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...would be tempting to blame global sanctions for this poverty, but in fact, the Bedouins wouldn't be much affected by sanctions. They are a self-contained economic unit, and throughout history have managed to maintain a substantial wealth in livestock. A more plausible explanation for the poverty is that Saddam's totalitarian government is attempting to run a socialist economic model: there is no reason, after all, for people to accumulate wealth if Saddam's government is going to take everything from them...
...authored the battle plan for her unit that exposed her to danger during the Gulf War. It required that a Blackhawk helicopter carrying a medical officer - in this case, herself - would follow the unit?s Apaches on missions to save time in treating any downed personnel. She notes with amusement that when their Blackhawk came under fire, the soldiers onboard jumped on top to protect her - although the bullets were coming from below, which meant her body was blocking the bullets. "I got shot and none of them did, but their hearts were in the right place. I've heard...
...death, the first U.S. serviceman to be killed in combat in Gulf War 2 will receive what he always wanted in life: American citizenship. Marine Lance Corporal Jose Guti?rrez was shot in the chest as his unit took heavy fire in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. Everyone believed he was 22. But his true age is part of a story of epic persistence that took him from Guatemala to Los Angeles, from the life of an orphan to the life of a Marine...
...After the attack on the leadership of the 1st Brigade - for which one of its members has been arrested - I gave a number of interviews about the events of that night. There were a few recurring questions. How it would affect the unit's morale? Would it how delay operations? And was this an indication of disgruntled soldiers in the 1st Brigade? At the time, I speculated that neither morale nor operations would be much affected and that whatever motive the suspect had it was definitely not part of a bigger problem with the leadership. However, this was really only...
...entirely subdued the territory through which they have passed - elements of the Iraqi military and members of the ruling Baath party continued Monday to fight guerrilla-style actions in Umm Qasr, Basra and even Safwan on the Iraq-Kuwait border. Sunday's capture by Iraq of a U.S. maintenance unit outside Nasiriyah is a reminder that these guerrilla-style tactics can harass coalition supply lines as the front moves closer to Baghdad...