A U.S. lesbian war deserter wins a key victory in asylum bid. Private Bethany Smith, who now goes by the name Skylar James, took her case to Federal Court in September after being denied asylum by the Immigration...
Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan. Casualties of American troops this week than in recent preceding weeks. This only makes it that more tragic that 9 were killed in Fort Hood,...
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In one of the fiercest battles in over a year, the Taliban attacked two outposts in the northeastern region of Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. The attack resulted in eight U.S. soldiers being killed along...
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U.S. Secretary of Defence made an unannouced visit to Baghdad today. He will be visiting U.S. troops and Iraqi government officials, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Gates stated that the security...
Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense, announced on Monday that the U.S. Army will increase its overall strength by 22,000 soldiers. The U.S. Army has an overall strength of 547,000. 130,000 are still...
Earlier this month a U.S. soldier apparently walked away from his base and it was considered that he may have been kidnapped. Today the Taliban threatened to kill an American captured soldier unless the U.S....
A soldier who was killed on the same day that Michael Jackson died was laid to rest yesterday in Kent, WA. His funeral was attended by about 2400 people. 1st Lt Brian Bradshaw was laid to rest with full...
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The U.S. Department of Defense has released figures of Deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. The total number as of 6 July 2009 is 642. The Department last updated its figures at 10 a.m. EDT....
New Yorkers were startled today when a large jet, which turns out to be the back up for Air Force One, was escorted by two military planes and circled the Statue of Liberty. In what a NYC press release calls "part...
I’LL HAVE A “DRAUGHT DODGER!” Canadian Parliament votes again to let U.S. war resisters stay by Mike Ferner April 1, 2009 On March 30, for the second time in 10 months, Canada’s House of Commons told Prime Minister Stephen Harper and...
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Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at sustainable greenhouse gas emissions, the politics...
Opinion:The Harper government's "Civil Assistance Plan" which allows the U.S. military to cross into Canada, may be aimed, in particular, against Quebec.Article Preface:Il semble que le gouvernement de Stephen...
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In a post yesterday, I wrote that I would be spending time today away from the computer, doing something real. And I did. I was one of hundreds today who were privileged to be able to honor a real American hero.At...
If you've ever wished to know what's it's like to be in a danger zone (I don't know, some people are thrill seekers) now you can live vicariously through an Iraqi police officer's day by reading his minute by minute police reports. For the not so adventurous you can read...
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One of the finalists for this year's best military blog is Bouhammer's Afghanistan Blog. Check it out...it's worth it."Less than 24 hours in country, and a ton of mail.."
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