US HUMVEE WITH MINE CLEARING DEVICE DETONATES AN IED IN AFGHANISTAN

As horrible as this video looks, there were no injuries to American troops when their IED-clearing Humvee detonates an IED hidden inside an old tire on a road in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO SHOWING IED ATTACKS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

Video shows a series of IED attacks on US convoys and military vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The music is by Pearl Jam.

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THE FACES OF DEATH: VIDEO TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

US Fallen.org ***Nominated***2009 YouTube Best Channel***THANK YOU!!!

The faces and a short bio of the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan or from wounds suffered in both wars.

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15 NEW VIDEOS OF FEMALE SOLDIERS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN

This playlist of 15 videos shows female soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some great video, music and never seen before footage of women in combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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CHICKENHAWK REPUBLICAN TANCREDO STORMS OFF MSNBC SET AFTER DAILY KOS' MARKOS CONFRONTS HIM ON VETERANS HEALTH CARE

On MSNBC Friday night, David Shuster (filling in for Ed Shultz) addressed hateful signs at Thursday's Capitol Hill "House call" against health care reform.

But the discussion escalated into a fight that led a Republican guest to walk off the set.

Former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo refused to criticize Republican leaders for participating in the event, saying there were equally offensive signs at anti-Bush rallies in the past. He said they should talk about the policy, not the signs.

Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitas defended health care reform, pointing out that the military uses government-run health care. Tancredo said veterans complained about their health care and would much rather have a private choice.

"Tom, I'm a veteran. Okay?" Moulitas responded. "I did not get a deferment because I was too depressed to fight a war I supported in Vietnam. I'm a veteran. They want a more effective V.A. ..."

"You're not going to do that. You're not going to try to insult me that way and then pretend like we're just going on and talk about that. You either apologize ..." When Moulitas did not apologize, Tancredo simply took out his earpiece and walked away.

As a Republican student activist, Tancredo spoke out in favor of the Vietnam War but did not serve.

After graduating from college in June 1969, he became eligible to serve in Vietnam. Tancredo said he went for his physical, telling doctors he'd been treated for depression, and eventually got a deferment. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/tom-tancredo-walks-off-ms_n_349150.html&cp

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THIS VIDEO WILL DRIVE GLENN BECK, SEAN HANNITY, BILL O'REILLY AND EVERYONE AT FOX NEWS NUTS

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that FOX NEWS is profoundly bigoted. The stupid rally on the steps of the Capitol yesterday arranged by Republican Congresswoman Michelle Bachman with the help of FOX NEWS was a clear indication of the racism of FOX NEWS. Not a single African-American could be seen in the crowd of nearly 1,000 people.

This video of a African-American soldier from Ft. Hood, Texas flys in the face of the racists at FOX NEWS who are none too subtle in their never ending attacks on Blacks in America.

The amazing thing is GLENN BECK, SEAN HANNITY AND BILL O'REILLY never served a day of their life in the United States military, but they use their fat ugly racist mouths to spout off about African Americans---especially President Barack Obama.

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DEVASTATING SERIES OF NEW VIDEOS SHOWING US FORCES ATTACKING TALIBAN

There are more than 50 new videos in this series of action-packed combat videos from the war in Afghanistan showing US forces fighting the Taliban. There are also videos of NATO troops in brutal firefights in Afghanistan.

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WARNING: Some of the footage is very graphic and the language is very explicit.

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VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE FT. HOOD HALL WHERE 13 SOLDIERS WERE KILLED. CASEY J. PORTER FILM

Casey J. Porter, noted film producer and former Sgt in the U.S. Army who served two tours in Iraq, made this video in the same hall where 13 GIs were killed and 31 wounded during the shooting spree at Ft. Hood on Thursday.

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WARNING: VERY GRUESOME VIDEO. TALIBAN SHOW OFF REMAINS OF 2 U.S. HELICOPTERS SHOT DOWN IN NOORSTAN PROVINCE AFGHANISTAN

This video should be viewed with extreme caution. The video is Taliban footage showing the Taliban going through what is left of two U.S. helicopters that were shot down over Noorstan Province, Afghanistan.

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VIOLENT VIDEO OF TALIBAN ATTACK ON US SOLDIERS

Video is from the Taliban and shows a series of violent attacks on US soldiers and Marines in Afghanistan.

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BREAKING NEWS: 2 AMERICAN SOLDIERS DIE IN IRAQ

BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq -- one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries.

Associated Press Last updated: 2:45 a.m., Thursday, November 5, 2009

The military released a statement late Wednesday saying two Multi-National Corps-Iraq soldiers died on November 4. The statement did not describe the circumstances of either death.

The names of the soldiers were being withheld until the military can notify family members. The statement said both deaths are under investigation.

The deaths raise to at least 4,358 the number of U.S. military personnel who have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. That's according to an Associated Press count.

"DEATH FROM ABOVE"--APACHE HELICOPTERS DESTROY TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

Watch video of Apache helicopters destroying enemy fighting positions above the village of Donga, Afghanistan.

The positions were discovered a day earlier during an ambush of a patrol conducting a key leader engagement. With help from a forward observer, the helicopters identified the targets, ensuring no civilians were present and then destroyed the positions using their 30 mm cannon and rockets.

Produced by Sgt. Justin Puetz with the 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.

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NEW VIDEO OF TALIBAN AMBUSHING US FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows a winding road through the mountains of Afghanistan and how the Taliban ambushed a convoy of US vehicles. Very graphic footage.

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VIOLENT VIDEO OF US SOLDIERS RESPONDING TO TALIBAN AMBUSH: WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE

This video shows how a unit of US soldiers respond to a Taliban ambush in the mountains of Afghanistan.

WARNING: VERY STRONG LANGUAGE

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VIDEO OF WAR BOOTY TAKEN FROM AMERICAN BASE IN AFGHANISTAN BY THE TALIBAN

This is a video made by the Taliban showing war booty taken by the Taliban when they stormed an American forward operating base in Afghanistan.

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GORY VIDEO OF TALIBAN ANNIHILATING US BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

This video was acquired from the Taliban and shows them destroying a US base deep in the heart of Afghanistan.

WARNING: Some of the footage is very graphic

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VIOLENT TALIBAN FOOTAGE OF ATTACK ON US CONVOY IN AFGHANISTAN

This video was made by the Taliban and shows how they attack a US convoy and other US vehicles in Afghanistan.

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BRUTAL BATTLEFIELD FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN COSTS US EIGHT LIVES

CBS News released this video of a brutal firefight in Afghanistan a week ago that cost the US eight lives.

The war in Afghanistan is now reaching a fever pitch and President Obama is going to be pressed even harder by Republicans and the Pentagon to send more troops to Afghanistan.

The US Army and US Marines are stretched to the breaking point and without a military draft it will be impossible to provide the ground troops needed to continue the battle in Afghanistan.

During the month of October there were 55 US military personnel killed in Afghanistan.

At this writing nobody has yet explained what US troops are supposed to be doing in Afghanistan.

The mission has not been defined and there also has not been a plan released for when US troops can leave Afghanistan.

Some military observers say the US could be in Afghanistan for another TEN YEARS.

Why?

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MUST SEE VIDEO: HOW MEDIA AROUND THE WORLD VIEW AMERICA IN AFGHANISTAN. IS US MEDIA TELLING THE REAL TRUTH?

U.S. TV news finally focuses on Afghanistan.

Why did it take so long?

And what will they show us?

Since President Obama announced plans to deploy another 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, and possibility of up to 40,000 more US troops to Afghanistan, the U.S. networks are finally setting up bureaus there.

But while the American focus is on U.S. troops and the political implications of Obama's policies, the international media is telling a different story.

From the Middle East, there are reports of missile strikes, civilian casualties, and Pentagon ineptitude. And Russia reminds the U.S. that they have been there, done that with disastrous results.

SOURCES: CNN, U.S.; NBC News, U.S.; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; South Asia Newsline, India; Press TV, Iran; New York Times, U.S.; Bloomberg.com, U.S.; RT, Russia.-- Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports.

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FRIGHTEING VIDEO OF NEW TALIBAN OFFENSIVE IN AFGHANISTAN

In this NEW video you hear a Taliban fighter say 20,000 more American troops will mean nothing against the 70,000 suicide bombers the Taliban have recruited and are prepared to use against the US forces President Obama is prepared to send into Afghanistan.

The Taliban claim in this video they will fight until none of them are left standing and they are prepared to rid their country of the "infidels" who have invaded Afghanistan.

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QUAGMIRE: WHAT US TROOPS WILL FIND WHEN OBAMA SENDS THEM TO AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan is a quagmire and is only going to get worse no matter how many troops President Obama sends into the country.


The situation is Iraq is not that much better.

A sucide bomber on a bicycle blew themselves up today in Southern Iraq killing 5 people and injuring scores.

Both Iraq and Afghanistan will NEVER be conquered and all that is going to happen is more and more young Americans are going to die in both countries.

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BREAKING NEWS: BICYCLE BOMB KILLS 5 IN SOUTHERN IRAQ

Police: Bicycle Bomb Kills 5 in Southern Iraq

Police: A bomb attached to a bicycle kills 5 in Hillah, southern Iraq

By HAMID AHMED
The Associated Press

BAGHDAD
A bomb attached to a bicycle killed five people in southern Iraq on Sunday and two others were killed when twin car bombs exploded in the western Anbar province, police said.

Maj. Muthana Khalid said a booby trapped bicycle exploded at a popular fruit and vegetable market Sunday near Hillah, the capital of Iraq's Babil province, 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad.

Thirty-seven people were wounded in the attack, Khalid said.

Also Sunday, a police official in the western city of Ramadi said two people, including a policeman, were killed and four wounded when two car bombs exploded minutes apart in the visitors' parking lot of the city's Traffic Police Directorate.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Ramadi is the capital of Anbar province, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad.

Last week, twin suicide attacks in downtown Baghdad killed 155 people, the worst attacks in Iraq in two years.

10 NEW VIDEOS OF TALIBAN SPEAKING ABOUT THE WAR

The war in Afghanistan is about to make a dramatic shift in attention by the mainstream media in the United States as President Obama gives details of troop deployment to the war zone.

In this series of 10 videos members of the Taliban explain what they are fighting for and how they plan to carry the battle to American and NATO troops.

The Taliban talk about the civilian casualties incurred by American bombings and the rage that is felt by the people of Afghanistan.

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MSNBC'S LAWRENCE O'DONNELL BLASTS LIZ CHENEY FOR KNOCKING PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR GOING TO DOVER AFB

Liz Cheney is a chip off the old block. She is rabble-rouser and trouble-maker and even worse than that she is IGNORANT.

Cheney went on a right wing radio show hosted by former FOX NEWS blabbermouth John Gibson and ripped into President Obama for going to Dover Air Force Base to pay his respects to military personnel lost in the Afghanistan War.

Liz Cheney's father, former VP Dick Cheney, NEVER went to Dover Air Force base and used five deferments to avoid military service during the Vietnam War.

O'Donnell doesn't spare any words in trashing Liz Cheney for her petty remarks about President Obama.

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MEMO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA: AFGHANISTAN IS NOT WORTH THE LIFE OF ONE MORE AMERICAN: GET OUT NOW

This blogger has been blogging about the wars in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN for almost two years now and more than 300,000 people have visited my blog.

I have seen a lot and learned a lot about both conflicts.


President Obama is faced with a major decision regarding sending upwards of 40,000 more US men and women into Afghanistan.

The Republicans and all the talking heads on radio and TV want Obama to send the troops that Gen. Stanley McChrstal wants to wage the war against the Taliban.

The truth of the matter is the Republicans want more troops sent to Afghanistan so they can then say the Afghanistan war is "Obama's war."

History has always been a great teacher and when you look back at the history of wars in Afghanistan you will find Alexander The Great could not defeat the Afghans. The Britsh and Russians tried, but were also doomed to failure.

The argument put forth by the Republicans is that it is in the interest of United States security to bring down the Taliban in Afghanistan.

But is it really?

There is no such things as "winning" in Afghanistan because the country is divided into scores of tribal groups without any one group in charge of the destiny of Afghanistan.

The government of Afghanistan is in shambles and this week we learned the President of Afghanistan, Harmid Karzai's brother, is a war lord and in charge of the opium trade in Afghanistan.

Are we supposed to send our young soldiers and Marines into Afghanistan to try and beat the Taliban when in the end all we are doing is propping up the opium trade and Karzai's brother and his drug cartel?

Some military observers say it would take 10 or more years to defeat the Taliban and in the course of the battle thousands of US troops would be killed and injured.

The reason the Bush administration invaded Afghanistan was to find and kill Osama bin Laden, but that was nearly eight years ago and most people feel he has slipped across the border into Pakistan and is hiding out in the rugged mountains of that country.

The other argument the Republicans present is Afghanistan could become a training ground for Al Queda, but Al Queda is now spread out all across the mid-East and Europe and even have cells here in the United States.

The terrain of Afghanistan is a brutal place to fight a war. It is all mountains and caves and to add to the misery winter is coming to the country and our troops will be bogged down in freezing weather much like the German Army was when they tried to take Russia during World War II.

President Obama may have made a campaign pledge to continue the war in Afghanistan, but nowhere is it written he can't change his mind and decide the sacrifice of thousands of young Americans is not worth it.

President Obama: Get out NOW.

You will take some heat from the Republicans, but so what. Most of them don't have a family member in the military and they haven't got a dog in the fight.

Editorial comment by BILL CORCORAN, editor, CORKSPHERE: http://corksphere.blogspot.com
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE OF WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA SENDS MORE US TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN

Bulldog Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th BCT, 25th Infantry Division - September 2009, Afghanistan [...: FK-TK :...]

This is the type of video you can expect to see more of on your TV after President Obama decides just how many more troops he is going to send into the quagmire of Afghanistan.

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VIDEO SHOWS WHAT MORE US TROOPS WILL ENCOUNTER IN BATTLE WITH TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN WHEN I NOTICED A WHITE FLASH IN THE DISTANCE, A CAMP WAS BEING ATTACKED WITH MORTAR'S BEING FIRED BY THE TALIBAN IN THE MOUNTAINS NEARBY, YOU CAN SEE THE INCOMING HITTING THE CAMP AND THE OUTGOING HITTING THE TALIBAN WITH A GRAND FINALEE LIGHT SHOW USING NIGHT VISION. 1/221 CAV LAS VEGAS NV PRT KUNAR SECFOR

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EXTREME VIOLENCE IN THESE NEW VIDEOS FROM THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

These videos are very, very violent and should be watched with caution. They show US and NATO forces battling the Taliban in Afghanistan.

This is what US troops can expect to see if President Obama elects to send more troops to Afghanistan.

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WARNING: Very graphic footage and raw language.

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NEW VIDEOS SHOWING FIREFIGHTS AT FORWARD OPERATING BASES IN AFGHANISTAN

If President Obama decides to send more troops to Afghanistan many of them will be deployed to Forward Operating Bases like the ones you see in this collection of eight videos.

The duty is rough because our troops out in the middle of nowhere and have very little protection from a Taliban attack.

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OVER 50 RAW VIDEOS OF US LAUNCHING MASSIVE ATTACK ON TALIBAN

There are over 50 extremely violent videos in this footage of US and NATO forces launching massive attacks on the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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WARNING: Some of the videos are very graphic with raw language.

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