via rferl.org WATCH: About 3,000 Iraqis protested in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Basrah against corruption and a lack of basic services on the planned “Day Of Rage.” The protesters pulled down barriers around the governorate building, then clashed with riot police and soldiers. (Video by Reuters)
Last week, a group of US military veterans who say they were raped or sexually assaulted while serving are suing the Pentagon, demanding reform in how situations like their own are handled. War News Radio’s Aaron Moser takes a look at how this controversial event is being covered in the…
Thousands of people fly back and forth in the Boeing company’s commercial airliners every day. What these thousands may not know is that the Pentagon spends billions of dollars on government contracts with Boeing. The company provides the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, US allies and more with products and…
via jp.reuters The fight remains tough in Afghanistan as U.S. Marines employ force and favor as part of a counterinsurgency plan. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Reuters video Orphans join protests in Iraq to call for a better standard of living. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Reuters U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton discusses three pronged approch to Afghanistan ahead of planned troop withdrawal. Julie Noce reports.
A recent poll from Quinnipiac University found that for the first time since the U.S began its military involvement in Afghanistan a majority of Americans oppose military involvement in the country. Another recent poll from CNN found that 66% of Americans oppose U.S involvement in Iraq. But what exactly is…
via jp.reuters.com Violence in Afghanistan is expected to rise this year from the record levels seen in 2010, according to the top U.S. military officer. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
War News Radio checks in on the headlines from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. (mp3)