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  • April 2008

    • US Presence in Iraq Open-Ended in Secret Pact

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 8, 08 7:03 AM CDT

      US Presence in Iraq Open-Ended in Secret Pact

      (Newser) - US officials and the Iraqi government plan to authorize an open-ended American presence in Iraq, according to a secret draft of an agreement between the two nations. The March 7 draft, leaked to the Guardian , is intended to replace the current UN mandate authorizing operations that expires this year. The new plan would give the US authority to "conduct military operations in Iraq and to detain individuals when necessary." More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Iraq exit strategy  • military presence

    • Baghdad Rockets Kill 3 US Soldiers, Wound 31

      CNN  |  Apr 6, 08 5:18 PM CDT

      Baghdad Rockets Kill 3 US Soldiers, Wound 31

      (Newser) - Battles erupted in Baghdad today as rocket attacks killed three US soldiers and wounded 31, CNN reports. The first strike killed one and wounded 14 at a military outpost; “a couple of rounds of fire” killed two more and wounded 17 in the Green Zone soon after, a military official said. Earlier, US troops fought cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, killing at least 20 and wounding 52 in Baghdad, the AFP reports. More »

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      US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • American troops  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • death toll  • Shiite militia  • casualties

    • On Iraq, Petraeus Has Bush's Ear

      Washington Post  |  Apr 6, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      On Iraq, Petraeus Has Bush's Ear

      (Newser) - George Bush and top Iraq commander David Petraeus have a close relationship unusual for wartime presidencies, the Washington Post reports. The president skips over several middlemen, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, to speak directly and regularly with Petraeus, and has fully deferred to the general on controversial Iraq decisions. But some top officials worry that the views of one man are trumping their own. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Bush administration  • US military  • David Petraeus  • Robert Gates  • military strategy

    • Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

      Divorce360.com  |  Apr 6, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

      (Newser) - Female troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The rate was high even in peacetime and has risen further during the Iraq war. More »

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      US military  • marriage  • US Army  • divorce  • American troops  • US Navy  • US Air Force  • divorce rate  • female troops

    • Army Battles High Divorce Rates

      New York Times  |  Apr 5, 08 5:56 AM CDT

      Army Battles High Divorce Rates

      (Newser) - A jump in divorce rates since the start of the Iraq war has the Army concerned. Marriages are falling apart as soldiers return home from tours of combat duty emotionally distant and unwilling to discuss their experiences. The military has now launched 'marriage education' retreats to try and repair the damage, the New York Times reports. More »

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      US military  • marriage  • US Army  • divorce  • divorce rate  • soldiers' families  • military spouses

    • Combat Tours to Be Cut

      Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 5:20 AM CDT

      Combat Tours to Be Cut

      (Newser) - American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are to have their combat tours cut from 15 months to 12 beginning late this summer. The White House plans a formal announcement next week, an insider told the AP. Tours were lengthened last year to boost troop levels in Iraq, and the Army has warned that the "unsustainable" extended deployments are wearing down its soldiers. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • US military  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • US Army  • Robert Gates  • deployment  • Gen. George Casey

    • Bush Pledges More Troops for Afghanistan

      Reuters  |  Apr 4, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      Bush Pledges More Troops for Afghanistan

      (Newser) - The US will boost the number of its troops committed to NATO's effort in Afghanistan in 2009, President Bush told fellow alliance members at this week's summit, Reuters reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates related the pledge to reporters as he left the Bucharest summit. He didn’t specify a figure, saying only that it would be a “significant contribution.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • Russia  • Afghanistan  • US military  • War on Terror  • NATO  • American troops  • NATO summit  • supply chain

    • Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength

      Washington Post  |  Apr 4, 08 1:06 PM CDT

      Basra Showed Maliki Weakness, al-Sadr Strength

      (Newser) - The Iraqi-led assault on Basra last week exposed the weaknesses of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the strength of Moqtada al-Sadr, the Washington Post concludes in its post-mortem of the unsuccessful foray. In not engaging parliament, political allies, or the Americans in planning the incursion, Maliki sought to demonstrate decisiveness, but showed ineptness instead. More »

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      Iran  • US military  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra

    • Japan Busts US Sailor in Murder-Robbery

      Reuters  |  Apr 3, 08 6:05 AM CDT

      Japan Busts US Sailor in Murder-Robbery

      (Newser) - Japanese police arrested a US sailor today on suspicion of stabbing a taxi driver to death and then robbing him, Reuters reports. The 22-year-old Nigerian national serving in the American Navy was already in US custody on charges of desertion. The American ambassador to Japan was forced to apologize for yet another US serviceman implicated in a crime in recent months. More »

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      murder  • Japan  • crime  • US military  • robbery  • military bases  • sailor

    • Justice Memo Backed Torture Interrogations

      Washington Post  |  Apr 2, 08 3:42 AM CDT

      Justice Memo Backed Torture Interrogations

      (Newser) - Laws banning torture and assault should not apply to US military interrogators overseas, argues a 2003 Justice Department memo released yesterday. The Defense Department was told not to rely on the memo nine months after it was issued, but it established a legal foundation for controversial interrogations, the Washington Post reports. The document contends that presidential wartime powers override laws and treaties, and details justifications for using aggressive tactics against suspected terrorists. More »

    • Army's Role in Iraq Turning Personal

      Bitterlemons  |  Apr 1, 08 11:21 PM CDT

      Army's Role in Iraq Turning Personal

      (Newser) - After five years of war, the US military is enmeshed in virtually all aspects of Iraqi life—a common development in such engagements but one that can prove to be a double-edged sword for military efficiency, writes Lawrence Kaplan in the policy forum Bitter Lemons. "American units slowly melt into the landscape, becoming in effect the most powerful of their area's tribes," Kaplan writes.  More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Iraq pullout  • Vietnam War  • surge  • Iraq reconstruction  • tribal leaders

    • Insignia of Our Secret Armies

      New York Times  |  Apr 1, 08 4:44 PM CDT

      Insignia of Our Secret Armies

      (Newser) - The men and women who work in our country’s most classified weapons and intelligence R&D programs—the New York Times calls them "stealthy armies of high-tech warriors" — have developed their own culture, complete with inside humor. That's on display in a new a book by Trevor Paglen on their patches—the kind worn on uniforms—which feature aliens, dragons, ghosts, and superbabes. More »

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      US military  • Pentagon  • Dick Cheney  • September 11  • national security  • classified information

  • March 2008

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