SWEDISH ARMY WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

Now that you are watching this video, I feel compelled to tell you this video is in Swedish so unless you can speak or understand Swedish you aren't going to be able to tell what these female Swedish soldiers are saying during their deployment to Afghanistan.

However, there is an old saying that goes: "A picture is worth a 1000 words."

BTW: Where is Tiger Woods?

TURN UP YOUR VOLUME IF YOU CAN SPEAK SWEDISH

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/SjgtNcuqhfA&hl=en_US&fs=1

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LISTEN TO GROUND TO AIR COMMUNICATION AS A-10 WARTHOG WIPES OUT TALIBAN IN THIS VIDEO

In this video you get to hear the communication from ground control to an A-10 Warthog directing the heavily armed airplane on Taliban targets on the ground. Great video.

TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS

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http://www.youtube.com/v/_OkoWEMCnLQ&hl=en_US&fs=1

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A-10 WARTHOG PROVIDES CLOSE AIR SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows the A-10 Warthog providing close air support for U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan. The A-10 is a valuable asset in the war against the Taliban.

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

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http://www.youtube.com/v/gVp9NsYbxBU&hl=en_US&fs=1

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3 GIs AMONG 6 NATO DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN

Deadliest day for the international force in more than two months

The Associated Press
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34801568/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

KABUL, Afghanistan - Six NATO service members, including three Americans, were killed Monday in Afghanistan, making it the deadliest day for the international force in more than two months.

The Americans died in a firefight with militants during an "operational patrol" in southern Afghanistan, U.S. military spokesman Col. Wayne Shanks said. He declined to provide on the exact location of the clash or their branch of service pending notification of family members.

The deaths raised to at least 10 the number of U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan so far this year, according to an Associated Press tally.

A French officer was killed during a joint patrol with Afghan troops in Alasay, a valley largely under insurgent control that NATO is trying to reclaim.
Another French service member was seriously wounded in the attack 50 miles northeast of Kabul. There were eight French troops in the patrol, said spokesman Col. Jacky Fouquereau.

NATO said another service member was killed in the clash but did not release the nationality. It said a sixth service member was killed by a roadside bomb in the south.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country has lost 37 troops in Afghanistan since 2001, condemned what he called "blind violence" and expressed his determination to keep his country's forces in the country.
The previous deadliest day for foreign forces was Oct. 27 when eight U.S. troops were killed. Seven CIA agents and a Jordanian intelligence officer also were killed by a suicide bomber on Dec. 30.

Bloody start to yearThe year has gotten off to a particularly bloody start for the NATO-led force; last week, four Americans and one British service member were killed in a single day.

Officials said earlier Monday that bombs killed another American service member and two Afghan road construction workers in separate attacks Sunday in southern Afghanistan.

The southern half of the country, the Taliban heartland, has frequently been hit by attacks as the U.S. military builds up its presence in the area.

Most of the 30,000 additional American troops that President Barack Obama has ordered to Afghanistan will be deployed there.

DRAMATIC VIDEO: MARINES PICK OFF TALIBAN WITH .50 BARRETT SNIPER RIFLE

This is a video of the 2/7 Golf Company of the United States Marines shown in a skirmish with the Taliban using .50 Barrett sniper rifles.

Turn up your volume so you can listen to the ground control center give the Marines directions on where to find the Taliban.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/0BGH2qyqZFE&hl=en_US&fs=1

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IRAQ IS ANYTHING BUT STABLE AS THIS REPORT OUT OF IRAQ INDICATES

The mainstream press in the United States would have you believing everything is "peachy" in Iraq, but such is not the case as this report from IRAQ TODAY http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/ indicates.

Reported Security Incidents:

KhalisOne civilian killed, 5 injured in a gun battle. (From the description, this seems to be a tribal feud, but it's not entirely clear.)

Khan Bani SaadRoadside bomb injures two civilians

MosulThree university students injured by a sticky bomb on a bus. The VoI story implies they were targeted because they are Christian.Sixteen year old boy killed by a bomb late Saturday.

Dorra village, near KirkukBody is found of a young man dead of gunshot wounds.DiwaniyaIED attack on U.S. patrol vehicle on Saturday, no word on casualties as of now.

Other News of the DayMahdi Abdul-Khadir, injured in the Nisoor Square shooting, says he will not accept compensation offered by Blackwater. "Another plaintiff had said the company had offered $30,000 for each person wounded in the 2007 incident in Nisoor Square and $100,000 to the families of the 17 killed."IRIN gives an update on internally displaced persons in Iraq. Although this story puts a positive spin on the situation initially, it is clear that progress is slow.

Excerpt:
Since July 2008, the government has made a concerted effort to encourage the return of IDPs and refugees to the areas of origin. One element of this initiative was to crackdown on squatters by offering them a one-off payment of 1.8 million Iraqi dinars (US$1,525) to assist them in finding legitimate accommodation to rent. In early 2008, the displacement ministry released its first report on the number of illegally occupied houses - 3,491 in nine provinces: Baghdad, Diyala, Anbar, Salaheddin, Ta'mim, Babil, Kut, Nineveh and Muthana. These included houses, flats, land and other buildings.Abdul-Khaliq Zankana, head of parliament's committee on displacement and migration, said the evacuation decree “has not been implemented properly, as only a limited number of people have returned to their houses so far and the majority is still waiting as their houses are still occupied by other families”.He said the worst squatter neighbourhoods of Baghdad were al-Jamia in western Baghdad, al-Hurriyah in the north, al-Dora in the south and Saidiya in the southwest of the capital. "I swear that I have not heard until now that even one family has been paid the one-off payment,” Zankana told IRIN. He blamed long-winded procedures and bureaucracy.