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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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 US commanders display as proof of the effectiveness of a seven-month-long security offensive, fueled by 30,000 US reinforcements. General David H. Petraeus, ...
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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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A U.S. military commander said Friday that militants used a mock-up in Iran to help plan for a deadly operation in the Iraqi city of Karbala earlier this year.
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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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Fear of fresh conflict as renegade general turns guns on government forces.
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After the bombing, U.S. soldiers fired into a crowd near the scene, accidentally killing a man, the military said.
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An Iraqi soldier deliberately shot and killed a U.S. army officer and a sergeant during a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, two Iraqi Army generals said on Saturday.
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An Iraqi soldier is accused of turning on two decorated American servicemen and shooting them to death during a joint operation in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Saturday. An Iraqi official said the suspect may have links to militant groups.
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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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Being a little bit scared is good. Many Marines say it keeps them sharp during a war in which combat comes in spurts, separated by lengthy bouts of boredom.
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The U.S. military is adjusting its tactics in Iraq after four helicopters were shot down over the past two weeks, U.S. military spokesman Major General William Caldwell said on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON -- On a sun-drenched morning in Sadr City, an Army officer and his patrol may first have to size up an Iraqi civilian bearing an automatic rifle: Is he friend or foe? A few hours later, the same patrol leader might shift his focus from the dangers of stealth enemies to the status of the town's new sewage project. ...
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An Army investigator has recommended a general court-martial, on charges that could carry the death penalty, for four U.S. soldiers who killed three Iraqi detainees during a May raid, according to a copy of his findings made available to The Washington Post.
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A fatal attack launched two days ago against the headquarters garrison of the American military in Iraq was carried out using a 240 mm rocket &#151; a type of weapon provided to Shiite extremists by Iran, a U.S. general said Thursday.
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A U.S. serviceman fatally shot a civilian at the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday "in response to a threat," the U.S. military said.
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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 short notice to strike targets in South Korea, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said on Monday.