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  • May 2008

    • Let's Not Push War With Iran: Top Admiral

      Reuters  |  May 5, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Let's Not Push War With Iran: Top Admiral

      (Newser) - With wars still raging in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US would be hard-pressed to start a new one with Iran, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Michael Mullen said today. “I actually am very hopeful that we don't have to get into a conflict,” Mullen told Israeli TV, though he reiterated he would “keep all the military options on the table.” More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • US military  • Joint Chiefs of Staff  • Michael Mullen

    • Pentagon May Boost US Troops in Afghanistan

      New York Times  |  May 3, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      Pentagon May Boost US Troops in Afghanistan

      (Newser) - The Pentagon may send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan to make up for a NATO shortfall, administration officials say.The move would bring US troop levels there to 40,000 and require relocating American forces from Iraq, the New York Times reports. While NATO countries have promised to send about 2,000 additional troops, so far only France, which has pledged 700, has begun preparing forces. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Afghanistan  • France  • US military  • Georgia  • Pentagon  • NATO  • Ukraine  • NATO summit  • NATO troops

    • 'Sorry' Gates: We Let Down Our Soldiers

      Reuters  |  May 2, 08 7:04 AM CDT

      'Sorry' Gates: We Let Down Our Soldiers

      (Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates admitted yesterday that the US military made mistakes in taking care of soldiers back from Afghanistan and Iraq, reports Reuters. He said he regretted that veterans had received inadequate care for physical and mental problems, particularly those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Gates also acknowledged that not all returning soldiers have obtained suitable housing. More »

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      US military  • Robert Gates  • veterans  • PTSD  • Iraq veterans  • veterans' health care  • Afghanistan veterans

    • Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq

      Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq

      (Newser) - As US forces engaged in heavy fighting in the Mahdi Army's Sadr City today, bombings in Baghdad and Diyala province took the lives of as many as 45 Iraqis and one US soldier, the AP reports. The Diyala bombing, in Balad Ruz, was carried out by two suicide bombers—one of them a woman—during a wedding celebration. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • US military  • wedding  • suicide bombing  • Iraq death toll  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia  • female suicide bomber

    • Dems Jeer 'Iraq Victory' Anniversary

      Politico  |  May 1, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Dems Jeer 'Iraq Victory' Anniversary

      (Newser) - Five years ago today, President Bush bounded out of a fighter jet onto a deck of an aircraft carrier and, under a huge "Mission Accomplished" banner, boasted to cheering troops that major combat operations in Iraq had ended. As the war drags on into its sixth year, congressional Democrats are using the anniversary to highlight the administration's "arrogant" mishandling of Iraq, Politico reports. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • US military  • aircraft carrier  • Robert Byrd

  • April 2008

    • New Ship a 'Reminder' to Iran: Gates

      Reuters  |  Apr 30, 08 6:36 AM CDT

      New Ship a 'Reminder' to Iran: Gates

      (Newser) - A second US aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf yesterday, which Robert Gates says Iran should see as a "reminder." The defense secretary denied that the deployment of another ship in the Gulf amounted to an escalation of American forces in the area, Reuters reports, but hoped to get Tehran's attention with the extra vessel's presence. More »

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      Iran  • US military  • Robert Gates  • US Navy  • Persian Gulf  • aircraft carrier

    • US Preparing Iran War Plans

      Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      US Preparing Iran War Plans

      (Newser) - The US is preparing for a potential military action against Iran, the nation’s top military official said today. Such an attack would be “extremely stressing” on the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, but it is on the table if a diplomatic solution can’t stop Iran’s alleged hunt for nuclear weapons and involvement in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iran  • US military  • Robert Gates  • Air Force  • Navy  • Joint Chiefs of Staff  • Michael Mullen

    • Dead Soldiers Beef Up Iraqis' Troop Count

      Military Times  |  Apr 25, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      Dead Soldiers Beef Up Iraqis' Troop Count

      (Newser) - The number of men in Iraq's security forces is estimated to be a healthy 530,000. Trouble is, a "substantial number" of them are injured, dead, or AWOL, a new government audit says. The review casts doubt on Pentagon reports about Iraqi capabilities and questions Baghdad's ability to train its own forces, the Military Times reports. More »

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      US military  • Pentagon  • David Petraeus  • Iraq government  • Iraq Army  • Iraq mess  • Iraqi security forces

    • US Charges Marine With Okinawa Rape

      CNN  |  Apr 25, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      US Charges Marine With Okinawa Rape

      (Newser) - The US military has charged a Marine with rape of a child, adultery, and kidnapping after an assault on a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, CNN reports. Japanese officials had released the Marine earlier this year after the girl, apparently not wanting to be in the public eye, dropped the allegations. But US officials investigated for violations of the military justice code. The incident has infuriated residents of Okinawa. More »

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      Japan  • US military  • Okinawa  • child rape  • military law  • court martial  • Tyrone Hadnott

    • US Finds New Iran-Made Weapons In Iraq

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 25, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      US Finds New Iran-Made Weapons In Iraq

      (Newser) - The US military has discovered several caches of newly made Iranian weapons inside Iraq, reports the Wall Street Journal . The collection of mortars, rockets, and explosives had time stamps indicating that they were manufactured within the last 60 days, leading Washington officials to conclude that Tehran is still funneling armaments to Shiite extremist groups within Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • US military  • Shiite insurgents  • arms  • arms exports

    • VA 'Lying About Vet Suicides'

      Dallas Morning News  |  Apr 24, 08 3:09 AM CDT

      VA 'Lying About Vet Suicides'

      (Newser) - A Democratic senator is calling for the resignation of the Veterans Administration mental health chief, accusing him of deliberately hiding the truth about suicide attempts among US veterans, the Dallas Morning News reports. A secret agency email put the number of suicide attempts at 12,000 a year—not the 790 the VA officially reported, according to court documents released in a lawsuit by two veterans groups. More »

    • Gates to USAF: Straighten Up and Fly Right

      Washington Post  |  Apr 21, 08 4:46 PM CDT

      Gates to USAF: Straighten Up and Fly Right

      (Newser) - Robert Gates chided the Air Force today for being slow to change and for not providing enough help in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Addressing American and international student officers in Alabama, the defense secretary said getting the USAF to adapt, particularly in the use of drone aircraft, has been "like pulling teeth," the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • US military  • Robert Gates  • Air Force  • defense secretary

    • Military Families Fight for Right to Sue

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 20, 08 5:51 PM CDT

      Military Families Fight for Right to Sue

      (Newser) - Many grieving families are outraged that they cannot sue over medical malpractice in military hospitals, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some have seen sons and husbands—all active duty service members—die in hospitals where resources are stretched thin. But a 1950 Supreme Court ruling created the Feres doctrine, which protects military doctors and their staffs from malpractice suits. More »

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      US military  • US Supreme Court  • American troops  • negligence  • medical malpractice  • malpractice  • military hospitals

    • Pentagon Purse Strings Ensnare TV Military Analysts

      New York Times  |  Apr 20, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Pentagon Purse Strings Ensnare TV Military Analysts

      (Newser) - Several so-called "independent" military analysts who often support Defense Department positions on TV news programs have been linked closely to defense contractors and the Pentagon in an extensive New York Times investigation. "We need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you,’” is the way one former general characterized Pentagon manipulation of his TV commentaries. More »

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      television  • US military  • Pentagon  • Donald Rumsfeld  • Department of Defense

    • Iraqi Troops Seize Sadr Stronghold

      Reuters  |  Apr 19, 08 9:11 AM CDT

      Iraqi Troops Seize Sadr Stronghold

      (Newser) - In a major new clash, Iraqi troops backed by American and British firepower today captured a stronghold of fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra, said Iraqi officials. In a show of force, American planes and British artillery attacked a deserted area outside the Sadr-controlled section of Hayaniya before Iraqi troops moved into the neighborhood and seized the center, Reuters reports. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • Sadr City  • Iraq Army  • British military

    • White House 'Duped' General Into Torture: Book

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 19, 08 7:54 AM CDT

      White House 'Duped' General Into Torture: Book

      (Newser) - The Bush administration "hoodwinked" one of the country's top military men in order to establish harsh interrogation techniques on Guantanamo Bay prisoners, according to revelations in a new book reported in the Guardian. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers was misled by White House aides into abandoning the military's long-standing ban on inhumane treatment of prisoners, according to London law professor Phillipe Sands in his book Torture Team. More »

    • US Builds Giant Wall in Sadr City

      New York Times  |  Apr 18, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      US Builds Giant Wall in Sadr City

      (Newser) - American forces have begun construction of an enormous concrete wall that will partition Sadr City, one of Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhood. The structure is intended to make the southern section of Sadr City, a Shiite stronghold that borders the Green Zone, into a protected enclave, reports the New York Times . Walls in other parts of Baghdad have succeeded in blunting insurgent attacks, despite residents' fears of isolation. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Sadr City  • wall

    • 19 Yanks Die in Worst Week of Year for US

      Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      19 Yanks Die in Worst Week of Year for US

      (Newser) - The death of a US soldier in a roadside blast in Baghdad yesterday brought the death toll for US troops to 19 in a single week—the highest so far this year. Almost all of the deaths have been in the Iraqi capital, where US and Iraqi forces are battling the Mahdi Army. Troops are also fighting Sunni insurgents in northern Iraq, AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • roadside bomb  • Iraq death toll  • Sadr City  • Shiite militia

    • Gitmo Detainees' Military Tribunals Mired in a Host of Snags

      New York Times  |  Apr 10, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Gitmo Detainees' Military Tribunals Mired in a Host of Snags

      (Newser) - Six men detained in Guantanamo in connection with the 9/11 attacks were charged with war crimes two months ago—they were to be the first defendants in President Bush's never-tested military commission system. But not a single one has even met their counsel yet because military lawyers are in extremely short supply. It's one of several snags that have confounded efforts to get on with the military trials, the New York Times reports . More »

    • Sadr Threatens to End Truce

      CNN  |  Apr 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT

      Sadr Threatens to End Truce

      (Newser) - Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today threatened to end the cease-fire he imposed last year on his Mahdi militia, CNN reports, and called off a massive protest set for tomorrow, the fifth anniversary of the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Hundreds had converged on Baghdad—despite orders to keep young men out—before Sadr called off the event. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Sunni  • Mahdi Army  • Saddam Hussein  • Sadr City  • Shia  • Iraq Civil War  • Sadrists

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