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"We Deeply Regret..."

Conn Hallinan | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Germany, Afghanistan, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Airstrikes, Christian Democratic Union, Stanley McChrystal, Angela Merkel, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Afghanistan Airstrikes, Social Democratic Party, Franz Joseph Jung, Politics News
Conn Hallinan

Afghans were incinerated to make sure that German Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and Foreign Minister Steinmeier's Social Democratic Party did not overly suffer for their support of the war.

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US General: Afghan Civilians Wounded By Airstrike

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Warwire, Airstrikes, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, World News

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top NATO commander confirmed Saturday that civilians were wounded by a devastating airstrike targeting insurgents in n...

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Helping Afghan Refugees as US Bombs Continue to Fall

ZP Heller | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Gareth Porter, Military, Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Civilian Casualties, Casualties, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, World News
ZP Heller

Instead of thinking of alternatives to a dangerously flawed military strategy, US commanders are trying to control the narrative about civilian casualties.

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U.S. Personnel Made Major Errors In Airstrikes That Killed Afghan Civilians, Military Report Finds

New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Afghanistan Airstrikes, Us, World News

A military investigation has concluded that American personnel made significant errors in carrying out some of the airstrikes in western Afghanistan o...

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94 Billion Reasons to Rethink Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Gilles Dorronsoro, Civilians, Graham Fuller, Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Pakistan, James Jones, Taliban, Domestic Terrorism, Rick Reyes, World News
ZP Heller

As the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan continues to deteriorate, Congress will decide this week whether to approve $94.2 billion in supplemental wartime spending.

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Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Terrorists, Predators, Afghanistan, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Civilian Casualties, Islamic Extremists, Asif Ali Zardari, Obama, Drones, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Obama Diplomacy, Airstrikes, Anti-Americanism, David Kilcullen, Pakistani Taliban, Taliban, World News
Hoyt Hilsman

No single issue that has fueled the flames of anti-Americanism in Pakistan more than the bombings of their country by our Predator drones.

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Terrorists, Pirates and Anarchy, Somalia Style

John Prendergast | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Black Hawk Down, Islam, Airstrikes, Ransom, Africa, Muslim Extremists, Terrorism, Somalia, Mosques, Indian Ocean, Jihadist Militias, Al Qaeda, African Pirate, Jihad, Red Sea, Bush Administration, Somalian Pirates, Pirates, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Johnny Depp, Tripoli, Extremism, Etheopia, World News
John Prendergast

Somalia has become the poster child for transnational threats emanating from Africa.

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Tamil Tigers Airstrike Injures 27 In Colombo

The Guardian | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Tamil Tiger Airstrikes, South Asia, Sri Lanka Civil War, Airstrikes, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers, Tamil Tiger Rebels, Asia, Colombo, World News

Two Tamil Tiger aircraft launched a ­surprise bomb raid on the Sri Lankan capital last night, hitting a tax building in Colombo and injuring at least...

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With Stimulus Bill Passed, Will "Antiwar" Pressure Now Build?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 03.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama, Iraq, Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Iraq Pullout, Lbj, Warwire, Antiwar Movement, Pakistan, Economy, World News
Greg Mitchell

Like the economic crisis, I'm sure Obama would rather not be saddled with the wars that continue from the Bush era, but now it's on him.

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The Lesson Israel Should Have Never Learned

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Lebanon, Hamas Gaza, Airstrikes, 2006 War, Lebanese Fighting, Gaza Airstrikes, War Wire, Arab, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Hezbollah, Israel Airstrikes, Israel, Bombing, Israel Hamas, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Nathan Gonzalez

Israel, torn in anger and exaggerated feelings of vulnerability, is unlikely to stop bombing until it realizes that is has once again shot itself in the foot.

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Hysteria in Gaza

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 01.27.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Occupied Palestine, Hamas, Airstrikes, Gaza, Israel, Occupied Territories, World News
Freddy Deknatel

Israel is trying to decapitate Hamas in Gaza, to use an favorite expression of military spokesmen and a docile American media, and the bodies are piling up. What is the limit?

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US' Pakistan Airstrikes Increase With Help From CIA

NY Times | MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Airstrikes, Cia, Pakistan, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Home News

WASHINGTON -- The White House has backed away from using American commandos for further ground raids into Pakistan after furious complaints from its g...

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UN: US-Led Airstrike Killed At Least 90 Afghan Civilians, Most Of Them Children

Washington Post | Candace Rondeaux and Karen DeYoung | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Airstrikes, Afghanistan, War Wire, US Airstrikes, Civilian Casualties, Home News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 26 -- United Nations officials in Afghanistan said Tuesday that there was "convincing evidence" at least 90 civilians -- two...

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US Coalition In Afghanistan Kills 25 Militants, 8 Civilians In Skirmishes

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Afghanistan, Islamic Militants, US Coalition, Airstrikes, Civilian Casualties, Home News

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in Kabul on Monday, killing three civilians and wounding at least a doze...

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Al Qaida Commander Killed By US Airstrike In Afghanistan

AP | Posted 08.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaida, Airstrikes, Terrorism, Home News

CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida has posted a statement on the Internet saying one of its commanders in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. airstrike. ...

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Mounting Civilian Afghan Deaths Prompt U.S. Investigation, 78 Killed This Month Alone

The Washington Post | Candace Rondeaux | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civilian Casualties, Airstrikes, Afghanistan, Nato, Politics News

KABUL -- U.S. and NATO military officials in Afghanistan have launched investigations into three separate U.S.-led airstrikes that Afghan officials sa...

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US Boosts Its Use Of Airstrikes In Iraq

Washington Post | Josh White | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, Al-Qaeda, Warwire, Airstrikes, Al-Qaida, Al-Qaida in Iraq, Iraq, War in Iraq, Iraq Airstrikes, Politics News

The U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaeda safe houses, insurgent bom...

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Afghan Prez To Bush: Airstrikes Are Killing Too Many Civilians

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan, Airstrikes, Civilians, Hamid Karzia, Politics News

After six years, the liberation of Afghanistan has become a triumph without victory. The fighting is the greatest it has been since the beginning of t...

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