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Doubt Thrown on Proof of Bin Laden`s Role as Terrorist Leader

No wonder there is no reference to 9/11 on Bin Laden's FBI wanted poster.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - The CIA recently told the press they haven't been able to positively confirm information on Osama bin Laden since “late 2000.”

Interviews with high ranking military and intelligence officials, some at the highest levels, have confirmed that all evidence lends toward Osama bin Laden’s death in December 2001.

Surrogate Warfare, Killing Americans for Fun and Profit

The Myth of Democracy, Government by Organized Crime.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - July 4th, Independence Day to Americans is coming up, our 234th.

This is one of a series of patriotic holidays that, though we don’t admit it, are slowly slipping away, Veterans Day also called Remembrance Day or Armistice Day and Memorial Day among them.

Traveling Vietnam Wall & 1000 Flag Memorials Will Visit Newport

These Memorials are actually sanctuaries.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A place for Hope and Healing for many Veterans, Families and Friends. The 1000 Flags will be on display by 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 26th in Newport Oregon, at the Newport Facilities in South Beach.

Organizers say there will also be a special Flag Presentation at 5:30 p.m. and an Honorable Service Medal presentation at 6:00 p.m. Families with flags being dedicated to a loved one will be escorted by a military member from the USANG and a person from the USCG, Yaquina Bay Station.

Army Body Armor Shop Has Important Role in Keeping Soldiers Alive

35% of the body armor worn by U.S. soldiers is flawed, keeping up on the maintenance is a constant job.

(CAMP LSA, Kuwait) - Round-the-clock efforts of employees at the Interceptor Body Armor Warehouse here ensure more than 1,000 Soldiers coming in and out of country each day can return refreshed and better armored.

Are Gulf War Vets Getting Better VA Treatment Than the Vietnam Generation?

If you compare Vietnam vets and their ability to get through the disability process, with Gulf War vets, Vietnam vets lose by astounding figures.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - One war lasted around ten years, and the other, just 4 days. One war had 47,000 combat deaths, the other had 147. However, there are 1.1 million Vietnam veterans on disability pensions and, according to the DVA, nearly 900,000 Gulf War I vets on pension.

In the gulf war, for every combat death there were over 6,000 disabled veterans. In Vietnam, for every combat KIA, there are 21 disabled veterans.

War Casualties in Afghanistan: Is There Any End in Sight?

The average age of the 28 individuals listed in this report is 25.6. This represents a higher average age than we have seen in the previous two reports.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If there is one thing I look forward to as a reporter, it is the day that we don't have to issue reports about large numbers of Americans losing their lives in the fighting overseas. I try in these reports to examine these losses from different angles, and when possible note any patterns.

The only thing that immediately stands out in this report, is that the majority of the fallen hail from states that supported George W. Bush's politics. It seems apparent that the families in these states back the war efforts that Bush launched, and noteworthy that they also pay the highest price.

The Black Market of Abortion in the Arab World

Murder, scandal or women’s rights?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Although relatively widespread in Syria, abortion remains an unspoken secret, brushed under the rug by a conservative society.

Kuwait Cancels $17 Billion Joint Venture with Dow Chemical

Kuwait on Sunday scrapped a deal to form a $17.4 billion petrochemical joint venture with U.S. firm Dow Chemical , state news agency KUNA said.

(RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) - The cancellation of the deal, which had met opposition in Kuwait's parliament, is a blow to the largest US chemicals firm which had planned to use the proceeds to repay a large part of $13 billion in debt it will have to shoulder once its acquisition of rival Rohm & Haas closes in early 2009.

U.S. Military Casualties Reported in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait

The deaths of ten U.S. servicemen are announced by the Department of Defense.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Department of Defense has announced several deaths over the past two days in Iraq, servicemembers were also lost in Afghanistan and in Kuwait in one non-combat related incident.

Among the dead are three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom died April 28th in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their forward operating base with indirect fire.