Tag: thetoll
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August 23, 2009 04:44 PM EDT --
Less than two months since American forces in Iraq were largely removed from harms’ way, Army General Ray Odierno is now proposing to deploy troops in a northern territory that has been . . .
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September 08, 2008 03:49 AM EDT --
Vice president Dick Cheney was in Italy this weekend continuing his efforts to annoy the Kremlin by supporting NATO membership for the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine.
Meanwhile, it . . .
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September 14, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
This is supposed to be the good war. But why are we there? What are the objectives? These are legitimate questions.
If it's to make life better for the Afghans or to bring democracy to the nation . . .
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August 31, 2008 05:27 PM EDT --
Like bickering siblings, charges and counter charges flew back and forth between Russia and the U.S. this week. And, as every parent of bickering siblings knows, the truth in such situations is . . .
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August 10, 2008 12:19 PM EDT --
All-out war has broken out between Georgia and Russia, threatening the stability of the region.
Georgia, a small country about one-sixth the size of California, is located just east of the . . .
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September 21, 2008 06:35 PM EDT --
One can't help but wonder who is manufacturing the explosives that are creating so much havoc in the Middle East these days.
They now say that over 1,300 pounds of it were responsible for the big . . .
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November 30, 2008 08:09 PM EST --
So-called "honor killings" have become so prevalent in the southern Iraqi city of Basra that, according to today's edition of the Guardian, "you can find a killer standing . . .
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April 27, 2009 01:51 AM EDT --
The death toll from Iraq terrorist attacks for one 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday has risen to 159. The two attacks on Thursday and a twin bomber attack on Friday targeted Shiites . . .
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August 24, 2008 04:36 PM EDT --
The world was reminded, this week, of the need to end nuclear proliferation and to initiate disarmament agreements - but will it listen?
The departure of Pervez Musharraf . . .
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November 09, 2009 04:15 AM EST --
For those of you who’ve been waiting 6 ½ years to find even the slightest semblance of a reason for our preemptive invasion of Iraq, your search may be over. But, instead of uncovering . . .
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February 22, 2009 04:06 PM EST --
Osama bin Laden has been tracked down by a group of sleuths to one of three buildings in the northwestern Pakistani city of Parachinar, and the trail was determined by the employment of assumptions . . .
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March 29, 2009 04:20 PM EDT --
No matter what your political affiliation is, you are likely to see both good and bad in President Obama's newly announced plans for Afghanistan. However, somewhat hidden below the . . .
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August 16, 2009 11:00 PM EDT --
For those who have been anxious to learn what circumstances would constitute a victory in the Afghan campaign, an answer of sorts is at hand.
When asked, on Wednesday, how the administration would define . . .
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October 26, 2008 08:09 PM EDT --
A tense relationship with Syria got a little chillier at about 4:45 AM this morning when American troops in four helicopters violated Syrian airspace by swooping into a village eight kilometers from the . . .
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November 09, 2008 06:29 PM EST --
When President-elect Barack Obama steps into the oval office in January, the economy may be his first priority but pressing problems on the international stage are likely to be equally daunting.
In . . .
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March 01, 2009 11:35 PM EST --
A recent State Department report condemns Iran's record with respect to the rights of minorities and dissidents. It states in part that the Islamic Republic has severely restricted freedoms . . .
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June 22, 2009 12:58 AM EDT --
Neighboring states are watching closely as chaos continues to be the order of the day in Iran. On the one hand, there is concern that the Revolutionary Guard and the paramilitary Basij might take . . .
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August 17, 2008 02:58 PM EDT --
As Russian troops pulled within 25 miles of the Georgian capital, the war of words between Washington and Moscow continued to escalate. On Friday, for example, President Bush said: "Bullying and . . .
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September 28, 2008 03:37 PM EDT --
An honest analysis of the situation would show that several factors have probably contributed to the reduction in sectarian violence in Iraq, including, of course, the "surge" itself. The precise . . .
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October 19, 2008 03:30 PM EDT --
While most children around the world returned to another school year last month, tens of thousands in Iraq did not. They are the working kids, and they represent another chapter in the social dilemma . . .
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