one American soldier and wounding two others.. Also Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed in a vehicle accident near Kirkuk the military said.
05/22/05 KRT: Escape tunnel discovered at U.S.-run prison camp in Iraq
The weight of a fuel truck collapsed the roof of an escape tunnel being dug out of Camp Bucca, where more than 6,000 suspected terrorists and insurgents are being held.
05/22/05 MNF-Iraq: Engine problem causes helicopter emergency landing
An engine problem forced pilots of a CH-47 helicopter to conduct an emergency landing early May 22 south of Samarra. All personnel on board are safe, with only minor injuries.
05/22/05 AP: Some Iranian Kurds itching to resume fight in their homeland
Some 200 Iranian Kurds marched in single file up an icy mountain path, carrying automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. They were training for the day when they hope to cross the nearby Iraqi border into Iran...
05/22/05 Xinhuanet: bomb attacks target US military convoys in Baghdad
Two car bomb attacks targeted two US military convoys in north of Baghdad on Sunday, police said. It was not clear whether there was any casualties among the US soldiers, he added.
05/22/05 AP: One of 55 most-wanted Iraqis set free
Iraqi authorities have released a top official in Saddam Hussein's former regime — one of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis on the U.S. military's "deck of cards'' — because he is terminally ill
05/22/05 KUNA: Iraqi security forces arrest 20 armed men in Samarra
Iraqi police and security forces arrested 20 armed men in Samarra, a Multi-National Forces spokesman said Sunday.
05/22/05 LATimes: Officers Plot Exit Strategy
Many young lieutenants and captains, key leaders in combat, are deciding against Army careers in light of the open-ended war on terrorism.
05/22/05 Esterrepublic: Displaced Iraqis Simmering with Anger in Amman
It isn’t difficult to find Iraqis in Amman nowadays. The word on the street is that somewhere around half a million have come to Jordan over the last couple of years, seeking security and/or jobs, since they have neither at home in Iraq.
05/22/05 Reuters: Three Romanian hostages rescued in Iraq
Three Romanian journalists and their translator, held in Iraq since March 28, were rescued on Sunday and are under the control of Romanian authorities, the Romanian presidency said on Sunday.
05/22/05 AFP: Insurgents launch bloody attacks in Iraq
Insurgents launched a string of bloody attacks in Iraq on Sunday, shooting dead a senior civil servant in Baghdad and bombing a police station in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit.
05/22/05 Carionledger: Injured soldier visits pen pals
Terrence Elizenberry, a sergeant with the Mississippi Army National Guard...The 34-year-old Clintonian suffered second-degree burns to his hands and arms and had burns on his face.
05/22/05 CNN: Sunni Iraqis announce political coalition
Sunni Arabs have flexed their weakened political muscles, announcing the establishment of a nationwide coalition representing their religious community as they begin a three-day, mosque-closing protest.
05/22/05 WaPo: U.S. looks to consolidate troops at 4 large bases
U.S. military commanders have prepared plans to consolidate U.S. troops in Iraq into four large air bases as they look ahead to giving up more than 100 other bases now occupied by international forces, officers said.
05/22/05 The Observer: UN inspector paints bleak picture of Saddam's jail
Dramatic details of conditions at Camp Cropper, the top-secret Baghdad prison where Saddam Hussein is being held, have been revealed by a senior UN weapons inspector. Dr Rod Barton ... was involved in the interrogation of Iraqi scientists ...
05/22/05 SPA: Roadside bomb kills one Iraqi civilian, injures another near Kirkuk
A roadside bomb blast killed one Iraqi civilian and wounded another Sunday near the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a police official said. The attack happened near Oyoun, a village 55 kilometers (31 miles) west of Kirkuk ...
05/22/05 Casper Star Trib: Georgia Father in Iraq Watches Son Graduate Via TV
Maj. Darius Peterson was thousands of miles away from the Georgia football field where his son graduated Saturday from Hinesville's Liberty County High School, but a live satellite TV hook-up let him watch and participate.
05/22/05 Focus News: Two Turks Were Killed in Iraq
Two Turks were killed in Iraq, announced the Turkish daily Hyuriyet Sunday ... According to representatives of the Iraqi authorities, one of them is a Turkish driver, who disappeared one year ago, while the other was a machine operator ...
05/22/05 AP: Gunmen kill trade ministry official in Baghdad
Gunmen shot dead a senior official in Iraq's trade ministry as he was being driven to work in Baghdad on Sunday, police said, the latest in a series of assassinations of senior government employees.
05/22/05 Tampa Tribune: Bomb Kills Single Dad Serving In Iraq
Andrea Pringle had been busy planning a party. Her 22-year-old son, Antwan Walker, was coming home to celebrate his birthday after serving a year in Iraq. On Thursday, Pringle got a call from her brother ... In that moment, she knew.
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Posted on Tue, May. 24, 2005
May on target to become one of deadliest months for U.S. troops
By Tom Lasseter
Knight Ridder Newspapers
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hostile fire has killed more U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq in May than during each of the three previous months.
If the trend continues, May will be one of the deadliest months for U.S. troops during the past year.
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So far, insurgents have killed 54 American troops in May, including 14 in the last three days. With a week left, the month will likely eclipse all but two others - November and September 2004 - for deaths by hostile fire since June 2004, based on figures tabulated by Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, a group that tracks troop deaths from Department of Defense news releases.
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Gadsten Times
Published May 24. 2005 3:55PM
Surge in U.S. Deaths in Iraq Draws Concern
By PAUL GARWOOD
Associated Press Writer
The surge in deaths of U.S. soldiers in recent weeks has raised concern that insurgents may again be focusing their sights on American forces.
Eighteen U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq during the past week - 14 in the past three days alone. The deaths come at a time when American troops are trying to hand more responsibility to Iraq's fledgling security forces, part of the U.S. strategy to eventually leave Iraq.
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Posted on Tue, May. 24, 2005
May on target to become one of deadliest months for U.S. troops
By Tom Lasseter
Knight Ridder Newspapers
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hostile fire has killed more U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq in May than during each of the three previous months.
If the trend continues, May will be one of the deadliest months for U.S. troops during the past year.
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So far, insurgents have killed 54 American troops in May, including 14 in the last three days. With a week left, the month will likely eclipse all but two others - November and September 2004 - for deaths by hostile fire since June 2004, based on figures tabulated by Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, a group that tracks troop deaths from Department of Defense news releases.
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Gadsten Times
Published May 24. 2005 3:55PM
Surge in U.S. Deaths in Iraq Draws Concern
By PAUL GARWOOD
Associated Press Writer
The surge in deaths of U.S. soldiers in recent weeks has raised concern that insurgents may again be focusing their sights on American forces.
Eighteen U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq during the past week - 14 in the past three days alone. The deaths come at a time when American troops are trying to hand more responsibility to Iraq's fledgling security forces, part of the U.S. strategy to eventually leave Iraq.
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05/27/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Sgt. David N. Wimberg, 24, of Louisville, Ky., died May 25 from wounds received as a result of small-arms fire from enemy forces while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Bat., 25th Reg., 4th Div.
05/27/05 AP: Son of state Sen. Becky Lourey killed in Iraq
Lourey, son of state Sen. Becky Lourey, has been killed in Iraq, a senate spokesman said. Details of the death of the helicopter pilot were not immediately available, said John Pollard, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson.
05/27/05 AP: Mother of slain U.S. soldier rejected by Gold Star
Everyone agrees that Ligaya Lagman is a Gold Star mother ... But the largest organization of such mothers, the American Gold Star Mothers Inc., has rejected Lagman for membership because ... she is not a U.S. citizen.
05/27/05 TheBlade: Bryan pays tribute to Marine injured while serving in Iraq
Michael Strahle was thrown out of that hatch by the force of a mine, hidden in the road, that exploded under his amphibious assault vehicle. He landed 50 feet away, blood pouring from his stomach...
05/27/05 KFOXTV: El Paso Soldier Wounded In Iraq
Sergeant Nakasa was wounded in Iraq near Fallujah. And is expected to be flown from Germany to Fort Hood. He was part of a convoy attack Sunday that left three other soldiers dead. His mother spoke with him Thursday morning.
05/27/05 NYTimes: Shift to sectarian killings feared in Iraq
No one knows who tortured and killed Hassan al-Nuaimi, a Sunni Arab cleric whose body was found in an empty lot this month, with a hole drilled in his head and both eyes missing.
05/27/05 BBC: Analysis -Surge in Iraq violence
Since the beginning of the month, more than 550 people have been killed in Iraq. Experts are left struggling to explain the escalation of violence.
05/27/05 ChristianScienceMonitor : Iraq's tensions spill onto campus
When Iraq's new government officially took power earlier this month, Shiite students at Baghdad University celebrated. But after the jubilation ended, the main organizer of the festivities, Dawa party activist Masar Sarhan, was killed
05/27/05 AFP: Filipino workers in US camps go on strike in Iraq
Some 300 Filipinos employed at a US military camp in Iraq went on strike this week to protest poor working conditions, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
05/27/05 Centcom: 2 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash (confirmed)
Two Task Force Liberty Soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed near Buqubah May 26. Two helicopters received small arms fire while conducting operations in support of Coalition Forces near Baqubah at about 10:50 p.m.
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05/27/05 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Sgt. David N. Wimberg, 24, of Louisville, Ky., died May 25 from wounds received as a result of small-arms fire from enemy forces while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Bat., 25th Reg., 4th Div.
05/27/05 AP: Son of state Sen. Becky Lourey killed in Iraq
Lourey, son of state Sen. Becky Lourey, has been killed in Iraq, a senate spokesman said. Details of the death of the helicopter pilot were not immediately available, said John Pollard, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson.
05/27/05 AP: Mother of slain U.S. soldier rejected by Gold Star
Everyone agrees that Ligaya Lagman is a Gold Star mother ... But the largest organization of such mothers, the American Gold Star Mothers Inc., has rejected Lagman for membership because ... she is not a U.S. citizen.
05/27/05 TheBlade: Bryan pays tribute to Marine injured while serving in Iraq
Michael Strahle was thrown out of that hatch by the force of a mine, hidden in the road, that exploded under his amphibious assault vehicle. He landed 50 feet away, blood pouring from his stomach...
05/27/05 KFOXTV: El Paso Soldier Wounded In Iraq
Sergeant Nakasa was wounded in Iraq near Fallujah. And is expected to be flown from Germany to Fort Hood. He was part of a convoy attack Sunday that left three other soldiers dead. His mother spoke with him Thursday morning.
05/27/05 NYTimes: Shift to sectarian killings feared in Iraq
No one knows who tortured and killed Hassan al-Nuaimi, a Sunni Arab cleric whose body was found in an empty lot this month, with a hole drilled in his head and both eyes missing.
05/27/05 BBC: Analysis -Surge in Iraq violence
Since the beginning of the month, more than 550 people have been killed in Iraq. Experts are left struggling to explain the escalation of violence.
05/27/05 ChristianScienceMonitor : Iraq's tensions spill onto campus
When Iraq's new government officially took power earlier this month, Shiite students at Baghdad University celebrated. But after the jubilation ended, the main organizer of the festivities, Dawa party activist Masar Sarhan, was killed
05/27/05 AFP: Filipino workers in US camps go on strike in Iraq
Some 300 Filipinos employed at a US military camp in Iraq went on strike this week to protest poor working conditions, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
05/27/05 Centcom: 2 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash (confirmed)
Two Task Force Liberty Soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed near Buqubah May 26. Two helicopters received small arms fire while conducting operations in support of Coalition Forces near Baqubah at about 10:50 p.m.
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06/17/05 BBC: Bomb goes off at Baghdad mosque
A car bomb has exploded outside a Shia mosque in Baghdad as people were emerging from Friday prayers, causing an unknown number of casualties.
06/17/05 AP: Rare honor for woman sergeant
A 23-year-old sergeant in the Kentucky National Guard yesterday became the first female soldier to receive the Silver Star - the nation's third-highest medal for valor - since World War II.
06/17/05 AP: U.S. Launches Major Operation in West Iraq
The U.S. military launched a major combat operation Friday, sending 1,000 Marines and Iraqi soldiers to hunt for insurgents and foreign fighters in a volatile western province straddling Syria.
06/17/05 KUNA: Baghdad, Tuz Khurmatu blasts, 12 Iraqis, 3 officers injured
another blast in Tuz Khurmatu left 12 Iraqis injured, including three army officers, when a suicide bomber detonated his car upon the passing of an Iraqi Army patrol.
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06/17/05 BBC: Bomb goes off at Baghdad mosque
A car bomb has exploded outside a Shia mosque in Baghdad as people were emerging from Friday prayers, causing an unknown number of casualties.
06/17/05 AP: Rare honor for woman sergeant
A 23-year-old sergeant in the Kentucky National Guard yesterday became the first female soldier to receive the Silver Star - the nation's third-highest medal for valor - since World War II.
06/17/05 AP: U.S. Launches Major Operation in West Iraq
The U.S. military launched a major combat operation Friday, sending 1,000 Marines and Iraqi soldiers to hunt for insurgents and foreign fighters in a volatile western province straddling Syria.
06/17/05 KUNA: Baghdad, Tuz Khurmatu blasts, 12 Iraqis, 3 officers injured
another blast in Tuz Khurmatu left 12 Iraqis injured, including three army officers, when a suicide bomber detonated his car upon the passing of an Iraqi Army patrol.
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American soldiers killed in Iraq as of today, 7:00 p.m., edt.
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American soldiers killed in Iraq as of today, 7:00 p.m., edt.
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I found this at another site and thought it would be appropriate here:
http://www.morethananumber.org/
If you touch on any of the flags you will see the names of the soldiers that gave their lives for this senseless, horrifying war.
Merry
http://www.morethananumber.org/
If you touch on any of the flags you will see the names of the soldiers that gave their lives for this senseless, horrifying war.
Merry
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07/02/05 AFP: Two police colonels gunned down
Two police colonels were gunned down in their cars in separate incidents, one in the northern city of Mosul, another in Musayyib just south of Baghdad.
07/02/05 Reuters: 2-Suicide bombs kill 25 in Iraq
Another suicide bomber blew up a car bomb at a police checkpoint just south of the city, killing five and wounding 12. The bombings were the worst in Iraq in at least six days, shattering a relative lull in the Sunni Arab insurgency...
07/02/05 IFJ: American soldiers have killed 17 media staff in Iraq
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling on the United States to investigate three new cases of journalists killed in Iraq over the past week - all of them at the hands of American soldiers.
07/02/05 KUNA: Five Iraqis killed in in booby-trapped car blast in Al-Mahmoudiya
Five Iraqis were killed and 12 others were wounded in when a booby-trapped car went off in Al-Mahmoudiya, south of here, said a police official source on Saturday. The car exploded close to a police checkpoint in Al-Mahmoudiya.
07/02/05 Reuters: Suicide bomber kills 20 at Baghdad base
A suicide bomber killed 20 people, most of whom where believed to be volunteers hoping to join the police, outside an Interior Ministry base in Baghdad on Saturday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
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07/02/05 AFP: Two police colonels gunned down
Two police colonels were gunned down in their cars in separate incidents, one in the northern city of Mosul, another in Musayyib just south of Baghdad.
07/02/05 Reuters: 2-Suicide bombs kill 25 in Iraq
Another suicide bomber blew up a car bomb at a police checkpoint just south of the city, killing five and wounding 12. The bombings were the worst in Iraq in at least six days, shattering a relative lull in the Sunni Arab insurgency...
07/02/05 IFJ: American soldiers have killed 17 media staff in Iraq
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling on the United States to investigate three new cases of journalists killed in Iraq over the past week - all of them at the hands of American soldiers.
07/02/05 KUNA: Five Iraqis killed in in booby-trapped car blast in Al-Mahmoudiya
Five Iraqis were killed and 12 others were wounded in when a booby-trapped car went off in Al-Mahmoudiya, south of here, said a police official source on Saturday. The car exploded close to a police checkpoint in Al-Mahmoudiya.
07/02/05 Reuters: Suicide bomber kills 20 at Baghdad base
A suicide bomber killed 20 people, most of whom where believed to be volunteers hoping to join the police, outside an Interior Ministry base in Baghdad on Saturday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
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Four soldiers back from Iraq , interviewed by Margaret Warner.
Clip:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video / Click on 'Soldiers Story'
Audio:
http://www.awolcowboy.com/mp3/Soldier_stories_Iraq.mp3
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Four soldiers back from Iraq , interviewed by Margaret Warner.
Clip:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video / Click on 'Soldiers Story'
Audio:
http://www.awolcowboy.com/mp3/Soldier_stories_Iraq.mp3
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20...0050620-19.html
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Q Mr. President, we were told that you planned to sharpen your focus on Iraq. Why did this become necessary? And given the recent surge in violence, do you agree with Vice President Dick Cheney's assessment that the insurgency is in its last throes?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Adam, I think about Iraq every day -- every single day -- because I understand we have troops in harm's way, and I understand how dangerous it is there. And the reason it's dangerous is because there's these cold-blooded killers that will kill Americans or kill innocent Iraqis in order to try to drive us out of Iraq. I spoke to our commanders today -- Commander Abizaid today, and will be speaking to General Casey here this week, getting an assessment as to how we're proceeding. We're making progress toward the goal, which is, on the one hand, a political process moving forward in Iraq, and on the other hand, the Iraqis capable of defending themselves. And the report from the field is that while it's tough, more and more Iraqis are becoming battle-hardened and trained to defend themselves. And that's exactly the strategy that's going to work. And it is going to work. And we will -- we will complete this mission for the sake of world peace.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/20...0050620-19.html
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Q Mr. President, we were told that you planned to sharpen your focus on Iraq. Why did this become necessary? And given the recent surge in violence, do you agree with Vice President Dick Cheney's assessment that the insurgency is in its last throes?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Adam, I think about Iraq every day -- every single day -- because I understand we have troops in harm's way, and I understand how dangerous it is there. And the reason it's dangerous is because there's these cold-blooded killers that will kill Americans or kill innocent Iraqis in order to try to drive us out of Iraq. I spoke to our commanders today -- Commander Abizaid today, and will be speaking to General Casey here this week, getting an assessment as to how we're proceeding. We're making progress toward the goal, which is, on the one hand, a political process moving forward in Iraq, and on the other hand, the Iraqis capable of defending themselves. And the report from the field is that while it's tough, more and more Iraqis are becoming battle-hardened and trained to defend themselves. And that's exactly the strategy that's going to work. And it is going to work. And we will -- we will complete this mission for the sake of world peace.
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AP - Thu Jul 14, 6:54 AM ET A U.S. tank guards the area as Iraqi police and soldiers prepare to clear away the burned cars left after an attack by a man wearing a belt of explosives and a suicide car bomber near a police station in central Baghdad, wounding at least nine Thursday July 14, 2005. Suicide bombers struck near the Green Zone in central Baghdad on Thursday but a third was wounded and captured by U.S. and Iraqi security forces, officials said. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
AP - Thu Jul 14, 8:46 AM ET A row of tents, set up for family funerals, line a Baghdad, Iraq street Thursday, July 14, 2005 after a suicide car bomb attack the day before. On Wednesday, a suicide car bomb exploded next to U.S. troops handing out candy and toys, killing up to 27 people including 18 children and teenagers. 70 others were wounded including three U.S. soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
AP - Thu Jul 14, 5:55 AM ET A U.S. soldier directs a truck to clear away burned cars left after an attack by a man wearing a belt of explosives and a suicide car bomber near a police station in central Baghdad, wounding at least nine Thursday July 14, 2005. Police said they shot dead a third attacker wearing an explosive belt at the same location, just outside the Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy and government offices are located. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
AFP - Fri Jul 15, 3:43 AM ET Iraqi soldiers block the area where two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Baghdad's fortified government compound. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Baghdad's fortified government compound, killing a civilian, as US forces announced the capture of a suspect in the murder of Egypt's top envoy.(AFP/Sabah Arar)
Reuters - Fri Jul 15, 4:39 AM ET Iraqi firemen extinguish a blaze after an electric generator exploded in Baghdad late July 14, 2005. After nearly two years and hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of repairs to rebuild Iraq's crumbling power grid, electricity production remains below pre-war levels, according to State Department figures. Picture taken July 14, 2005. REUTERS/Namir Noor-Eldeen
Reuters - Fri Jul 15, 8:20 AM ET U.S. soldiers stand next to an armoured vehicle following a car bomb attack against Iraqi troops in Baghdad July 15, 2005. Five suicide car bombs blew up in different locations across Baghdad within hours of each other, including two attacks on Iraqi military patrols that police sources said killed six people and wounded more than 20. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Reuters - Fri Jul 15, 4:36 AM ET U.S. soldiers examine the remains of a vehicle after a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad July 15, 2005. A suicide car bomber exploded his vehicle near a U.S. military convoy east of Baghdad, but caused no casualties, an eyewitness said. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz
AFP - Fri Jul 15, 3:43 AM ET A US soldier (L) installs a barrier as another sits inside his armored Humvee during a house search in Baghdad. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Baghdad's fortified government compound, killing a civilian, as US forces announced the capture of a suspect in the murder of Egypt's top envoy.(AFP/Liu Jin)
AP - Fri Jul 15, 9:06 AM ET U.S. troops walk past the burned remains of a car as they secure the scene of a carbomb attack which targeted a U.S. military convoy in the Rustamiya area of Baghdad, Iraq Friday, July 15, 2005. A series of car bombs targeted American and Iraqi troops in separate areas of the Iraqi capital, a day after security forces captured a would-be suicide bomber near the entrance to the heavily guarded Green Zone. Scattered mortar fire shook two north Baghdad districts. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
AFP/USMC-HO - Fri Jul 15, 4:07 PM ET A picture released by the US Marines shows Marines breaking a lock to building that needs searching during a mission in the city of al-Ramadi, west of Baghdad(AFP/USMC-HO)
AP - Thu Jul 14, 6:54 AM ET A U.S. tank guards the area as Iraqi police and soldiers prepare to clear away the burned cars left after an attack by a man wearing a belt of explosives and a suicide car bomber near a police station in central Baghdad, wounding at least nine Thursday July 14, 2005. Suicide bombers struck near the Green Zone in central Baghdad on Thursday but a third was wounded and captured by U.S. and Iraqi security forces, officials said. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
AP - Thu Jul 14, 8:46 AM ET A row of tents, set up for family funerals, line a Baghdad, Iraq street Thursday, July 14, 2005 after a suicide car bomb attack the day before. On Wednesday, a suicide car bomb exploded next to U.S. troops handing out candy and toys, killing up to 27 people including 18 children and teenagers. 70 others were wounded including three U.S. soldiers. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
AP - Thu Jul 14, 5:55 AM ET A U.S. soldier directs a truck to clear away burned cars left after an attack by a man wearing a belt of explosives and a suicide car bomber near a police station in central Baghdad, wounding at least nine Thursday July 14, 2005. Police said they shot dead a third attacker wearing an explosive belt at the same location, just outside the Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy and government offices are located. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)
AFP - Fri Jul 15, 3:43 AM ET Iraqi soldiers block the area where two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Baghdad's fortified government compound. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Baghdad's fortified government compound, killing a civilian, as US forces announced the capture of a suspect in the murder of Egypt's top envoy.(AFP/Sabah Arar)
Reuters - Fri Jul 15, 4:39 AM ET Iraqi firemen extinguish a blaze after an electric generator exploded in Baghdad late July 14, 2005. After nearly two years and hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of repairs to rebuild Iraq's crumbling power grid, electricity production remains below pre-war levels, according to State Department figures. Picture taken July 14, 2005. REUTERS/Namir Noor-Eldeen
Reuters - Fri Jul 15, 8:20 AM ET U.S. soldiers stand next to an armoured vehicle following a car bomb attack against Iraqi troops in Baghdad July 15, 2005. Five suicide car bombs blew up in different locations across Baghdad within hours of each other, including two attacks on Iraqi military patrols that police sources said killed six people and wounded more than 20. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Reuters - Fri Jul 15, 4:36 AM ET U.S. soldiers examine the remains of a vehicle after a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad July 15, 2005. A suicide car bomber exploded his vehicle near a U.S. military convoy east of Baghdad, but caused no casualties, an eyewitness said. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz
AFP - Fri Jul 15, 3:43 AM ET A US soldier (L) installs a barrier as another sits inside his armored Humvee during a house search in Baghdad. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Baghdad's fortified government compound, killing a civilian, as US forces announced the capture of a suspect in the murder of Egypt's top envoy.(AFP/Liu Jin)
AP - Fri Jul 15, 9:06 AM ET U.S. troops walk past the burned remains of a car as they secure the scene of a carbomb attack which targeted a U.S. military convoy in the Rustamiya area of Baghdad, Iraq Friday, July 15, 2005. A series of car bombs targeted American and Iraqi troops in separate areas of the Iraqi capital, a day after security forces captured a would-be suicide bomber near the entrance to the heavily guarded Green Zone. Scattered mortar fire shook two north Baghdad districts. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
AFP/USMC-HO - Fri Jul 15, 4:07 PM ET A picture released by the US Marines shows Marines breaking a lock to building that needs searching during a mission in the city of al-Ramadi, west of Baghdad(AFP/USMC-HO)
Is there no end, this bastard lies to get us into a war, we have murdered over 100,000 innocent civilians, lost over 1700 of our children and yet this SOB is still in office. Meanwhile he has a traitor as his chief advisor, it sickens me.
Doc
Doc
| QUOTE (Dr. Left @ Monday, 18 July 2005, 7:54 am) |
| Is there no end, this bastard lies to get us into a war, we have murdered over 100,000 innocent civilians, lost over 1700 of our children and yet this SOB is still in office. Meanwhile he has a traitor as his chief advisor, it sickens me. Doc |
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He got his trifecta... that's all he cares about.
He's either stupid or cruel...or both.
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Somebody's child.
Somebody's child.
such a sad, symbolic number.
Everyone say it with me, if you hate that fucker who killed all those kids
FUCK BUSH!
Everyone say it with me, if you hate that fucker who killed all those kids
FUCK BUSH!
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| http://tinyurl.com/c7uop Fewer early sign-ups as Army struggles to recruit soldiers By Dave Moniz, USA TODAY Wed Jul 27, 6:42 AM ET The Army, which expects to miss its 2005 recruiting goal by about 12,000, already is falling behind for next year. The pool of recruits who sign up as much as a year before they report for training is dwindling. So far, 3,100 have signed up for 2006, according to Army Recruiting Command at Fort Knox, Ky. The Army says it hopes to have 7,200 recruits in the pool by Oct. 1, when the 2006 recruiting year begins. By comparison: • The Army started the 2005 recruiting year with about 14,700 recruits in the delayed entry pool. It is making up some of the shortfall in recruiting by re-enlisting soldiers at a higher-than-expected rate. But the Army also has tried to trim this year's shortfall by rushing many delayed entry enlistees into basic training. • In 2004, the Army had more than 33,000 enlistees signed up ahead of time. It met its recruiting goals. Allowing recruits to put off going to boot camp for up to a year gives enlistees flexibility and provides the Army with a buffer for future recruiting needs. Army statistics show the pool's size is a key indicator of its annual recruiting. Maj. Gen. Michael Rochelle, who heads Army Recruiting Command, said recruiting in July is slightly ahead of its goal, but that won't wipe out the current shortfall. He said parents are still reluctant to encourage their children to enlist. The Army has taken the brunt of U.S. casualties in Iraq. Rochelle acknowledged it can expect another struggle next year. Stephen Cheney, a retired Marine brigadier general and recruiting coordinator, said the small size of the delayed entry pool would make it extremely difficult for the Army to meet its 2006 target. Next year's recruits may also not be as qualified as this year's, because the Army will be looking for enlistees it can quickly ship to basic training. That means recruits whose options are limited, "are not in school and not in a job," said Cheney, chief operating officer of Business Executives for National Security in Washington, D.C. The Army is offering unprecedented enticements - including enlistment bonuses as high as $20,000 and service stints as short as 15 months - but so far has been unable to persuade enough young men and women to join. Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey recently proposed increasing the top enlistment bonus to $40,000 and is about to add 800 additional recruiters to the force. Even the new recruiters and higher bonuses "may not be enough for everyone," Rochelle said. None of the recruiting trends bode well for the Army, said Loren Thompson, an analyst at the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. "If you think of the Army as a watershed, their reservoir is about to run dry," Thompson said. "They have nothing left in reserve." |
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Soldier's family lays her to rest
By Norman Parish
Of the Post-Dispatch
07/28/2005
Linda Johnson walks with her husband, John, left, as she is led with other family members to her daughter's grave.
(Andrew Cutraro/P-D)
The family of Army Pfc. LaVena L. Johnson buried her on Thursday without knowing exactly how she died. Her father and sister fear that foul play may have been involved.
Hundreds of people attended the funeral at San Francisco Temple Complex Christian Assembly, in north St. Louis County. She was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
At the end of the service, Linda Carter Johnson, Johnson's mother, grieved as her husband and Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cartwright escorted her out of the church behind her daughter's flag-draped coffin.
At the cemetery, relatives and friends grieved as they said their final goodbyes. At one point, some of the relatives released birthday balloons near her grave.
Johnson died July 19 near Balad, Iraq. Wednesday, the day of her visitation, was her 20th birthday. She was the first female soldier from Missouri to die while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
An Army representative had told her father, John Johnson, that she died of self-inflicted, noncombat injuries, but that it was not a suicide.
After the funeral, John Johnson said he now thinks his daughter's death may have involved foul play, although he would not elaborate. He said a military source had told him the military was investigating her death as a "criminal investigation."
Army spokesmen said that while a criminal investigation unit was performing the investigation, it did not mean a crime was committed. Rather, all noncombat deaths are investigated, they said. The investigation is continuing and no completion date has been set.
LaVena Johnson's sister, LaKesha Johnson, said she was also suspicious about what happened. "This is the most unbelievable thing that ever occurred to us," she said. "I think someone did this on purpose."
George Heath, the Army public affairs officer at Fort Campbell, Ky., at first confirmed a report that Johnson had been shot in the head. Later Thursday, he said he could not confirm whether she had been shot.
An employee of Austin A. Layne Renaissance Chapel in Jennings, which handled the funeral arrangements, said a wound on the left side of Johnson's head appeared to be a bullet hole. The employee asked not to be identified.
The funeral lasted more than two hours and included a statement sent by U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., proclaiming Thursday as Johnson's day in the state's 1st Congressional District.
The main speaker, the Rev. Marvin Sanders of Shiloh Temple Church of God in Christ, discussed the book of Job.
Johnson had been assigned to the 129th Corps Support Battalion based at Fort Campbell. She graduated last year from Hazelwood Central High School. As a high school student, she was an honor roll student who had straight A's in her senior year.
The program at the funeral stated: "She was a good Samaritan - she gave canned goods to the Scouts, donated her personal clothes to the needy, walked in marathons for heart disease, gave blood at school and even fed the homeless. LaVena enjoyed making people smile on the inside, as well as the outside."
Lavena Johnson is shown in her 2004 Hazlewood Central High School graduation photo.
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Dad says soldier's loose teeth, head wound suggest foul play
By Norman Parish
Of the Post-Dispatch
07/29/2005
The father of Army Pfc. LaVena L. Johnson says his daughter had a disfigured lip, loose teeth and a wound on the left side of her head when he reviewed her body this week.
John Johnson said those discoveries are key reasons why he fears that foul play may have been involved in his 19-year-old daughter's death July 19 near Balad, Iraq.
"She was serving her country in good conscience, and her death deserves to be investigated," Johnson said in an interview Friday. "The truth needs to be revealed."
The former Florissant resident was the first female soldier from Missouri to die while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
The military has said only that LaVena Johnson died from noncombat injuries and that the cause of death remains under investigation. John Johnson said an Army representative told him the death was the result of self-inflicted injuries but was not suicide.
John Johnson said a military source had told him the military was investigating the death as a "criminal investigation." But Army spokesmen said that while a criminal investigation unit was performing the review, it did not mean a crime was committed.
In the interview, he said the wound to the left side of his daughter's head may be an indication that someone else was involved, since she was right-handed. "I'm not a forensic expert, but I am just talking about what seems obvious to me," he said.
Johnson also said his daughter's lip seemed to have been damaged.
"I saw a busted lip," he said. "Her front two teeth were loose. The funeral home said they had to reconstruct her lip. This tells me that someone might have punched her in the mouth."
Johnson, an honor roll graduate of Hazelwood Central High School, was assigned to the 129th Corps Support Battalion based at Fort Campbell, Ky. Her funeral was Thursday at San Francisco Temple Complex Christian Assembly in north St. Louis County. She was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
John Johnson said he served in the Army during the 1960s and then worked for 25 years as a civilian personnel specialist for the military. After retiring from that job, he has worked as a consultant, motivational speaker and author.
Johnson said his wife, Linda Carter Johnson, had a dream two weeks before the death in which her daughter appeared to be attacked. "She talked to LaVena but didn't tell her about the dream," Johnson said. "She told her to be careful."
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Soldier's family lays her to rest
By Norman Parish
Of the Post-Dispatch
07/28/2005
Linda Johnson walks with her husband, John, left, as she is led with other family members to her daughter's grave.
(Andrew Cutraro/P-D)
The family of Army Pfc. LaVena L. Johnson buried her on Thursday without knowing exactly how she died. Her father and sister fear that foul play may have been involved.
Hundreds of people attended the funeral at San Francisco Temple Complex Christian Assembly, in north St. Louis County. She was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
At the end of the service, Linda Carter Johnson, Johnson's mother, grieved as her husband and Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cartwright escorted her out of the church behind her daughter's flag-draped coffin.
At the cemetery, relatives and friends grieved as they said their final goodbyes. At one point, some of the relatives released birthday balloons near her grave.
Johnson died July 19 near Balad, Iraq. Wednesday, the day of her visitation, was her 20th birthday. She was the first female soldier from Missouri to die while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
An Army representative had told her father, John Johnson, that she died of self-inflicted, noncombat injuries, but that it was not a suicide.
After the funeral, John Johnson said he now thinks his daughter's death may have involved foul play, although he would not elaborate. He said a military source had told him the military was investigating her death as a "criminal investigation."
Army spokesmen said that while a criminal investigation unit was performing the investigation, it did not mean a crime was committed. Rather, all noncombat deaths are investigated, they said. The investigation is continuing and no completion date has been set.
LaVena Johnson's sister, LaKesha Johnson, said she was also suspicious about what happened. "This is the most unbelievable thing that ever occurred to us," she said. "I think someone did this on purpose."
George Heath, the Army public affairs officer at Fort Campbell, Ky., at first confirmed a report that Johnson had been shot in the head. Later Thursday, he said he could not confirm whether she had been shot.
An employee of Austin A. Layne Renaissance Chapel in Jennings, which handled the funeral arrangements, said a wound on the left side of Johnson's head appeared to be a bullet hole. The employee asked not to be identified.
The funeral lasted more than two hours and included a statement sent by U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., proclaiming Thursday as Johnson's day in the state's 1st Congressional District.
The main speaker, the Rev. Marvin Sanders of Shiloh Temple Church of God in Christ, discussed the book of Job.
Johnson had been assigned to the 129th Corps Support Battalion based at Fort Campbell. She graduated last year from Hazelwood Central High School. As a high school student, she was an honor roll student who had straight A's in her senior year.
The program at the funeral stated: "She was a good Samaritan - she gave canned goods to the Scouts, donated her personal clothes to the needy, walked in marathons for heart disease, gave blood at school and even fed the homeless. LaVena enjoyed making people smile on the inside, as well as the outside."
Lavena Johnson is shown in her 2004 Hazlewood Central High School graduation photo.
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Dad says soldier's loose teeth, head wound suggest foul play
By Norman Parish
Of the Post-Dispatch
07/29/2005
The father of Army Pfc. LaVena L. Johnson says his daughter had a disfigured lip, loose teeth and a wound on the left side of her head when he reviewed her body this week.
John Johnson said those discoveries are key reasons why he fears that foul play may have been involved in his 19-year-old daughter's death July 19 near Balad, Iraq.
"She was serving her country in good conscience, and her death deserves to be investigated," Johnson said in an interview Friday. "The truth needs to be revealed."
The former Florissant resident was the first female soldier from Missouri to die while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
The military has said only that LaVena Johnson died from noncombat injuries and that the cause of death remains under investigation. John Johnson said an Army representative told him the death was the result of self-inflicted injuries but was not suicide.
John Johnson said a military source had told him the military was investigating the death as a "criminal investigation." But Army spokesmen said that while a criminal investigation unit was performing the review, it did not mean a crime was committed.
In the interview, he said the wound to the left side of his daughter's head may be an indication that someone else was involved, since she was right-handed. "I'm not a forensic expert, but I am just talking about what seems obvious to me," he said.
Johnson also said his daughter's lip seemed to have been damaged.
"I saw a busted lip," he said. "Her front two teeth were loose. The funeral home said they had to reconstruct her lip. This tells me that someone might have punched her in the mouth."
Johnson, an honor roll graduate of Hazelwood Central High School, was assigned to the 129th Corps Support Battalion based at Fort Campbell, Ky. Her funeral was Thursday at San Francisco Temple Complex Christian Assembly in north St. Louis County. She was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
John Johnson said he served in the Army during the 1960s and then worked for 25 years as a civilian personnel specialist for the military. After retiring from that job, he has worked as a consultant, motivational speaker and author.
Johnson said his wife, Linda Carter Johnson, had a dream two weeks before the death in which her daughter appeared to be attacked. "She talked to LaVena but didn't tell her about the dream," Johnson said. "She told her to be careful."
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Five GIs killed by roadside bombs in Iraq
Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Five U.S. soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.
In the first attack Saturday around 1:40 p.m., a patrol hit a roadside bomb in the southern Dora neighborhood, killing a soldier from Task Force Baghdad, a statement said. Two others were wounded in that incident.
Later that evening, around 11 p.m., four Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in southwestern Baghdad.
The names of all the soldiers killed are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Five GIs killed by roadside bombs in Iraq
Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Five U.S. soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in two separate incidents in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.
In the first attack Saturday around 1:40 p.m., a patrol hit a roadside bomb in the southern Dora neighborhood, killing a soldier from Task Force Baghdad, a statement said. Two others were wounded in that incident.
Later that evening, around 11 p.m., four Task Force Baghdad soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in southwestern Baghdad.
The names of all the soldiers killed are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Surpasses 1,800
By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer
20 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven U.S. Marines were killed in two separate attacks west of Baghdad, where American forces are trying to seal a major border infiltration route for foreign fighters, the military said Tuesday. The deaths pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq past 1,800.
One of the Marines died Monday in a suicide car bombing in Hit, 85 miles northwest of Baghdad. The other six were killed Monday in Haditha, 50 miles from Hit — all of them attached to the same suburban Cleveland unit.
"Every single one of them is a hero," said Lt. Col. Kevin Rush of the Headquarters and Service Co. 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines based in Brook Park, Ohio.
At least 25 American service members have been killed in Iraq in the past 10 days — all but two in combat. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said that since the beginning of April, more than 2,700 Iraqis — about half of them civilians — had been killed in insurgency-related incidents.
Fighting has intensified in recent weeks in Haditha, Hit and other dusty towns along the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad as American forces step up efforts to seal off the approaches to the Syrian border and prevent foreign fighters from entering the country.
The Marines launched a series of operations in the region in May and June in hopes of pacifying the area so that Iraqi military and civilian forces could assume effective control. But the insurgents have proven resilient.
The U.S. command said the six Marines were "engaged by terrorists and killed by small-arms fire" in Haditha, which U.S. and Iraqi officials have identified as a major route for insurgents entering Iraq.
After the attack, residents of Haditha said several masked gunmen identifying themselves as members of the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, a major Sunni Arab insurgent group, appeared in the market carrying helmets, flak jackets and automatic rifles they said belonged to U.S. troops.
They distributed fliers claiming they had killed 10 American service members.
"They were on a mountain near the town so we went up, surrounded them and asked them to surrender," the statement said. "They did not surrender so we killed them."
A similar claim in the name of Ansar al-Sunnah was posted on an Islamic Web site.
In Baghdad, a roadside bomb exploded at the entrance to a highway tunnel in central Baghdad as a U.S. military convoy was passing, damaging two Humvees. At least 29 Iraqis were wounded, officials said. But there was no report of any American casualties.
At least 1,801 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,382 died as a result of hostile action. The figures include five military civilians.
The toll among Iraqis, however, has been much higher.
On Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said that since April 1, a total of 2,709 Iraqis have died in violent attacks, including 1,413 civilians. The rest were soldiers, police and insurgents.
The death toll for July was 656, the ministry said. That was the second deadliest month since the Shiite-dominated government was installed — surpassed only by May's figure of 967 deaths.
However, records-keeping in Iraq is irregular, especially in areas where the insurgents are strong, and the real figure is probably higher.
Violence has accelerated as the Iraqis struggle to finish a new constitution — which the United States sees as crucial toward maintaining political momentum and undermining the insurgency.
An Iraqi committee is racing to finish the charter in time for an Aug. 15 deadline for parliamentary approval. After that, voters will decide whether to ratify the document in a referendum in mid-October, followed by a new election in December.
If all goes well, the United States and its partners hope to start bringing their troops home next year. On Tuesday, a joint commission formed to coordinate the handover of cities to Iraqi security forces held its first meeting.
Progress on the constitution has been slowed, however, due to broad differences on the role of Islam, federalism and the distribution of national wealth. Iraqi women activists fear designating Islam as the main source of legislation will curb their rights.
On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad urged the framers to protect women's rights as a "fundamental requirement for Iraq's progress."
"My focus is to help get a constitution that does this," Khalilzad told reporters. "Of course, the Iraqis will decide but we will help in any way that we can."
Khalilzad said his government would encourage Iraqi politicians to exclude any constitutional articles that discriminate or limit opportunities for any Iraqi citizens.
In other developments Tuesday:
_A suicide car bomber struck a police checkpoint in Mosul, killing four people, three of them police, Brig. Gen. Wathiq Mohammed said.
_An explosion damaged a pipeline used for shipping fuel to a Baghdad power station, raising fears of further power cutbacks in the capital.
• U.S. troops clashed with insurgents in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad. There were no reports of U.S. casualties.
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By SAMEER N. YACOUB, Associated Press Writer
20 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven U.S. Marines were killed in two separate attacks west of Baghdad, where American forces are trying to seal a major border infiltration route for foreign fighters, the military said Tuesday. The deaths pushed the U.S. military death toll in Iraq past 1,800.
One of the Marines died Monday in a suicide car bombing in Hit, 85 miles northwest of Baghdad. The other six were killed Monday in Haditha, 50 miles from Hit — all of them attached to the same suburban Cleveland unit.
"Every single one of them is a hero," said Lt. Col. Kevin Rush of the Headquarters and Service Co. 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines based in Brook Park, Ohio.
At least 25 American service members have been killed in Iraq in the past 10 days — all but two in combat. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said that since the beginning of April, more than 2,700 Iraqis — about half of them civilians — had been killed in insurgency-related incidents.
Fighting has intensified in recent weeks in Haditha, Hit and other dusty towns along the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad as American forces step up efforts to seal off the approaches to the Syrian border and prevent foreign fighters from entering the country.
The Marines launched a series of operations in the region in May and June in hopes of pacifying the area so that Iraqi military and civilian forces could assume effective control. But the insurgents have proven resilient.
The U.S. command said the six Marines were "engaged by terrorists and killed by small-arms fire" in Haditha, which U.S. and Iraqi officials have identified as a major route for insurgents entering Iraq.
After the attack, residents of Haditha said several masked gunmen identifying themselves as members of the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, a major Sunni Arab insurgent group, appeared in the market carrying helmets, flak jackets and automatic rifles they said belonged to U.S. troops.
They distributed fliers claiming they had killed 10 American service members.
"They were on a mountain near the town so we went up, surrounded them and asked them to surrender," the statement said. "They did not surrender so we killed them."
A similar claim in the name of Ansar al-Sunnah was posted on an Islamic Web site.
In Baghdad, a roadside bomb exploded at the entrance to a highway tunnel in central Baghdad as a U.S. military convoy was passing, damaging two Humvees. At least 29 Iraqis were wounded, officials said. But there was no report of any American casualties.
At least 1,801 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,382 died as a result of hostile action. The figures include five military civilians.
The toll among Iraqis, however, has been much higher.
On Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said that since April 1, a total of 2,709 Iraqis have died in violent attacks, including 1,413 civilians. The rest were soldiers, police and insurgents.
The death toll for July was 656, the ministry said. That was the second deadliest month since the Shiite-dominated government was installed — surpassed only by May's figure of 967 deaths.
However, records-keeping in Iraq is irregular, especially in areas where the insurgents are strong, and the real figure is probably higher.
Violence has accelerated as the Iraqis struggle to finish a new constitution — which the United States sees as crucial toward maintaining political momentum and undermining the insurgency.
An Iraqi committee is racing to finish the charter in time for an Aug. 15 deadline for parliamentary approval. After that, voters will decide whether to ratify the document in a referendum in mid-October, followed by a new election in December.
If all goes well, the United States and its partners hope to start bringing their troops home next year. On Tuesday, a joint commission formed to coordinate the handover of cities to Iraqi security forces held its first meeting.
Progress on the constitution has been slowed, however, due to broad differences on the role of Islam, federalism and the distribution of national wealth. Iraqi women activists fear designating Islam as the main source of legislation will curb their rights.
On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad urged the framers to protect women's rights as a "fundamental requirement for Iraq's progress."
"My focus is to help get a constitution that does this," Khalilzad told reporters. "Of course, the Iraqis will decide but we will help in any way that we can."
Khalilzad said his government would encourage Iraqi politicians to exclude any constitutional articles that discriminate or limit opportunities for any Iraqi citizens.
In other developments Tuesday:
_A suicide car bomber struck a police checkpoint in Mosul, killing four people, three of them police, Brig. Gen. Wathiq Mohammed said.
_An explosion damaged a pipeline used for shipping fuel to a Baghdad power station, raising fears of further power cutbacks in the capital.
• U.S. troops clashed with insurgents in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad. There were no reports of U.S. casualties.
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Not just a number........
This undated photo provided by the Long Family shows U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Grant B. Fraser of Anchorage, Alaska. Fraser, 22, was one of the14 Marines who died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, when their vehicle was hit by an explosive during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. (AP Photo/Family photo)
In a photo provided by the family, US Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Bernholtz of Grove City, Ohio is shown. Bernholtz, assigned to the Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio, was among 14 killed Wednesday in the deadliest roadside bombing of U.S. troops in Iraq. (AP Photo/Family photo via the Columbus Dispatch)
This undated photo provided by the family shows Marine Sgt. Bradley Harper who was killed by a roadside explosion Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, in Iraq. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Virginian-Pilot)
Cpl. David Kreuter is shown in a 2005 photo released by his family that was taken in Iraq. Cpl. Kreuter, of Cincinnati, was one of the 14 Marines killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Family)
Marine Sgt. Curtis Gibson looks at the ever-growing makeshift memorial on the fence surrounding the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines headquarters in Brook Park, Ohio on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. The suburban Cleveland-based battalion was hard hit with casualties this week in Iraq. Gibson is a member of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines and works at the headquarters. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
This undated photo provided by the Long Family shows U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Grant B. Fraser of Anchorage, Alaska. Fraser, 22, was one of the14 Marines who died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, when their vehicle was hit by an explosive during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. (AP Photo/Family photo)
In a photo provided by the family, US Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Bernholtz of Grove City, Ohio is shown. Bernholtz, assigned to the Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio, was among 14 killed Wednesday in the deadliest roadside bombing of U.S. troops in Iraq. (AP Photo/Family photo via the Columbus Dispatch)
This undated photo provided by the family shows Marine Sgt. Bradley Harper who was killed by a roadside explosion Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, in Iraq. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Virginian-Pilot)
Cpl. David Kreuter is shown in a 2005 photo released by his family that was taken in Iraq. Cpl. Kreuter, of Cincinnati, was one of the 14 Marines killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Family)
Marine Sgt. Curtis Gibson looks at the ever-growing makeshift memorial on the fence surrounding the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines headquarters in Brook Park, Ohio on Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. The suburban Cleveland-based battalion was hard hit with casualties this week in Iraq. Gibson is a member of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines and works at the headquarters. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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42 soliders have been killed in eight days.
71 Days since we offically entered the "Last Throes"
42 soliders have been killed in eight days.
71 Days since we offically entered the "Last Throes"
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Not sure if i am allowed to do this but i will anyway.
Not sure if i am allowed to do this but i will anyway.
Of course you are.
I fear many of us will have to continue adding to this thread for a while.
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That also means that 42 soliders have been killed in eight days.
71 Days since we offically entered the "Last Throes" as declared by Dick "Head" Cheney.
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Yup, their lies have resulted in thousands and thousands of dead men, women and children all over the world. They are war criminals and should be in prison.
He won't even meet with Casey Sheehan's mom. Lieboy is a selfish, spoiled, greedy asshole! Cheney is worse!
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