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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Judge questions whether men would return to battlefield if released WASHINGTON, (AP) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday questioned whether four men seeking to challenge their detention as terrorism suspects at a U.S. base in Afghanistan were likely to take to the battlefield if released. Lawyers for the men said they should have the right to sue for their freedom — a right already given to detainees at Guantanamo...
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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Canadians are once again grieving the loss of one of our Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. Trooper Brian Richard Good, 42, is the first of our soldiers to die this year after falling victim to a roadside bomb. Three others were wounded in that attack. Trooper Good’s passing is a continued reminder of the risks that our men and women in uniform must endure as they work with the people of Afghanistan...
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CNN (Free subscription) | yesterday
A member of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan has been killed in the country's volatile south, the International Security Assistance Force said.
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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
By DEXTER FILKINS, The New York Times Eleven Afghan civilians were killed and nine wounded when an errant artillery shell hit a house during a firefight between Taliban militants and NATO forces in central Afghanistan, the Afghan government said Wednesday. The battle, which occurred Monday morning, unfolded in the village of Qalai-e-Now, near Tirin Kot, the capital of Oruzgan Province. Afghan officials...
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DYSPEPSIA GENERATION (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Read it. Your future under Islam. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Soldiers returned home to an emotional greeting, marking an end to the unit's deployment to Afghanistan.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As of Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at least 560 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As of Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at least 560 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.
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War News Updates (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The bodies of Cpl. Mark McLaren, Pte. Demetrios Diplaros and Warrant Officer Robert Wilson were returned to Canada on Monday. (DND) (Photo from the CBC ) From Toronto: THE CANADIAN PRESS Since 2002, 107 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died during the Afghanistan mission. Here is a list of the deaths: 2009 Jan. 6 – Trooper Brian Richard Good, killed in IED blast near his armoured vehicle in...
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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Kabul, Afghanistan (NNI) -- A total of 173,000 students' dropped out of school in 2008, according to the Ministry of Education. The number of teachers and students killed in the past 10 months has nearly doubled the total casualties of last year, authorities in the Ministry of Education said. This year 651 schools were closed in southern provinces; 141 teachers and students were killed since the beginning...
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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
KUNDUZ CITY (PAN) -- The German government would provide over 170 million to Afghan government in the ongoing year as it spent over 140 last year in Afghanistan a representative of German foreign ministry pledged. Addressing to a press conference Dr. Peter Ptassek, a representative of German foreign ministry said his country will increase its support to Afghanistan to 170 million this year. The aid...
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Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Feast of Holy Innocents D28 The below two Youtube links were produced by Queen Mab Productions blackoutomaha.com They do a local Omaha TV show. Its a bit funky.
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
His audience, his budget and his salary may only be a fraction of what they once were, but Dan Rather is doing something that no major network news personality has yet done ...
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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Canadian soldier was killed and three more wounded by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan north of Kandahar City, military officials said Wednesday. The soldier has been identified as Trooper Brian Richard Good. "Brian Good was an easygoing individual who would do anything for anyone. He was active in his community and the best neighbour you could ask for," said Col. Jamie Cade, acting commander of Task...
