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Denver Post Wed 31 Aug 2011 Panel: Widespread waste and fraud in war spending WASHINGTON—As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and... (photo: USAF / Grovert Fuentes-Contreras) Corruption Pentagon Photos War Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States |
The Independent Wed 31 Aug 2011 US forces suffer their deadliest month yet in Afghan campaign The cost of war is coming into painful focus for Americans as the month of August closes as the deadliest so far in the decade-long war in Afghanistan, and as a Congressional watchdog releases... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras) Afghanistan Photos US War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
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The Daily Telegraph Australia Tue 30 Aug 2011 Obama hails '9/11 generation' of US vets US President Barack Obama today hailed the "9/11 generation" of US veterans and 6200 service members who perished in the "hard decade of war" spawned... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Attacks Decade Generation Photos Wikipedia :Barack Obama |
The Examiner Tue 30 Aug 2011 Ten years later why are we still in Afghanistan As the surge in U.S. deaths in Afghanistan continues with the month of August resulting in 66 deaths, the highest number of NATO troops killed in the ten year... (photo: US DoD / Lance Cpl. Bruno J. Bego) Afghanistan Deaths Nato Photos US Wikipedia: Afghanistan – United States relations |
Al Jazeera Tue 30 Aug 2011 Pentagon wasted '$30 billion' on contracts The Pentagon has wasted more than $30 billion on contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan due to shoddy management and a lack of competition, an independent inquiry said Monday.... (photo: US Army / Spc. Venessa Hernandez) Afghanistan Iraq Pentagon Photos Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States |
BBC News Tue 30 Aug 2011 US 'wasted $30bn on Afghanistan and Iraq' over decade The US government has wasted $30bn (£18bn) in contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade, according to a bi-partisan spending commission. The commission on... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Tyrone Clakely) Afghanistan Iraq Photos US Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
The Boston Globe Mon 29 Aug 2011 Suicide bomber kills 29 praying in Iraq mosque BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque last night, killing 29 people during prayers in a shocking strike on a place of worship... (photo: Jamal Penjweny) Baghdad Iraq Iraq Photos War |
Orange News Mon 29 Aug 2011 Ex-MI5 Boss: 'Iraq Posed No Threat To UK' The former boss of MI5 has said Iraq was a "distraction" that posed no threat to the UK when Tony Blair took the country to war. Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller said... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) Iraq Photos UK War Wikipedia: Rationale for the Iraq War |
The Siasat Daily Mon 29 Aug 2011 Suicide attack kills at least 29 at Baghdad mosque Baghdad, August 29: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque on Sunday night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Baghdad Photos Terrorism War Wikipedia: Post-invasion Iraq (2003 to present) |
The Star Mon 29 Aug 2011 Suicide attack kills at least 24 at Baghdad mosque BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber posing as a beggar detonated his explosives inside a major Baghdad Sunni mosque on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including an... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Baghdad Mosque Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Iraq War insurgent attacks |
The New York Times Mon 29 Aug 2011 28 Are Killed in Bombing at a Mosque in Baghdad BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber mounted a devastating attack in one of the largest Sunni mosques in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 28 people, including a member of... (photo: AP/Hadi Mizban) Attack Baghdad Bombing Photos Wikipedia: Suicide bombings in Iraq since 2003 |