10TH MOUNTAIN DIVSION IN AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)

The famous 10th Mountain Division is in Afghanistan and this video captures the men of the division carrying out their orders in combat.

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THE BUSH IRAQ LEGACY: IRAQI HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN SHAMBLES

Before the United States invaded and occupied Iraq, the Iraqi medical system was considered one of the finest in the world.

Today it is in shambles and it is all because of President George W. Bush and his misguided notion that we had to invade and occupy Iraq.

The following story by foreign correspondent DAHR JAMAIL examines the Iraqi medical system and what is taking place in one Iraqi city.

Looking After Pockets, Not Patients

by Ahmed Ali and Dahr JamailDecember 15th, 2008 Inter Press Service

BAQUBA — A nurse at Baquba General Hospital asked Ahmed Ali, who co-authored this report, for a bribe to look after his sick baby.

It was hardly an exceptional demand. Patients around Iraq have begun commonly to speak of the need to bribe medical staff to get some form of care.“Nurses in Iraqi hospitals are no angels of mercy,” Falah Najim, who was a patient at the main hospital in Baquba told IPS. “They look after their pockets, not the patient.

”The practice of bribing medical staff has been around since at least the 1990s, during the difficult days of the sanctions imposed on Iraq after the first Gulf War. After the U.S. invasion of 2003, this seems to have become worse, like so much else in Iraq.

“The profession of medicine has changed from a profession of mercy to just money making,” Abdullah Najeeb, a trader in Baquba city, about 40km north-east of Baghdad, told IPS.Staff shortage has clearly made the problem worse. More than half of about 36,000 medical workers who were in the country at the time the U.S. invasion, including doctors, nurses and other staff, have fled the country.

“It is very hard to see a doctor in a hospital or in a clinic,” hospital employee Sabay Ismail told IPS.Stories of suffering in hospitals have become commonplace.“I spent a night in the public hospital without air-conditioning,” the mother of a baby, who did not wish to give her name, told IPS. “My baby kept sweating all night in the heat. The resident doctor came to see the child only once.

I took my baby away; we did not complete the treatment. Then I could not find good medical treatment even in the private hospitals. The baby died because of their negligence.”“There are two public hospitals in Baquba; one for children and the other is general,” an official in the Diyala directorate-general of health told IPS, requesting anonymity. In both, he said, “we continue to suffer from a shortage of doctors.”“Twenty pregnant women might have only one doctor to help them deliver the child within a space of one or two hours,” the husband of a pregnant woman due to deliver told IPS.

“Hundreds of people who go to hospital may find an employee or nurse, but no doctor.”The few doctors who remain are mostly resident doctors or young graduates. Most specialists and senior doctors have long since fled.The ones who remain make do with ill-equipped hospitals.

“The government specifies big funds and projects for renovation and equipment for the hospitals,” an official in the provincial health office told IPS. “But deals are made between the contractors and the politicians.”Former deputy minister for health Dr Amer Al-Khuzaie had told IPS in 2005 that his ministry was allocated a billion dollars of the 18.6 billion dollars set aside by the U.S. government for rebuilding Iraq.But the Ministry of Health does not have control over the funds, Al-Khuzaie said. Instead USAID, the U.S. government body responsible for allocating reconstruction funds, handed out contracts to foreign corporations.

The corporations spent the funds as they saw fit.Now, the problem is more of corruption. In late 2007, the Ministry of Health was taken over by Shia politicians aligned with cleric Mutada Al-Sadr. There is almost nothing of the budget to show in Iraq’s hospitals. “They only paint the walls,” says Baquba resident Bahira Aboud.Private hospitals have their own handicaps. “Two months ago my six-year-old daughter went for tonsils surgery,” said resident Abul-Amir Mahood.

“After they gave her anaesthetic, the electricity shut down. They had no generator. I waited for my daughter to regain consciousness, then just took her back home.”The health ministry has reported a recent outbreak of cholera. This has scared residents in Baquba because the local hospitals are not equipped to deal with it.In Baquba, as in many other cities, most of the established clinics are closed. Some doctors see patients in their houses, that have been turned into impromptu, ill-equipped, clinics.A large number of such ‘clinics’ have come up, where doctors charge patients ten to 20 dollars for a consultation. Where the average monthly salary — for those lucky enough to have a job — is around 180 dollars, this is a heavy fee.And not for the best treatment.

“There are doctors who see more than 100 patients a day,” said resident Fatima Edan. “Their diagnosis is badly affected by the speed with which they go through patients. The quicker the better, they are greedy for more money.”

(*Ahmed, our correspondent in Iraq’s Diyala province, works in close collaboration with Dahr Jamail, our U.S.-based specialist writer on Iraq who has reported extensively from Iraq and the Middle East).

OZZY OZBOURNE: BLACK RAIN: VIDEO OF IRAQ WAR

OZZY OZBOURNE sings "BLACK RAIN" as the perfect accompaniment to this VIOLENT VIDEO of the IRAQ WAR mixed in with pictures of PRESIDENT BUSH, laughing, joking and dancing while all the violence he started in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN goes on and the closest BUSH has come to combat is when an IRAQI TV reporter tossed his size 10 shoes at him during a press conference in Baghdad. (See videos of the shoe tossing incident further down on this blog).

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS: BLOW ME AWAY (VIDEO WITH GREAT MUSIC)

This is a VIDEO showing our troops in action sequences and the lyrics say "only the strong have the will to survive" which is a fitting tribute to our troops in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN.

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VIDEO TRIBUTE TO OUR SOLDIERS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

This VIDEO contains a montage of pictures of our troops in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN and is a tribute to these brave men who are fighting in two virtually forgotten wars.

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THIS IS WAR!!!! (VIOLENT VIDEO: EXPLICIT LYRICS)

This VIDEO shows American troops in AFGHANISTAN engaging the enemy. The footage is graphic and the lyrics to the accompanying song are very explicit.

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BUSH DODGES SHOES THROWN BY IRAQI JOURNALIST (MORE DETAILED VIDEO)

This video report of the shoe throwing incident at President Bush in Baghdad today gives more details of the incident including how White House Press Secretary Dana Perrino suffered a black eye when she was hit by a microphone in the melee.

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VIDEO OF HOW FOX NEWS REPORTED THE SHOES' TOSS AT BUSH

As you might expect, FOX NEWS had to put their own unique "spin" on the incident in Baghdad today when an Iraqi journalist tossed his size 10 shoes at President Bush and called him "a dog."

Greg Jarrett of FOX NEWS suggests if Saddam Hussein were still in power the journalist would be put to death.

Sorry, Greg, but he would have been given a medal by Saddam Hussein.

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NEW VIDEO: IRAQI JOURNALIST THROWS SHOES AT BUSH

President Bush visited Baghdad on Sunday and received a surprise as an Iraqi journalist tossed his size 10 shoes at Bush during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Bush ducked the shoes toss and the reporter was hauled away by security guards.

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BUSH DUCKS AS IRAQI REPORTER THROWS HIS SHOES AT HIM

BAGHDAD – His legacy forever linked to an unpopular war, President George W. Bush visited Iraq under intense security Sunday and declared that a long, hard conflict is necessary to protect the United States and give Iraqis hope. "The war is not over," he said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

Bush got a size-10 reminder of the fervent opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at him — one after another — during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. "This is the end!" shouted the man, later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.

Bush ducked both throws. Neither leader was hit. In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt; Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam Hussein with their shoes after U.S. marines toppled it to the ground in 2003.

"All I can report," Bush joked of the incident, "is a size 10."

The U.S. president visited the Iraqi capital just 37 days before he hands the war off to President-elect Barack Obama, who has pledged to end it. The president wanted to highlight a drop in violence in a nation still riven by ethnic strife and to celebrate a recent U.S.-Iraq security agreement, which calls for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.

"There is still more work to be done," Bush said after his meeting with al-Maliki, adding that the agreement puts Iraq on solid footing. "The war is not over."

In many ways, the unannounced trip was a victory lap without a clear victory. Nearly 150,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq fighting a war that is intensely disliked across the globe. More than 4,209 members of the U.S. military have died in the conflict, which has cost U.S. taxpayers $576 billion since it began five years and nine months ago.

Polls show most Americans believe the U.S. erred in invading Iraq in 2003. Bush ordered the nation into war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq while citing intelligence claiming the Mideast nation harbored weapons of mass destruction. The weapons were never found, the intelligence was discredited, Bush's credibility with U.S. voters plummeted and Saddam was captured and executed.

US ARMY HELICOPTERS IN ACTION: FIRE FROM ABOVE (RAW VIDEO)

This video captures US Army helicopters on missions in Iraq. The firepower is devastating.
Raw footage

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HOT VIDEO OF FEMALE SOLDIERS IN IRAQ (WOW!!!)

You don't often see a video of female soldiers in Iraq, but this video shows the women who are also fighting in the Iraq War.

Like their male counterparts in the Army and Marines, many of the female soldiers fighting in the IRAQ WAR look as though they just graduated from high school.

We post this video because very seldom does the mainstream media ever mention the brave women who are fighing in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Also at the risk of being called a sexist, the female warriors in this video are drop dead gorgeous.

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USMC---SEMPER FI (FANTASTIC WAR VIDEO)

This VIDEO with music shows MARINES in action in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN. The music is superb and the war footage is breathtaking.

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IRAQ COMBAT VIDEO WITH MUSIC. (EXCELLENT)

This is a great combat video from the Iraq war with excellent music

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MUST SEE VIDEO: THE NEXT WAVE OF VIOLENCE IN IRAQ

In Pt. 3 of The Real News Networks interview with Leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief, McClatchy Newspaper, Ms. Fadel explains how the next wave of violence will evolve in Iraq.

Fadel, who is an award-winning journalist, provides viewers of this video with an in depth look at what is going to take place in Iraq when American troops leave the country.

This is a MUST SEE video for everyone who wants the straight story on conditions in Iraq sans Bush White House spin.

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MEMORIAL VIDEO FOR ALL OUR BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. (MUST WATCH!!!!)

This is a must see video. It is a tribute to all our brave young men and women who are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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THE IRAQI VIEW OF "THE SURGE:" A VIDEO YOU MUST SEE

The Real News Network has done a two-part series on the truth about "the surge" in Iraq. Leila Fadel, Baghdad bureau chief for the McClatchy Newspapers, in this video tells what really happened in Iraq.

Fadel, who is an award-winning journalist, explains how "the awakening" by Iraqi tribal leaders happened long before "the surge" was initiated by General David Petraeus.

According to Fadel, the US military's role was only to build walls and provide some security after the Iraqi people drove out the insurgents.

It was the Iraqi tribal leaders and the Iraqi people who put an end to most of the violence in Iraq and the not the efforts of the U.S. military and the so-called "surge."

WATCH PT. TWO OF THE INTERVIEW HERE:

http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2948

(Editorial comment: The Bush Administration and the right-wing controlled media in the United States have sold the American public a bill of goods on role of the U.S. military and "the surge" in bringing some stability to Iraq)

NEWS ALERT: SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 25 IN KIRKUK, IRAQ

There will most likely be little coverage in the mainstream press in the U.S. about this suicide bombing, but it underscores how the war in IRAQ is far from over.

Iraqi police say suicide bomber attacks restaurant outside Kirkuk, kills at least 25

Associated Press
December 11, 2008

http://www.startribune.com/world/35865844.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

BAGHDAD - Police say a suicide bomber has struck inside a restaurant near Kirkuk, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens more.

Brig. Gen. Sarhad Qadir, commander of the Kirkuk police, also says about 45 people are wounded.

The explosion occurred Thursday at a restaurant about 2 miles north of Kirkuk, the center of Iraq's northern oil fields.

The reason for the attack was unclear but the city has been the scene of long-standing ethnic tension.

The Kurds want to annex Kirkuk and surrounding Tamim province into their self-ruled region in northern Iraq. Most Turkomen and Arabs want the province to remain under central government control, fearing the Kurds would discriminate against them.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. troops launched raids in at least four Iraqi cities, detaining six people believed associated with al-Qaida in Iraq, the U.S. military said Thursday.

A U.S. statement says two men were detained Wednesday in a pair of raids near Tarmiyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Baghdad.

Two others were captured Thursday in Ramadi, capital of Anbar province west of Baghdad, the statement said. The two others were arrested Thursday — one in Mosul and the other in Baghdad, the U.S. said.

U.S. troops have broad authority under a U.N. mandate to apprehend people deemed a security threat and hold them indefinitely without charge.

However, the mandate expires at the end of this month and will be replaced by a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement that requires the U.S. to obtain warrants to search houses or detain people except in active combat.

The new regulations will be part of a series of major changes in the five-year U.S.-led mission.
Britain announced Wednesday it will withdraw all but a handful of its 4,000 soldiers from Iraq next year. The U.S. is expected to shift a brigade to Basra in southern Iraq, where most of the British forces are located, to ensure the security of supply lines into the country from Kuwait.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has called for withdrawing all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by early 2010, shifting responsibility to the Iraqis for the defense of the country against Sunni and Shiite extremists.

COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN: CBS' LARA LOGAN REPORTS (GRAPHIC CLOSE COMBAT VIDEO)

CBS WAR CORRESPONDENT LARA LOGAN takes you inside Afghanistan with a U.S. patrol engaged in an intense battle with Al Qaeda fighters.

The reporting is excellent and the video shows what our troops face on a daily basis in Afghanistan.

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MARINES AMBUSHED IN AFGHANISTAN: LIVE LEAK VIDEO

There was a time when the media in the United States would use a video like this on the nightly newscasts, but not anymore.

Our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq have been totally forgotten by the mainstream media.

We refuse to surrender to the wishes of the Bush administration and that is why we post videos like this which show Marines ambushed in Afghanistan.

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HEART-TUGGING VIDEO: WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR

This VIDEO says it all.

The song is beautiful and the pictures of GIs and their families back home is extremely touching.

The media NEVER shows the American people what is going on with our troops in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN and with their loved ones back home.

After viewing this video, you will have a greater appreciation for the sacrifice so many of our GIs and their families are going through as we approach the holiday season.

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VIDEO: JIMMY KIMMEL--OBAMA SNUBS FOX NEWS

Here is how comedian Jimmy Kimmel portrayed President-elect Barack Obama calling on a reporter from FOX News.

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VIDEO EXPLAINS WHO IS BLACKWATER AND WHAT THEY DO IN IRAQ

Now that the Blackwater security firm is in the news because they allegedly killed Iraqi civilians during an operation in Iraq, we felt it would be appropriate to explain by a VIDEO who and what Blackwater does in Iraq.

This video explains the role of Blackwater in Iraq and how they came to power.

OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED THIS VIDEO

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DRAMATIC VIDEO OF US TROOPS DESCRIBING ROCKET ATTACK ON THEIR POSITION (ROUGH LANGUAGE)

This video show what it is like to be under fire by the enemy. The video is graphic and the language is extremely rough.

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VIDEO SHOWS HOW AFGHANISTAN WOMEN ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE

The untold story about Afghanistan is how many Afghanistan women are committing suicide rather than live under the conditions they face in the country.

When U.S. and allied forces swept into Afghanistan, there was supposed to be a change but the Afghanistan women say it has never happened.

In this video, which can be gruesome at times, you see some Afghan women in hospitals recovering from suicide attempts.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO IS VERY GRAPHIC.

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INTENSE FIREFIGHT IN CHOWKAY VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN (GRAPHIC AND VIOLENT VIDEO)

The fiercest fighting in the Middle East has shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan, and this video is a gripping example of what our troops are going through in Afghanistan.

The mainstream media NEVER reports on events like this which explains why most people have no idea what is taking place in Afghanistan.

The video is graphic and violent and the language is raw, but this is war and not a video game.

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US SOLDIERS GET AMBUSHED AND FIREFIGHT WITH INSURGENTS (RAW VIDEO)

This is a gripping video of a U.S. patrol assigned to protect KBR trucks, the private company which was part of Dick Cheney's Halliburton firm.

The video shows what happened to the escort patrol when they are attacked by insurgents.

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IN THEIR BOOTS: WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU: VIDEO OF WAR WIDOWS

This is just one of many "In Their Boots" videos devoted to the war widows of the Iraq and Afghanistan war.

The media in the United States REFUSES to tell their story, but we will not denied.

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US SOLDIERS IN FIERCE FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN (NEW VIDEO WITH RAW LANGUAGE)

The war in Afghanistan is now on center stage in the war against terrorism and this video captures a US combat patrol in the middle of a firefight against the Taliban.

WARNING: The language is raw and can be offensive to some viewers of this video.

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IRAQI GOVERNMENT WANTS BLACKWATER GUARDS PROSECUTED (NEW VIDEO)

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is readying indictments that could send Blackwater Worldwide guards to prison for at least 30 years for their involvement in the deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting of Iraqi civilians, people close to the case said. Charges could be announced as early as Monday in the shooting, which left 17 civilians dead and strained U.S. relations with the fledgling Iraqi government.

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