The Marjah Strategy

" Spearhead Analysis A deliberately well publicized campaign involving thousands of US, Britsh and Afghan troop’s code named ‘Operation Mushtarak’ is poised to begin in Afghanistan’s Helmand province with Marjah as the main geographic objective. Mushtarak, meaning...

Canadian Soldier, Sgt John Faught, killed after stepping on IED

Canada marked it's first war casualty in Afghanistan for 2010.  Sergeant John Faught, a member of the Edmonton based 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, stepped on an IED while on a...

Captain Simon Mailloux, Amputee Returns to Active Duty

Captain Simon Mailloux, amputee, returned to active duty in Afghanistan.  He is the fist amputee to do so.  He was one of the victims of an IED which killed his compatriots and wounded others.  " For the first while, dark thoughts flooded his mind. The...

The Michael Behenna Story: Part Four

" EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company,...

Document Shows Iraqi Policeman Killed by Army Officer Was Known A

" 1st Lt. Michael Behenna Should an American soldier be imprisoned for killing a known Al-Qaeda operative in self-defense?  Most Americans, I suspect, would answer that question with a vehement, “No!” — or, in some cases, “Hell, no!” ...

Terror Restarts in Kashmir - 4 killed, 14 injured in IED attack

Terror revisits the picturesque Kashmir valley after a lull of three years. At least 4 people including one woman killed in Kashmir when Islamic Terrorists triggered an explosion inside a car packed with IED....

2 Cdn Soldiers Killed in Roadside Bomb - Total now 127

Last month was one of the deadliest months in Afghanistan.  It seems in the first two days of August the carnage continues.  Along with six US troops and one French soldier, two Canadians have now paid...

Bomb goes off outside Athens office block

A bomb exploded outside a office block housing banks and other financial services in the Athens district of Kallithea early this morning. The home made explosive device which was detonated using a timing mechanism...

Machine gun attack and car bomb in Athens

Athens witnessed two more attacks by armed groups in the last 24 hours. In the first incident the car park of the Greek TV station, Alter was sprayed by machine gun fire and and an improvised explosive device was...

Warrior Care: Penn State, Army create 'inclusive' recreation training

"Inclusive Recreation for Wounded Warriors," a first-of-its-kind training program for military recreation managers, will begin in January at Penn State's main campus at University Park, Pa. "The program will...

Soldier earns rare honor for heroic actions in Iraq

www.Army.milFORT LEWIS, Wash. - The deep boom of an explosion shook the ground and awoke Staff Sgt. Christopher Waiters from sleep on April 5, 2007. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier had bedded down...

VA Announces Changes to Disability Rating Schedule for Traumatic Brain Injuri...

Increased Compensation Possible for Some Veterans(PRNewswire-USNewswire)On September 23, 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced changes in the way VA will evaluate traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and burn scars for purposes of determining the appropriate level...

Two NATO soldiers killed in attack

Opinion Barry Artiste The Terrorists using everything from IED to Child Suicide Bombers, tried another tactic sending a suicide bomber disguised as a beggar to blow up a compound. Certainly beggars in the war torn...

Canadians 'clear out' bomb-making Taliban strongholds, Using Limp Bizkit & Ra...

Opinion Barry Artiste Let's hope this will cut our losses, while at the same time cut the life short of the Taliban with extreme prejudice in ridding the Taliban from the face of the earth. Meanwhile troops in a...

Terrorists + Media = Haditha Lies

When I wrote Haditha: a Case Study in Traitorous Reporting yesterday I had no idea how bad the media's propaganda actually was. Now that I have read this piece from Nathaniel R. Helms I would have to say that my...

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