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Army suicides up as much as 20 percent

As Many As 121 Army Soldiers Committed Suicide in 2007, a Jump of Some 20 Percent Over 2006

PAULINE JELINEK AP News

Jan 31, 2008 09:26 EST

As many as 121 Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007, a jump of some 20 percent over the year before, officials said Thursday.

The rise [...]

Bush wants more spy power

Bush Says Lawmakers Leave Nation Vulnerable by Holding Up Eavesdropping Law  

BEN FELLER AP News

Jan 31, 2008 14:22 EST

Sternly prodding Congress, President Bush said Thursday that lawmakers are jeopardizing the nation’s safety by failing to lock in a government eavesdropping law.

The president signed what Congress has given him so far [...]

1,000,000 dead – for what?

DEADLY HUBRIS

By: Justin Raimondo

The UK’s Opinion Research Business has released another statistical study of Iraqi casualties since the launching of the American invasion, one that updates, revises, and essentially confirms their earlier estimate of a million-plus dead. The price of “liberation” is indeed high, but was it worth it? The Iraqis [...]