Rick Noble & The Freedom Alliance welcome the troops home (+video)

from http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=28046 --- Freedom Alliance sends us this video, “Welome Home”, and message from Rick Noble “Music is an amazing way to share our positive message of thanks and appreciation,” said Noble. “I wanted to write a song that honored the service and sacrifice of those who fight for our country. There is deep admiration and respect for our troops...

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Department of Defense Statement Regarding Investigation Results into Pakistan Cross-Border Incident

Department of Defense Statement Regarding Investigation Results into Pakistan Cross-Border Incident The investigation into the 25-26 November engagement between U.S. and Pakistani military forces across the border has been completed.  The findings and conclusions were forwarded to the Department through the chain of command.  The results have also been shared...

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New Zealand special forces to leave Afghanistan in March

New Zealand's special forces will leave Afghanistan in March next year, Prime Minister John Key confirmed Thursday. 'The SAS has achieved the job they were sent to do with Kabul's Crisis Response Unit, and they have done that job to the very highest of standards,' Xinhua quoted the New Zealand prime minister as saying in a statement. '...I deeply regret the loss of our...

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New Blast in Baghdad Pushes Day's Death Toll to 69

  BAGHDAD –  A wave of 16 bombings ripped across Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 69 people in the worst violence in Iraq for months. The apparently coordinated attacks struck days after the last American forces left the country and in the midst of a major government crisis between Shiite and Sunni politicians that has sent sectarian tensions soaring.The bombings...

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Dec. 21., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

2011-12-S-032 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Dec. 21) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a weapons cache during a routine patrol in Muhammad Aghah district, Logar province, today. The cache consisted of three rocket propelled grenades, two unknown artillery rounds and one rocket. The weapons were confiscated to be destroyed at...

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