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Dawn Patrol 12/09/2009
20 hours ago ago from The Dawn Patrol
Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and various sources around the world. If you're a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a link to the Dawn Patrol too and your trackback will be added to the list. Hat Tips to the Dawn Patrol are greatly appreciated.Refresh for updates. Support Our Troops, Read Their Stories ...
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17 hours ago ago from IraqiGovernment.net
Times Online ' Iraq lacks effective intelligence' Aljazeera.net Iraqi security forces increased in number and deployed to almost every part of Iraq . Obviously, these armed groups can no longer stage face-to-face battles Iraq PM Urges Patience as Lawmakers Call Special Session Voice of America Baghdad bombs kill 127 as Iraq vote is set Los Angeles Times Iraq mustn't be cowed by bombings guardian.co.uk The Associated ...
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12 hours ago ago from Like Maria Said Paz
KPFA 's Flashpoints Radio tonight has an interview with Noam Chomsky that you really need to hear. He's incredibly defensive. He argues with the interviewer. Repeatedly stating "I don't understand what you're asking" when, what the interviewer has been raising, it's about his inability to take on significantly the actions of certain Jewish lobbies. "It's Jew -- strong Jewish element," he says of the New York Times . Yes, he calls the New ...
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17 hours ago ago from Jackson NJ Regional Opinions News Reviews - Jackson Howell Freehold Lakewood Toms River
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2009 – U.S. forces today assisted Iraqi security forces in arresting five people after an indirect-fire attack on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Pilots of AH-64 Apache helicopters responding to the mid-morning attack saw five people burying an improvised launch-rail system at the attack site. U.S. forces on the ground questioned and held them until local police arrived and arrested ...
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14 hours ago ago from A German-American Friendship Bracelet
Soldiers Invest in Iraq's Next Generation Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:37:00 -0600 By Army Capt. John Landry Special to American Forces Press Service CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, Dec. 7, 2009 - Educating children might not be the first thing Americans discuss when the subject of Iraq comes up, but for the soldiers of Task Force Pathfinder here, helping the next generation of Iraqis obtain a basic education is a critical ...
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On Syria border: No sign of Saddam loyalist
2 hours ago ago from U.S. News
On Syria border: No sign of Saddam loyalist RABIYA, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator. ...
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16 minutes ago ago from PopEater
BAGHDAD -The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of injuries unrelated to combat. The military says the Multi-National Division-Baghdad soldier died Thursday. A military statement says the name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. It says the incident is under investigation. No further details have been released. The death raises to at least 4,368 the number of U.S. military personnel who ...
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16 hours ago ago from FanHouse
KIEV, Ukraine -Ukraine will provide Iraq with $2.5 billion worth of weapons and military equipment under a deal intended to shore up Iraq's fledgling armed forces before the planned pullout of U.S. troops, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker said Wednesday. Anatoly Grytsenko, head of the Ukrainian parliament's security and defense committee, said the agreement with the Iraqi ministry of defense calls for Ukraine to produce and deliver 420 BTR-4 ...
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16 minutes ago ago from PopEater
BAGHDAD -U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew to Iraq on Thursday to begin the second leg of his tour of two major war zones. Gates' visit to Iraq comes during a week in which coordinated Baghdad bombings have killed 127 people and wounded more than 500. Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for the bombings and warned of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell called ...
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18 hours ago ago from Good News Now
WASHINGTON -Progress against the insurgency in Afghanistan probably will be slower than during the buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq two years ago, and the war will be "harder before it gets easier," a top U.S. general said Wednesday. Gen. David Petraeus, who executed the Iraq surge in 2007, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he supports the upcoming escalation of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. "While certainly different and, in some ...
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