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Iraq And Afghanistan War Debt Includes Steep Price Tag For Air Conditioning - Huffington Post Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:45:11 GMT+00:00

Newsweek

Iraq And Afghanistan War Debt Includes Steep Price Tag For Air Conditioning Huffington Post Perhaps we should relocate our debt to Iraq or Afghanistan, where a lot of it is going anyway and where we are at least spending a king's ransom on air conditioning. NPR's "All Things Considered" has the news: The amount the US military spends annually ... Spitzer: Billions for military air conditioningCNN (blog) Air conditioning for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan costs $20.2 billion a yearMother Nature Network Rise and fall of the American EmpireThe Nation, Pakistan AMERICAblog (blog) -defpro -Daily Mail all 137 news articles »

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Iraq veteran caught in child sex sting - WALA-TV FOX10 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:40:56 GMT+00:00

Iraq veteran caught in child sex sting WALA-TV FOX10 He's an Iraq war veteran who was injured by a road side bomb. He received the Purple Heart in 2007. FOX10 News stopped by his parent's home, but the family was not willing to speak on camera. An officer said most of the suspects admitted they were ... and more »

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Tulsa soldier killed in Iraq - Tulsa World Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:17:06 GMT+00:00

The Nation, Pakistan

Tulsa soldier killed in Iraq Tulsa World A young soldier from Tulsa, known among his Army buddies as a happy-go-lucky person who was fun to be with, was killed in a grenade attack Sunday in Iraq, according to his father. Army Pfc. Dylan Jeffrey Johnson, 20, ... Spike in US Deaths in Iraq Raises WorriesNew York Times US troop deadline divides an uneasy alliance in IraqThe National Security forces capture suspected al-Qaida leader in western IraqXinhua Think Progress -Boston Globe -The Seattle Times all 575 news articles »

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National PTSD Awareness Day - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:11:07 GMT+00:00

National PTSD Awareness Day Washington Post (blog) Monday is the nation's official day to focus attention on post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects anywhere from 11 to 20 percent of veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an estimate from the Department of ... PTSD awareness day and a soldier's storyExaminer.com Bike trip calls attention to post traumatic stress disorderBismarck Tribune PTSD Awareness Day June 27, 2011Care2.com Stars and Stripes (blog) all 27 news articles »

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Mr. President, Don't Let Iran Take Iraq - NewsMax.com Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:12:17 GMT+00:00

StopFundamentalism.com (blog)

Mr. President, Don't Let Iran Take Iraq NewsMax.com President Barack Obama is intent on fulfilling a commitment to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by the end of this year. That is an important milestone, but the administration should also think about what the United States is leaving ... Red Cross denies role in Iraq Camp Ashraf closureIran Focus Iran, Iraq to shut down Camp AshrafAFP To Eliminate Opposition, Iran-Iraq Target Camp AshrafStopFundamentalism.com (blog) Sydney Morning Herald -Tehran Times -Xinhua all 54 news articles »

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Mr. President, Bring All of Our Soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq Home, Now - Huffington Post (blog) Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:31:08 GMT+00:00

Mr. President, Bring All of Our Soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq Home, Now Huffington Post (blog) There are those in the US government and military who, if they could, would remain on in Afghanistan and Iraq permanently, so that we would have military bases when dealing with Pakistan and Iran. Mr. President, I believe the deaths and injuries of our ... and more »

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Ga. soldier's sentencing delayed until August - MiamiHerald.com Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:55:36 GMT+00:00

ArmyTimes.com

Ga. soldier's sentencing delayed until August MiamiHerald.com A military judge at Fort Stewart has again postponed sentencing for an Army sergeant convicted of murder in the 2008 slayings of two fellow US soldiers in Iraq. The judge decided Monday the court-martial for Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich (BOZ-eh-vich) won't ... Court martial sentencing put off againBryan County News all 54 news articles »

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Rep. Lynn Woolsey of Calif. says she'll retire next year after 2 decades in ... - Washington Post Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:37:32 GMT+00:00

MyFox Memphis

Rep. Lynn Woolsey of Calif. says she'll retire next year after 2 decades in ... Washington Post A former Petaluma city councilwoman, Woolsey was elected to represent Marin and Sonoma counties in 1992 and became known for her strong opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her 10th term in Congress expires at the end of 2012. ... Rep. Lynn Woolsey retires -- and here's her speechSan Francisco Chronicle (blog) Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey Announces RetirementPatch.com Rep. Woolsey Announces RetirementThe Bay Citizen (blog) Los Angeles Times -Santa Rosa Press Democrat -Politico (blog) all 168 news articles »

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Legacy of Mental Health Problems from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Will Be Long-Lived - Scientific American Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:30:55 GMT+00:00

Scientific American

Legacy of Mental Health Problems from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Will Be Long-Lived Scientific American Some of the key psychological issues affecting the approximately two million American troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 have been traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—and the diagnoses ... War on terror costs US $1.283 tr so farThe News International Real-World Effects of Anti-War ActivismCommentary Daily US casualtiesTulsa World U.S. Catholic magazine (blog) all 5 news articles »

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In Ramadi, Distrust Threatens Iraq's Gains - New York Times Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:14:29 GMT+00:00

New York Times

In Ramadi, Distrust Threatens Iraq's Gains New York Times RAMADI, Iraq — This palm-lined city along the Euphrates, once a deadly stronghold of the insurgency, has been hailed as one of Iraq's greatest turnaround stories, the first major urban area where militants were driven back ... Goldsmiths declare sit-in protest to sue killers of their colleagues in FallujaAswat Al Iraq all 9 news articles »