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Two Killed in Djibouti Flare-Up
The border between Eritrea and Djibouti has been somewhat quiet for the past 12 years, but two Djiboutian troops were killed and 21 wounded in a battle with Eritrean troops earlier today." The first fighting...Iraq Dismisses 1,300 After Basra Offensive
After mass desertions during the Basra operation, conducted by the Iraqi government with little cooordination with the Americans, the Iraqi army has dismissed almost 1500 soldiers."The Iraqi government has...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Hear Cases of U.S. Deserters
It's no longer Vietnam and there's no technical draft (though there are compulsory rules now that pretty much force soldiers to continue serving in Iraq) so I guess these soldiers are out of luck. "Canada's top court will not hear the appeals of two American army deserters...Somalis flee Mogadishu violence
"Somali government troops and Ethiopian forces have closed down Mogadishu's main market to search for insurgents. Insurgents fired mortar rounds at the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Sunday, prompting an artillery duel with government forces. Large areas of the capital...
Syria: Air defenses fired at Israeli aircraft over our airspace
"Syrian air defenses opened fire on IAF aircraft that violated Syrian airspace overnight Thursday, a Syrian military spokesman said."We warn the Israeli enemy government against this flagrant aggressive act, and... Kid Nation: Building a New World in Game-Show Format
Antithetical to how Lost has its roots in the reality-show Survivor, American network CBC is punting a new reality show that seems (to me, anyway) based on the premise set forth by Showtime's Jeremiah, in which a mysterious illness has wiped out the grown-ups, leaving...Yes, You Can Surf in Cleveland ["cowabunga"]
"CLEVELAND, Dec. 9 - They surf in Cleveland because they must. They surf with two-inch icicles clinging to their wet suits, through stinging hail and overpowering wind. They work nights to spend their winter days...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Taipei then and now
Here are some amazing images of the Xingfu Amusement part, posted by Poagao on Flicker, and blogged by David on Formosa. "Poagao has posted a fascinating set of pictures on flickr of the old Xingfu Amusement Park in Bitan (碧æ½å¹¸ç¦æ¨å). He has...Freak Snowstorm Blankets Great Lakes Region
"Workers on snowmobiles delivered food and water to motorists stuck along the New York Thruway, which was shut down for more than 100 miles by the storm. Buffalo's normally busy downtown streets were deserted."deserter seeks refuge in Canada
American soldier applies for asylum in Canada. Plus four other Americans from the U.S. Armed Forces.
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