Nebraska couple create photo exhibits of U.S. war dead Reuters OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - A traveling photo exhibit of 98 US military from Nebraska and western Iowa killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has inspired its creators to put together similar displays across the country. ... Couple focuses on honoring fallen |
CNN International | Arab League criticizes allied airstrikes on Libya Salon While some commentators laud the US-led intervention -- pointing to international consensus and humanitarian concerns -- others have condemned the decision, drawing parallels to Iraq, circa 2003. Below are some notable responses to this weekend's big ... Serious Doubts Raised About Obama's War In Libya Why Libya 2011 is not Iraq 2003 Anti-War Protestors Mark Iraq War Anniversary |
USA Today | Iraq war demonstrations in Washington WAVE WASHINGTON, DC (WAVE) -March 20 marks eight years since the start of the Iraq war. The group Veterans for Peace organized a demonstration in the nation's capitol. About 200 demonstrators came out to protest the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan ... Protesters mark 8th anniversary of war in Iraq Los Angeles Anti-War March On Anniversary Of Iraq War 200 Protest in Midtown over US Occupations of Iraq, Afghanistan |
KOMO News | OUR OPINION: Iraq's blast walls a constant reminder of war, U.S. presence San Angelo Standard Times SAN ANGELO, Texas — In Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, an enduring reminder of the American presence and Iraq's internecine violence is the blast walls, hundreds and thousands of concrete slabs winding for miles, surrounding government buildings and ... Iraq Pays High Price for Shaky Democracy Lessons to be learned from Iraqi occupation Iraq War: Eighth-Year Anniversary Marked By US Intervention In Libya |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya: beware the lies of March The Guardian And on this very day in 2003, Britain took a leading role in the bombing – and invasion – of Iraq. And now we're at it again in Libya. We're being told we have to intervene in Libya to "protect the Libyan people" from being murdered by the forces of ... Libya: Largest Military Undertaking since the Invasion of Iraq. Towards a ... Libya: Obama's Latest, AFRICOM's First, NATO's African War Attacks cannot be excuse for invasion |
240 Iowa reservists due home from Iraq next month KGAN William Marquez, a military spokesman, told the Des Moines Register that the soldiers have received orders ending their 10-month mission in Iraq and are due home in mid-April. The troops are members of the 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, ... 240 Army Reservists from DM unit get orders to return home from Iraq |
Kansas City Star | Europe, not US, pushed for military force in Libya The Associated Press The contrast with 2003 — when France led global opposition to the war on Iraq — shows how much has changed since then, and also how different things can be when the problem is on Europe's doorstep. Europeans fear a flood of refugees, ... What International Consensus? Libya, Gadhafi to Become Another Iraq, Hussein UAE takes part in Libya Summit in Paris |
The Guardian | Military intervention invokes Iraq war memories ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: The largest Western military intervention in the Arab world since the Iraq war puts the United States in a delicate position. It's keen not to be seen as opening another war front but the Gaddafi regime has other ideas; it's keen to raise ... Anti-war groups protest against anti-Gaddafi air strikes Group in Phoenix Protests Libyan Air Strikes |
Wounded Warriors program finds veterans positions within the federal government Washington Post By AP, Sunday, March 20, 12:01 AM PERRYVILLE, Md. — When Larry Perry came home from Iraq, there were a lot of questions about what kind of future the 24-year-old Navy corpsman would have. A victim of an October 2006 improvised explosive device attack ... |
Palm Beach Daily News | Tony Beyer of Palm Beach Synagogue dedicates scroll with Iraq history Palm Beach Daily News Tony Beyer of West Palm Beach shows sons Alexander and Nikolaus the 350-year-old Torah from Iraq that Beyer dedicated Sunday to his grandfather, Joseph Mandel, while Beyer's wife Vanessa looks on. By Christopher C. Paine On Purim, the happiest day of ... |