US military murders Iraqi journalists

THE US military said today it can't find its copy of a video that shows two employees of the Reuters news agency being killed by US Army helicopters in 2007.

The video includes audio of troops calling to "light 'em up!" and referring to the men as "dead bastards". An internal investigation concluded that the troops had acted appropriately, despite having mistaken the camera equipment for weapons.

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Just Another Day in the Life of General McChrystal

NATO kills 'at least' 33 civilians

A NATO air strike has killed at least 33 civilians in the third mistaken foreign bombing raid reported in Afghanistan in a week, forcing yet another apology from the top US commander on the ground.

Collateral damage, right General McChrystal?

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The Human Cost of War Part 2

THE cost of caring for injured Australian veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has exploded in the past two years, with mental illness being the leading cause of disability.

The most shocking figures show that in the past two years the number of diagnosed alcoholics jumped 57 per cent from 177 to 278.

Figures also show that Australian soldiers had been returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with drug addictions after using cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs on tours of duty.

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The Human Cost of War

IEDs are the main killers of foreign soldiers in Afghanistan. More than 500 US-led troops have been killed in the war-torn country in 2009, including more than 310 Americans.

"The Taliban in Afghanistan have built a new generation of improvised explosive devices which is not detectable. The new IEDs, called "Omar", have been made by the Taliban technical experts inside Afghanistan and cost only $85 each"

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