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...save them. In World War II, 1 in 3 wounded soldiers died; in Vietnam, 1 in 4. In the Iraq war, the rate is 1 in 8. As of last week, just over 1,500 U.S. military personnel had died in Iraq and 11,285 had been wounded. The Pentagon does not keep counts of dead or wounded Iraqis. Human-rights groups and academics have tried to estimate the number of Iraqi deaths, speculating it could range from 15,000 to 100,000. No one has even tried to guess the number of Iraqis who have been wounded...
...with the task of nation building? Not well at all, according to Defense Department documents TIME has obtained. Much of the work would be the responsibility of the Army's civil-affairs and psychological-operations units, both of which are undermanned and underequipped. "It's horrible," says a Pentagon official. "They're kind of a broken force...
...Italian journalist abducted in Baghdad in early February; by gunfire from U.S. soldiers guarding a checkpoint, who shot at the car taking her to the airport after her release; in Baghdad. Nicola Calipari, an intelligence officer who had negotiated her release, was killed in trying to protect her. Pentagon officials said the soldiers had not been informed of the release and had signaled in vain for the car to stop. U.S. President George W. Bush expressed "regret" for the attack, while a stunned Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said, "We were turned to stone," by the news. "We must have...
...Italian journalist abducted in Baghdad in early February; with shrapnel wounds from gunfire by U.S. soldiers guarding a checkpoint, who fired at the car ferrying her to safety after her release; in Baghdad. Nicola Calipari, an intelligence officer who had negotiated her release, was killed trying to protect her. Pentagon officials said the soldiers had not been told of the release and signaled in vain for the car to stop. Though President Bush expressed regret, a stunned Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said, "We were turned to stone" by the news. "We must have an explanation for such a serious incident...
Feith has been accused by some of allegedly misusing pre-war intelligence developed by the Office of Special Plans (OSP), an agency he oversaw. The Pentagon has denied the charges...