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Sick Veterans Sue KBR Over Iraq and Afghanistan Burn Pits

KBR burned biohazard materials
 including human corpses, medical supplies, paints, solvents, asbestos,
 pesticides, animal carcasses, tires, lithium batteries, Styrofoam, wood, rubber, medical waste, large amounts of plastics, and even entire trucks.



(WAYNE, N.J.) - A lawsuit was filed alleging that KBR, Inc.
(NYSE KBR) endangered the health and safety of American soldiers in
 Iraq and Afghanistan.

They're accused of exposing them to huge quantities of toxic dust, fumes and other air pollutants by burning unsorted waste in vast open-air pits without any safety controls.



Heavy Casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq

Unusual in this report, are the names of two female soldiers who died in Iraq. One, a NW soldier, died when her base was attacked by rocket fire. The second female soldier died from injuries suffered during a vehicle crash.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The fighting in both Afghanistan and Iraq continues to claim many American lives. This report includes the names of seventeen members of the U.S. military who paid the ultimate price. Their deaths occurred between 5 March and 24 March 2010.

Of the seventeen, 11 were U.S. Army soldiers, 5 were U.S. Marines, and one Navy SEAL was also lost.

UPDATE - A Plea for American Prisoners of War in Iraq

الرجاء يسلم اطلاق سراح هذا الجندي يدعى أحمد وهو غاب عن عائلته ، واسمحوا الحرب قد انتهت ، أن نتذكر أن نصف الأمريكية لم تؤيد غزو العراق ، شكرا لك
Please free Prisoner of War in Iraq - US Army Sergeant Ahmed Qusai al Taie

(BAGHDAD / SALEM) - During the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans were held as Prisoners of War, though they were never regarded as such by their captors.

Similar to the Bush/Cheney/Obama Iraq War idea of stripping the Geneva Convention rights from a combatant for suspicions of "terrorism", the NVA viewed the American military as an illegal force, and they were not bound to any rules.

PFC McLyman`s Family and Friends Recall a Bright Woman

This article will be enhanced with additional photos and video from our good friend and fellow photographer Q Madp of IraqWarheroes.org. He was in place as the aircraft containing Erin McLyman's remains touched down in Oregon, to bring her home for the last time.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Army Pfc. Erin L. McLyman of Federal Way, Washington, died March 13 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire.

She was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lews-McChord, Washington.

False Prophets of Doom

Bluster and an angry countenance mixed with false prophecy is a poor excuse for truth. But it can be effective propaganda.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - The similarity of Republicanism and the preachments of its Holy See which sets the goals of the “Party of God” is quite astounding.

Evangelism appears to be at the core of Republican political schemes that exhorts radical personalities; Russ Limbaugh, Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin, etc., to further its cause.

Obama Runs into Israel`s Wall of Apartheid

Following Biden's visit to Israel, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, a Zionist Jew, wrote an editorial titled "Driving Drunk in Jerusalem" in which he said that the vice president had missed a chance to send a powerful public signal.

(HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill) - The Obama Administration has run right up against the Zionist Wall of Apartheid - and the extremely racist doctrine that built it.

A Little Known Fact About the 9/11 Planes

Another seriously undeniable flaw in the 'official' 9/11 story.

(BANGKOK) - Extract: ...it would be a remarkable irony, and quite possibly a unique circumstance in the annals of American jurisprudence, if the assumptions used as reasons for launching wars against two sovereign nations, as well as the more generalised 'War on Terror' would not stand up as evidence in either a criminal prosecution or a civil damages suit in an American court of law.

Video from the Other Side: `The Cowboys in Iraq`

If you don't want to know what your fellow Americans have been through, or what the enemies of the U.S. and Coalition Forces have to say, then don't watch the video.

(BAGHDAD / SALEM) - There are few things in the world that are harder to watch than the video that accompanies this story.

Why Abortion Makes Sense

Republicans and Religion could reduce the number of deaths they cause by encouraging, rather than denouncing birth control, which is contrary to logic and human compassion. So, why don’t they?

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - The Republican Party assumes Jesus and the Bible to be the Living Word of God.

Who`s to Blame for the Iraq War?

A not-so-trivial quiz.

(OSAKA, Japan) - This month marks the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Despite the passage of time, there is still much confusion, some of it deliberate, about why America made that fateful decision. The following questions are intended to clarify who’s to blame for the Iraq war.