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Iraq War Casualities

After Fort Hood: Count All the Dead

Aaron Glantz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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Aaron Glantz

The most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 11 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Violent Veterans, the Big Picture

Helen Benedict | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Helen Benedict

Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than veterans of any other war in American history.

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Muntadir al-Zaidi and Us

William E. Connolly | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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William E. Connolly

It is a pity that more American journalists have not appreciated the heroism of Muntadir al-Zaidi, the way he spoke for us as well as for them when he threw his shoes at Bush.

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US Military Deaths In Iraq Have Passed 3,900 Mark

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As of Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at least 3,901 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to a...

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Newspaper Fills Front Page With Photos Of 48 Local Soldiers Killed In Iraq

Editor and Publisher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Vickie Kilgore, executive editor of The Olympian in the city of Olympia, Wash., put it bluntly this morning in a column: "Today's front page is a dram...

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