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July 2008
- Maliki Pegs Obama as the Most Pliant: Krauthammer
  
  newser | Washington Post | 9 hours, 26 minutes ago
  
  Nouri al-Maliki's endorsement of Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawal from Iraq this week was "the earliest and most ostentatious absentee ballot of this presidential election," writes Charles Krauthammer. The Washington Post columnist thinks that the Iraqi PM gave Obama an electorial assist for a clear reason: between him and John McCain, "it is no mystery who would be the more pliant US negotiator." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • John McCain • election 2008 • US military • Nouri al-Maliki • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • timetable
- Obama Declares Afghanistan 'Precarious and Urgent'
  
  newser | USA Today | Jul 20, 08 1:41 PM CDT
  
  Calling the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent," Barack Obama today urged the Bush administration to make Afghanistan—rather than Iraq—"the central front in our battle against terrorism." In his first interview since arriving in the country yesterday, the Democratic candidate told Lara Logan on Face the Nation that an additional two brigades were needed to combat insurgents and the drug trade that finances them, USA Today reports. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq war • Pakistan • Afghanistan • al-Qaeda • Taliban • US military • Hamid Karzai • Kabul • Afghanistan war
- Obama Meets Afghan Leaders, Reiterates Support
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 19, 08 2:03 PM CDT
  
  Barack Obama met today with officials from one of Afghanistan’s most hard-fought regions, the AP reports, and re-iterated his commitment to intensifying US efforts there if elected president. Together with Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed, Obama visited Jalalabad Air Field in Nangarhar province. Nangarhar lies next to the Pakistani border, and has come under intense Taliban attacks, a former warlord told Obama’s delegation. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Pakistan • Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • Chuck Hagel • Jack Reed
- Americans Now Favor 'Don't Ask, Do Tell'
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 19, 08 8:32 AM CDT
  
  In the 15 years since the inception of the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gay servicemen and women, public opinion on the issue has shifted dramatically. In 1993, 44% of Americans said openly gay people should be allowed to enlist; a Washington Post -ABC News poll now puts that number at 75%. More »
  
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  US military • gay rights • gays in the military • Washington Post ABC poll • Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Shoddy Electrical Work Killing US Troops in Iraq
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 18, 08 4:00 AM CDT
  
  Shoddy electrical work by private contractors is making Iraq an even deadlier place for US troops, reports the New York Times . At least 13 troops have died from electrocution and many more have been injured. Others have perished in electrical fires. The problem is worse than the Pentagon has acknowledged, with 283 fires sparked at military installations in a 6-month period, according to Army documents. More »
  
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  Iraq • US military • Iraq contractors • military bases • electrical shocks • KBR • electrocution
- Air Force Seeks Anti-Terror $16M for 'Comfort Pods'
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 18, 08 3:37 AM CDT
  
  Air Force chiefs have sought $16 million in anti-terrorism funds to build luxurious "comfort capsules" to be installed in military aircraft for VIP officer travel, reports the Washington Post . The project's costs have soared as finicky generals demand changes, with modifications in the plush leather seats—including a switch from brown to Air Force blue —estimated at $70,000 alone. More »
  
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  US military • air travel • counterterrorism • US Air Force • military spending
- Did Iconic Photo Drive Soldier's Death?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT
  
  A photo turned an American medic in Iraq into a hero, showing him carrying an Iraqi child to safety. But the photographer, Warren Zinn, wonders whether it also contributed to his suicide. Joseph Dwyer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Iraq; Zinn worries, in the Washington Post , whether his fame exacerbated his pain. More »
  
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  Iraq war • US military • soldier • PTSD • photography • drug overdose • heroism
- Pakistan: US Not Hunting bin Laden on Our Turf
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 13, 08 8:31 AM CDT
  
  Pakistan's foreign minister said yesterday that his country has no plans to allow US or other foreign troops into the country to search for Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda members, AP reports. Shah Mahmood Qureshi says that Pakistani troops, plus "grassroots" efforts to stop terrorism before it can begin, are sufficient measures for combating militant activity. More »
  
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  Pakistan • al-Qaeda • terrorism • US military • Osama bin Laden • Pakistan militants • sovereignty
- US Weighs Faster Iraq Withdrawal
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 13, 08 7:29 AM CDT
  
  US officials in Washington and Baghdad may pull as many as three brigades from Iraq by the time George Bush leaves office, the New York Times reports. The move, driven in part by a need to bolster the American presence in Afghanistan, could remove far more troops than seemed likely just months ago, and would mark a major shift in policy from the past few years. More »
  
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  Iraq • John McCain • George W. Bush • Iraq war • Afghanistan • US military • troop withdrawal • Iraq pullout
- Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 11, 08 2:59 AM CDT
  
  The families of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for over a year have been informed that their bodies have been found, reports AP. Alex Jimenez, 25, and Byron Fouty, 19, were seized by insurgents in a May 2007 ambush. Four other soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division "Polar Bears" died in the attack. The body of a third kidnapped soldier was found weeks later. More »
  
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  Iraq • US military • insurgents • missing soldiers • Alex Jimenez • Brian Fouty
- Vets Slipping Into the Bottle
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 8, 08 5:36 AM CDT
  
  A rise in alcohol abuse among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is worrying military officials, the New York Times reports. Counseling services for vets suffering post-traumatic stress disorder are stretched to the limit and many tormented former soldiers are turning instead to the bottle. The increase in binge drinking, and a smaller rise in illegal drug use, is blamed for a rise in crimes and other misconduct involving veterans. More »
  
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  US military • PTSD • Iraq veterans • alcoholism • substance abuse • Afghanistan veterans
- Iraq Films Get Army's Attention
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 7, 08 1:58 PM CDT
  
  War films can help shape public perception, and the Army is trying to guide moviemakers away from negative portrayals of the Iraq conflict like the ones that dominated films about Vietnam. Army liaisons to Hollywood offer equipment, expertise—and script alterations that some filmmakers see as spin. The LA Times looks at an area in which, one military liaison says, "There doesn't seem to be a lot of room for nuance." More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • film • US military • Vietnam War • film studio • film director • Army • Iraq war movies • Paul Haggis • Redacted • Brian De Palma • anti-war movies
- Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jul 6, 08 6:56 PM CDT
  
  Outsmarted and overwhelmed by allied forces in Iraq, al-Qaeda is getting desperate, Marie Colvin writes for the London Times. The insurgents, masters of organized resistance, are now resorting to small-scale hit-and-run attacks amidst waning support from Iraqis. “Al-Qaeda in Mosul is pretty much not able to do the attacks that they could do previously,” said an Iraqi commander. More »
  
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  Iraq • US military • insurgents • troop surge • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Mosul • David Patraeus
- US Spies Getting Own Version of Second Life
  
  newser | Wired | Jul 3, 08 7:41 PM CDT
  
  Call it 007 2.0, if you will. The US military is planning a Second Life -style virtual world just for spies, complete with a “time machine” feature. But some are skeptical. "They can't do plain old forensics right and they're going to develop a mechanism that rolls the clock backwards and forwards based on multiple inputs?" grouses one unnamed critic in Wired. More »
  
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  US military • virtual worlds • spies • intelligence agencies
- Afghan War Hamstrung by Troop Shortage
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 3, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  The US needs more troops in Afghanistan but lacks the available forces because of the Iraq war, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday. In his most pointed remarks to date, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that countering the country's resurgent Taliban and booming drug trade demands more than the 32,000 American troops stationed there, but that such a move necessitates "a reduced requirement in Iraq." More »
  
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  Iraq • George W. Bush • Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • American troops • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Michael Mullen
- US Deaths in Afghanistan Hit Record
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 2, 08 7:54 AM CDT
  
  More troops from the United States and coalition countries died in Afghanistan last month than at any other time since the 2001 invasion. For the second month in a row, deaths among American-led forces were higher in Afghanistan, where 46 servicemen died, than in Iraq, where 31 were killed. The greater death toll in Afghanistan comes despite a significantly increased NATO military presence there, reports the New York Times . More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Afghanistan • US military • American troops • death toll • Afghanistan war • NATO troops
June 2008
- Pregnant Soldier's Death Homicide: Cops
  
  newser | Fayetteville Observer (NC) | Jun 30, 08 4:20 PM CDT
  
  Police say the pregnant soldier whose body was found in a North Carolina motel last week was murdered, the Fayetteville Observer reports. The Observer , meanwhile, received a letter from someone claiming to be the killer, which contains a symbol sources say was also drawn in lipstick in the room where Megan Touma, 23, was found. More »
  
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  murder • US military • investigation • North Carolina • soldier • Army • pregnant • Fort Bragg
- Iraq Planning Seriously Flawed: Army
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 29, 08 7:39 AM CDT
  
  The planning and execution of the Iraq occupation was seriously flawed, the Army concedes in an unclassified report to be released tomorrow. Built on some 200 interviews, the study is a detailed analysis of the Army's activities, aimed at military experts, reports the New York Times . A central problem identified in the report is the military’s failure to adequately plan for the occupation after major combat. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • US military • US Army
- Fighting Forces Get No Break on Fuel Price Hikes
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 28, 08 7:37 AM CDT
  
  Consumers at the gas pump aren't the only ones suffering sticker shock: Military units in Iraq and elsewhere will see another hike in fuel costs next week, the second increase this budget year amid soaring oil prices. On July 1, the cost for refined fuel used by troops will jump 34% to more than double what the Pentagon was paying 3 years ago, the AP reports. The military estimates that every $1 increase in the market price per barrel translates into a $130-million rise in costs for US forces. More »
  
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  Iraq war • US military • Pentagon • fuel costs
- Lesbians Bear Brunt of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 23, 08 8:08 AM CDT
  
  Debates about gays in the military have focused on men, but new information reveals that lesbians have faced much greater "don't ask, don't tell" challenges. Although women make up only 15% of Army and Air Force personnel, nearly half of the soldiers and airmen discharged for open homosexuality were women. Both the military and gay rights groups are uncertain of what causes the disparity. More »
  
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  US military • lesbians • gays in the military • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • female troops

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