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WASHINGTON, July 8, 2005 – Military medics saw few signs of detainee abuse in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and when they did see such signs they generally reported them, according to a recently completed Army Medical Department review. In a Pentagon briefing July 7, Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Kevin Kiley, the service's surgeon general, said the five-month review found that the majority of medical personnel never saw signs of abuse and that most who did reported it. The review team also found that in the earliest days of detainee operations, policies for caring for detainees were inadequate and...

DEAR ABBY: Last April, my nephew, "Frank," a first lieutenant in the Army, was on the third day of a road trip from Fort Campbell, Ky., to Seattle to deliver his pickup truck to his parents' home for storage during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was on I-80 near Cheyenne, Wyo., in a snowstorm when his truck skidded on an icy patch, collided with a big rig, rolled over multiple times and landed off the roadway in the snow. Frank had multiple deep lacerations to his head, legs and feet, crushed bones in one foot and back,...

In World War II and Korea, American fighter pilots compiled impressive "kill ratios" against the Germans and Japanese (8 to 1) and the Chinese and North Koreans (10 to 1). These successes came to an embarrassing halt over the skies of Vietnam in 1967. The North Vietnamese pilots found that they could defeat the larger, more complex and cumbersome American fighter aircraft by shooting them down with unsophisticated heat-seeking missiles and cannon fire. When kill ratios diminished to near parity, the American air services resolved to spare no expense to regain absolute dominance in the air. For the next 40...

HAYY EL-RAMEL, Lebanon (AP) - As soon as the truckloads of Syrian soldiers had left for home, Mariam Majzoub started dishing out paint to erase the last vestiges of their 29-year presence. Her children, nephews, nieces and neighbors stuck Lebanese flags on top of the abandoned posts near her home in this tiny Bekaa Valley village, slapped whitewash on the walls and celebrated the departure date in green paint: "Independence 2005, Sunday, April 17." "We started dancing in the street even before they turned the corner," said Majzoub, her plump face glowing with joy. "We could finally express ourselves, and...

FORT HUACHUCA - In preparation for Bataan Memorial Death March later this month, the Boy Scouts of America Catalina Council's Troop 431 hoofed along post for about 22 miles Saturday morning. Eleven of the troop's scouts participated in Saturday's training. Troop 431 has participated in the Bataan memorial march for seven years now, but seven years is longer than the stipulated Boy Scout tenure. For example, Jake Oliver, an Eagle Scout, has marched in White Sands for four years, he said. The 26-mile memorial march has been annually staged in New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range since 1989, in remembrance...

A new book reveals Iraqi insurgents were paid to take out U.S. Army Capt. David Rozelle in June, 2003. In Back in Action Rozelle details the conversations he had with friendly Iraqis alerting him to the sinister plot. "Captain, there are men in town who are planning missions in our mosques, under the command of clerics here and from Ar Ramadi." Rozelle, at the time, was the de facto sheriff of the region, which included a Ba'ath Party headquarters called Hit (pronounced "heat."). "These men I do not know," continued his trusted Iraqi translator, "but they are dangerous. Some are...

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PARIS - A French soldier who had locked himself in an explosives depot and threatened to blow it up turned himself in Monday, the Interior Ministry said, ending a three-day standoff that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of villagers in northeastern France.

I've got a bunch of Christmas cards ("proudly MADE in the U.S.A.") that will be going with the last Christmas care packages for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with candy canes and other goodies, and I need some fun jokes to go in them! Please both post your joke here and then send a copy to me by FReepmail with your first name, town and State at the bottom. I'll print them up and tuck them in the last 4 or 5 dozen cards going out tomorrow and Tuesday.

Bob Dole Slams Kerry By Andrew L. Jaffee, August 23, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms Nothing has really changed for Democratic hopeful John Kerry, except that real war veterans, like Bob Dole, are questioning the “superficial wounds” and resulting “medals” he received during four (4) months service in Vietnam. Kerry is still flailing, trying to cover up a career punctuated by extreme left-wing politics and flip-flopping by talking to voters about his military service. He squandered his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention by trying to convince Americans that his tour of duty in Vietnam will make him a great commander...

"As a sign of John Kerry's mounting desperation to explain to Americans his vote against funding for our troops on the front lines in Afghanistan and Iraq, John Kerry today called his tortured position 'complicated.' There's nothing complicated about funding troops with body armor, health care and supplies after you voted to send them to war." - Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman John Kerry Has Offered Five Positions On Supporting The Troops: Kerry Had Characterized A Vote Against The Funding As "Irresponsible." Doyle McManus (LA Times): "If that amendment does not pass, will you then vote against the $87...

Jordan offers to send troops to Iraq LONDON - Jordan's King Abdullah II said on Thursday that Jordan is willing to send troops to Iraq, potentially becoming the first Arab state to do so, if they are requested by the new Iraqi interim government. He said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp television programme Newsnight: 'Now there is an Iraqi interim government and a fully independent process very soon in Iraq, I presume that if the Iraqis ask us for help directly it would be very difficult for us to say no. Advertisement 'Our message to the President...

Korean Internet Users Divided on Response to Hostage Slaying Related Articles - Kim Sun-il Executed by Captors in Iraq - Hostage Executed as Soon as Gov't Rejected Iraq Deployment Demands - An Unpardonable Act of Barbarism - Korea Reaffirms Decision to Send Troops to Iraq - Int'l Governments Condemn Beheading of Korean Hostage - Foreign Media React to Killing of S. Korean Hostage - Booby Traps Installed Around Kim’s Body - Kim Sun-il Possibly Abducted on May 31 Korean Internet users are split between those wanting to take reprisals for the killing of Kim Sun-il in Iraq and those...

UN defers US troop immunity vote Last Update: Wednesday, May 26, 2004. 9:32am (AEST) The UN Security Council has indefinitely delayed plans to take up a US draft resolution shielding American troops from prosecution by a new global criminal court, a US diplomat said on Tuesday. The resolution, which human rights groups argue is especially inappropriate so soon after the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, had been expected to come to a vote in the 15-nation council last on Friday and again on Monday. The vote was called off on Friday after China's UN envoy said he had no instructions from...

Are you outraged about the media’s daily assault on our troops? On May 27th (the Thursday before Memorial Day), from 4-7 PM, we are creating a nation-wide rally to show our support and appreciation for our troops. You can be a part of this movement by organizing a rally in your area. It’s simple! Just select a busy intersection, gather two friends, and take some flags or signs. Remember, a rally of three is still a rally! For a larger turnout, post fliers in local stores. My area’s rally will be held at the corner of Valley Ave. and Hopyard...

What ever happened to all the support rallies for our troops?They seemed to die down after the end of major conflict about a year ago. With the media hyping up all the bad issues overseas invoving "OUR" troops, it is time we get together to show our support for them and let them know we didn't forget them. I think it is time to bring back the "Support Our Troop" rallies. Now, more than ever, they need our support. Once a week, once a month, or once a quarter. Any kind of publicized event would show the rest of the...

I thought some of you might enjoy photos from today's rally in Cleveland. Numerous motorcycle groups met in downtown Cleveland, including members of Rolling Thunder. Motorcycles lined Public Square, sometimes parked three deep. Members of the VFW gather for a photo opportunity. Fellow Freepers from left to right: LasVegas Dave and his wife, Ann Marie, conspiratoristo and GOP_Lady. An Air Force and Army veterans who rode the rapid line with me from the west side. A Marine Corp family with a picture of their loved one. The caption reads: Sgt. Clements – USMC serving w/ IMHG in Fallujah, Iraq. The...

Japan Raises Security Amid Troop Dispatch Saturday February 21, 2004 2:16 AM By KENJI HALL Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan tightened security at hundreds of airports, nuclear plants and government facilities Friday, dispatching armed riot police to guard against possible terror attacks as the country dispatches troops on a humanitarian mission to Iraq. A National Police Agency official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the heightened security but refused to say whether the government had new information about a possible terror strike. He said it was the highest show of security in Japan since the U.S.-led invasion of...

It is time to tell the UN off, we will not send troops. Anyone who opposes us and troops aren't needed in their country will be pulled out.