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More Mass Murders in Afghanistan
15 March 2012 Got this message from former Marine Tim Lynch, in Afghanistan. Tim's not always polite, but he's a former infantry officer and I listen to him very closely: "The Taliban killed 13 women and children today with an IED in Uruzgan...
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Taliban Sends Message about US Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl
29 March 2012 Several years ago, the Taliban captured a US Soldier named Bowe Bergdahl. Yesterday was Bergdahl’s third birthday in captivity. I’ve asked the Taliban several times to see Bergdahl. They have declined in the past citing security reasons...
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Major RED FLAG: Military Cover-up in Afghanistan
16 March 2012 Info just coming out that a 22-year-old Marine was murdered on 01 Feb, about 6 weeks ago, in another insider attack. The military covered it up as if it were combat operations. Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus of Greenville, Mississippi was shot...
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Insurgents Used Cell Phone Geotags to Destroy AH-64s in Iraq
15 March 2012 Here’s a battlefield safety issue that some people have been warning about –and others have been ignoring — for a while now; an enemy using social media and cellphone geotagging to identify the precise location of troops on a battlefield...
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Panjway, Afghanistan: Amphitheater of War
For a larger view please click on image or one of the links below. 23 March 2012 This panorama was made in the general area where the Panjway 17 massacre unfolded. The view is over the Arghandab River Valley, a place that Canadian and many US forces know...
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Alcohol in Afghanistan
19 March 2012 There are reports that alcohol was involved in the Panjway 16. There are also reports that alcohol was not involved. Since 2005, I've only seen two Soldiers truly drunk on missions during about three years with combat troops. Both were...
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Sergeant Godsmack vs. Nazar
27 March 2012 PTSD is a serious problem. Suicides by veterans happen many times per day, every day. At best, PTSD can degrade the quality of life of veterans and their families. At worst, unmanaged, the human toll is incalculable. Other problems with...
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Curses
Austin Prince, about 12 years, with cobra 12 March 2012 Under my dispatch from Bangladesh: Tigers, Crocodiles, Korans and Superstitions was this comment: Michael, We have friends who are missionaries in the Congo. So far this year, they've killed...
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The Panjway 16
15 March 2012 The New York Daily News asked for an op-ed on the mass murder in Afghanistan. I invested several hours writing and they took it as is. As per normal, they changed the title. Practically every publication does this to suit their specific...
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Libya Spot Report
16 March 2012 An experienced friend is currently in Tripoli and writes: I’m telling you, you should get your butt over here to Libya - it’s a really interesting place. I know everyone’s mind is on Afghanistan these days, but there’s really no comparison...
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Fri, Mar 16 2012 6:43 AM
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Purple Heart
PFC Leah Bartlett awarded Purple Heart 09 March 2012 Reaction to the recent Koran burnings led to dozens of killings. Some of the attacks were obviously related to the burnings, while others may have been normal background noise of war. Whatever the specific...
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Fri, Mar 09 2012 5:45 AM
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MEDEVAC Momentum: Senate Armed Services Committee to Raise the Issue
01 March 2012 The MEDEVAC issue continues with increasing seriousness. Numerous Generals, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of Defense (through General Dempsey, the Chairman of Joint Chiefs) have all weighed into the fight. Seventeen members...
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Thu, Mar 01 2012 5:09 AM
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Senator Levin on MEDEVAC
07 March 2012 Senator Carl Levin has been sending a form letter to his constituents. Key parts of the letter seem to be have been written by the Army. At minimum, Senator Levin’s responses are a rewrite of Army releases. His statement perpetuates numerous...
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Sir Petraeus
16 March 2012 This has been secret until a few minutes ago. The Dutch Minister of Defense just knighted General (ret.) Petraeus in the Hague. I was invited to go but could not make it, unfortunately.
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