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US Boosts Its Use of Airstrikes in Iraq
The Washington Post's Josh White reports, "The U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaeda safe houses, insurgent bombmaking... ...
US Shifts Sunni Strategy in Iraq
Peter Spiegel reports for the Los Angeles Times, "Eager to cement the security gains of last year's troop buildup, the US military has shifted its strategy from the streets to the corridors of power in... ...
The Candidates Discover the Economy
The editors of The New York Times write, "The presidential candidates are only beginning to recognize what many voters have already figured out through painful, personal experience: the economy is in trouble... ...
Congressman Robert Wexler: A Surge of More Lies
In Politics.gather.com, Congressman Robert Wexler writes: "A new troubling myth has taken hold in Washington and it is critical that the record is set straight. According to the mainstream media, Republicans,... ...
Iraq death rate belies US claims of success
The death rate in Iraq in the past 12 months has been the second highest in any year since the invasion, according to figures that appear to contradict American claims that the troop "surge" has dramatically... ...
Extinguishing Liberty's Light and Independent Views: Thinking For Yourself Is Now A Crime
By Paul Craig Roberts What was the greatest failure of 2007? President Bush's "surge" in Iraq? The decline in the value of the US dollar? Subprime mortgages? No. The greatest failure of 2007 was the... ...
Military use of unmanned aircraft soars
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram 01/01/08 The military’s reliance on unmanned aircraft that can watch, hunt and sometimes kill insurgents has soared to more than 500,000 hours in the air, largely in Iraq,... ...
The Five Iraqs
By Scott Ritter History will show that this period of relative "calm" we attribute to the surge is but the pause before the storm. Hillary Clinton is correct to label the surge a failed strategy. But... ...
2007 deadliest for US troops in Iraq
Anderson Independent Mail 12/30/07 The second half of 2007 saw violence drop dramatically in Iraq, but the progress came at a high price: The year was the deadliest for the U.S. military since the 2003... ...
U.S. Troops to Head to Pakistan
Beginning early next year, U.S. Special Forces are expected to vastly expand their presence in Pakistan, as part of an effort to train and support indigenous counter-insurgency forces and clandestine counterterrorism... ...