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U.S. Senate approves $165 billion for more death and destruction
The U.S. Senate Thursday approved an additional $165 billion to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year after lawmakers rejected proposed timetables for withdrawing American troops from Iraq. http://tinyurl.com/ 5b2eow Billions... ...
Number of Disabled Vets Up With Iraq, Afghan Wars
Jennifer C. Kerr of The Associated Press writes: "Increasing numbers of US troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation... ...
Pressure to Cut Costs, Troops Strains "Surge"
Jim Lobe, of Inter Press Service: "Growing impatience in Congress over the enormous costs being racked up by the Iraq war, as well as the Pentagon's belief that it needs more troops in Afghanistan to fight... ...
War Funding Continues Pattern of Dems' Broken Promises
http://www.commondreams.or g/archive/2008/05/06/8750/ -------- We Can Stop The Latest War Funding Cave In, But You Have To Know Who To Call We all know the routine by now. The Democratic so-called leadership... ...
Contractors Gone Wild
In Mother Jones, Bruce Falconer writes: "Allegations of widespread mismanagement and corruption among private contractors in Iraq are nothing new; if anything, tales of cronyism, over-billing, and embezzlement... ...
Democrats May Push $172 Billion for War
Truthout's Maya Schenwar reports, "While America is busy deciding which of the Democratic candidates is most likely to end the war, Congress is debating behind closed doors how much of a priority ending... ...
Live Blogging Petraeus
By David Swanson, http://betrayusreport.com Petreaus and Crocker are back for four hearings over two days. This is the first one. 9:35 This ain't gonna be good: Chairman Carl Levin just opened the hearing... ...
Another year, another $300 billion
Boston Globe by Linda Bilmes 03/16/08 The sixth year of the Iraq war begins this week. The war is now the second-longest in US history — longer than any except Vietnam. So far, 1.6 million US troops... ...
Dems Yank Troop Withdrawal Bill From Senate Floor
Little new was said in the past two days, but thanks to Republican procedural maneuvers, the Senate was forced to debate a doomed Iraq troop withdrawal bill proposed by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). Republicans... ...
Australian to withdraw combat troops from S Iraq
He said the troops have been on standby to offer backup to Iraqi forces in the south for the past two years but were no longer needed, Houston said. http://news.xinhuan et.com/english/2008-02/20/ content_7637094.htm Aus tralia:... ...