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Ninety Percent of Petraeus’ “Taliban” Captures Were Civilians
A guard from Task Force Peacekeeper closes a gate at the detention facility in Parwan, Afghanistan, on September 22, 2010. (Photo: Adam Ferguson / The New York Times) …
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EXCLUSIVE: New Documents Claim Intelligence on Bin Laden, al-Qaeda Targets Withheld From Congress’ 9/11 Probe
Stencil graffiti of Osama bin Laden in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo: Bixentro / flickr) On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, just as he has done in years past, …
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Auditors Says Missing Money Meant for Iraq May Have Been Stolen
Washington - After the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the George W. Bush administration flooded the conquered country with so much cash to pay for reconstruction and …
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Syrian Troops Retake Control of Rebellious Town in North
Cairo - Syria’s most trusted forces retook control of a rebellious northern Syrian town on Sunday, responding with tanks and helicopter gunships and crushing an alliance of mutinous soldiers …
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Obama’s Trip to Puerto Rico Breaks 50-Year Record
San, Juan, Puerto Rico - President Barack Obama will break a 50-year record Tuesday, when he becomes the first president since John F. Kennedy to come to San Juan …
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Paradoxes of Iranian Society Spur on Heroic Women
Washington - Haleh Sahabi is the latest Iranian woman to die in political violence. On Wednesday, security forces attempting to cut short the Tehran funeral of …
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Rep. Rohrabacker Asks Iraq to Pay US Back for Iraq War; Iraqi Spokesman Asks Him to Leave
Yesterday in Baghdad, while on a congressional delegation visit, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) said that Iraq should repay the United States for the war there that President Bush started …
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Accused Sit in Jail as Military Courts Drag Feet on Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. (Photo: Matthew G. Bisanz / Wikimedia) Washington - Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brian W. Foster served nearly a decade …
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At Least 21 Killed in Afghanistan Attacks
Kabul, Afghanistan - At least 21 people were killed in a series of attacks across Afghanistan on Saturday as a U.N. agency announced that May had been the deadliest …
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More Food Banks Offering Fresh Fruits, Vegetables
On a recent afternoon after school in Isla Vista, Calif., 35 children invited by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County got lessons on healthy snacks, starting with the serving size for …