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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 . . . more
June 20, 2008 09:32 AM EDT -- Dick Cheney: "I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian." ( Guardian , 1998) John J. Maresca, vice president . . . more
The Toll - 9/23/07
by Dave McGill
views: 71 | rating: 10 | comments: 28
September 23, 2007 04:20 PM EDT -- The Department of Defense released the obituaries of 20 military personnel killed in Iraq last week, ranging in age from 19 to 32. Ten of the fallen heroes (50%) were killed by improvised explosive devices. . . . more
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 . . . more
The Toll - 9/9/07
by Dave McGill
views: 49 | rating: 10 | comments: 15
September 09, 2007 11:43 AM EDT -- The Department of Defense released the obituaries of 18 military personnel killed in Iraq last week, ranging in age from 19 to 37.  Nine of the fallen heroes (50%) were killed by improvised explosive . . . more
The Toll - 9/30/07
by Dave McGill
views: 49 | rating: 10 | comments: 16
September 30, 2007 05:50 PM EDT -- Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of seven military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 21 to 42. Three of the fallen heroes were killed by improvised explosive devices. . . . more
November 28, 2008 03:23 AM EST -- True to his word, Obama revealed his transparency this week, although it took just a little bit of peeling to completely see through it. In his interview with Barbara Walters, the president-elect outlined . . . more
The Toll - 9/2/07
by Dave McGill
views: 48 | rating: 10 | comments: 18
September 02, 2007 02:13 PM EDT -- As the United States enters its month of introspective assessment with respect to Iraq, some good things seem to be happening. First and foremost, U.S. military deaths are down sharply. McClatchy Newspapers . . . more
July 25, 2007 03:30 AM EDT -- The motto of the Veterans Administration, taken from Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan.” . . . more
The Toll - 8/5/07
by Dave McGill
views: 42 | rating: 10 | comments: 19
August 05, 2007 02:46 PM EDT -- Last week, the Department of Defense released the obituaries of 18 more military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 19 to 41.  Eleven (61%) of the fallen heroes were killed by improvised . . . more
The Toll - 8/12/07
by Dave McGill
views: 51 | rating: 10 | comments: 32
August 12, 2007 01:01 PM EDT -- As our force in Iraq reached its all-time highest level of 162,000 troops, this week, the U.S. military was claiming success in taking control of major portions of Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad. . . . more
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 . . . more
October 02, 2008 08:44 AM EDT -- OK, so our entire economy is in a tail spin. Desperation can be felt from the hallowed halls of Wall Street, down to the cracks in the cement on Main Street. It's understandable that the fact we are . . . more
June 08, 2008 06:35 PM EDT -- During a week that has seen its news dominated by economic developments, violence has seemed to be on the increase in Iraq, while the region's political leaders have been maintaining an active, if . . . more
June 29, 2008 04:12 PM EDT -- Iran fired off the latest salvo in The Great Jawbone War yesterday, saying it might block the oil lanes in the Persian Gulf if attacked. Given the fact that the Strait of Hormuz, the only exit from the . . . more
July 06, 2008 04:41 PM EDT -- For the first time in the 117 weekly publications of The Toll, the Department of Defense released no obituaries from the war in Iraq last week. However, bomb attacks today left one as-yet-unidentified . . . more
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 . . . more
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 . . . more
The Toll - 7/29/07
by Dave McGill
views: 88 | rating: 10 | comments: 37
July 29, 2007 02:24 PM EDT -- This week’s Toll may make for somewhat disturbing reading.  Other than a slight drop in military fatalities, there has been little good news to report. According to Reuters, yesterday, the . . . more
The Toll - 5/6/07
by Dave McGill
views: 96 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 41
May 06, 2007 03:55 PM EDT -- Last week, the Department of defense released the obituaries of 28 military personnel killed in Iraq, ranging in age from 18 to 30, and four soldiers killed in Afghanistan, ranging in age from 19 to 34. . . . more
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