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Emir of Kuwait

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000

As legend has it, Amthal, the sister of the Emir of Kuwait, found her brother a new bride—virtually every week—before the war. On Thursday night the Emir would marry her. And on Friday they would be divorced. This system allowed the Emir, 64, to stretch the Islamic law that allows a man four ...

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War HQ in Kuwait to move from Camp Doha to Arifjan

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait Over the coming weeks, the former war-fighting headquarters and the land component for Central Command will move to a new base in Kuwait. The move, from Camp Doha to Camp Arifjan, located to the south of Camp Doha, has been planned for some time, but doing it will be a ...

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Contractor fraud probed on Kuwait base

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000

It's also a center for corruption investigations. U.S. authorities are investigating a web of more than $10 million in favors, bribes and kickbacks among Army officers, contractors and subcontractors at Camp Arifjan, court and military records show. So far, 13 people associated with the Army's ...

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Kuwait thwarts plot to attack US army base

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000

The Kuwaiti ministry of interior said it had arrested six men it suspected of being members of an al-Qaeda cell in the country. It said they had given "detailed confessions" to planning a series of attacks on strategic sites in the country, among them the headquarters of the country's security ...

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Army Live: The Official Blog Of The United States Army

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:07:58 +0000

As often as possible, we highlight blog posts from our Soldiers and Public Affairs Officers stationed around the world. This provides first hand insight of the U.S. Army from a Soldier’s perspective. The post today is from Captain Charles Barrett of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd ...

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Welcome home, alpha dog!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:03 +0000

Honoring veterans today, a great post of gods meeting their masters after the masters’ return from war: The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers Watch all of them. I particularly enjoyed the weiner doggies: Dachshunds Franklin and Sally give a vocal welcome to their dad, a ...

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Barbour, 3 other governors visit troops in Iraq

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:43:37 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday from Iraq that he's proud of the job American troops are doing. Barbour and the governors of Georgia, Oregon and Wyoming are on a trip sponsored by the Department of Defense. The trip was announced only after the governors arrived ...

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Canadian Muslim gets one year for threatening to kill daughter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:39:18 +0000

But just think of all the lousy cab rides great restaurants! The judge noted that Al Mezel, who came from Kuwait 20 years ago, is a community leader -- a founder of his mosque, city council candidate and representative of 1,500 taxi drivers... Al Mezel's other daughters testified ...

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