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West Point grads exit service at high rate
Boston Globe 04/11/07 Recent graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point are choosing to leave active duty at the highest rate in more than three decades, a sign to many military specialists that... ...
rudkla - 12. Apr, 18:29
Double the Troops in "Surge"
A new study by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the real troop increase could be as high as 48,000 -- more than double the number the President initially said. http://www.defenset ech.org/archives/003239.ht ml Pentagon... ...
rudkla - 12. Apr, 17:50
US Is Extending Tours of Army in Battle Zones
The military announced Wednesday that most active duty Army units now in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as those sent in the future, would serve 15-month tours, three months longer than the standard one-year... ...
rudkla - 12. Apr, 16:48
A citizen’s peace lobby
CounterPunch by Michael Foley 03/29/07 Tina Richards has an idea. Tina is the mother of a Marine scheduled for his third tour of duty in Iraq who took on Rep. David Obey (Dem., Wisconsin) and the Democratic... ...
rudkla - 30. Mär, 14:18
The most enormous gathering of people I've ever seen
NEWS, VIDEO, & FIRSTHAND: ‘The most enormous gathering of people I've ever seen’ [Though the mainstream media used the expression “tens of thousands,” organizers of the march and rally in Washington,... ...
rudkla - 31. Jan, 09:15
The Surge in Iraq: What's the Toll on America's Soldiers?
As President Bush adds to the US military presence in Iraq, NOW asks: are we asking too much of our soldiers, many of whom are on their second and third tours of duty? http://www.truthout .org/docs_2006/011807U.sht ml http://freepage.twod ay.net/search?q=troop+surg e ...
rudkla - 19. Jan, 13:47
Murtha proposes bill to choke funding for surge
By Eric Pfeiffer Mr. Murtha said that he doesn't think Democrats can stop Mr. Bush from instituting the first wave of a troop surge, but that his panel will be able to pass legislation to stop further... ...
rudkla - 17. Jan, 10:52
Two Navy Men Create an Outlet For Military Protests on the Web
Why They Fight -- From Within By Linton Weeks Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, January 16, 2007; C01 NORFOLK, Jan. 15 -- For Jonathan Hutto and David Rogers, life has become something of a surreality... ...
rudkla - 16. Jan, 23:55
Pentagon Abandons Active-Duty Time Limit
Members of the National Guard combat brigades that have served in Iraq in recent years spent 18 months on active duty - about six months in pre-deployment training in the United States, followed by about... ...
rudkla - 12. Jan, 16:22
Beneath the waves, a crisis is building
By DINAH VOYLES PULVER Environment Writer http://www.news-journalo nline.com/NewsJournalOnlin e/News/Enviro/envHEAD01010 707.htm When marine scientist John Reed began exploring the ocean floor off Cape... ...
rudkla - 10. Jan, 14:31
