The 2003 invasion of Iraq was sanctioned largely because of claims the country had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). The source of some of the alleged intelligence behind the claims was an Iraqi defector living in Germany, someone who has now admitted the evidence he provided was false. Al Jazeera’s…
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This week, War News Radio featured a report on Basetrack.org – an independent civilian media project – after the U.S. Marine Corps called an end to the team’s embedment at a base in Afghanistan. After our project was produced, we learned that the Marine Corps cleared up an earlier misunderstanding…
via NATOCOMMUNITY U.S. Army General Petraeus, the Commander of ISAF in Afghanistan has been to the east of the country to visit Governor Azizi in Laghman Province. He also met pupils from a girls school.
Whether or not you have a loved one in the military, it’s difficult to imagine the daily reality for soldiers currently serving in the longest war in American history. Basetrack, an experimental media group, has been on the ground with one United States Marine Corps battalion – at a base…
via Reuters Shrouded in taboo those affected by the disease go underground and face stigma. Maryam Ishani reporting.
War News Radio checks in on the headlines from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. (mp3)
Afghanistan’s universities were only reestablished in 2001 after the fall of the Taliban. The ministry of higher education is still plagued by a lack of infrastructure, funding, and teachers. As a result, many Afghans students choose to pursue degrees abroad instead. Ruhullah Klapawak studied at Swarthmore College from 2006-2010, and…
via RussiaToday Violence and intimidation has forced hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians to flee their homeland. Experts view them as one of the biggest victims of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, with the minority group a continued target of extremists.
via english.aljazeera.net Crowds in central Cairo reacted with jubilation to Omar Suleiman’s announcement of Hosni Mubarak’s resignation. Many responded by chanting “we have brought down the regime”, while others were seen crying, cheering and embracing one another.