Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Army

Recalling the Shame of Abu Ghraib

Q&A with Philip Gourevitch, coauthor of "Standard Operating Procedure." more >>

Vietnam Story

The word was the Ia Drang would be a walk. The word was wrong. more >>

The Story Behind 'We Were Soldiers Once...and Young'

Joe Galloway's award-winning account of a bloody Vietnam battle became a book and movie. more >>

The Army Trains a Skeptics Corps to Battle Groupthink

One lesson from Iraq: More questioning may help avert mistakes. more >>

The U.S. Army Ramps Up Biometrics to ID Baghdad Residents

Retina and fingerprint scans help sort out who's who. more >>

Admiral Michael Mullen: A Navy Man Looks Out for the Army

The top military adviser has garnered respect for his candor and concern for American troops. more >>

As Gen. David Petraeus Reports to Congress, a Reality Check from Baghdad's Troubled Neighborhoods

Reconciliation is a slow, difficult, and dicey process in the Iraqi capital. more >>

Former POW Jessica Lynch Recalls Her Captivity in Iraq

Lynch, Shoshana Johnson, and Patrick Miller talk to U.S. News about moving on. more >>

Baghdad's New Normal

A calmer Iraqi capital is tested by an attack on Shiite pilgrims. more >>

Money Day in Baghdad

U.S. troops distribute microgrants to help Iraqis rebuild their businesses. more >>

Putting a Human Face on the American Military Presence in Baghdad

What happens when Sgt. 1st Class Michael "Duke" Duquette goes out to meet his neighbors. more >>

Looking for the Good Guys in Afghanistan's Badlands

American forces try out new approaches against insurgents in forbidding Kunar province. more >>

Despite Raw Sewage In the Streets, U.S. Troops See Progress In Their Baghdad Neighborhood

With violence down, soldiers try to connect with residents and improve neighborhood conditions. more >>

How the War In Iraq Is Changing the American Soldier

Wars leave a lasting mark on soldiers, they tend to change the culture of the armies that fight them. more >>

Army Chief: We'll Do Better With Injured Soldiers

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. more >>

The Weary Army: Strains Show in Various Ways

Demanding pace takes a toll on the troops more >>

Scoping Out the Political Battlefield

When candor can be a career killer. more >>

Petraeus Sees Europe or Hawaii as Next Posting

The Iraq war boss, Army Gen. David Petraeus, wants to be NATO commander but would take Pacific Command as a second choice, we learn. more >>

Leading the Charge for Change

An anthropologist challenges conventional thinking more >>

The Culture Warriors

The Pentagon deploys social scientists to help understand Iraq's 'human terrain' more >>

A New Vehicle to Deal With a Deadly Threat

The MRAP Protects Troops in Iraq From Roadside Bombs more >>

A Year of Living Dangerously

Baghdad has taken a toll on the U.S. Army's 'Blue Spaders' more >>

Morning Buzz: Aug. 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. more >>

Tuesday's Cartoon

—Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune more >>

A New Rambo, but the Same Ending

Suicide attacks dominate the headlines, but here's one that didn't happen. A U. more >>

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