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Do Americans owe service to the nation?
Future of Freedom Foundation by Sheldon Richman 09/17/07 Why does the idea of ‘national service’ never cease to attract American intellectuals? Every few years some prominent ‘thinker’ proposes that... ...
New Military Report Acknowledges Signs of Police State in Baghdad
Virtually ignored in last week's national debate on the US military surge was a report by military experts recommending that the Iraqi police service be scrapped because of its brutal sectarian character. http://snipurl .com/1qvsb From... ...
Funding Cuts Could End Iraq Occupation
Jason Leopold reports for Truthout, "Next week, Congress is expected to take up a $50 billion emergency supplemental bill to continue funding the so-called 'surge' in Iraq and military operations in Afghanistan... ...
Fallon Derided Petraeus, Opposed the Surge
Admiral William Fallon, chief of the Central Command (CENTCOM), derided Petraeus as a sycophant during their first meeting in Baghdad last March, according to Pentagon sources familiar with reports of... ...
Defense Dept. pays $1B to outside analysts
The Defense Department is paying private contractors more than $1 billion in more than 30 separate contracts to collect and analyze intelligence for the four military services and its own Defense Intelligence... ...
War Illnesses Fester
Thomas D. Williams writes for Truthout: "The environmental hazards foreign civilians and US and allied service members have been exposed to and sickened by are largely generated by US and allied bombings,... ...
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.... ...
No Light, Just Tunnel: The Bipartisan Guarantee of More War in Iraq
CounterPunch by Chris Floyd 08/13/07 Most people persist in believing that the Bush Administration has ‘mishandled’ or ‘bungled’ the war in Iraq, when in fact they have achieved almost all of their goals.... ...
The audacity of shallowness
The Weekly Standard by Reuel Marc Gerecht Among certain Arab elites, there is considerable interest in how a Democratic administration would differ from the eight years of George W. Bush. It’s a good... ...
Goodbye Uncle Sam: What does it feel like to turn your back on your country?
As increasing numbers of US military personnel head for Canada to escape service in Iraq and Afghanistan, three deserters explain what drove them to such drastic action. http://tinyurl.co m/2cp5j7 From... ...