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US military chiefs called on news organisations not to look at the 2,000th death in Iraq as a milestone in the conflict, yet many reported it as a politically significant landmark. The Pentagon says the 2,000th death in Iraq is an "artificial" mark The online edition of the Washington Post carried a story that noted: "The grim milestone was reached at a time of growing disenchantment over the war among the American public toward a conflict that was launched to punish Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for his alleged weapons of mass destruction. None were ever found." CNN.com set the occasion...

...The real "Over There" is not something you want to watch while sitting in your La-Z-Boy sipping a lemonade. The real thing isn't flashy. And it sure isn't suitable for TV. It involves scenes that look like this very graphic video from Iraq. This clip shows what happens when the human body has intimate contact with a 5.56 round...

We’re Heading to Iraq… Move America Forward & Talk Radio Hosts to Broadcast "THE TRUTH" From Iraq ... ...MAF Co-Chair Melanie Morgan, MAF Co-Chair Howard Kaloogian, MAF Board Member Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) Buzz Paterson (SACRAMENTO) – The men and women of the U.S. military serving in Iraq are going to have their voices heard – direct and unfiltered – thanks to the “Voices of Solders” Truth Tour being organized by Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) in conjunction with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). “Move America Forward’s charter is to support our troops,” Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson (Ret.) and...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura will participate in a conference call next week to help launch a new group called Operation Truth, an organization being created "to give voice to troops who served in Iraq." The New York-based group is holding its official launch party and fund-raiser Wednesday, according to its Web site, http://www.paulrieckhoff.com/ The site lists its mission as: "Operation Truth will educate the American public about the truth of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the perspective of the soldiers who have experienced them firsthand. We will provide returning veterans with national,...