A U.S. architectural firm posted drawings of the new U.S. Embassy being built in Baghdad on its Web site, prompting complaints from U.S. officials on Friday that their release could endanger U.S. personnel.
The firm appeared to have removed from its Web site the preliminary drawings of the grounds and some buildings in what will be [...]

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Prague journalist Parnaz Azima is under virtual house arrest with no end in sight
By Hilda Hoy
and Lisa Nuch Venbrux
Staff Writers, The Prague Post
May 30th, 2007

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Azima, who works for Radio Farda, had her passport seized upon entering the country.

The fight to bring a Prague-based journalist home from Iran is growing increasingly frantic [...]

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From Anbar Province:
 
Please click here for the story of the arrest of "General" Hamid.  I was there: The Final Option

 
V/r,
 
Michael Yon

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American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – Afghan National Police and Coalition forces captured Haji Salam, a Ghazni area Taliban sub-commander and improvised explosive device expert, during early morning operations in the village of Gawmesak.
Salam reportedly IS responsible for bombings that have killed dozens of Afghan women and children.
[...]

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By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – This fall, a U.S. Navy ship will embark on a six-month deployment to the Gulf of Guinea region, part of [...]

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American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – Iraqi troops captured a militia commander, a U.S. helicopter crew destroyed a heavily armed vehicle, and an Iraqi police chief and more than a dozen associates have been arrested, military officials reported.
Iraqi special operations forces apprehended a commander in radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s illegal militia during an [...]

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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – May has been a deadly month for U.S. troops in Iraq, but they are adapting to the situation, the commander of [...]

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By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii, May 31, 2007 – Army Gen. David H. Petraeus needs to focus on the situation in Iraq, not the political climate in [...]

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By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – The U.S. troop surge in Iraq will pay off with time and patience, a top U.S. commander in Iraq said today.
Speaking [...]

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American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – Four U.S. soldiers were killed and two were injured by roadside bombs yesterday in Iraq, military officials reported. Eight soldiers were injured by a suicide bomber yesterday, and two other U.S. soldiers died May 29.
Also, the Defense Department released the names of 10 soldiers and three Marines [...]

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