U.S. General Says It Is 'Fun to Shoot Some People'
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A senior U.S. Marine Corps general  who said it was "fun to shoot some people" should have chosen  his words more carefully but will not be disciplined, military  officials said on Thursday.
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Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army&#39;s chief of staff, made a surprise visit to a small group of soldiers here at Forward Operating Base Danger and said in an interview that the war in Iraq is &quot;going pretty well.
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BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- As head of the joint chiefs of staff, General Richard Myers usually doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone -- except when US troops make up the audience and comedian Robin Williams is on stage.
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The commanding general of American Marines in Fallujah says troops have found plenty of evidence of insurgent activity -- and they&#39;ve taken pictures of some of it.
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Las Vegas mainstay Wayne Newton, belting out his trademark version of "Danke Schoen," entertained troops during a recent trip to a U.S. base in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq - On stages in war zones like this one, Bob Hope used to wag a golf club, affecting nonchalance as he poked fun at pompous military brass and making light of the dangers around him.
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As head of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Richard Myers usually doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone &#151; except when U.S. troops make up the audience and comedian Robin Williams is on stage.
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AL ASAD, Iraq -- Army Spec. Jesse Espinosa figured he was down to just six more missions off this base west of Baghdad. Six more missions in the turret of his armored vehicle, fingertip at the trigger, performing duty so dangerous soldiers here liken it to Russian roulette: providing convoy security...
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Insurgents in Iraq are employing a variety of new tactics -- from an unprecedented string of helicopter shoot-downs to unusual chlorine bomb attacks and direct assaults on U.S. military bases -- that American commanders say are intended to create chaos and undermine the U.S. and Iraqi military push...
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A U.S. general expressed doubt on Tuesday about reports U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan had killed more than 230 civilians this year, saying it was hard to get a good count as combat took place in remote areas.
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In what may be a glimpse of things to come, some U.S.-backed local militias are starting to shoot at each other
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By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 11--If you were to walk around the Inner Harbor firing bullets wildly into the air, would you get a ticket and have your gun handed back the next day?   No way.
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North Korea's recent tests of short-range missiles were successful launches of an advanced weapon that can be fired at little notice to strike targets in South Korea, the commander of U.S. Forces in South Korea said on Monday.
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PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia say soldier based at Fort Stewart, Ga., was arrested after he had a relative shoot him so he would not have to return to Iraq.
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BAGHDAD -- Nearly every week, American generals and politicians visit Combat Outpost Gator, nestled behind a towering blast wall in the Dora market. They arrive in convoys of armored Humvees, sometimes accompanied by helicopter gunships, to see what U.S. commanders display as proof of the...
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The US Marine Corps admonishes one of its Generals for describing violent combat in Iraq as "fun".
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FORT HOOD, Texas -- An Iraqi civilian testified yesterday that he and his cousin were forced at gunpoint into the murky Tigris River and that US soldiers laughed while the two struggled against the current.