This is a slide show showing U.S. Marines making progress in Afghanistan in spite of bombs.
Watch here:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/01/17/world/20100117Helmand.html?ref=afghanistan
Click on link to watch slide show
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
SLIDE SHOW: MARINES MAKE PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN IN SPITE OF BOMBS
This is a slide show showing U.S. Marines making progress in Afghanistan in spite of bombs.
Watch here:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/01/17/world/20100117Helmand.html?ref=afghanistan
Click on link to watch slide show
WARNING: GRUESOME WAR PICTURES. U.S. TROOPS HUNT HUMAN BEINGS IN AFGHANISTAN
An investigation is underway to determine what took place when U.S. troops were shown hunting human beings in Afghanistan.
Read more here and look at pictures.
http://thedirty.com/2011/03/american-soldiers-hunting-humans-in-afghanistan-for-sport/
Click on link for pictures and story.
LARA LOGAN, CBS WAR CORRESPONDENT, ANSWERS VIEWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
Lara Logan, CBS war correspondent, answers viewers questions about the war in Afghanistan.
Watch video here:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6905223n
Click on link to watch video
Monday, March 21, 2011
ARAB LEAGUE CONDEMNS AIR STRIKES ON LIBYAN CITIZENS
The Arab League is condemining air strikes by the U.S. and NATO on Libyan citizens.
Watch video here:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6458
Click on link to play video
NO FLY ZONE NECESSARY, BUT IMPERIALIST OBJECTIVES ARE NOT
The use of a no-fly zone over Libya is being hailed by many nations, but they also question the imperialist views of the United States of America.
Watch video here:
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6457
Click on link to watch video
Rejoicing in Libya's Benghazi - Africa - Al Jazeera English
First video of pro rebel forces rejoicing in Benghazi after deafeating Gadaffi loyaliss.
Rejoicing in Libya's Benghazi - Africa - Al Jazeera English
LATEST NEWS FROM IRAQ: SECURITY PROBLEMS STILL GRIP IRAQ
Baghdad
Roadside bomb kills 1 civilian, injures 7 people, including 3 police, in central Baghdad. A few minutes later, a second bomb injures 6 people, including 3 police. Aswat al-Iraq gives different casualty totals -- see next link.
Mortar attack on security headquarters in Baladiyat district, no word on casualties.
VoI describes 4 separate explosions late Saturday and (apparently) early Sunday, killing 3 and injuring 22. Attack on an army patrol in Aadhamiya kills 2 soldiers and one civilian, injures 6 soldiers an 1 civilian. Explosion in a road tunnel in Aadhamiya also injures 4 persons. Attack on an army patrol in al-Shaab injures 5 soldiers, and an explosion in Karrada injures 4 civilians.
al-Sherqat, Salhudin Province
Two Turkish nationals, employed by the Iraqi government to build a school, are kidnapped by unknown gunmen. (This strange policy of employing foreigners on government projects apparently continued. With unemployment at unacceptable levels in Iraq, it is difficult to explain. -- C
Other News of the Day
Director of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council says it has released nearly 13,000 prisoners in the past two months, either through acquittal or pardon. Large scale detentions have provoked demonstrations recently. It is not clear, but one suspects many of these prisoners were among those turned over to Iraqi control by the U.S. -- C
Hey kids! Did you know that Operation Iraqi Freedom began on March 20, 2003? Yes, today is the eighth anniversary of the day of Shock and Awe. It seems a few hundred people in California noticed, but hardly anybody else did. Down the memory hole . . .
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
PRESIDENT OBAMA SPELLS OUT ROLE OF U.S. IN LIBYA
This is a new video from ABC News showing President Obama spelling out what the U.S. plan will be in Libya.
Watch video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bav-oR2OwW8
Click on link to play video
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
PENTAGON BLOCKS ACCESS TO POPULAR MILITARY VIDEO SITES
The Pentagon has decided to block access to military sites featuring videos from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Read more here
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/03/ap-military-blocks-access-to-popular-video-sites-031411/
Click on link for full story.
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