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Secretary of defense calling for billions more for war, occupation
Robert Gates, the secretary of defense for both the outgoing Bush and incoming Obama administrations, is urging Congress to allocate…
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U.S. violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty puts Zardari in a quandary
Increased U.S. military incursions into Pakistan have sharply raised tensions in the region. Pakistani troops engaged in combat with U.S.…
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U.S. strike kills 90 Afghan civilians
During the night of Aug. 22, the U.S. military attacked and bombed a village in the western province of Herat,…
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U.S. Marines tour in Afghanistan extended as resistance grows
The Pentagon announced on Aug. 5 that over 1,200 U.S. Marines stationed in Afghanistan would be ordered to stay an…
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Obama world tour a reassurance to U.S. ruling class
Garnering praise from the media and mainstream political pundits, Barack Obama recently returned from an international trip with stops in…
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Iraq: ‘Progress’ for whom?
We have been hearing repeatedly that the so-called surge in Iraq is over—now that 23,000 troops have left Iraq and…
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Afghan resistance forces U.S. troops to abandon post
U.S. military officials announced on July 16 that they abandoned an outpost near the town of Wanat in Afghanistan, near…
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Resistance in Afghanistan takes it up a notch
For the first time since the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. military and its allies suffered more combat…
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U.S. Army 2007 suicide rate highest on record
The U.S. Army recently reported that at least 115 soldiers committed suicide in 2007, the highest number since the army…
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U.S. government to build $60-million prison in Afghanistan
The U.S. government will spend an estimated $60 million to build a new 40-acre prison at the U.S. military base…
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