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...governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council. When the war began, he was sitting at the apex of the country's byzantine intelligence network. He also commanded the deadliest of Iraq's elite combat troops--the 80,000-strong Republican Guard and 15,000-member Special Republican Guard, charged with protecting Saddam and his family. These days, however, there is little that anyone can do to protect the inner circle.--By Unmesh Kher. Reported by Meenakshi Ganguly/Baghdad and Scott MacLeod/Cairo...
...role as a Marine is not to think about the government’s policy,” Marinelarena said. “I took that vow, I am no longer a reservist—I follow the rules of the Constitution that I am bound to protect. I have to follow through...
...troops. There is a tangible sense that as the Middle East erupts in gunfire, we should be doing something other than traveling or taking notes. But Rosie the Riveter doesn’t exist anymore-she’s now Susannah the Social Worker, whose job is to protect America’s kids while some of their parents are at war, or Sue-Lee the Student, whose job is to keep learning how to be a better diplomat so that one day she can try to prevent scenarios like this one. Both are left in the position of continuing...
...101st's gauntlet. But if the fedayeen stayed and conscripted the locals at gunpoint again, Freakley faced a moral conundrum: "Imagine someone walking into your home and saying either you fight or we will kill your wife and daughters. They are doing what any man would do to protect his family." It won't be easy killing men who are doing that...
...required that a Blackhawk helicopter carrying a medical officer - in this case, herself - would follow the unit?s Apaches on missions to save time in treating any downed personnel. She notes with amusement that when their Blackhawk came under fire, the soldiers onboard jumped on top to protect her - although the bullets were coming from below, which meant her body was blocking the bullets. "I got shot and none of them did, but their hearts were in the right place. I've heard that argument that men will risk their lives to protect a woman. I have to point...