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  • July 2008

    • US Surge Brigades Leave Iraq

      Reuters  |  Jul 22, 08 10:47 AM CDT

      US Surge Brigades Leave Iraq

      (Newser) - The American troop surge in Iraq has ended, Reuters reports, with the departure of the last of five brigades deployed last year in an effort to curb sectarian violence. There are now just under 147,000 US troops left in the country, according to a military spokesman, down from a peak of 160,000-170,000 in 2007. More »

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      Iraq  • troop surge  • Military

    • Army Pig-Shoot Angers Animal Rights Activists

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      Army Pig-Shoot Angers Animal Rights Activists

      (Newser) - The Army is butting heads with animal rights activists over a planned drill that involves shooting live pigs. As practice for battlefield medical care, soldiers will fire at the pigs, then rush to save them. "It's to teach Army personnel how to manage critically injured patients within the first few hours of their injury," said an Army spokesman. More »

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      animal rights  • PETA  • Army  • pigs  • Military  • soldiers  • medical training

  • March 2008

    • Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

      CNN  |  Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT

      Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

      (Newser) - Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed to have been abandoned. More »

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      terrorism  • New York City  • bombing  • tourism  • Times Square  • bicycle  • Military

  • December 2007

    • Army Seeks to Shorten Tours

      Associated Press  |  Dec 9, 07 1:02 PM CST

      Army Seeks to Shorten Tours

      (Newser) - With violence slowing in Iraq, many Army leaders want to drop the 15-month tours of duty imposed on soldiers earlier this year to sustain the surge, the AP reports. “We can’t sustain that,” says Army Chief of Staff George Casey, the former top commander in Iraq who is among generals seeking a return to 12 months by next summer. More »

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      US military  • troop surge  • tour of duty  • Military  • Gen. George Casey

  • October 2007

    • Chief Gitmo Prosecutor Steps Down

      Reuters  |  Oct 5, 07 7:50 PM CDT

      Chief Gitmo Prosecutor Steps Down

      (Newser) - The US military’s lead prosecutor in trials of terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay has resigned, the Pentagon announced today. Air Force Col. Davis sought a new post after the Pentagon rejected his complaint that an officer supervising his work did not have the authority to do so. “Clearly, there was a disagreement with respect to roles and authorities,” a Pentagon spokesman said. More »

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      Guantanamo Bay  • enemy combatants  • terror suspects  • Military

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