A 9/11-style plot foiled in Iraq is being reported by Iraqi and U.S. security officials. Two senior Iraqi officials reported on Wednesday that two men allegedly linked to the plan have been arrested. According to Iraqi authorities, al-Qaeda in Iraq planned to hijack airliners and fly them into Shiite holy shrines. The arrest of the [...]
An Army general in Iraq has implemented a pregnancy ban for any military personnel serving under his command in Iraq. The ban includes female soldiers as well as male soldiers who impregnate them. Read about it below. Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo III Major General Anthony Cucolo, III has implemented a ban of pregnancy for any [...]
June 30, 2009 is the deadline for American Soldiers to leave Baghdad and other Iraq cities and towns. The US Troops, Iraq withdrawal is being implemented with mixed emotions and fears of an escalation in violence that has already begun. Read about it below and see photos and a video. American Soldiers American Troops have [...]
Jun 082009
Stephen Colbert is in Iraq this week. He is taping four episodes of The Colbert Report from Baghdad. Among other things, he greeted the troops wearing a suit made of camouflage and had his head shaved in for our U.S. Troops by General Ray Odierno, Commander of the Multinational Corps in Iraq. Read about it [...]
The Army’s oldest soldier, and Vietnam war veteran, was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb. Maj. Steven Hutchison died in Basrah, Iraq on May 10, 2009 when an explosive devise detonated near his vehicle. See photos and a video below. Army’s Oldest Soldier Dies – Major Steven Hutchison Major Hutchison’s story is one of [...]
Joe Biden has suggested that the Obama administration is going to have to get more involved with an tougher on the Iraqi government. His statements have angered Iraqi leaders who say he is ‘out of date’ and unaware of the progress made in Iraq. Read about it below. Joe Biden Barack Obama campaigned on a [...]
Dec 252008
Two years ago I posted about Christmas in Iraq. It was 2006 and the insurgents were taking every shot they could at our Troops. Two years ago in Iraq, our Soldiers were doing house to house searches for enemy combatants. They described Christmas as ‘just another day in Iraq’. Here are some photos and a [...]
Jul 132008
The video below was produced by the Vets For Freedom. The message is one I’ve heard from many Soldiers who are fighting in the Global War on Terrorism. Very simply, Finish the Job! Finish the Job The video’s message is ‘no matter who is president’. I agree. Unfortunately, it does matter who is president especially [...]