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Documentary to show if individual soldiers can put aside the differences of ideology and government PHOENIX, NEW YORK and SADR CITY, Baghdad, Iraq, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Shai: Arabic for "Tea." Commonly shared by friends when sitting down to speak; an excellent alternative to machine guns. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130301/CG69793) Iraq War veteran Daniel Somers is traveling back to Baghdad in order to meet with his former enemies ("insurgents")...
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In part of his new book, "THE DANGEROUS RIGHT WING," author Richard Fults discloses/documents 'THE WORST CRIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY' from isolated, factual criminal evidence; in the public domain for years but never before connected or investigated by anyone. Fults outlines his findings: 1) In 2002, after 12 months of Bush and his neocons emphatically and repeatedly claiming that Iraq had been involved in the 9/11 attack, and intended to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For Darron Wright, a three tour veteran of the Iraq War, America's eight-year campaign to liberate Iraq was a good war fought well. In his new book, Iraq Full Circle: From Shock and Awe to the Last Combat Patrol in Baghdad and Beyond he offers a first-hand analysis of the war. Wright was battalion operations officer for an infantry battalion from 2003-2004 operating in the dangerous Sunni Triangle. In 2005-6 he did a tour as a Brigade Executive...
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Allegations by the State Department lawyer on lack of access to, and suspicion of existence of weapons and ammunition at Camp Ashraf are absurd and insult the professionalism and integrity of U.S. troops who served at Camp Ashraf, senior U.S. military commanders say in a statement, a copy of which was provided to the U.S. Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR). Camp Ashraf is a temporary home for members of the main Iranian...
TORONTO, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Veteran journalist Eric Margolis, named in captured al-Qaida documents just released by the US military, says he's not surprised. He was named as one of 20 western journalists who might receive key documents about 9/11. "I interviewed the founder of Al-Qaida, Sheik Abdullah Azzam, way back during the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan." says Margolis. "I have written weekly columns for Pakistan's leading newspapers for over 20 years, as well...
LONDON, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On the anniversary of the April 8, massacre of the residents of Camp Ashraf, International Solidarity for a Democratic Change in Iran [http://www.isdciran.org ] (ISDCI [http://www.isdciran.org ]) calls on UN, US and EU to take necessary steps to guarantee safety and basic human rights of the residents. ISDCI also calls on US Secretary Clinton to, firstly, uphold her last year's December 25 commitment for a "robust Monitoring" by the U.S....
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of Congress, prominent scholars and former U.S. officials called for a speedy and peaceful end to the standoff over the fate of 3,400 pro-democracy Iranian dissidents at Camp Ashraf in Iraq, amid warnings that a failure to quickly and safely relocate them would endanger their lives. "There is a looming genocide that could occur if a number of different things don't go right in the next weeks and months," warned former FBI...
SILVER SPRING, Md. and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Military Channel has acquired from Gigapix Studios the critically-acclaimed and multiple award-winning documentary BAKER BOYS: INSIDE THE SURGE. The series follows Baker Company, a squad of Army soldiers on an extended tour in Iraq. Their primary mission: attempt to dismantle Al Qaeda and the terrorist organization's infrastructure during "the Surge" that turned the tide of the war. Filmed over three months by...
Wounded Soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center To Receive More Than $85,000 in Holiday Gift Checks From Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Backpacks from Coalition sponsor T-Mobile also to be distributed WILTON, Conn., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For nearly 175 soldiers recovering at San Antonio's Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) from the severe wounds they suffered in Afghanistan and Iraq, the holiday season should become a little more joyous on December 16 when each...
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC expressed admiration and appreciation to the American men and women who served valiantly in Iraq, as the nearly nine-year war was officially declared over by President Obama. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Our gratitude goes out to all those who defended American values and interests by their brave service in Iraq," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "We mourn the 4,500 Americans in uniform...
