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Coalition death toll in Iraq hits 4,000
CNN 08/16/07 The number of coalition military deaths in the war in Iraq has reached 4,000. The gloomy milestone was reached as a U.S. general said there has been a rise in insurgents booby-trapping houses.... ...
Backspin for War: The Convenience of Denial
http://www.commondreams.or g/archive/2007/08/16/3198/ -------- Backspin for War The Convenience of Denial By Norman Solomon The man who ran CNN's news operation during the invasion of Iraq is now... ...
Allies Worried About US Posturing on Iran
Robin Wright reports for The Washington Post, "America's allies are increasingly concerned about the Bush administration's plans to unilaterally escalate pressure on Iran, fearing that an evolving strategy... ...
Secrecy, Torture, Religious Zeal Distinguish Mercenaries
Paul Nyden, in an OP-ED for the West Virginia Gazette, writes: "The use of contractors, and their secrecy, shifts more and more authority from Congress to the White House, which makes its own decisions... ...
Army suicides highest in 26 years
Wichita Eagle 08/16/07 Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report.... ...
Beyond Padilla terror case, huge legal issues
"This is the hallmark of an authoritarian state," says Larry Johnson, a former State Department counterterrorism official and former analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency. http://www.csmoni tor.com/2007/0815/p01s08-u sju.html How... ...
Iran winning more friends in region
At a time when the United States is widely regarded in the Middle East as a military aggressor and faces plummeting popularity around the world, Iran is taking advantage of the situation to boost its own... ...
US turns heat up on Iran
Although Iran itself is labelled a "state sponsor of terrorism" by the US State Department, this would be the first time that a national military force had been described as a "terrorist" group. http://news.bbc.co .uk/1/hi/world/americas/69 47616.stm... ...
Priests Want to Put Military on Trial for Alleged Torture
Bill Hess, of the Sierra Vista Herald and The Bisbee Daily Review, reports on the trial of two priests, Fr. Louis Vitale and Fr. Steve Kelly, who are accused of trespassing on a southern Arizona army post.... ...
Bush Will Declare Iranian Guards Terrorists
The New York Times's Helene Copper reports: "The Bush administration is preparing to declare that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is a foreign terrorist organization, senior administration officials said... ...