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Toward what end? Obama's ISIS policynew

I don't like where this is headed. I don't like it at all. It's been 13 years since 9/11, and in spite of the blood spilled and the money spent in Iraq and Afghanistan, by this country and others, we have by no means wiped out the threat of terrorism.
City Newspaper  |  Mary Anna Towler  |  09-18-2014  |  War

Drones Close to Homenew

The U.S. has been remotely flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Afghanistan from a Syracuse air base since 2009. The drones aren't kept at the site, but that could change.
City Newspaper  |  Tim Louis Macaluso  |  01-23-2012  |  War

A Question of Competencenew

Retired Army Major General John Batiste walked away from his military career last year specifically in objection to Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq.
City Newspaper  |  Tim Louis Macaluso and Krestia DeGeorge  |  04-26-2006  |  War

School District Resists Military Recruiters' Methodsnew

A school district in New York State is standing up to the Pentagon by turning over information about students to military recruiters only if parents specifically request that it does so.
City Newspaper  |  Krestia DeGeorge  |  03-25-2005  |  War

Refighting Vietnam in Rochesternew

People in the U.S. are unfamiliar with the ongoing horrors of war, so soldiers feel a sense of disconnect when they return, says a counselor who helps returning veterans in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper  |  Krestia DeGeorge  |  01-14-2005  |  War

Outreach Center Helps With the Burdens Soldiers Carrynew

Returning soldiers have deep, long-term issues the Veterans Administration isn't equipped to help them with, says the president of the Veteran's Outreach Center in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper  |  Krestia DeGeorge  |  01-14-2005  |  War

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