If you have never seen the real Wall, I strongly recommend you do some time in your life. It is in my opinion, a very humbling demonstration of the cost of war. The online version went live last week here. It has photos, comments on the names, history, etc. NOTE: The main site is extremely busy, please be patient. It is worth the wait. picked by moe 3 months ago

Indian army chiefs are set to deploy a 'curry bomb' to win the war on terror.

Weapons development experts have created an eye-watering spice bomb, packed with a potent mix of red chilli and pepper which will be used to smoke out militants during counter-insurgency operations. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Captured soldier, Matthew Maupin's remains were identified finally in Iraq, four years after he was captured. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Seems they've figured out that people get really pissed off when they lose cell service. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

North Korea threatened South Korea with destruction Sunday.

"Everything will be in ashes, not just a sea of fire, if our advanced pre-emptive strike once begins." picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Dith Pran, subject of Roland Joffé's 1984 film The Killing Fields and escapee of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia has died today in New Jersey of pancreatic cancer. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Kurnaz, an ethnic Turk born and raised in Germany, went to Pakistan in late 2001 at age 19 to study Islam and wound up in Pakistani police custody. It was three months after 9/11, and Kurnaz says the U.S. was offering bounties for suspicious foreigners. Kurnaz says he was "sold" to the Americans for $3,000 and brought to Kandahar as terrorist suspect. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

About fuggin' time.

/Salute Marine Cpl. Mario Ramos-Villalta

Semper Fi picked by moe 3 months ago

A heart wrenching story of two brothers and their enduring family. A long read, but worth it. picked by cheeselog1234 3 months ago

Claim: U.S. active duty military deaths were higher during the administration of President Clinton than during the administration of George W. Bush.

Status: False.

In light of THIS post picked by doggylives 3 months ago

Interactive website, including a timeline of events since 2003 illustrated by photography and films and quite interesting interviews with local journalists and photographers who have covered the war.
**Shocking photographs picked by wildminou 4 months ago

Instead of blowing s**t up they launched a nationwide civil disobedience campaign. picked by buddha 4 months ago

Unlike the soldiers of some previous wars, who were only occasionally able to send letters back home to loved ones, many of those who died left behind an extraordinary electronic testimony describing in detail the labor, the fears and the banality of serving in Iraq. picked by TraumaMamma 4 months ago

Members of the National Union of Teachers said schools should not be conduits for Ministry of Defence "propaganda". picked by doggylives 4 months ago

Andrew and Adam Katz have both served in the Army in Iraq. Andrew says things will continue to improve over there "as long as Iraqis try." But twin brother Adam says "no matter how hard we try, it's not going to change what's over there." picked by mutil8or 4 months ago

Perspective: something the mainstream media refuses to give you. Did you know the number of soldiers lost during Clinton's "peacetime" years in office is more than DOUBLE what have been lost in Iraq to date?

*Contains link to actual congressional report. Educate yourself.* picked by flyonthewall 4 months ago

Some 40 road tankers supplying fuel to American troops in Afghanistan have been destroyed by suspected pro-Taleban militants on the border with Pakistan. picked by topofall 4 months ago

We Suck!(http://theunitedamerican.blogs.com/Movies/2000A/2000.html)
pink floyd... picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad late Sunday, raising the death toll for American forces since start of the war to 4,000, according to the Pentagon.

*wait, didn't the "surge" make baghdad safe? picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

McDonald, 26, was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Iraq last May. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment based at Fort Hood, Texas. After treatment in Germany, McDonald returned to Fort Hood and underwent extensive facial surgery in August. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

What a terrible record! picked by topofall 4 months ago

The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd on the Senate floor on March 19, 2003, just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- and John McCain's response. picked by cb__ 4 months ago

At least two Iraqi families of victims killed by Blackwater security guards in September tell ABC News they have refused compensation offered by the company. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

Maseth, 24, of Shaler, Pa., outside Pittsburgh, was electrocuted on Jan. 2 when an improperly grounded electric water pump short-circuited and flowed through the pipes. Since the coiled hose was touching his arm, he was hit with an electrical jolt and went into cardiac arrest and died. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

"If you haven't heard the news, I'm afraid your Army is broken, a victim of too many missions for too few soldiers for too long. ... Today, anecdotal evidence of collapse is all around."

But now, one year later, Scales has done an about-face. He says that he was wrong. picked by ImNotBlue 4 months ago