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Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives for his Article 32 Investigation Hearing at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego County, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007. Wuterich, 27, of Meriden, Conn., faces unpremeditated murder charges in the deaths of 18 people in an attack in Haditha, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2005. (js1)
Crime   Iraq   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Haditha killings
 Gulf News 
Marine's plea deal for Haditha massacre sparks outrage
Tue 24 Jan 2012
Dubai: Many Iraqi politicians yesterday reacted with absolute shock to reports of a deal under which a US Marine squad leader facing trial over the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005 will get a few... (photo: AP / Denis Poroy)
Ghana sailors work with Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) to moor the ship for the first African port visit of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West 2010.
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 Journal of Commerce 
Emirates Shipping Sets Congestion Fees at African Ports
Wed 30 Nov 2011
Imposes $250 surcharge per TEU at Mombasa, Dar es Salaam Emirates Shipping Line is imposing port congestion surcharges on all inbound containers handled at Mombasa, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.... (photo: US Navy / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martine Cuaron)
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, left, arrives with his military defense attorney, Meridith Marshall for a court session at Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012.  San Francisco Chronicle  Thu 26 Jan 2012
Haditha outraged as Marine avoids jail in massacre
Haditha, Iraq -- In this town which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to "shoot first,... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson)
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President Obama delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, D.C., Jan. 25, 2011  WorldNews.com  Wed 25 Jan 2012
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
(Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union Address) Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force... (photo: White House / Lawrence Jackson)
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President Barack Obama arrives at a rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Holmdel, N.J. CBC Wed 25 Jan 2012
State of the Union speech
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month,... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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United States Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives at a court room at Camp Pendleton with lead defense attorney Neal Puckett Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 in Camp Pendeton, Calif. The Independent Tue 24 Jan 2012
Deal sees Haditha Marine sentenced to just three months
The deal, which caught observers by surprise, means that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will now face a maximum of three months of confinement. He will also be demoted one... (photo: AP / Lenny Ignelzi)
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Iranian rescuers scour the waters for victims of a capsized boat, at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, some 1300 miles (2100 kilometers) south east of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Seventeen people have died after a storm capsized a passenger boat off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. The boat sank Saturday evening while sailing between Hormuz Island and the port city of Bandar Abbas on the mainland. (AP Photo/Sami Hozni) Al Jazeera Sun 22 Jan 2012
Many drown in Iran boat accident
At least 16 people have died after a passenger boat sank off Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency has reported. The boat sank on Saturday... (photo: AP / Sami Hozni)
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NIGHT PATROL - U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol to deter insurgent activity. WorldNews.com Sun 22 Jan 2012
From Scattered Grains to Scattered Harvests
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Just like the more recent and devastating preemptive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, no one is certain how many tens of... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Seth Maggard)
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Marine video hurts U.S. war efforts Rocky Mount Telegram Sat 14 Jan 2012
Marine video hurts U.S. war efforts
Even during war, civilized countries recognize there are lines that should not be crossed. The Pentagon is investigating an Internet video that claims to show four... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
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President Barack Obama makes Thanksgiving Day phone calls to U.S. troops from the Oval Office, Nov. 24, 2011. The Guardian Sat 14 Jan 2012
Tensions high, US warns Iran not to block shipping
ANNE GEARAN AP National Security Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions rising by the day, the Obama administration said Friday it is warning Iran through public and private... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, on patrol conducting searches and village assessments in a region of Khowst, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM The Washington Post Fri 13 Jan 2012
How the Marines video made the Afghan war even tougher
In March I returned from Afghanistan’s Helmand province after handing about 12 square miles of villages and farmlands to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, the unit... (photo: USMC file/LCpl. Justin Mason)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks the press after the talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Khaleej Times Fri 13 Jan 2012
Russian-operated "arms" ship reaches Syria
MOSCOW - A Russian-operated ship with 'a dangerous cargo' has reached conflict-torn Syria, a source at the vessel's St Petersburg-based firm said on Friday, after being... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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US Defence Secretary condemns 'urinating marines' The Independent Fri 13 Jan 2012
US Defence Secretary condemns 'urinating marines'
He said such behaviour is "entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military" and those responsible will be held accountable. Panetta said he had... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
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Marines guilty of shock behaviour against Taliban identified DNA India Fri 13 Jan 2012
Marines guilty of shock behaviour against Taliban identified
Two of the soldiers appearing in a shocking video showing marines urinating on corpses of the Taliban militants have been identified, even as top US officials, including... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Defence   Guilty   Photos   Taliban   US   Wikipedia: Taliban


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