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[Close Protection Forum and Surveillance Forum] Rule of the Gun Convoy Guards in Afghanistan Face an Inquiry: Many of the gunmen are escorting convoys carrying supplies to American and NATO bases, under a $2.2 billion American contract called Host Nation Trucking. American officials award contracts to Afghan and American trucking companies to transport food and other supplies to their bases around the country.

[Global News - World] Suicide bomber kills four police in Iraqi capital: In Mahmudiya, 30 km (20 miles) south of Baghdad, the head of the local council, Talib Abbas, was wounded on Sunday when a roadside bomb exploded as his convoy headed to the council building, a police source said. His deputy and seven other people, including bodyguards, were also wounded.

[Good Stuff] Iraq Today: War News for Thursday, May 20, 2010: “Armed clashes erupted on Wednesday evening (May 19) between SWAT forces and al-Qaeda gunmen inside al-Dayniya village in Baladruz district, southeast of Baaquba ,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The three-hour clashes left .

[Iraq News and Information] Societal Arguments Vary With Regard To Women in Combat : Iraq News ...: The traditional male solider has stated that such issues as trust in their female counterpart and romantic relationships as a disruptive influence on the fighting capability of the unit. They’ve also mentioned how female soldiers are typically shorter and smaller than men on average and have less upper body strength which might endanger the mission as a typical male response when seeing women struggling with lifting and carrying gets them somewhat out of character.

[Free Range International] Free Range International » The Heat Is On: “08 JUNE 10: DRIVE BY SHOOTING: at 1025 hrs Compass escorted convoy subjected to PKM and AK-47 fire delivered from two passing motorcycles at Grid 41R PR 91285 02241, 3 km Northwest of Keshnakod. No damages, convoy continued movement.”

[Iraq News and Information] Route Irish and the Tenuous Connection of Baghdad 's Green Zone ...: Given the restrictive nature of the Baghdad â??s route, through 12 kilometres of densely built city and the fact that it is the soul route used by businessman, military leaders, politicians, supplies and other high-value targets, terrorists often target the convoys and travellers. To defend against this, most convoys travelling on Baghdad ’s Route Irish hire private security companies such as Backwater (US), ArmorGroup (UK) and Erinys Iraq Limited ( Iraq ).

[Che Det] GAZA AID CONVOY - Che Det: Iraq's Sadam Hussein tried, but his connection to Baath Party (a political ideology co-founded by a Christian Arab, Michael Aflaq, as an alternative to Islamic theocracy): made it only a temporary occurrence till the end of Iran-Iraq War. After which, Sadam’s penchant for poor decision-making in the choice of enemies ensured his demise by the Western powers.

[Global News Blog Headlines] Middle East News - UNHRC slams Israel over Gaza convoy deaths ...: The Kurdistan Regional Government of oil-rich northern Iraq denied a report by al-Arabiya television that Iranian forces had penetrated 5 kilometers (3 miles) inside Iraqi territory.

[General world news and Delivers the latest top stories] More pirate ship, the Israelis Think Not Violate International Law ...: According to the rule of law, said Palmor, the fleet flying the flag of a neutral country that would not have attacked unless they are carrying goods that are smuggled or intend to bypass the blockade. “And, having been warned, they still refuse to stop and refused to be examined and arrested,”

[The Spectator.co.uk Melanie Phillips Blog] 'Peace convoy'? This was an Islamist terror ambush - Spectator ...: Linda this will be my last word to you on this subject as I can see that you will never either understand nor accept that many Muslims have moved on from what you believe is immutable ,just as Jews do not stick to some of the laws that are written in their earlier history -I have no intention to stoning anyone to death nor do I believe any punishment requiring burning will be carried out other than on a piece of toast ,so please stop battering me with this nonsense .Those MUSLIMS WHO GIVE ME GREAT JOY WITH CHICKEN JALFREZI have no intention of killing me -You can address the militants I will stick with the moderates -FEISTY ,IMPOSSIBLE ,BALABUSTA-?you certainly have me as confused as you are .

[Opinionator] Drawing Fire: Into Ubaydi - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com: New Ubaydi (the town is divided into new and old sectors), in complete contrast to the other towns, was almost entirely a modern community of pre-fabricated homes, with schools and mosques laid out with geometric precision. Once the home to well-heeled government technocrats supporting a vast enterprise exploiting the mineral wealth in Western Al Anbar, it was, after two days of door-to-door fighting, reduced to pock-marked rubble and burnt-out vehicles.

[<div> A Better World</div>] Attack by Israel on on Peacful aid convoy to Gaza.: Aid Convoy reports and news from around the world. A collection of news reports from many countries. News not available on corporate North American media. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjlG8MuvtM&NR=1 ...

[The Spectator.co.uk Melanie Phillips Blog] Buy the current issue: The threadbare, indeed ludicrous claims by the west’s terrorist supporters --aka Orwellian ‘peace protesters’ -- that the Israelis had conducted an aggressive and bloody assault upon a humanitarian aid convoy have fallen apart.

[Indigenous People's Literature Weblog] Israel intercepts new Gaza aid ship « Indigenous People's ...: Those detained remain in custody at the southern Israeli prison of Ashdod, while the other 48 will be taken to Ben Gurion international airport to be sent back to their home countries, AFP quoted a report by Israel’s public radio as saying on Tuesday. The international activists were interrogated by Israeli police on Tuesday, a day after the Gaza-bound flotilla they traveling on was stormed by Israeli forces in international waters, 150km (90 miles) from Gaza.

[yourscoops.com] yourscoops.com » Blog Archive » News for Week 22 of 2010: Around 2000 delegates have heeded the call of president Hamid Karzai to hold a Peace Jirga, a sort of general assembly with people from all walks of life The general opinion of locals seems to be that this Jirga will become the cause of prolongation of occupation of Afghanistan. They are strongly against it, believing that it cannot heal the wounds of Afghans by any means and it wont have any credibility.

[blogfrommiddleeast.com] Military Resistance 8F4: "Afghans Run When They See The Army" - 7 ...: But John Nagl, one of the architects of U.S.counterinsurgency tactics in Iraq and Afghanistan, insists that even a force of172,000 troops by late 2011 would still be too small. Nagl, president of theCenter for a New American Security in Washington, reckons that to crush a rebelforce like the Taliban, which has an estimated 25,000 men at arms, it will takeone soldier or policeman for every 50 civilians —

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