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  • May 2008

    • Marine In Iraq Suspended Over Bible-Quoting Coins

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 30, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Marine In Iraq Suspended Over Bible-Quoting Coins

      A US Marine has been suspended after he reportedly distributed coins with Bible verses at an entry point in Falluja, CNN reports. One coin reportedly asked, in Arabic, “Where will you spend eternity?” Military rules forbid troops from proselytizing. A US spokesman apologized to angry Muslims and said “appropriate action” would be taken. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • US Marine Corps  • Bible  • Fallujah  • coins

  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • Fallen Marine's Dog Heading Home to His Family

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 21, 07 2:36 PM CST

      Fallen Marine's Dog Heading Home to His Family

      Paramedics had to drag Lex the German shepherd away from the body of Cpl. Dustin Lee when the 20-year-old Marine from Mississippi was killed in a March mortar attack in Fallujah. Now Lex is back in the States and heading for retirement with Lee's family. “Lex was my son’s partner; he was his best friend,” said his dad, Jerome. “He was next to him. He was the last one to see him alive.” More »

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      military  • dog  • Mississippi  • Fallujah  • German shepherd  • K 9

  • November 2007

    • Grieving Mom Still Wants Answers from Blackwater

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 7, 07 2:37 PM CST

      Grieving Mom Still Wants Answers from Blackwater

      Donna Zovko's son Jerry was working for Blackwater in 2004 when he was killed and his mutilated body dragged through Fallujah, and Zovko tells CNN she would trade her meeting with the Pope "for the truth of my Jerry's death." After seeing the story Blackwater's CEO offered to meet with Zovko, to which she responded, "I would like that." More »

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      Iraq  • Blackwater  • Fallujah  • Donna Zovko

    • Blackwater's Legal, PR Counterstrike

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 1, 07 2:08 PM CDT

      Blackwater's Legal, PR Counterstrike

      As Blackwater reels from the threat of criminal prosecution in Iraq, civil suits in the US, and bad press everywhere, the New York Times looks at the private security firm's counterstrike. Blackwater has hired a clutch of Washington lawyers and damage-control experts, including a former Clinton White House counsel, to spin the perception of the company, and has tried to gag grieving families. More »

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      Iraq  • Blackwater  • Fallujah

  • September 2007
  • July 2007

    • Iraqis Play With Heavy Hearts

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jul 27, 07 9:44 AM CDT

      Iraqis Play With Heavy Hearts

      An undertrained, cobbled-together Iraq squad upset favored South Korea in Wednesday's Asian Cup semifinals, and the Iraqis now head into Sunday's final bearing a heavy burden: Car bombs exploded in crowds of fans celebrating in Baghdad, killing at least 50. Iraq's coach, who is Brazilian, dedicated the win to "the people of Iraq because they deserve it," AFP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • soccer  • car bomb  • Fallujah  • Asian Cup

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