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Tomas Young, Army Veteran, Dies at 34; Critic of Iraq War in Film - New York Times Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:34:24 GMT

New York Times
Tomas Young, Army Veteran, Dies at 34; Critic of Iraq War in Film
New York Times
Paralyzed from the chest down, the Iraq War veteran is seen in a 2007 documentary film taking dozens of pills for spasms, pain and depression. He speaks agonizingly about his sexual problems. Viewers watch him marry and, eight months later, divorce.

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US targets Islamic militants with more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq: Central Command - Reuters Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:08:11 GMT

Reuters
US targets Islamic militants with more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq: Central Command
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military forces conducted 11 air strikes against Islamic militants in Syria and 20 in Iraq since Friday, Central Command said on Monday. Nine of the Syria strikes were near the Turkish border city of Kobani and destroyed ...
US says more Islamic fighters targeted in airstrikes in Syria, IraqJerusalem Post
US Launches 31 More Airstrikes in Iraq and SyriamyCentralOregon.com

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Good News From Iraq: ISIS Setbacks - Wall Street Journal (blog) Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:45:58 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Good News From Iraq: ISIS Setbacks
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Dwekh Nawsha militia members stand guard last week in the Christian village of Bakufa, about 18 miles north of Mosul, Iraq. The recently formed Christian militia has taken control of the northern Iraqi town of Bakufa, which had been in the hands of ...
ISIS kills family refusing to marry off daughter: IraqAl-Arabiya
Arming the Rebels: How The New Syria/Iraq War Reveals America's Obsession ...International Policy Digest

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Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan - PBS NewsHour Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:06:00 GMT

Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan
PBS NewsHour
During most of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military and its contractors disposed of garbage and everything else it did not want to ship back to the U.S. in open-air burn pits. There were at least 230 burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

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Obama Administration Loses Collective Mind: Sending Troops To Iraq, Targeting ... - Forbes Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:00:20 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization
Obama Administration Loses Collective Mind: Sending Troops To Iraq, Targeting ...
Forbes
In 2009 President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize before doing much of anything. Since then he has initiated two wars, first in Libya and now in Iraq and Syria, and escalated another, in Afghanistan. Alas, he has demonstrated that it is bad ...
US approves $700 million in military sales to Iraq following catastrophic reversesWorld Tribune
US Planes Supplying ISIL with Weapons, Foodstuff. Iraq Intel ReportCenter for Research on Globalization
Military airstrikes continue against ISIL in Syria and Iraq supporting ...DVIDS (press release) (registration)

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British Jet Targets ISIS Position Inside Iraq - NBCNews.com Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:34:51 GMT

British Jet Targets ISIS Position Inside Iraq
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Britain's Ministry of Defence released video of an RAF jet striking an ISIS communications vehicle with a Brimstone missile in Iraq's western desert. About Us · Careers · Contact · Privacy Policy – UPDATED · Terms of Service · Site Map · Advertise · Ad ...

Iraq and US Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost - New York Times Sun, 16 Nov 2014 05:21:01 GMT

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Iraq and US Find Some Potential Sunni Allies Have Already Been Lost
New York Times
In the Islamic State's rapid consolidation of the Sunni parts of Iraq and Syria, the jihadists have used a double-pronged strategy to gain the obedience of Sunni tribes. While using their abundant cash and arms to entice tribal leaders to join their ...
Top US General in Iraq to Assess Anti-IS CampaignABC News
US Joint Chiefs chairman visits Iraq amid ISIS fight Top general makes ...CNN
Top US general in Iraq to assess campaignAljazeera.com
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Illogical Logic of Our Iraq Policy - Huffington Post Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:42:32 GMT

Illogical Logic of Our Iraq Policy
Huffington Post
We attacked Iraq in the aftermath of 9/11 to remove Saddam Hussein who presumably represented a potential threat to us by having weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Even though there was no imminent threat to the homeland, our leaders decided to ...
Protestors rally for peace in Iraq, SyriaDaily Free Press (subscription)

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Massacre in Iraq Isn't Enough to Unite the Country Against Islamic State - Newsweek Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:04:21 GMT

Newsweek
Massacre in Iraq Isn't Enough to Unite the Country Against Islamic State
Newsweek
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State's systematic massacre of hundreds of Iraq's Albu Nimr tribe should have been an unmistakable wake up call for a country that may not be able to stabilize without long-term support from Sunni tribesmen. But nearly a ...

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CIA intelligence gap hinders counter-terrorism efforts in Syria, Iraq - Los Angeles Times Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:01:13 GMT

CIA intelligence gap hinders counter-terrorism efforts in Syria, Iraq
Los Angeles Times
In mid-September, as the U.S. military prepared to launch cruise missiles against Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time, CIA analysts lobbied to expand the target list to include eight possible locations for leaders of a band of battle ...

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