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15
Nov
2009
15-fold rise in birth defects in Fallujah

8 days ago by BBVM

There has been a 15-fold rise in birth defects and early childhood cancers in the war-ravaged enclave of Fallujah, the site of two major battles after the Iraq invasion, doctors say. Dr. Ayman Qais said that before the war began in 2003, there were sporadic numbers of deformities in babies, but now ...

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13
Nov
2009
The U.S. needs to teach Hamid Karzai a thing or two

10 days ago by Jennifer Andrew

Hamid Karzai begins another term as Afghanistan's president with a long to-do list. The Obama administration has made clear to him that he must crack down on corruption, install a team of technocrats to run the country and weed out warlords and narco-traffickers.

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11
Nov
2009
Saluting our Military and Veterans

12 days ago by Will

In the aftermath of the Fort Hood shootings, some commentaries have examined the damage to the U.S. Army from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few have spoken about the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, as an extreme version of what can happen with an overstressed force. This picture of a tra ...

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Go Girl

12 days ago by kristen

I finally got to try out my GoGirl – the female urinating thingy that lets you pee standing up. It’s a bendy pink silicone-like thing that you have to seal off and pee in, then it drains out of a little funnel. Per the directions, I tried it sitting down in the bathroom. It was a little weird. I was ...

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10
Nov
2009
October 09 Deaths Continue Up And Down Pattern

13 days ago by Joel Wing

Since April 2009 monthly death counts for Iraq have fluctuated up and down. October was no different as it was higher than the previous month. Iraq’s ministries for example, reported 410 deaths in October, compared to 203 in September and 456 in August. They also recorded 1,275 wounded in October, a ...

The Ground Truth in Iraq - thegroundtruth.blogspot.com · Rank: 86,465 · 19 references

09
Nov
2009
Iraq says negotiations with Iran over water supplies futile

14 days ago by Editors

Iran and Iraq have failed to reach agreement on water sharing, a senior official in the Iraqi Province of Basra said. Jaber Ameen, the chairman of Basra’s provincial council, said Iraq “will have to rely on its own resources and capabilities” to solve its water shortages. Water is in short supply fo ...

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An Iraqi Celebration

14 days ago by kristen

Some of the unit is already in Kuwait, but those left behind indulged in a traditional Iraqi feast last weekend. The command ordered food for 10 people, but the Iraqis were more prepared for the Last Supper, providing food to fill the tummies of at least 40 hungry Soldiers. We had lamb, fish, ground ...

Sorority Soldier - sororitysoldier.com · Rank: 164,802 · 8 references

08
Nov
2009
Mid-2009 Weekly Security Statistics For Iraq

15 days ago by Joel Wing

Despite the recent October 2009 Baghdad bombing, and the previous one in August, attacks in Iraq are at their lowest level since the 2003 invasion. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction recorded drops in weekly attacks in eleven of Iraq’s eighteen provinces from May to October 2009. ...

The Ground Truth in Iraq - thegroundtruth.blogspot.com · Rank: 86,465 · 19 references

06
Nov
2009
Iraq's Provincial Budget Expenditures - 2009

17 days ago by Joel Wing

One of the major problems with the Iraqi government is its inability to spend its budget effectively. The country’s eighteen provinces do much worse than the central government in Baghdad. The new Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction’s quarterly report to Congress has the latest numbers ...

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03
Nov
2009
Iraq, Iran & Baghdad Climate & Average Weather in degrees | Ways …

20 days ago by selbym

Basra, Iraq In Basra, Iraq the average temperature is 24.38C (75.875F). Read more here: Iraq, Iran & Baghdad Climate & Average Weather in degrees | Ways …

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