Soldiers who have lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan have been given new hope after doctors fitted a former US marine with a "bionic arm" that can be controlled by thought alone. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It may be a hoax that George Carlin wrote this... I'd like to congratulate the man who did and nominate him for President in 2008 picked by sfeldner 3 years ago

I'm not sure why he isn't a very popular candidate. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A plane carrying hundreds of Marines from Iraq to Maine was forced to make an unscheduled landing in New Hampshire early Monday morning.

Wal-Mart and the Greenland House of Pizza brought in food for the Marines. Whaleback, a local technology company, is providing free phone service for them so they can call their families. Children have also brought in gift baskets. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Discusses first hand accounts of Haliburton milking the U.S. government for excessive amounts in Iraq while troops are made to suffer by these practices. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

Three weeks before, in Iraq, a suicide bomber had raced up to the right side of his Humvee, igniting a barrel of explosives that tore into the machine gunner's face. He nearly died. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday refused to hear an appeal by two U.S. military deserters who sought refuge in the country to avoid deployment to Iraq, a conflict they argued is “immoral and illegal.” picked by Ellz 2 years ago

A U.S. soldier on active duty in Iraq has called President Obama an "impostor" in a statement in which he affirmed plans to join as plaintiff in a challenge to Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief. picked by coldbladed 9 months ago

Heart breaking story of the day:

Two children of a Fort Bliss soldier flown back from Iraq with combat injuries are dead and a third is on life support following a car accident on the way to visit their father in the hospital. picked by proverb 2 years ago

A radical Baptist church in Kansas known for picketing the funerals of soldiers who perished in Iraq said it intends to protest Heath Ledger's memorial service with signs claiming the actor died and is in Hell because he played a gay character in “Brokeback Mountain.” picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

An amazing blog from an independent journalist experiencing first hand what is happening in Iraq. picked by johnnytitan 2 years ago

The tactic has been common in the U.S. war on terror, with forces systematically using loud music on hundreds of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, then the U.S. military commander in Iraq, authorized it on Sept. 14, 2003, “to create fear, disorient ... and prolong capture shock.” picked by muppet 12 months ago

He strongly defended the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq, however, arguing that Hussein's previous support for known terrorists was a serious danger after 9/11.
*from the "you're finished asshole" dept* picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Lt. Ashley Henderson Huff who recently married and was to return to the U.S. in November was killed in a blast in Mosul. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

"The president will still be in charge of foreign policy and the military ... I don't imagine we're going to be able to force the president to reverse his course," he told the CBS "Face the Nation" program. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Right now there's a war taking place in the heart of Africa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and more people have died there than in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Darfur combined. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Many are veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with extensive burn injuries, loss of limbs, head and internal injuries. Where do they go to deal with the feelings of fear, embarrassment and loneliness? Where do they go for consversation, friendship, activities and advice? And where do the family members of these Wounded Warriors go? Many literally arrive at the post with not so much as a toothbrus... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 12 months ago

The U.S. military said Tuesday they had found no signs of a U.S. Army translator missing after reportedly being kidnapped in Baghdad the night before, as troops continued to search the city's downtown on foot and by air. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

Mom and kids were on the way to visit him in the hospital after being wounded. The car crashed and 2 kids died. Today their last child died from his injuries. picked by moe 2 years ago

The New York Times' refusal to publish John McCain's rebuttal to Barack Obama's Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias requires one to follow an old journalism maxim: Follow the money... picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago