I recently attended a showing of ‘Superman 3′ here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was [...]

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KABUL, Afghanistan—As Britain’s military winds down its efforts in Iraq, the United Kingdom is pouring more soldiers and aid money into Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban and booming drug trade it says pose a direct threat to the nation.Britain’s ambassador in Kabul said the government began increasing its focus on Afghanistan shortly before the [...]

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Topics in This Week’s News Include:
1. Defense Appropriations Bill Addresses Military Family Needs :Just prior to leaving for summer break the House passed the 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3222. <<more>>
2. Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill Introduced :The 2008 Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill, S. 1892, has been introduced by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Some provisions of the bill include. [...]

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The popular Islamist-jihadist forum www.alhesbah.org, hosted by RealWebHost in Texas, U.S., recently posted an anonymously written document from 2003 titled “The Excellent Summary of the Rules of the Art of Kidnapping Americans.” The 60-page guide describes each stage of the kidnapping, explaining how to select the target and then how to follow him, seize him, [...]

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE ORGUN-E, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2007 – U.S. Army engineers in Afghanistan are doing their part to restore security and the country’s economy by building roads, bridges and levees to connect Afghanistan’s people. Afghanistan’s rugged terrain and mountainous landscape isolates most of the population from the country’s major cities and industrial area. Lack [...]

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IRBIL, Aug 16 (KUNA) — Two Iraqi civilians were killed and 51 others were injured in two suicide car bomb explosions in the city of Kirkuk north of Iraq, an Iraqi police source said on Thursday.
The sources quoted the joint coordination center as saying that two improvised bombs exploded in the city injuring five police [...]

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Denmark’s military intelligence agency is investigating whether Iraqi insurgents have used mobile phone records to track down and threaten relatives of Danish soldiers in Iraq, officials said Thursday.
Family members of several soldiers have told Danish media that they received threatening phone calls from unidentified callers in Iraq.
The Iraqi callers may have tracked down [...]

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Army Suicides Increasing
Army Soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report. About a quarter of those who killed themselves had a history of at least one psychiatric disorder.
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NASA Nears [...]

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BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (KUNA) — Two Multi-National Force soldiers were killed during combat operations in an area north of the Iraqi capital last night and six others were wounded, a US military statement said on Thursday.
The statement said the two soldiers were raiding areas in north of the capital.
The statement gave no more details.
The Soldiers’ [...]

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KABUL, Aug 16 (KUNA) — Hundreds of families have left their areas as US and Afghan troops pushed for an assault on suspected hideouts of Taliban near the Pakistani border on Thursday.
The operation was launched soon after a landmine blast at a US military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. Three US soldiers and their [...]

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