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thedonovan.com - 4/27/2009
Milblog Conference 2009 Liveblog Panel #4: New Media Agora
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Moderator, Greyahwk of Mudville Gazette: Andrew Exum of Abu Magawama, Bill Nagl of Small Wars Journal, Bill Roggio of The Long War JournalGreyhawk:  In 2004 I deployed on my first deployment there were far more many reporting from down-range.  There are fewer now and they are a ...
timesonline.co.uk - 5/3/2009
Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect
— timesonline.co.uk — IRAQ is threatened by a new wave of sectarian violence as members of the Sons of Iraq... the Sunni Awakening militias that were paid by the US to fight Al-Qaeda begin to rejoin the insurgency. If the spike in violence continues, it could affect ... (more) Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect

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mudvillegazette.com - 5/4/2009
Going Through Withdrawals
— mudvillegazette.com — CNN " Iraq sticking with U.S. withdrawal plan despite attacks " Iraq's government said Sunday it won't... extend a June deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraqi cities despite concerns about ongoing attacks in cities like Mosul. Baghdad still expects its security forces to take ... (more) Going Through Withdrawals

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Clinton, in Iraq, Blames ‘Rejectionists’ for Violence
nytimes.com - 4/25/2009
Clinton, in Iraq, Blames ‘Rejectionists’ for Violence
— nytimes.com — BAGHDAD — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived here Saturday morning for a one-day visit, delivering... an American show of support for Iraq as it battles a sudden eruption of violence, in the wake of suicide bombings that killed at least ... (more) Clinton, in Iraq, Blames ‘Rejectionists’ for ...

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MilBlogs Conference '09
Mudville Gazette — ... with content-oriented commentary, "I swear, Greyhawk looks like Hugh Laurie from "House". More to follow here. (Including video, so you can decide for yourselves if that's accurate.) Also, FBL did some great liveblogging here: 1st Panel: Back to Our Roots Panel #2: Beyond Milblogging BG Oates from Iraq Panel #3: Taking Care of Our Veterans Panel #4: New Media Agora Instapinch live blogged ...

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