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Solider station in Iraq visits daughters via Skype
... contact with their family members back home. "I am very proud to announce that my dad, Lt. Col Jason Crow, is in Iraq. He's been gone since June. We miss him very much," said daughter Rebecca Crow. Crow's family keeps in touch as much as they can. ... Comment?
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Rights report criticizes Kurds over minorities
The ongoing dispute between Iraq's central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the country's north threatens to create a "human rights catastrophe" for minority communities in the region, a leading rights watchdog warned in a report Tuesday. Comment?
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Local school honors veterans
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... the night sky as his plane descended on this particular night in Baghdad, shortly after Coalition Forces had captured Iraq's capitol in the spring of 2003. The pilot said he and his crew were halfway to the landing zone when a sensor on the aircraft ... Comment?
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Idaho soldier dies in Iraq helicopter crash
The military is investigating the circumstances of a helicopter crash in Iraq that claimed the lives of two Hawaii-based soldiers. Comment?
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Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqis
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Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday. 1 comment
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Families of Americans held in Iran plot each move
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... for three young people they say simply went astray when they crossed into Iran while on a hike in a part of northern Iraq popular with tourists. "We just keep re-emphasizing, for good reason, their innocence," Josh Fattal's mother, Laura Fattal of ... Comment?
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Kulongoski makes surprise visit to troops in Iraq
... Press Writer A November 10, 2009 A GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski has made another surprise trip to Iraq to visit Oregon National Guard troops. A Speaking from Baghdad, where he was attending a barbecue with soldiers, the governor said ... Comment?
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News Story: N.C. Security Firm Reportedly Had Plan To Pay Off Iraqi Officials
Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Comment?
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Iraq veteran Nicholas Bright now assists fellow wounded troops
... worthy thing to do." Nicholas Bright, 36, has spent his 18-year career traveling around the world, including a stint in Iraq in 2005 and 2006. On Sept. 14, 2006, Bright was standing with a group of fellow soldiers at their base in Baghdad when a ... Comment?
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Human Rights Watch warns about Kurd/Iraqi gov't friction
A human rights group says the running dispute between Iraq's central government and Kurdish authorities could erupt into a "human rights catastrophe." Human Rights Watch says it fears for Christians and other minorities in the northern part of the country, who it says have been targeted by insurgents. Comment?
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Britain offers to give up territory to boost Cyprus peace talks
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... base. Cypriot leaders have agreed to put any peace deal to a simultaneous referendum in both communities. Brown in Iraq 2 Oct 2007: The prime minister announces that the number of British troops in Basra will be reduced by 1,000 by the end of the ... Comment?
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From Broadway to Baghdad to the Big Easy, NYT reporter has covered it all
... Today's guest is Campbell Robertson , a New York Times reporter who has covered a wide array of beats: gossip, theater, Iraq, and now New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Robertson, a native Alabamian, took some time out to speak with us about his ... Comment?
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Fumar Events Sends Supplies to Children in War-torn Afghanistan
... lacking an adequate water supply, and only a fraction of the children inoculated against disease, the future of Iraq and Afghanistan seems disparaging at the very least. Yet, despite staggering statistics, hope remains. "We do want to help those who ... Comment?
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Idaho Soldier Killed in Helicopter Crash
The Defense Department has confirmed that an Idaho soldier was killed in a helicopter crash near the Iraqi city of Tikrit. Comment?
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Medic a crucial figure in Iraq
... comrades. Mikel Lamor's grip on that trait weakened July 16, when a rocket and mortar attack rocked his base in Basra, Iraq. Three died that day - two military police and one of Lamor's fellow medic friends. As they say, there but for the grace of ... Comment?
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Ex-employees: Blackwater OK'd bribes after deaths
... 2007, the officials said, as protests over the deadly shootings in Nisoor Square stoked long-simmering anger inside Iraq about practices by the security company's employees. American and Iraqi investigators already had concluded that the shootings ... Comment?
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... after 9/11 (she'd lived just blocks from the World Trade Center towers) and who went on to serve at Fallujah in Iraq. Thank heavens they're on our side. The session ran a half-hour longer than usual as the veterans told their story (Sgt. Allende, a ... Comment?
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Human Rights Watch warns about Kurd/Iraqi gov't friction
A human rights group says the running dispute between Iraq's central government and Kurdish authorities could erupt into a "human rights catastrophe." Human Rights Watch says it fears for Christians and other minorities in the northern part of the country, who it says have been targeted by insurgents. Comment?
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Rights report criticizes Kurds over minorities
The ongoing dispute between Iraq's central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the country's north threatens to create a "human rights catastrophe" for minority communities in the region, a leading rights watchdog warned in a report Tuesday. Comment?
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Firefighter returns to civilian life after year-long Iraq deployment
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After a year in Iraq, 1st Lt. Robert Bryant is glad to be back to his day job: A firefighter with South King Fire and Rescue. Comment?
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