No Iraqis were reported killed on the seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion on Iraq. Back in the U.S., however, thousands demonstrators gathered in Washington to protest the war. At least 12 Iraqis were wounded in separate attacks.
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The families of two prisoners who died at the U.S. Navy Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, are asking a federal court to reconsider its ruling dismissing their lawsuit, which seeks to hold federal officials and the U.S. government accountable for their sons' torture,...
Friday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 12 Wounded
The seventh anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion was met with little fanfare in Iraq, but the violence continues. At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 12 more were wounded.
read moreExcessive Intrusion, Less Security
Chicago's O'Hare Airport – the nation's second largest airport and one of the busiest, if not the busiest – is one of several U.S. airports (including Boston's Logan Airport) that is putting the newest body scanner technology into use. One hundred and fifty new...
Attacks Bring Pakistan Aid Work to Virtual Halt
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Bomb attacks and threats to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have brought development work to a virtual halt in the lawless, volatile environment that is the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), located near Pakistan's border with...
The Wars of Tribe and Faith
When the Soviet Union disintegrated, most Americans likely had never heard of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, or Turkmenistan. Yet the ethnonationalism of these Asian peoples, boiling to the surface after centuries of tsarist and communist repression, helped tear...
The Pentagon’s Propaganda Networks
Propaganda networks that conduct "psychological warfare" for the Pentagon have been in vogue for a long time. Mike Furlong, a senior Pentagon official who is now being investigated for running a covert network of contractors to supply information for drone...
The Pentagon Church Militant and Us
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Thursday: 1 US Soldier, 7 Iraqis Killed; 10 Iraqis Wounded
Final results for the national election have been delayed again. Meanwhile, at least seven Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in the latest violence. Also, one U.S. soldier was killed in combat in Baghdad today.
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