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$9 Billion in DOD Reconstruction Funds Missing in Iraq

August 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

$9 Billion in DOD Reconstruction Funds Missing in Iraq

In a little noticed report last week, a US auditor concluded that $8.7 billion in reconstruction aid to Iraq is unaccounted for by the Department of Defense. With Iraq struggling financially as the US withdraws, the vanished money has become a symbol of the dysfunctional American-led rebuilding effort. According to the report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, known as SIGIR, as much as 96 percent of the $9 … Read entire article »

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ACLU Sues U.S. Government Over Terrorist Awlaki being on Hit List

August 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

ACLU Sues U.S. Government Over Terrorist Awlaki being on Hit List

The ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) are suing Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner over the government’s decision to put radical Muslim cleric Anwar Awlaki on a hit list and freeze his U.S. assets. Awlaki, a U.S. citizen now living in Yemen, has been linked to the Fort Hood shootings, the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest 253 and the failed car bombing of Times Square. He is on a … Read entire article »

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Army Stressed After Nearly a Decade of War

July 29th, 2010 | Comments Off

Army Stressed After Nearly a Decade of War

After nine years of war, the U.S. Army is showing signs of stress because of repeated deployments and inadequate support for soldiers when they return, according to a blunt internal report released today. It blasts the Army’s leadership for failing to recognize the problem. The figures in recent years are staggering. The number of soldiers committing suicide has increased since 2004, surpassing civilian rates in 2008. Use of prescription drugs has tripled … Read entire article »

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