Word: cols
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Col. Barry Johnson, a spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad, said U.S. and Iraqi authorities had confirmation on only about 365 deaths, but did not deny that more deaths were possible because of the narrow requirements the U.S. and Iraqi government have for reporting them. ?They have additional reports that have insufficient details to properly substantiate...
...interviews will haunt viewers long after they have left the theaters: Nguyet Anh Duong, a refugee of the Vietnam War, who now designs bombs for the U.S. Army; and Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, Ret., a life-long soldier and Pentagon staffer who became so disillusioned with the conduct of the current Iraq War that she retired from the military and has forbidden her sons from enlisting...
Realistically, torture consistently fails to yield reliable information from subjects. In a Washington Post article military intelligence expert and interrogator Army Col. Stuart Herrington stated that torture is “not a good way to get information” and when inflicting pain on prisoners, “they’ll just tell you anything to get you to stop.” Captives frequently offer any information to avoid subjection to further inhumane processes; the dangers of working from such unreliable intelligence need not be explained. In the face of inefficiency, inaccuracy, and the danger of torturing...
...during World War I, wrote a summary of the history of the Corps and required that it be read to every Marine on November 10 each subsequent year to commemorate the birthday of the Corps. The guest of honor and keynote speaker at Thursday’s celebration, Lt. Col. David “Bull” Gurfein, the president of the class of 2000 at Harvard Business School, received the first slice of cake. Gurfein, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs who re-joined the Corps after Sept. 11 and fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, stressed the importance...
...Mosul team is already in business and, says deputy chief Col. Kenny Lee, a National Guardsman from Savannah, Georgia, "We're making a difference." The team, which lives inside Camp Courage, has built sewer, water and electrical systems, and is now helping local government officials establish and manage utilities, tax-collection, clinics and other public services. A reservist who works as a veterinarian back home is helping local herdsmen get their livestock vaccinated, and a farmer-soldier has become something like a county agricultural agent, advising on irrigation and cultivation methods...