Submit a Story!

Army asked to review 2 troop deaths (AP)

 
AP - It was hard enough for Roger Suarez to move on after he buried his eldest son, who died in Iraq two years ago. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Shinseki, a Prescient General, Re-Enlists as VA Chief
time.com 12/8/2008 — Six years after being condemned for warning that the U.S. would need more troops in Iraq than the Pentagon had committed, "Ric" Shinseki returns to help the wounded
AP Fact Check: Gen Shinseki 'Forced Into Retirement' By Bush Administration
newsbusters.org 12/8/2008 — A December 7, 2008, wire article by the Associated Press' David Espo claims, "[Former Army chief of staff Gen. Eric] Shinseki was forced into retirement by the Bush administration after he said the original invasion plan for Iraq did not include ...
Indictments Unsealed In Blackwater Shooting Case
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/8/2008 — Moments ago, officials with the Department of Justice wrapped up a press conference at which they are publicizing the charges -- previously contained in a sealed indictment -- against the five Blackwater guards charged with manslaughter in the deadly September 2007 shootings of 17 unarmed Iraqi ...
Owens: The General Choice
article.nationalreview.com 12/9/2008 — Whats true and whats not about Shinseki.
Daoud Kuttab: Blair says that Palestinians and Israelis Reached a Secret Agreement
huffingtonpost.com 12/8/2008 — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has stated publicly that Palestinian and Israeli negotiators have reached a secret agreement. In an interview with the leading Palestinian daily Al Quds , Blair stated that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators ...
Army asked to review 2 troop deaths (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/7/2008
AP - After Roger Suarez's eldest son died in Iraq two years ago, the grieving father buried him in his homeland of Nicaragua and tried to move on.
U.S. Army Seeking Private Contractors to Work as Security Guards at Forward Operating Bases in Seven Afghan ProvincesWash Post Federal Page 12/8/2008
The U.S. Army is looking to private contractors to provide armed security guards to protect Forward Operating Bases in seven provinces in southern Afghanistan. In a recent study, Anthony H. Cordesman, an intelligence expert at the Center for Strategic ...
September 11 defendants ask to plead guiltyReuters: Politics 12/8/2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The self-styled mastermind of the September 11 attacks and four co-defendants sent a note to a military judge at Guantanamo on Monday saying they wanted to confess and plead guilty.
Israel's Netanyahu upbeat on Obama plans for IranReuters: Politics 12/8/2008
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The man many tip to be Israel's next leader said on Monday he saw Barack Obama as serious about denying Iran nuclear arms, even though the U.S. president-elect made no mention of a military option in a weekend interview.  ...
AP NewsBreak: Marines faulted for 'MRAP' delays (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/8/2008
AP - The Marine Corps left troops in Iraq vulnerable to deadly roadside bombs by failing to answer an urgent request from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, according to an internal Pentagon investigation obtained by The ...