Army suicides highest in nearly 2 decades, study finds

"More U.S. soldiers committed suicide in 2007 than at any time since thefirst Gulf War, according to an Army study to be released laterThursday. There were 108 suicides last year, up from 102 the year before. The 2006 figure also was itself the highest since 1990. More than...

U.S. commander in Mideast steps down

Admiral Fallon's abrupt resignation is highly interesting because he was seen as a critic of the Bush administration's troop policies, and it comes just a month before recomendations are set to be made about the...

Shifting Sands: Iraq War Suicides Up

NowPublic contributor phrolen ia a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actual experience.    Recently released U.S. military data indicates a...

Italian PM hands in resignation

"According to report Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has handed his resignation to the country’s president after losing vote from coalition partners.Several of Mr Prodi’s coalition partners opposed...

U.S. Army weighs more combat units for Iraq: report

Bad timing for US President George Bush. With  midterm election campaigners deployed in full battle gear, the specter of calling up more troops to Iraq cannot be welcome for most Republicans seeking reelection."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army is considering whether...

Corporate Blog Deployments to Double in 2006

"Some 35 percent of large companies plan to initiate corporate blogs this year - and combined with the existing deployed base of 34 percent, nearly 70 percent of such companies will have deployed corporate blogs by the end of 2006, according to a JupiterResearch report,...

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