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Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division recently detained three members of an undisclosed media outlet. They took them back to their encampment and asked them several hours of questions regarding a recent roadside bombing that took place near Mosul. This type of Draconian military behavior should have spawned days of accusatory headlines in 80 font type. Seymour Hersh should have donned the tin-foil hat weeks ago and told us the story behind the story. This should dominate the antiwar outlets of the US media. This time, that isn't going to happen. Why no outrage? The reason is simple....

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The parents of a North Carolina-based soldier killed in Iraq said Saturday that they plan to start a scholarship fund for Puerto Rican students in his name at the Texas university he attended. Army Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco, 28, was killed last Sunday when an explosive device struck the vehicle in which he was riding. His father, Jose Blanco, said by telephone from San Antonio, Texas, that he will donate a substantial sum, which he didn't specify, to Texas A&M University to set up the fund and then hopes to draw additional donations from businesses....

CJTF-7 Public Affairs BAGHDAD, Iraq        Child Killed By IED Near Iskandariyah ISKANDARIYAH, IRAQ- A 12-year-old Iraqi child was killed yesterday by an explosion when an improved explosive device (IED) emplaced by anti-Coalition forces detonated outside of Iskandariyah.  An explosive ordinance disposal team was dispatched to the area and found the child had been killed from the blast.  It was determined that the device detonated when the child began playing with what looked like a pile of garbage.  The device was camouflaged with vegetables and a soda can.  The body of the child was taken to the Iskandariyah...

One US soldier killed in Baghdad blast: army A US soldier died in the Iraqi capital when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit his vehicle, the US-led coalition said. "A 22nd Signal Brigade soldier was killed today in eastern Baghdad at approximately 9:20am (local time)," said a statement. "The soldier was traveling in a three-vehicle convoy when an improvised explosive device detonated between the first and second vehicles. "The name of the soldier has been withheld pending next-of-kin notification. "The incident is under investigation." Four Iraqis died and 15 were wounded in what appeared to be the same blast at...

NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND7115 South Boundary BoulevardMacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 November 23, 2003Release Number: 03-11-38 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRAQIS PREVENT IED ATTACK IN 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION’S AREA OF OPERATION ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq – Iraqi civilians warned personnel from the Iraqi Railroad of an improvised explosive device placed on the tracks near Iskandariyah early this morning. The Iraqis flagged down the train to show them exactly where it was located. The IED was made from three 155mm artillery rounds, all linked together. An explosive ordnance disposal team, attached to the 82nd Airborne...

Thu October 23, 2003 12:25 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier was killed and two wounded on Thursday when their convoy was hit by an explosion near Baquba, north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. U.S. Central Command said the soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division had been hit by an improvised explosive device in the latest in a series of attacks on U.S. occupying forces.

Thu September 25, 2003 08:54 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Eight U.S. soldiers were wounded and their vehicle destroyed when their convoy was attacked in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Thursday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. "At 0910 (1:10 a.m. EDT) this morning there was a complex attack on a two-vehicle convoy in western Mosul," the spokeswoman said. "The attack consisted of two IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) followed by small arms fire. Eight soldiers were wounded in action, three seriously. One Humvee was destroyed." The attack was the latest in a series aimed at Western targets in Iraq. Also...

The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) suffered its first terror casualty when its top man in the twin border districts of Rajouri-Poonch was killed in a powerful explosion here today. RAW’s Assistant Commissioner Avinash Chander Dutta, from Mendhar in adjoining Poonch district, was killed along with two passers-by when an improvised explosive device (IED), packed in a video cassette recorder and abandoned near a shop in Moti Bazar, was detonated shortly after noon. At least 27 people were injured in the blast. The IED was detonated after people gathered to examine the abandoned VCR. The two who died with Dutta...

US soldiers injured in Baghdad 14/09/2003 08:29  - (SA)     Baghdad - Five US soldiers were injured, one seriously, when their convoy entered the hotspot town of Fallujah west of Baghdad on Sunday and was attacked with an "improvised explosive device" (IED), witnesses said. A helicopter attempted to land to medivac the wounded to a nearby hospital after the blast, but was turned back after it was targetted by a rocket, one witness said. An AFP correspondent reported seeing one of the wounded soldiers carried out of the area by other troops after the attack which the witnesses said occurred at 06:15...

U.S. Soldier Killed by Homemade Bomb in Iraq Wed September 10, 2003 11:34 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An American soldier was killed in Iraq Wednesday by a homemade bomb which exploded during an attempt to detonate it safely, the U.S. military said. The soldier, killed in Baghdad Wednesday morning, was part of a bomb disposal team from the U.S. Army's First Armored Division, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The statement said the soldier had been trying to defuse an improvised explosive device (IED), a term the military normally uses to refer to homemade bombs planted by guerrillas...

FOURTEEN WOUNDED IN IRAQ Fourteen US troops have been injured in the last 24-hours following two attacks in flashpoint zones west of Baghdad. A senior coalition spokesman confirmed three soldiers were wounded on Tuesday in an "improvised explosive device" (IED) attack against their vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. Another two were injured at Ramadi, 60 miles west of the Iraqi capital, also in an IED attack. All five were evacuated to nearby medical facilities. The strikes followed a series of attacks on Monday which ended a two-day spell when the military recorded no casualties. The official said nine...