AFP: Amnesty calls on Iraq to protect Christians http://bit.ly/guVptM # npr: Pentagon Plan Won’t Cover Brain-Damage Therapy #audio http://n.pr/ezKQPf # wired.com/dangerroom/ Military technology has a tendency to trickle down to civilian applications http://bit.ly/geAXJo #
BBC video: Living with the ‘scars’ of sectarian violence in Iraq http://bbc.in/ff61sO # Allawi urges Iraq PM to keep power-sharing pledge http://wapo.st/gWtrbx # Sunday: Militants Attack Across Afghanistan http://bit.ly/hx35RU #
Iraq lifts ban on Sunni politicians http://bit.ly/emJPNL # RT @BarackObama: By ending (DADT) no longer will patriotic Americans be asked to live a lie in order to serve the country they love. # Millions Celebrate Shi’ite Ritual In Iraq Without Incident http://bit.ly/eFTGkF # German leader visits troops in Afghanistan; violence…
AP: House approves billions for wars without debate http://bit.ly/gXzzVC # A formerly persecuted minority gains clout in Afghanistan http://lat.ms/hjK1KA # Taliban Extend Reach to North, Where Armed Groups Reign http://nyti.ms/ih6xdn # Number of Sexual Assaults Rise at Military Academies http://abcn.ws/f25Dsj # politicsdaily.com/ Afghan War Review: Slow Progress at a ‘Very…
Why we need journalism on classified information, including WikiLeaks: http://huff.to/g6eI26 # Assange: “We have heard today.. there may be a US indictment for espionage for me coming… http://bit.ly/h7Elhg # good talking to @andrewmendelson earlier about the new study ‘are foreign correspondents redundant?’ # UN to end Saddam-era sanctions on Iraq…
cpj.org: In Iraq, bomb kills one journalist; another denied access http://bit.ly/i4GLku # ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Foe Dan Choi Involuntarily Committed: http://aol.it/eobRrY # COUNTING THE DAYS: U.S. military presence in Iraq: 2827 days; in Afghanistan: 3356 days # Civil Resistance at White House Led by Veterans http://bit.ly/fwIwK7 # As of…
Mullen: No big change in US troops in Afghanistan http://wapo.st/gnIBP4 # Veteran-led civil resistance at the White House Dec. 16: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ # RT @AP: Breakthrough in Iraq: Opposition leader to join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his top rival http://apne.ws/gXwi2K # Reuters: U.S. Air Force blocks NY Times and…
David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill’s tale of his kidnapping in Afghanistan http://wapo.st/fGHXQB # New software comes to Army gaming site http://bit.ly/hwJ217 # Soldier With Oklahoma Ties Awarded Silver Star In Afghanistan http://bit.ly/ffMc4g #
As of Tuesday, day 3,335 of the war in Afghanistan and day 2,789 of the war in Iraq … http://bit.ly/dKG85p # Gates says U.S. troops surge working in Afghanistan http://lat.ms/i3yi56 # Blast Kills 6 NATO Troops In Afghanistan http://n.pr/hjKsJq #
Afghanistan War: Public opinion turns sharply against US forces http://bit.ly/ev5gdt # Roadside bombing wounds 7 Iranian pilgrims in Iraq http://bit.ly/fKYHEf # Afghan Roadside Bomb Kills 15 http://bit.ly/hBO5EY # Report: After WikiLeaks, Pentagon Bans Removable Devices http://bit.ly/giY37L # 1500 tweets! #