Civilians

Schumer: Success In Iraq A "50/50" Proposal (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Attacks, Meet the Press, Bombings, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Troop Levels, David Gregory, Obama, Iraq Withdrawal, Iraqi Deaths, Troop Deaths, Cost, Iraq War, John Cornyn, Civilians, Iraq Success, Iraq, Price, Nouri Al Maliki, Media News

Sunday's twin bombings in Iraq were the first topic of discussion on NBC's Meet The Press Sunday morning. The attacks killed at least 147 and wounded ...

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Obama Swiftboats Van Jones

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Contractors, Fox News, Humanitarian, Green Jobs, Darfur, War, Drug Companies, Progressives, Private Insurers, Swiftboat, Drones, Van Jones, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Civilians, Howard Dean, Samantha Power, Mercenaries, Chris Wallace, Vietnam, Tim Geithner, Woodstock, Genocide, Afghanistan, Ryan Grim, Glenn Beck, Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretary, Healthcare, Taking Woodstock, Countdown, Keith Olbermann, Msnbc, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Van Jones' resignation isn't a testament to the frenetic dry-drunk tirades of a delusional Fox employee. It is due to the Obama administration's failure to rightfully and necessarily defend a valuable member of its team.

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Fussing Over Numbers: Body Counts and Accountability

Erica Gaston | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Civilian Deaths, Civilians, Iraq War Deaths, Human Rights, Body Count, United Nations, Afghanistan Deaths, Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Erica Gaston

Civilian casualty counts boil a thousand stories of loss into impersonal statistics, and obscure the real tragedy of these incidents.

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How to Help Afghans When Congress Approves $100 Billion More in War

ZP Heller | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Progressive, Congress, Civilians, Troops, Military, Jane Hamsher, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, War, Taliban, Casualties, Anand Gopal, Death, World News
ZP Heller

The increased presence of US forces in Afghanistan is the single greatest reason for the Taliban insurgency. And the more they surge, the more Congress will fund more war.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Air Raid Victim Tells Obama to Leave Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Airstrike, Civilians, War, Death, Afghanistan, Farah Province, Bombing, Barack Obama, Video, World News
ZP Heller

Here is a face of the war in Afghanistan. Najibullah, an air raid victim from the Malwand district of Kandahar, points to where three bombs shattered his home during a recent US airstrike.

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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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Most Civilian Deaths In Iraq Were From Kidnapping-Executions: Report

AFP | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Civilian Deaths, Civilians, Civilian Kidnappings, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Civilian Execution, Foreign Affairs, Iraq Civilian Casualties, Civilian Casualties, Iraq, Civilian Executions, Advocacy, World News

The most common cause of death for civilians in the first five years of the Iraq war was execution after being kidnapped, according to a report publis...

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Obama and the Perils of Gaza

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

Read More: Beirut, Missiles, Gaza, Bush, Hope, Arafat, United Nations, Obama, Hamas, Paris, War Crimes, Civilians, Human Rights, Excessive, Sydney, Athens, Arab, Force, Palestinian, Baghdad, Israel, Muslim, Kassam, Qassam, Sandy Tolan, World News
Sandy Tolan

Obama promised in his too-brief comments on Gaza that "after January 20th, I'll have plenty to say." Here's hoping he does, and that by the time he opens his mouth, it won't be too late.

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I've Written a Book I'd Like You to Read ...a note from Michael Moore

Michael Moore | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Mike's Election Guide, Civilians, Bomb, Michael Moore, Pow, Prisoner of War, Vietnam, Alternet, Home News
Michael Moore

Friends, This morning my new book officially goes on sale. It has a fancy title: "Mike's Election Guide." It's cheap ($11.19 on Amazon). It's got a c...

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John McCain Dismisses the War's Collateral Damage

Laila Al-Arian | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Civilians, Troops, Iraq, John McCain, Iraq War, Iraqi Refugees, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, War in Iraq, Politics News
Laila Al-Arian

America's occupation of Iraq has destroyed not only the people suffering under it, but the troops who were asked to carry it out.

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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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Blackwater Suspension Forces US Embassy To Halt All Movement By Staff

ABC News | TERRY MCCARTHY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, U.S. Embassy, Civilians, Blackwater, Politics News

The United States has grounded all civilian government employees in Iraq after the alleged killing of nine Iraqis on Sunday by Blackwater USA, a priva...

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