Gary Mortensen’s 2007 film, This is War: Memories of Iraq, was critically acclaimed for focusing on the soldiers’ perspectives. Director Mortensen’s new documentary, Shepherds of Helmand, uses this same approach to tell the story of a Oregonian National Guard unit deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. With producer Alan Zhao, Jared…
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via whitehouse.gov President Obama addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House, to outline America’s response to the situation in Libya. You can read his remarks below: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to take this opportunity to update the American people about the situation in Libya. Over the…
via NATOCOMMUNITY Iraqi daredevil Fareed A. Lafta has performed the first civilian skydive over Kabul since the current hostilities began, bringing a message of peace to Afghanistan.
This week on War News Radio: First, Gary Mortensen’s 2007 film, This is War: Memories of Iraq, was critically acclaimed for focusing on the soldiers’ perspectives. Mortensen’s new documentary, Shepherds of Helmand, uses this same approach to tell the story of an Oregon National Guard unit deployed to Afghanistan in…
via france24english The observers – This week our Observers tell us about Afghan children who play terrorists, worry about the rising level of violence in the Ivory Coast and denounce the pressure Muslim hardliners put on Saudi literature.
via AssociatedPress Challenged by a congressman to “be honest” about how long American troops might have to fight in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David Petraeus revealed that his son, Stephen’s recent combat tour was kept “very quiet.”