THE VICTIMS OF WAR--KABUL AFGHANISTAN EMERGENCY ROOM

This video should be seen by everyone, but experience has taught this blogger that very few people want to know the truth about the war in Afghanistan and how President Obama has plans to escalate our footprint in Afghanistan with the addition of 35,000 more U.S. troops.

This video was made in the Emergency Room of a Kabul, Afghanistan hospital and shows the innocent victims of what is now "Obama's war," young children and some adults who have been seriously wounded by American troops and unmanned U.S. Drone bombers.

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THESE ARE THE INNOCENT CHILDREN WE ARE KILLING AND INJURING IN "OBAMA'S WAR--THE AFGHANISTAN WAR"

Not many people will be able to stomach this video because it shows graphic images of Afghanistan children horribly maimed by U.S. troops and our so-called strategic bombing which is a total joke.

Strategic bombing is to bombing what military music is to music.

It is an oxymoron to strategic and bombing in the same sentence.

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GORY VIDEO SHOWING HORRIBLY WOUNDED AFGHAN CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIM'S OF OBAMA'S WAR

The war in Afghanistan will officially become "Obama's war" after he announces he will be sending upwards of 35,000 more troops to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban in a Tuesday night address to the nation from West Point.

This gory and gruesome video shows seriously wounded Afghan children who are the result of what the U.S. military calls "collateral damage."

Keep this in mind.

There is no such thing as strategic or precise bombing when you are using unmanned Drone aircraft who drop their payload on what are supposed to be Taliban hideouts and instead turnout to be Afghan homes.

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ABC NEWS RELEASES CAPTURED TALIBAN VIDEO OF FIREFIGHT ON U.S. FORCES. BRUTAL FOOTAGE.

This video obtained from the Taliban is from ABC NEWS and shows the Taliban preparing for a bloody fight with U.S. forces and then the ensuing firefight that cost the lives of nine U.S. soldiers.

President Obama is preparing to send more U.S. troops into this quagmire in Afghanistan.

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NEW VIDEO: THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NEW STRATGEGY. KATIE COURIC, CBS NEWS REPORTS

President Obama will announce his new strategy for Afghanistan in a much anticipated address to the nation on Tuesday night. Rumors indicate upwards of 35,000 more troops will be added to the U.S. force in Afghanistan.

In this video from CBS News and Katie Couric, the situation on the ground in Afghanistan is looked at and what the new U.S. forces are going to face when they arrive in Afghanistan early next year.

This video contains graphic footage of firefights against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

WARNING: SOME OF THE IMAGES SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO ARE VERY GRAPHIC.

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NURSE ATTENDS TO WOUNDED IN HELMAND PROVINCE AFGHANISTAN. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE

This video follows a British nurse during a mission to rescue wounded troops in Helmand Province Afghanistan.

WARNING: EXPLICIT FOOTAGE

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BLOODY FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. THIS IS WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS SENDING IN MORE TROOPS TO DO

This video shows a bloody firefight between U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the Taliban. This is what President Obama is sending in upwards of 35,000 more U.S. troops to do in Afghanistan.

This is nuts.

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DRAMATIC DARING RESCUE BY CHOPPER PILOTS IN HELMAND VALLEY AFGHANISTAN. MUST SEE VIDEO

This video shows an air rescue chopper on a daring rescue mission in Helmand Valley Afghanistan.
The music that goes with this video is superb.

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WASHINGTON POST: 9,000 TROOPS WILL DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTAN DAYS AFTER OBAMA'S SPEECH ON TUESDAY

The Washington Post is reporting just days after President Obama addresses the nation on Tuesday night on his long anticipated plan for Afghanistan that 9,000 U.S. troops will deploy to southern Afghanistan.

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Washington Post:
KABUL -- Days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy in a speech Tuesday, as many as 9,000 Marines will begin deploying to southern Afghanistan to renew an assault on a Taliban stronghold that stalled earlier this year amid a troop shortage and political pressure from the Afghan government, senior U.S. officials said.
Read the whole story: Washington Post

VIDEO OF LIVING CONDITIONS INSIDE A FOB DEEP IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows the living conditions inside a Forward Operating Base (FOB) deep in Afghanistan. Both U.S. and British soldiers are seen going about their daily life inside the FOB.

This FOB is the type of base where the new soldiers President Obama is deploying to Afghanistan are expected to live.

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DRAMATIC STORY AND VIDEO OF IED ATTACK ON US TROOPS IN KHOST AFGHANISTAN

Video is accompanied by narrative explaining what happened when the Taliban went after U.S. troops with IEDs at a checkpoint in Khost, Afghanistan.

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VIEW FROM INSIDE A HUMVEE DURING A FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN

This video was shot from inside a US Humvee during a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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VIOLENT VIDEO OF US TROOPS CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE FROM THE TALIBAN IN CHOWKAY VALLEY AFGHANISTAN

This action-packed video shows a unit of U.S. soldiers caught in the middle of a crossfire from the Taliban at a FOB in the Chowkay Valley of Afghanistan.

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DON'T BELIEVE A SINGLE RETIRED MILITARY PERSON APPEARING ON TV BECAUSE THEY ALL ARE MAKING A FINANCIAL KILLING ON THE WARS

All three cable news outlets, CNN, MSNBC and FOX NEWS, use retired military people as so-called military experts, but in truth ALL of them are on the payroll of one of the many big military industrial firms who provide military hardware for our military in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In Media Matters, the latest fraud is exposed. It is former Gen. Bernie McAffrey, who appears regularly on MSNBC but neither MSNBC or McAffrey ever admit he is on the board of directors of Dyno Corp who provide military hardware to our military.

MSNBC is not alone in lying to the American public about the retired military people who regularly appear on their shows as "military analysts." CNN and FOX NEWS also use retired military people as so-called "military experts," but in reality the ONLY thing they are an expert on is how to make money off war by serving on the board of directors of firms who manufacture war products for the the military.

Read more here: http://mediamatters.org/research/200911240054

ASS KICKING VIDEO OF WHAT THE TROOPS OBAMA IS SENDING TO AFGHANISTAN WILL BE EXPERIENCING. TURN UP YOUR SOUND

President Obama is expected to announce that at least 35,000 more U.S. troops will be shipped to Afghanistan in the coming year. This video shows what those troops will be encountering when they get to Afghanistan. This is a brutal war we are fighting and the Taliban have the advantage of knowing the mountainous terrain.

WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE IN THIS HIGH-POWERED COMBAT VIDEO

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SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN ENJOY A TURKEY THEY RAISED

This is not your usual Thanksgiving Day story.

This is the story of small unit of U.S. soldiers deployed to a remote region of Afghanistan who raised their own turkey and then had the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

Read the story here: http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/11/27/soldiers_in_afghanistan_enjoy_turkeys_they_raised/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news

"CASH FOR CLUNKERS" IRAQ STYLE

This is what happens when an Iraqi refused to move his car as a U.S. tank was trying to get through on a crowded Iraqi street. Watch the video and see what U.S. forces did to the Iraqi car.

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U.S. NAVY SEALS AND RANGERS ARE SEEN AMBUSHED IN THE MOUTAINS OF AFGHANISTAN. WARNING: VERY VIOLENT VIDEO

This dramatic video shows units of the U.S. Navy seals and U.S. Rangers caught in a violent ambush in the mountains of Afghanistan. One U.S. chopper crashes and rescue crews are sent in to try and save the survivors.

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APACHE GUNSHIPS WITH 82ND AIRBORNE GROUP PULVERIZE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

This new raw video shows Apache gunships assigned to the 82nd Airborne group destroying the Taliban on the ground in Afghanistan. Very dramatic footage.

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THIS WAS THANKSGIVING IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows how some of our troops in Afghanistan spent Thanksgiving. Not exactly like sitting around Grandma's dining room table.

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THANKSGIVING AT KANDAHAR BASE IN AFGHISTAN WITH USO TROOP

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2009 -- Embedded in this video are the opening remarks at the USO visit to troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Scenes include performers speaking to an audience from the stage. (Courtesy Video, American Forces Network Afghanistan. Length: 00:09:44.)

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3rd PLATOON PUNISHERS FIGHT OFF TALIBAN FROM FIREBASE VEGAS IN AFGHANISTAN.

This is the type of action the new troops President Obama is going to send to Afghanistan are going to see.

The action in this video is violent and shows what it is like to fight the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan.

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WITH THE ADDITION OF 35,000 MORE TROOPS, AFGHANISTAN WILL BE OBAMA'S WAR NOW

There has been a lot of finger-pointing including former VP Dick Cheney, a five time draft dodger, saying President Obama has been "dithering" about sending troops to Afghanistan, but in this video you see Rhamn Emmanuel, White House Chief of Staff, explain why it has taken so long for Obama to make up his mind on what to do about Afghanistan.

Our opinion is that Afghanistan is going to be Obama's Vietnam just like Vietnam saddled President Johnson.

The 35,000 new troops that are expected to be announced by Obama on a nation-wide press conference Tuesday night will cement forever that Afghanistan will go down in the history books as Obama's war.

Other than fighting skirmishes from forward operating bases in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, nobody has come up with a clear idea of why we are even in Afghanistan and what our military is expected to accomplish.

Hopefully President Obama will present a clearer picture to the American public of the mission in Afghanistan when he talks to the nation Tuesday night.

What we find intriguing is how the Republicans are all for expanding the war in Afghanistan, but when you ask a Republican if their son or daughter is going to enlist in the military they look at you like you have lost your mind.

It still boils down to this. Less than one percent of Americans have a family member in the United States military.

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FANTASTIC VIDEO SHOWING TURRET GUNNERS POINT OF VIEW DURING PATROL IN MOUNTAINS OF AFGHANISAN

Gunners point of view during a patrol through the mountains of Afghanistan. U.S. Army patrols with Afghan Army

WARNING: RAW LANGUAGE

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THANKSGIVING WITH OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

This short video shows how some of our troops in Afghanistan will be celebrating Thanksgiving.

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COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL BILLS

Subject: Cold War Service Medal

Bills have been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House for a COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL. H.R.4051 and S.2743 (Cold War Service Medal of 2009).

The Cold War Service Medal is for those who served under honorable conditions from September 2, 1945, and ending on December 26, 1991

Please write or call your Senators and Congressman and ask them to support these bills.

2/503rd INF., 173rd AIRBORNE IN VIOLENT COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN

Video gives you an insight into what it is like to be in combat against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The 2/503rd Inf., 173rd Airborne are seen in brutal firefight in the mountains of Afghanistan.

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VIOLENT COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN: WHY WOULD PRESIDENT OBAMA WANT TO SEND MORE YOUNG TROOPS INTO THIS QUAGMIRE?

Thanks to logic8368 for letting me to upload his combat video he took in Afghanistan man you got to love what our troops do they are taking the fight to the enemy and I support everything they do keeping us safe here at home god bless them all, but I still can't see why President Obama wants to send more U.S. troops in this quagmire in Afghanistan.

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DISABLED IRAQ VET AND HIS DOG TOSSED OUT OF MCDONALDS

This is a short video showing what happened when a disabled veteran of the Iraq war was tossed out of a McDonalds in Brooklyn and subsequently beat up.

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NEWS ALERT: 4 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34104437/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Three of the Americans died in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the statement said. Two of them were killed by a bomb attack and the third in a separate firefight.

The military said the fourth U.S. service member died in the east Monday in a bomb explosion.

Read more here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34104437/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

GREAT METALLICA WAR MUSIC VIDEO

This video features the rock group Metallica singing "Fuel" to a collage of combat footage.

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VERY UNUSUAL WAR MUSIC VIDEO

This is a most unusual war music video with plenty of action and hip hop lyrics.

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BRUTAL VIDEO SHOWS 2ND CO., 173RD AIRBORNE IN GRIM BATTLE IN AFGHANISTAN. ONE SOLDIER IS KILLED AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED

Video shows soldiers of the 2nd Co., 173rd Airborne in a violent firefight with the Taliban in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. The battle cost the life of one U.S. soldier and another was seriously wounded.

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HUGE NIGHT AMBUSH BY TALIBAN ON U.S. FOB IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows what it is like during a night firefight with the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan. Tracers are flying everywhere.

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VIOLENT VIDEO SHOWS HOW 50 U.S. SOLDIERS TRY TO HOLD OFF TALIBAN IN WANAT, AFGHANISTAN. NINE U.S. TROOPS WERE KILLED

There were only 50 U.S. soldiers stationed at this remote outpost in Wanat, Afghanistan when the Taliban launched an attack on their position. The GIs fought back bravely but in the end nine of the 50 U.S. soldiers were killed.

This video is the story of that firefight.

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VARIETY OF 21 VIDEOS ON THE PROS AND CONS OF ADDING 40,000 MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN WAR

This is a playlist of 21 videos looking at the plan Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has submitted to President Obama asking for 40,000 more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan.

President Obama has been deliberating what to do about the Afghanistan war.

The videos present a variety of pros and cons on whether more troops should be sent to Afghanistan.

President Obama is justifiably worried that the Afghanistan government under Harmid Karzai is very corrupt and hold little power outside of the capitol city of Kabul.

Obama also would like a more clear cut mission statement and an end game for when ALL U.S. troops can be pulled out of Afghanistan.

The danger with the McChrystal plan is the U.S. could become bogged down in a quagmire that would keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan for another ten or more years doing nation building.

While the Republicans argue against a new health care plan for American citizens, the Republicans are all gung-ho for more troops to Afghanistan without considering the cost of the war which would reach into the billions.

There is also a shortage of troops to send to Afghanistan and many within the ranks of the military feel consideration should be given to re-instating the military draft. They argue that is is not right that the same troops who have been rotated in and out of Iraq four and five times be sent to Afghanistan to start another series of rotations.

These videos will give a better perspective of what is being talked about behind closed doors in Washington and at the White House.

WATCH SERIES OF NON-STOP VIDEOS HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/zQ84Pvljwcg&hl=en_US&fs=1
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Submitted by BILL CORCORAN, founder and editor, CORKSPHERE: http://corksphere.blogspot.com
Email: corkcol@aol.com

ANGELS OF MERCY---MEDICAL TEAMS WORK TO SAVE LIVES AT FOB SALERNO IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows medical teams working to save the lives of wounded U.S. troops at FOB Salerno in Afghanistan. Very dramatic footage.

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RAW VIDEO: MARINES POUND TALIBAN IN NOW ZAD PROVINCE AFGHANISTAN

This video shows a platoon of U.S. Marines pounding the Taliban in Now Zad, Afghanistan. Lots of action.

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WAR NEWS FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN YOU WON'T SEE REPORTED IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN THE UNITED STATES

Almost two years ago, we launched CORKSPHERE, a blog devoted to bringing our readers the latest news and videos from the wars in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN.

We started our blog because we could see with our own eyes that the mainstream media was not covering the wars and we had over 200,000 young Americans combined deployed to both war theaters.

Nothing has changed in the two years we have been posting on our blog and as of today we have had over 330,000 "hits" or page views to the blog. Many people write this former reporter and veteran of the Korean War and say CORKSPHERE is the only place they can find out what is happening in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN.

Over 90% of the citizens of the United States don't have a family member or even know anyone who is serving in any branch of the United States military.

The news media likes to defend their war news blackout stance by saying Americans are suffering from IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN "Fatigue."

That is a copout. Our troops in both war theaters are the ones who are suffering from "WAR FATIGUE," but there is one big difference. They can't walk away from it like the media and the bulk of the citizens in the United States.

Below is just a small sample of what has taken place in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN over the past 24 hours. Both countries are still a hotbed of violence.

SOURCE: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/

Reported security incidents Baghdad:#1: A bomb wounded nine people when it exploded inside a popular restaurant in the southern district of Doura in Baghdad on Thursday, police said.

Mosul:#1: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a civilian man on al-Ma’ash souk (outdoor market) in western Mousl city, killing him instantly and escaping to an unknown place.#2: Meanwhile, the same source added that “a civilian man carrying an Egyptian passport was stabbed to death by an unidentified man on al-Arba’a souk in central

Mosul.#3: Two policemen were wounded on Friday in a bomb blast in western Mosul, according to a security source. “An improvised explosive device went off on Friday (Nov. 20) targeting a police vehicle patrol in Nables intersection in western Mosul, injuring two policemen,”

Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"#1: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, officials said. Provincial Gov. Rohul Amin said the blast occurred about 55 yards (50 meters) from his compound in a crowded square in Farah. Amin said the 16 killed included two children. Dr. Shir Agh Asas at the hospital in Farah city said several children also were among the wounded. A police officer also died.

#2: Also Friday, three civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb in Khost province, according to Wazir Pacha, deputy police chief of Khost.Three civilians were killed and three others were injured as their car hit a roadside bomb in Khost city capital of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, police said. "Three civilians were killed and three more wounded as the vehicle they riding in hit a roadside bomb along the road in Gulzad Aka area of Khost city in the wee hours of Friday," said Guldad, the chief of criminal investigation department of Afghan National Police in the province.

#3: Separately, NATO said Afghan and international forces killed a man in Takhar province in northern Afghanistan on Friday believed to be an operative with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan who was responsible for financing militant activities and transporting foreign fighters into the region. The man was killed during a search of a compound in rural Bangi district, it said.

#4: A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a compound being used by suspected Taliban militants in a village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan, according to two intelligence officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information. The compound was destroyed and eight bodies were pulled from the rubble, the officials said, adding that two other suspected militants were wounded.

#5: officials said five Pakistani troops and six militants were killed in a gunbattle at a security outpost in the Bajur tribal region — the site of a military campaign against Taliban militants that ended with a declaration of victory in March. The fighting broke out after militants ambushed the outpost near the village of Chinar with rockets and gunfire, according to local administrator Ghulam Sadullah Khan.

#6: Two police officers were killed and four others wounded when a remote-controlled bomb destroyed their vehicle in Peshawar early Friday, said city police Chief Liaquat Ali Khan.A roadside bomb killed three police officers and wounded six early Friday in Pakistan's troubled north-western city of Peshawar, police said.The casualties occurred when a police vehicle on patrol was hit by a remote-controlled bomb in the Yakka Toot neighbourhood. 'Two policemen died at the scene while one more died in the hospital,' police officer Abdul Qadir said.

#7: Afghan parliament member Abdul Rasoul Sayaf Friday escaped a roadside bomb attack in capital city Kabul, but his four bodyguards were killed and six injured.

Submitted by BILL CORCORAN, founder and editor of CORKSPHERE: http://corksphere.blogspot.com
Email: corkcol@aol.com

3 U.S. MARINES LOST DURING THIS FIREFIGHT CAUGHT ON VIDEO

US Marines mortar team engage terrorist mortar team in an incredible battle.

3 US marines lost their lives unfortunately.

Some of the footage is very gruesome.

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WAS $53 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS WASTED ON RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN IRAQ?

U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste

By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
THE NEW YORK TIMES

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/world/middleeast/21reconstruct.html?_r=1&hp

BAGHDAD — In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the United States government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building tens of thousands of hospitals, water treatment plants, electricity substations, schools and bridges.

But there are growing concerns among American officials that Iraq will not be able to adequately maintain the facilities once the Americans have left, potentially wasting hundreds of millions of dollars and jeopardizing Iraq’s ability to provide basic services to its people.

The projects run the gamut — from a cutting-edge, $270 million water treatment plant in Nasiriya that works at a fraction of its intended capacity because it is too sophisticated for Iraqi workers to operate, to a farmers’ market that farmers cannot decide how to share, to a large American hospital closed immediately after it was handed over to Iraq because the government was unable to supply it with equipment, a medical staff or electricity.

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WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND BRUTAL FOOTAGE OF THIS FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN

This video is not for young people and should be viewed with extreme caution.

U.S. forces are caught in an ambush with Taliban and what follows is a brutal firefight with very explicit language.

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INCREDIBLE 51 VIDEOS OF U.S. MILITARY KICKING TALIBAN ASS

This is a playlist of 51 videos showing U.S. forces kicking the ass of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The videos are strung together in one non-stop video.

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COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM: "THE GOLDEN HOUR"

The 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron responds to emergency medical evacuation calls. The detachment covers the dual role of providing casualty evacuation and personnel recovery/combat search and rescue. Produced by AFCENT Combat Camera.

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DUMB-GATE: SARAH PALIN DOESN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IRAN AND IRAQ

During an interview with FOX NEWS' SEAN HANNITY, SARAH PALIN obviously doesn't know the difference between IRAN and IRAQ.

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COMBAT CAMERA VIDEO: MARINES SEEK OUT TALIBAN IN KOSHTAY, AFGHANISTAN

This is a fresh video showing U.S. Marines seeking out Taliban in the rugged countryside of Koshtay, Afghanistan.

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MARINE TENDS TO BURNED AFGHAN BABY. YOU MUST WATCH THIS HEART-TUGGING VIDEO

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2009 -- Video of A Co., 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, a reservist component just arriving in country, touring settlement one. Marines meet new neighbors, provide medical care to a burned baby girl and make plans for future endeavors. Video by Cpl. Jennifer Calaway, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. Length: 00:10:04.

Listen to U.S. Marines explain what they are doing to try and help the wounded Afghan children.

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CAPTURED TALIBAN VIDEO SHOWING ATTACKS ON U.S. CONVOYS AND CHINOOK HELICOPTER

The video was shown by CNN but only some seconds ,this is the full and complete video it shows Taliban fighters in Afghanistan shoot down a ch46 using B10 anti tank cannon and HMG 12,7mm.

This video is posted to show everyone the type of enemy we are fighting in Afghanistan.

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CHILLING INTERVIEW WITH MEMBER OF ANTI-WAR GROUP WHO NEVER SERVED IN MILITARY, BUT ADVOCATES KILLING U.S. SOLDIERS. CASEY J. PORTER FILM

YES is my latest film dealing with the controversial wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

While this film does feature pictures from the war in Iraq, it is much more of a focus on a very vocal member of the Anti-War community, Carl Webb.

Carl Webb has advocated violence against Soldiers and sabotage as means of "resistance".I proposed an idea to people within the Anti-War crowd that you could catch a recruiter lying if you recording a conversation with them.

While this was never acted upon they were very enthusiastic about the idea and said I should do it.

Well, I used the same methods and tactics when recording Carl Webb. I invite you to listen to him speak, make your own judgments.

If you are as outraged as others have been over his words of hate, then thereis a contact list of the organizations he belongs to at the end.

Carl is a member of Iraq Vets Against The War.

The audio conversation was given to the Executive Director and the Board of IVAW prior to the release of this film.

No action has been taken against Carl for his past, and present actions.

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Submitted by BILL CORCORAN, editor, CORKSPHERE, http://corksphere.blogspot.com
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THIS VIDEO SHOWS WHAT FRESH U.S. TROOPS WILL FACE IN AFGHANISTAN IF PRESIDENT OBAMA SENDS MORE TROOPS

Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th BCT, 25th Infantry Division -

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GRAPHIC VIDEO OF TALIBAN ANNIHILATING U.S. BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

This is captured Taliban video showing them preparing then carrying out a raid on U.S. base in Afghanistan. Very graphic.

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DELAY IN U.S. TROOP PULLOUT FROM IRAQ POSSIBLE--IRAQ SUSPENDS PLANS FOR JANUARY ELECTION: NEW YORK TIMES

Iraq continues to show signs of instability as plans for the January election have been suspended.

The delay in the elections could mean the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will have to be postponed.

November 19, 2009
Veto of Iraq’s Election Law Could Force Delay in Vote
By ROD NORDLAND
THE NEW YORK TIMES

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/world/middleeast/19iraq.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

BAGHDAD — Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said Wednesday that he had vetoed Iraq’s new election law, throwing preparations for the January voting into disarray.

Any postponement of the Jan. 18 election could affect the schedule for withdrawal of American troops, although the American commanding general said he was “flexible” in the event of a delay.

Both of Iraq’s vice presidents, one a Sunni, the other a Shiite, as well as the president, who is a Kurd, can veto legislation.

Shortly after the vice president’s announcement, Iraq’s Independent High Election Commission suspended preparations for the vote, according to Hamdiya Husseini, the head of the commission.

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