Subscribe to this tag Recalling the Shame of Abu Ghraib
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - May 20, 2008
Q&A with Philip Gourevitch, coauthor of "Standard Operating Procedure."
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Vietnam Story
By
Joseph L. Galloway
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Nation & World - May 16, 2008
The word was the Ia Drang would be a walk. The word was wrong.
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The Story Behind 'We Were Soldiers Once...and Young'
By
Rick Newman
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Nation & World - May 16, 2008
Joe Galloway's award-winning account of a bloody Vietnam battle became a book and movie.
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The Army Trains a Skeptics Corps to Battle Groupthink
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - May 15, 2008
One lesson from Iraq: More questioning may help avert mistakes.
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The U.S. Army Ramps Up Biometrics to ID Baghdad Residents
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - May 1, 2008
Retina and fingerprint scans help sort out who's who.
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Admiral Michael Mullen: A Navy Man Looks Out for the Army
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - April 18, 2008
The top military adviser has garnered respect for his candor and concern for American troops.
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As Gen. David Petraeus Reports to Congress, a Reality Check from Baghdad's Troubled Neighborhoods
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - April 7, 2008
Reconciliation is a slow, difficult, and dicey process in the Iraqi capital.
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Former POW Jessica Lynch Recalls Her Captivity in Iraq
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - March 18, 2008
Lynch, Shoshana Johnson, and Patrick Miller talk to U.S. News about moving on.
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Baghdad's New Normal
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - March 2, 2008
A calmer Iraqi capital is tested by an attack on Shiite pilgrims.
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Money Day in Baghdad
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - February 19, 2008
U.S. troops distribute microgrants to help Iraqis rebuild their businesses.
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Putting a Human Face on the American Military Presence in Baghdad
By
Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - February 15, 2008
What happens when Sgt. 1st Class Michael "Duke" Duquette goes out to meet his neighbors.
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Looking for the Good Guys in Afghanistan's Badlands
By
Philip Smucker
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Nation & World - February 14, 2008
American forces try out new approaches against insurgents in forbidding Kunar province.
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Despite Raw Sewage In the Streets, U.S. Troops See Progress In Their Baghdad Neighborhood
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Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - February 14, 2008
With violence down, soldiers try to connect with residents and improve neighborhood conditions.
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How the War In Iraq Is Changing the American Soldier
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - February 13, 2008
Wars leave a lasting mark on soldiers, they tend to change the culture of the armies that fight them.
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Army Chief: We'll Do Better With Injured Soldiers
News Desk - February 13, 2008
Secretary of the Army Pete Geren today testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that injured soldiers have "experienced poor facilities, leadership challenges, and an entrenched bureaucracy" when seeking medical care. "However, the improvements we will discuss today go well beyond addressing the shortcomings" that were highly publicized in the wake of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center treatment scandal last year, he added.
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The Weary Army: Strains Show in Various Ways
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - February 13, 2008
Demanding pace takes a toll on the troops
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Scoping Out the Political Battlefield
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - February 13, 2008
When candor can be a career killer.
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Petraeus Sees Europe or Hawaii as Next Posting
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - January 24, 2008
The Iraq war boss, Army Gen. David Petraeus, wants to be NATO commander but would take Pacific Command as a second choice, we learn.
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Leading the Charge for Change
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - November 30, 2007
An anthropologist challenges conventional thinking
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The Culture Warriors
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - November 30, 2007
The Pentagon deploys social scientists to help understand Iraq's 'human terrain'
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A New Vehicle to Deal With a Deadly Threat
By
Anna Mulrine
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Nation & World - November 1, 2007
The MRAP Protects Troops in Iraq From Roadside Bombs
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A Year of Living Dangerously
By
Linda Robinson
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Nation & World - September 9, 2007
Baghdad has taken a toll on the U.S. Army's 'Blue Spaders'
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Morning Buzz: Aug. 16, 2007
News Desk - August 16, 2007
Peru was shaken to its core last night when a 7.9-magnitude earthquake rattled the country and left at least 337 dead and more than 800 injured. The quake hit Peru's coast, and people were primarily killed in the Ica region, which lies south of the country's capital, Lima. More than 200 were killed when a church collapsed in the town of Pisco as they were attending religious services. The quake struck at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, and four aftershocks followed. It caused the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to issue warnings for South American coastlines and placed an advisory for as far away as Hawaii.
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Tuesday's Cartoon
Washington Whispers - March 13, 2007
—Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune
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A New Rambo, but the Same Ending
Washington Whispers - February 25, 2007
Suicide attacks dominate the headlines, but here's one that didn't happen. A U.
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