themcglynn.com

  • Home
  • Breaking News
  • Save Our Rivers, Save The Smith
  • This Day in History
  • US Election – Polls
  • US Foreign Policy and Wars
  • About Us
  • Coronavirus Pandemic
  • How to Contact Your Elected Officials
  • Contact Us
  • The Little People, For, Of & By
  • Big Farms Make Big Flu & Coronavirus
  • Brother Ed
  • America, The Torturer
  • Art, Literature & Music
  • Bernie Sanders Campaign
  • Brother Walt
  • Police Brutality
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Face Veterans Against The War
  • History
  • Shirley Mura McGlinn
  • The McGlynn Braile, The Retreat, Happenings, The Gatherings
  • Just Humor – Current
  • Legal
  • Iraq – A Peoples Photo Journal
  • Peace Campaign Sites
  • Help For The Hurt Little People; Information, Resources and News
  • Just Humor – Past
  • Rusty Gates
  • Pages

    • Breaking News
    • Save Our Rivers, Save The Smith
    • This Day in History
    • US Election – Polls
    • US Foreign Policy and Wars
    • About Us
    • Coronavirus Pandemic
    • How to Contact Your Elected Officials
    • Contact Us
    • The Little People, For, Of & By
    • Big Farms Make Big Flu & Coronavirus
    • Brother Ed
    • America, The Torturer
    • Art, Literature & Music
      • Ann McGlinn
      • Boo Radley
      • Diana Darland
      • Mary O’Leary McGlinn
      • Others
      • Pancha
      • Parvati Nair
      • Reserved for Special People
      • Saranagti
      • Shirley Mura McGlinn
      • The McGlynn
      • Art by Maureen
    • Bernie Sanders Campaign
    • Brother Walt
    • Police Brutality
    • Privacy Policy
    • About Face Veterans Against The War
    • History
      • History Classroom
      • The Story of Others
      • America: The Story of Us
    • Shirley Mura McGlinn
      • Humor
      • Poems and Music
      • Shirley’s Passing
      • Shirley’s Purpose Driven Life
    • The McGlynn Braile, The Retreat, Happenings, The Gatherings
      • Current – The McGlynn Braile, The Retreat, Happenings
      • Past -The McGlynn Braile, The Retreat, Happenings
      • The Gatherings, 2010 and Prior
      • The Gathering, 2010
    • Just Humor – Current
    • Legal
    • Iraq – A Peoples Photo Journal
    • Peace Campaign Sites
    • Help For The Hurt Little People; Information, Resources and News
    • Just Humor – Past
    • Rusty Gates
  • Quote

    Thomas Paine's version of "you didn't build that":

    "Separate an individual from society,and give him an island or a continent to possess,and he cannot acquire personal property. He cannot be rich. So inseparably are the means connected with the end,in all cases,that where the former do not exist the latter cannot be obtained. All accumulation, therefore,of personal property,beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice,of gratitude,and of civilization,a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came"
    Submitted by Leah

  • Free Palestine!

    slide_765_14268_large.jpg ap_gaza_03_090105_ssh.jpg image74.jpg image70.jpg image60.jpg image48.jpg image36.jpg image34.jpg
  • Blogroll

    • A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
    • Age of Autism
    • Alternet
    • America Blog
    • Amnesty International
    • Anglers of The AuSable
    • Bill Moyers Journal
    • Buzz Flash
    • Center For Constitutional Rights
    • Combatants for Peace
    • CommonDreams.org
    • Congress.Org
    • Daily KOS
    • Democracy Now
    • Democratic Underground
    • Dissent
    • Dissident Voice
    • Downey Family Site
    • Gates AuSable Lodge
    • Independent Media Center
    • Inside Iraq
    • International Solidarity Movement (ISM)
    • Iraqi Bloggers Central
    • J Street
    • Jewish Voice For Peace
    • Just Foreign Policy
    • Lapham’s Quarterly
    • Lead Up To War
    • Margaret and Helen
    • McClatchy News
    • MEPEACE
    • Mother Jones
    • Native American Netroots
    • No More Guantánamos
    • Norm Chomsky
    • Patriotic Millionaires
    • Peaceful Tomorrows
    • Poems Out Loud
    • Port Huron Statement
    • Progressive Democrats of America
    • RootsAction.
    • Source Watch
    • Southern Poverty Law Center
    • Talking Points
    • The Afghan Women’s Mission
    • The Center for Grassroots Oversight
    • The Guantánamo Blog
    • The Huffington Post
    • The Independent
    • The Last Days of America
    • The Nation
    • The Nation Institute
    • The Progressive
    • The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)
    • The Riverwatch
    • The Uptake
    • Thoughtful House
    • Tom Dispatch
    • Truth Out
    • Videos – Greyfox7
    • Videos – McGlynn7
  • Blogs Against The War

    • American Friends Service Committee
    • Combatants for Peace
    • Iraq Veterans Against The War
    • Lead Up To War
    • Michigan Peace Network
    • No More Guantánamos
    • Peaceful Tomorrows
    • PeaceTakesCourage
    • Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network
    • RootsAction.
    • Stop the War Coalition
    • The Afghan Women’s Mission
    • The World Can’t Wait
    • United For Peace and Justice
  • Menu

    • About Us
    • Breaking News
    • This Day in History
    • Bernie Sanders Campaign
    • Coronavirus Pandemic
    • Big Farms Make Big Flu & Coronavirus
    • US Election – Live Poll Data
    • US Foreign Policy and Wars
    • Save Our Rivers, Save The Smith
  • Save the Smith River

    https://vimeo.com/245991910?loop=0
  • Recent Posts

    • Richard B. McGlinn 1932 – 2020
    • A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
    • A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
    • Beirut explosion: footage shows massive blast shaking Lebanon’s capital
    • A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
    • Noam Chomsky: Decades of “the Neoliberal Plague” Left U.S. Unprepared for COVID-19 Outbreak
    • A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
    • Sorry, Mr. Trump. There is going to be an election on November 3rd, 2020 – Bernie Sanders
    • A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
    • A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
  • Recent Comments

    • George Adler on Richard B. McGlinn 1932 – 2020
    • themcgly on About Us
    • George on D.J.T. Is No F.D.R.
    • George Hastings on Harvey Weinstein jailed for 23 years after rape conviction
    • The McGlynn on A Foreign Perspective, News and Analyses
    • George Hastings on Hillary Clinton Candidly Criticizes Bernie Sanders
    • George Hastings on A List of Things Bloomberg Actually Said About Fat People, Rape, George W. Bush etc.
    • George Hastings on Trump works to avoid evangelical defections in 2020
    • George Hastings on Women protect unarmed man Video
    • The McGlynn on Veterans’ Day 2019
  • Archive

  • Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Categories

    • Anti-War Videos
    • Autism
    • China
    • Civil Rights
    • Events
    • Fishing & Environment
      • Ausable
    • General
    • Gun Control
    • History
    • Human Rights
      • Police Brutality
    • Humor
    • Israel
    • Occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan
    • Politics
      • Anti-War Movement
      • Presidential Election
      • US Middle-East Policy
    • The Economy
    • U.S. Election November 6th
    • United States Wars
    • US Foreign Policy
    • Videos
    • Writings
  • Administration

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
04 Apr

United States Wars, News and Casualties

United States Wars, News and Casualties

The War Criminals

How many Iraqis have died as a result of the invasion 15 years ago? Some credible estimates put the number at more than one million. You can read that sentence again.

The invasion of Iraq is often spoken of in our country as a “blunder,” or even a “colossal mistake.” It was a crime.

Those who perpetrated it are still at large. Some of them have even been rehabilitated thanks to the horrors of a mostly amnesiac citizenry. (A year ago Mr. Bush was on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” dancing and talking about his paintings.)

The war criminals, Bush,Cheney,Rice,Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Powell who sold us the war still go on doing what they do.

 Iraq is now far worse than it was during Saddam’s reign. And that is what America’s war achieved and bequeathed to Iraqis.

 

We condemned children to death, some after many days of writhing in pain on bloodstained mats, without pain relievers. Some died quickly, wasted by missing arms and legs, crushed heads. As the fluids ran out of their bodies, they appeared like withered, spoiled fruits. They could have lived, certainly should have lived – and laughed and danced, and run and played- but instead they were brutally murdered. Yes, murdered!

The war ended for those children, but it has never ended for survivors who carry memories of them. Likewise, the effects of the U.S. bombings continue, immeasurably and indefensibly.

The McGlynn

War News

REU: Russia, Iran and Turkey struggle to find common ground on Syria

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three foreign powers who have shaped Syria’s civil war – Iran, Russia and Turkey – will discuss ways to wind down the fighting on Wednesday despite their involvement in rival military campaigns on the ground.

The leaders of the three countries will meet in Ankara for talks on a new constitution for Syria and increasing security in “de-escalation” zones across the country, Turkish officials say.

The Syria summit brings together two powers which have been President Bashar al-Assad’s most forceful supporters, Iran and Russia, with one of his strongest opponents, Turkey.

Cooperation between the rival camps raised hopes of stabilizing Syria after seven years of conflict in which 500,000 people have been killed and half the population displaced.

But the violence has raged on, highlighting strategic rifts between the three countries who, in the absence of decisive Western intervention, hold Syria’s fate largely in their hands.

Read full story »

REU: U.N. seeks access to Syrians ‘on their knees’ in eastern Ghouta

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. humanitarian adviser for Syria called on Wednesday for access to the eastern Ghouta town of Douma, where he said some 80,000-150,000 civilians were “on their knees” after years of siege and fighting.

A man walks with his bicycle at a damaged site in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

Syrian government forces backed by Russia have recaptured nearly all of eastern Ghouta, which was the last major rebel enclave on the outskirts of Damascus, in a ferocious assault that began in February, marking a major victory for President Bashar al-Assad.

They were now negotiating with the armed group inside Douma, the last remaining area under armed opposition control, adviser Jan Egeland told a news briefing in Geneva.

“We hope that that agreement will lead to people being able to stay if they choose to, to get amnesty for those who put away their arms but also to an opportunity to leave for those who choose to leave Douma,” he said.

Out of the nearly 400,000 people besieged in eastern Ghouta for years by Syrian government forces, 130,000 had fled in the last three weeks, Egeland said, adding that evacuations should be voluntary.

Read full story »

NYT: Iraq May Operate Against Islamic State Inside Syria-Expert

BAGHDAD — Iraq may carry out special forces operations against Islamic State militants in neighbouring Syria to stop them infiltrating back into Iraq, an expert close to the Baghdad government said on Wednesday.

While troops could be dropped into Syria, the plan did not at this stage involve sending ground forces over the border, Hisham al-Hashimi, who advises several governments on Islamic State, including Iraq’s, told Reuters.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in Iraq over the jihadist group in December, but on Sunday he described the militants’ presence in Syria as a real danger.

With Baghdad on good terms with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Abadi stressed that any operations would be limited.

“Our plan is to move from fighting terrorism in Iraq in Iraq to fighting terrorism in the region … We are not trespassing over our border or attacking neighbouring countries,” he told a news conference, adding that the plan was being discussed by the Iraqi military leadership.

Last year Iraqi warplanes carried out at least one strike on Islamic State targets inside Syria, in coordination with the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition and with the approval of the Syrian government.

Read full story »

NYT: Iraq Grapples With Iranian Influence Ahead of May Elections

BAGHDAD — Iran’s influence is looming large as Iraqis prepare to head to the polls for parliamentary elections in May, with many in the country worried that Tehran may be looking to strengthen its political grip on Baghdad through the ballot box.

Iranian support and military advisers helped Baghdad’s Shiite-led government beat back the Islamic State group. But with IS militants now largely defeated militarily, Iran’s expanding influence has emerged as one of Iraq’s most divisive issues ahead of the balloting.

That influence has sown fear among Iraq’s disenchanted minority Sunnis, who bore the brunt of the war’s destruction, and has also caused concern in Washington. Despite tensions between the United States and Iran, both remain key allies of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s government.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last month accused Iran of “mucking around” in Iraq’s upcoming elections, telling reporters the U.S. has what he called “worrisome evidence” that Iran is funneling “not an insignificant amount of money” into Iraq to try to sway votes. Baghdad rejected the accusation.

Government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi stressed that the use of foreign money in domestic politics “is illegal and unconstitutional.”

“The government is taking great efforts to hold free and fair elections and prevent the manipulation of election results,” he said.

Read full story »

Iraqinews: UN agency: 104 Iraqis killed, another 177 injured in March clashes

Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – A total of 104 Iraqi civilians and policemen were killed and another 177 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in March, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).

An Iraqi family passes through a residential area devastated by the anti-Islamic State war

In its monthly statement released on Wednesday, the UN agency said the number of civilians killed, excluding police, was 84, while 164 others were injured.

Baghdad was the worst affected Governorate, with 124 civilian casualties (33 killed, 91 injured), followed by Salahuddin with 12 killed and 26 injured, and Anbar with 11 killed and 22 injured.

Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State extremist militants who proclaimed an “Islamic Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

The surge in violence between armed groups and government forces has resulted in over 3 million internally displaced persons across Iraq and left more than 11 million in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Read full story »

Iraqinews: Iraqi troops kill senior Islamic State leader, seven aides in Diyala

Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi security forces launched on Wednesday a military operation to hunt for dormant Islamic State (IS) militants in Diyala governorate, managing to kill a senior leader along with seven of his aides, security sources were quoted as saying.

“Acting upon accurate intelligence reports, Iraqi troops killed Abu Nabil al-Iraqi, the mastermind of several terrorist attacks launched by Islamic State, and seven of his aides in a military operation in northeastern Diyala,” Shafaq News quoted the sources as saying.

Al-Iraqi, according to the sources, was in charge of “providing the militant group with financial and logistic support to target security forces in Diyala.”

In January 2015, Iraqi forces announced liberation of Diyala province from Islamic State extremist militants who proclaimed an “Islamic Caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

The province has seen months of fighting between Iraqi troops and IS militants especially in the Jalawla and Saadiyah areas in the province’s north and areas near the town of Muqdadiyah.

Read full story »

NYT: Afghan Leaders Admit Civilians Were Killed in Anti-Taliban Bombing

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — A day after Afghan security forces killed or wounded more than 100 people in the bombing of a religious seminary where they said senior Taliban figures had gathered, officials on Tuesday admitted that civilians had been among the casualties.

For much of Monday, even as the bodies of wounded and dead civilians — including children — arrived at local hospitals, the Afghan government maintained that its airstrike in northern Kunduz Province had killed only Taliban leaders in a nonresidential area. Late Tuesday, the office of President Ashraf Ghani acknowledged the harm to civilians and said the bombing would be investigated.

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said it was “actively looking into disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians,” and the Kunduz governor’s office said, “In these airstrikes, in addition to armed opposition, unfortunately some of our civilian countrymen have also been killed and wounded.”

The exact number of casualties resulting from the airstrikes, which occurred in the Dasht-e-Archi district, remained unclear. Afghan officials put the total at 57 to 70 dead. Some local officials believe the number to be higher.

Officials would not publicly say how many of those were civilians, but one senior security official said that about 35 percent of the dead were civilians — mostly children who were students at the seminary.

Read full story »

Afghan intelligence thwart deadly explosion plot in Lashkargah city

By Khaama Press on 04 Apr 2018 2:33pm

The Afghan intelligence operatives thwarted a deadly explosion plot in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province. The local officials said a motorcycle packed with explosives was discovered before the militants manage to use for an attack in the city. The officials further added that the motorcycle bomb was parked in Money Exchangers

Read full story »

Six Afghan soldiers wounded in Kabul city explosion

By Khaama Press on 04 Apr 2018 11:52am

At least six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded in an explosion in Kabul city today, the defense authorities confirmed. According to a statement by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the incident took place at around 7:30 am local time in Millie Bus Road located in the 16th police district of the city. The

Read full story »

War Casualties By Name – Search by Name

Iraqi Freedom >>

Afghanistan >>

Desert Storm>>

Viet Nam >>

Korea >>

Total Dollar Cost of Wars Since 2001>>

Cost of War in Iraq>>

Cost of War in Afghanistan>>

Recent Casualties

Color Denotes Today’s Confirmation

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar, 36, of Austin, Texas, died March 30 in Manbij, Syria as a result of injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his patrol. The incident is under investigation.

Dunbar was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Ft Bragg, North Carolina.

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of seven airmen who were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. They died March 15 when an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Captain Mark K. Weber, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.

Captain Andreas B. O’Keeffe, 37, of Center Moriches, New York.
Captain Christopher T. Zanetis, 37, of Long Island City, New York.
Master Sergeant Christopher J. Raguso, 39, of Commack, New York.
Staff Sergeant Dashan J. Briggs, 30, of Port Jefferson Station, New York.

Master Sergeant William R. Posch, 36, of Indialantic, Florida.
Staff Sergeant Carl P. Enis, 31, of Tallahassee, Florida.
Both were assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. For more information, media may contact the 920th Rescue Wing public affairs office at 321-615-0329.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Sgt. 1st Class Maitland Deweever Wilson, 38, of Brooklyn, New York, died March 7 in Landstuhl, Germany from a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation.

Wilson was assigned to the 831st Transportation Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, Manama, Bahrain.

Care for Veterans:

PTSD: National Center for PTSDPTSD Care for Veterans, Military, and FamiliesSee Help for Veterans with PTSD to learn how to enroll for VA health care and get an assessment.

All VA Medical Centers provide PTSD care, as well as many VA clinics.Some VA’s have programs specializing in PTSD treatment. Use the VA PTSD ProgramLocator to find a PTSD program.If you are a war Veteran, find a Vet Center to help with the transition from military to civilian life.

Call the 24/7 Veteran Combat Call Center1-877-WAR-VETS (1-877-927-8387) to talk to another combat Veteran.DoD’s Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) 24/7 Outreach Center for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury provides information and helps locate resources.

Call 1-866-966-1020 or email resources@dcoeoutreach.orgMilitary OneSourceCall 24/7 for counseling and many resources 1-800-342-9647.Need further assistance? Get Help with VA PTSD Care

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 at 9:37 am and is filed under United States Wars. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

« A McGlynn Moment – Happenings at my Home
News and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective »

Comments are closed.

© 2022 themcglynn.com | Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS)

Global Positioning System Gazettewordpress logo
 

Loading Comments...
 

    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
    %d bloggers like this: