Archive for October, 2008

Soldier, student remembered for her smile – The Charlatan

October 31, 2008
Soldier, student remembered for her smile
The Charlatan, Canada - 5 hours ago
Visitation is being held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home in Waterloo, Ont., Oct. 30 and 31. The funeral service will be held at Waterloo Pentecostal

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Iraq vet to get new home – Branson Daily News

October 31, 2008

Branson Daily News
Iraq vet to get new home
Branson Daily News,  United States - 5 hours ago
by Wiley Hendrix By Wiley Hendrix Scott West didn’t have time to think when he spotted a roadside bomb while transporting his fellow soldiers in Iraq.

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'I almost died': Bristol soldier survives roadside bomb in iraq … – Bristol Press

October 31, 2008
'I almost died': Bristol soldier survives roadside bomb in iraq
Bristol Press,  United States - 8 hours ago
The former high school wrestling team captain said he wanted to be a soldier and fight for his country. Though he said "I wish I’d never signed that paper,"

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Drunk and in retreat, troops unleash wave of death on their own people – Times Online

October 30, 2008
Drunk and in retreat, troops unleash wave of death on their own people
Times Online, UK - 21 hours ago
Close to the base of the United Nations peacekeeping force a small funeral party carried the coffin of a victim of the recent fighting to a nearby cemetery.

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'A soldier's story' – Laney Tower

October 30, 2008

San Francisco Bay Times
'A soldier's story'
Laney Tower, CA - 3 hours ago
Our story begins when an American soldier named Joe (Ben Jones) returns home after service in Iraq and is met by the devil (Matthais Bossi).
Arts & Entertainment: Stravinsky at the Oakland Opera Theater Berkeley Daily Planet
Tale of the Vixen and the Cock at Oakland Opera San Francisco Bay Times
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Iraq gov't wants all US troops gone by end of 2011 – The Associated Press

October 30, 2008
Iraq gov't wants all US troops gone by end of 2011
The Associated Press - 4 hours ago
The current draft, hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, would have US soldiers leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, unless the two governments agreed to

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Former US Iraq Commander Petraeus Takes on Afghanistan – Voice of America

October 30, 2008

Voice of America
Former US Iraq Commander Petraeus Takes on Afghanistan
Voice of America - 4 hours ago
He said, "You have a very unique opportunity today to listen to this great soldier, scholar, commander, thinker, athlete and leader of troops,
FACTBOX-David Petraeus, new head of US Central Command Reuters
In New Role Petraeus Works for Afghan Win Military.com
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Iraq gov't wants all US troops gone by end of 2011 – The Associated Press

October 30, 2008

Times Online
Iraq gov't wants all US troops gone by end of 2011
The Associated Press - 23 hours ago
The current draft, hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, would have US soldiers leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, unless the two governments agreed to
Maliki to Hakim: SOFA aimed to regulate US troops in Iraq Tehran Times
US takes battle against extremists to Iraq border Minneapolis Star Tribune
Iraq opposes any clause letting US stay after 2011 AFP
Political Cortex - Swissinfo
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Will More US Troops Really Help in Afghanistan? – TIME

October 30, 2008
Will More US Troops Really Help in Afghanistan?
TIME - 5 hours ago
"You can get about 70 Afghan soldiers trained, paid and equipped for about what it costs for one US soldier for a year," says Nagl, co-author of Learning to
Escalation in Afghanistan: Pros and Cons Blogger News Network
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US: Iraqi politics stalling security pact – AFP

October 30, 2008

AFP
US: Iraqi politics stalling security pact
AFP - 5 hours ago
Adib said another would change the rules on immunity for American soldiers to give Iraqis a say in whether a US soldier suspected of crime was on a mission,
US officials' hopes for Iraq security deal fade The Associated Press
US: Time Running Out for Iraqi Security Pact Talks Voice of America
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Iraq opposes any clause letting US stay after 2011 – AFP

October 30, 2008

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Iraq opposes any clause letting US stay after 2011
AFP - 5 hours ago
"We want the joint US-Iraqi command and not just American forces to decide whether or not a soldier suspected of crime was on a mission," Adib said.
Iraq: US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction The State
The occupiers' faltering status in Iraq Socialist Worker Online
Shiites in Basra protest US-Iraqi pact guardian.co.uk
Al-Arabiya - Middle East Times
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US officials' hopes for Iraq security deal fade – The Associated Press

October 30, 2008

AFP
US officials' hopes for Iraq security deal fade
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
US spokesmen insist that an agreement governing American troops in Iraq is still possible by the end of the year. At the same time, administration officials
US: Iraqi politics stalling security pact AFP
Iraq-US security pact dominated talks with Rice, Barzani says Turkish Daily News (subscription)
US: Iraq security pact is 'best offer' AFP
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Iraq wants guaranteed US departure after 2011 – The Associated Press

October 30, 2008
Iraq wants guaranteed US departure after 2011
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
The current draft would have US soldiers leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, unless the government asks them to stay to help with training or other missions.

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Iraq wants all US troops gone by end of 2011 – Houston Chronicle

October 30, 2008

Fresh News
Iraq wants all US troops gone by end of 2011
Houston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour ago
The current draft, hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, would have US soldiers leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, unless the two governments agreed to
Iraq wants guaranteed US departure after 2011 USA Today
Iraq wants no extension of US troops past 2011 International Herald Tribune
Iraq: US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction The State
Chicago Tribune - Modesto Bee
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Mock doc on Iraq misfires – The Daily Yomiuri

October 30, 2008
Mock doc on Iraq misfires
The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - 1 hour ago
This film announces itself as fiction, but is clearly based on a 2006 incident in which an American soldier named Steven Green allegedly led his comrades

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