KABUL, Afghanistan — The new American commander in Afghanistan said he would sharply restrict the use of airstrikes here, in an effort to reduce the civilian deaths that he said were undermining the American-led mission.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Finally
The Truth of the Situation, Part II
LESSON: ALWAYS LISTEN TO RADICAL DOUBT
Fascinating and instructive:
It has now emerged that Mr Kurras, the former West Berlin police officer who shot the young student protester Benno Ohnesorg in 1967, was actually a spy working for East Germany's secret police, the Stasi.
For years, Mr Kurras deceived his colleagues in the West Berlin police service and the German public.
The death of Ohnesorg on 2 June 1967 during a demonstration against a visit by the Shah of Iran sparked the student protest movement in West Germany and the turmoil of 1968.
...
"The Stasi merely described the shooting as an 'unlucky accident' in the file and they broke off contact with Kurras after the shooting," he adds.
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Truth of the Situation
...is beyond our eyes.
But, in one version of it, a guy who was tortured by al-qa'ida - tortured - was held at Gitmo for ... wait for it ... being an al-qa'ida sympathizer / operative.
Of course, releasing someone in such circumstances quickly and unharmed would be more "proof" he was a spy, enough to keep him 'off the battlefield' or 'out of the hands of the enemy', so there would be little reason, absent other evidence, to detain them indefinitely ... unless you didn't know anything, in which case detention would be dicey anyway.
What a mess.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The living for the dead?
So far, this (U.S. frees suspect) doesn't look like it is working so well (two bodies named) ...
Friday, May 15, 2009
Why Cheney Is Talking
LIKE DeLAY, HE THINKS IT'S ALL A POLICY DIFFERENCE
He doesn't want to leave the field to his "enemies", in particular, the FBI testimony. It's classic Rove-DeLay.
Except, it is really Geobbles.
Re, "We do not torture":
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
-Joseph Goebbels
Just for the record, there could well be criminal referrals for torture, despite how you view the "policy pronouncements".
WHY TORTURE IS A POLITICAL PARTY FIT
As for constantly telling the American public they are under treat and need the "safeguards" of torture to remain "safe", it's Goering rather than Goebbels:“Naturally the common people don't want war... That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists [cf. also Krauthammer's Excusionism in which he singles out pacifists] for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
-- Hermann Goering
And that is how you get a very generous and giving people, Americans, to behave like rats and embrace torture.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Taliban To be Smoked Out With Cell Phone War
There will be a cell phone war for the Taliban, soon.
If it was half as provocative as the one that caused Hizb'allah to charge, it could be a stroke of genius. (Assuming it doesn't turn into another Tora Bora ... humph!).
True or false: you don't have to jam all the time, just intermittently, to be effective.
Is the Pressure Rising or Ebbing in the Mideast?
IF OR WHEN
The logistical and practical challenges to an Israeli airstrike are formidable, despite Netanyahu's distinct effort to deliver a credible threat of the same. (There are serious covert ops inside Iran underway, according to the press, not covered by the Asia Times' assessment).
ARE UNANNOUNCED CONSEQUENCES EVER AN ENGAGEMENT 'STRATEGY'?
Sadly, it's not clear what the international reaction to an Iranian bomb-test would be (from France, for instance, who last suggested publicly that they would rely on the nuclear deterrent...).
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH, FOR IRAN?
Also, it's not clear that the Mullahs would take it that far, in the absence of a proximate cause to do so. They may be content to be a "threshold nuclear power", as that has already put a self-satisfying, end-game umbrella over their ongoing regional games.
STALINISM HAD 70 YEARS TO RUN ITS COURSE ... THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION IN IRAN IS A BABY, STILL
Or, it could mean that hardliners are anxious to find an excuse to war, over a long time (Stalin and Franco were at it a lot longer than have been the Mullahs). As long as there is significant oil wealth, the chance of a moderate leadership emerging is slim, even with the demographic changes to sweep the country. Truly, their only options to gin up war are with the Israelis and with the Iraqis. The latter might prove self-defeating. (They could attack themselves, the moderates, the unpure, in civil war, but that seems remote).
THE PRESSURE INSIDE ISRAEL HAS GOT TO ENORMOUS
The pressure inside Israel to act has got to be enormous. To turn over Israel's security to an international scheme of deterrence has to be almost unthinkable, in some quarters. The feeling that they may have a 'window' while the U.S. is still in Iraq may be seductive. The worry that the ongoing management of the I/P conflict might have military overtones of a new scale has to be deeply unsettling.
Hizb'allah No Longer Defending Lebanon
They are openly engaged in cross-border battles.
The gloves are completely off their longstanding rhetorical cover (which no thinking person believed as anything but a stepping stone to the power they have today, frankly).
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Casualty List - April 2009, Afghanistan
MONTHLY CASUALTY LIST: ISAF-AFGHANISTAN
| ------ | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
 | Name Not Released Yet, 21 | German Army | Bad Saulgau-Germany |
| Hauptgefreiter (senior corporal), Panzergrenadierbrigade 37 | |||
| Kunduz; 29-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack | |||
 | Tobie Fasfous, 29 | British Army | Bridgend-UK |
| Lance Sergeant, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | |||
| Gereshk (north east of ) (Helmand province); 28-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
 | Michelle Mendes, 30 | Canadian Army | Wicklow-Canada |
| Major, Chief of Defence Intelligence | |||
| Kandahar; 24-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
 | Trond Petter Kolset, 30 | Norwegian Intelligence service | Steinkjer-Norway |
| Kaptein, Not reported yet | |||
| Takht Pul (Balkh province); 17-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber | |||
 | Richard A. Dewater, 21 | U.S. Army | Topeka, KS |
| Private 1st Class, 1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Korengal Valley; 15-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Francisco X. Aguila, 35 | U.S. Army | Bayamon, PR |
| Corporal, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps | |||
| Kabul; 14-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
| Karine Blais, 21 | Canadian Army | Les Méchins-Canada |
| Trooper, B Squadron, 12th Armoured Regiment | |||
| Shah Wali Kowt District; 13-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jacob I. Ramsey, 20 | U.S. Air Force | Hesperia, CA |
| Airman 1st Class, 712th Air Support Operations Squadron | |||
| Kabul; 10-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
| Blaise A. Oleski, 22 | U.S. Marine | Holland Patent, NY |
| Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Helmand province; 08-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
 | Iuliu-Vasile Unguras, 32 | Romanian Army | Dej-Romania |
| Capitanul (Captain), Batalionul 21 Vânatori de Munte (21st Mountain Battalion) | |||
| Qalat (20 km. nord-east of); 07-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Adam M. Kuligowski, 21 | U.S. Army | Arlington, VA |
| Specialist, Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), | |||
| Bagram; 06-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
 | Azdin Chadli, 20 | Royal Dutch Army | Uden-Netherlands |
| Soldaat der eerste klasse (Private 1st Class), 42 Pantserinfanteriebataljon van de Limburgse Jagers (42 Armored Infantry Battalion "Limburgse Rifles") | |||
| Tarin Kowt; 05-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - rocket attack | |||
| Phillip A. Myers, 30 | U.S. Air Force | Hopewell, VA |
| Staff Sergeant, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron | |||
| Helmand province; 04-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Tiberius Petre, 33 | Romanian Army | Târgu Mures-Romania |
| Capitanul (Captain), Batalionul 1 Operatii Speciale "Vulturii" (1st Task Force Battalion -"Eagles") | |||
| Kabul (Southwest of); 03-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
Casualty List - April 2009, Iraq
MONTHLY CASUALTY LIST: MNF-IRAQ
| ------- | Rank, Nationality | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
| Tyler J. Trahan, 22 | U.S. Navy | East Freetown | |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Twelve | |||
| Fallujah; 30-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - bomb | |||
| James R. Mcilvaine, 26 | U.S. Marine | Olney, MD | |
| Sergeant, 1st BN, 7th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Anbar Province; 30-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| Mark A. Wojciechowski, 25 | U.S. Marine | Cincinnati, OH | |
| Staff Sergeant, 7th Engineer Support BN, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Anbar Province; 30-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| Leroy O. Webster, 28 | U.S. Army | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Sergeant, 3rd BN, 82nd Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | |||
| Kirkuk (near); 25-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Benjamin Moore Jr., 43 | U.S. Army | Waycross, GA | |
| Company Sergeant-Major, 2d BN, 27th Infantry Reg, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | |||
| Contingency Operating Base Speicher; 24-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
| William C. Comstock, 21 | U.S. Marine | Van Buren, AR | |
| Corporal, 2nd Supply BN, Combat Logistics Reg 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Mari | |||
| Anbar Province; 22-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
| Brad A. Davis, 21 | U.S. Army | Garfield Heights, OH | |
| Corporal, 82nd Brigade Support BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | |||
| Baghdad (near, east of); 22-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Ray A. Spencer Ii, 20 | U.S. Marine | Ridgecrest, CA | |
| Lance Corporal, 3rd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division | |||
| Al Anbar Province; 16-Apr-09; Non-hostile - gunshot wound | |||
| Raul Moncada, 29 | U.S. Army | Madera, CA | |
| Sergeant, 563rd Military Police Co, 91st Military Police BN, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division | |||
| Karbala (5 km south of); 13-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack (EFP) | |||
| Michael J. Anaya, 23 | U.S. Army | Crestview, FL | |
| Specialist, 2nd BN, 27th Infantry Reg, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | |||
| Bayji; 12-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Christopher D. Loza, 24 | U.S. Army National Guard | Abilene, TX | |
| Sergeant, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Reg, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th In | |||
| Walter Reed Army Medical Center; 10-Apr-09; Non-Hostile - Illness | |||
| Gary L. Woods Jr., 24 | U.S. Army | Lebanon Junction, KY | |
| Staff Sergeant, 1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Mosul; 10-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb | |||
| Bryan E. Hall, 32 | U.S. Army | Elk Grove, CA | |
| Staff Sergeant, 1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Mosul; 10-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb | |||
| Jason G. Pautsch, 20 | U.S. Army | Davenport, IA | |
| Corporal, 1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Mosul; 10-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb | |||
| Bryce E. Gautier, 22 | U.S. Army | Cypress, CA | |
| Private 2nd Class, 1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Mosul; 10-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb | |||
| Edward Forrest, 25 | U.S. Army | Fenton, MO | |
| Sergeant, 1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Mosul; 10-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb | |||
| Israel Candelaria Mejias, 28 | U.S. Army | San Lorenzo, PR | |
| Specialist, 1st BN, 2nd Infantry Reg, Task Force 3rd BN, 66th Armor Reg, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team | |||
| Baghdad (north east of); 05-Apr-09; Hostile - hostile fire - land mine | |||
| Stephen F. Dearmon, 21 | U.S. Marine | Crossville, TN | |
| Lance Corporal, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Al Anbar Province; 03-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
| Daniel J. Beard, 24 | U.S. Army | Buffalo, NY | |
| Sergeant, 147th Postal Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command | |||
| Diwaniyah; 03-Apr-09; Non-hostile | |||
Monday, December 29, 2008
Where 'the boys' are ...
We know the DoD experimented with drugs to de-militarize enemy soldiers by fiddling with their sexual drives, but apparently, violent, prolonged, nation-building exercises require sexual-dominance, of a sort (via FoxNews, December 29th, Brit Hume): Tactical Change The CIA has found a new tool in the War on Terror after it encountered a problem in rewarding those who help in the fight against terrorists in Afghanistan. The CIA had been giving cash and weapons to those who helped, but that was causing problems. Speaking on condition of anonymity to The Washington Post, one agent said, "If you give an asset $1,000, he'll go out and buy the shiniest junk he can find and it will be apparent that he has suddenly come into a lot of money" — which sometimes got them killed. So the CIA did something — well, less obvious: It gave tribal elders Viagra. The Post quotes one agent who says, "Whatever it takes to make friends and influence people — whether it's building a school or handing out Viagra." Officials say Viagra is not given to younger leaders, but aging village patriarchs are easily sold on a pill that can "put them back in an authoritative position."
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Mini Battlefield Digest: Afghanistan, Week 43, Year OEF+7
Battlefield News, Afghanistan
The "news" from Afghanistan is almost all grim.
There are not enough boots on the ground to secure the country. In COIN-speak, that means that the battle will either be lost or fought to a standstill, right?
Al-qa'ida, elements of Pakistan ISI, and Iran are all implicated, alongside the flourishing drug trade, as enablers of the ongoing conflict. A political "resolution" seems well on the horizon, with both sides dug in deep, in hopes of the elusive "win".
Political Developments and Major Campaign Resource Shifts
- Roggio: The prime minister of Canada said he intends to pull all Canadian forces out of Afghanistan by December 2011. The Taliban said attacks have been stepped up to influence Canada's election. -Wednesday, September 10, 2008
- Roggio: A senior Taliban commander said Iran is supplying EFPs to the terror group. -Monday, September 15, 2008
- Roggio: The Taliban welcomed Canada's decision to withdraw by 2011. The Taliban have killed 720 police officers in the past six months. -Tuesday, September 16, 2008
- Roggio: The US defense secretary said three more combat brigades will be available to deploy to Afghanistan by the spring of 2009. -Tuesday, September 23, 2008
- Roggio: The Governor of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province said the US must negotiate with the Taliban, the Haqqanis, and Hekmatyar. Six policemen were killed in attacks in Kabul province. -Wednesday, September 24, 2008
- Roggio: President Karzai requested Saudi Arabia assist with opening peace negotiations with the Taliban. -Tuesday, September 30, 2008
- Roggio: The Taliban refused to negotiate with the Afghan government. "We reject an offer for negotiation by the Afghan's puppet and slave President Hamid Karzai," Mullah Baradar said. The US notified Pakistan of an airstrike near the Afghan-Pakistani border. -Friday, October 3, 2008
- Roggio: The senior US general in Afghanistan said more troops are needed immediately. -Wednesday, October 1, 2008
- Roggio: A leaked report by the British Ambassador in Kabul claims US strategy is wrong and the war is as good as lost. -Wednesday, October 1, 2008
- Roggio: A leaked Spanish report said Pakistan's ISI provided arms, IEDs, and other support to the Taliban. -Wednesday, October 1, 2008
- Roggio: Germany has extended its mandate to operate in Afghanistan by 14 months. -Tuesday, October 7, 2008
- Roggio: A battalion of French troops reportedly oppose being deployed to Afghanistan. Germany's foreign minister wants the country's commandos withdrawn. -Saturday, October 4, 2008
- MCT: Though under-staffed, multi-national forces are making progress in Afghanistan, the former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan told the Beaufort Rotary Club during a luncheon Wednesday. -Thursday, October 16, 2008
COIN: Actions, Reactions, Counteractions, etc.
- Roggio: A 100-man Czech special forces team unit is operating outside of NATO command. -Thursday, September 4, 2008
- Roggio: The US defense secretary apologized for recent airstrikes that caused civilian casualties. NATO seeks to implement rules to decrease civilian casualties. -Wednesday, September 17, 2008
- Roggio: The US is re-evaluating its Afghan war strategy. -Thursday, September 18, 2008
- Roggio: Russia warned it would cut off NATO's air bridge to Afghanistan if countries did not stop "hostile" policies toward Moscow. -Thursday, September 18, 2008
- Roggio: Australian forces accidentally killed a district leader and several of his men in Uruzgan province. -Thursday, September 18, 2008
- NPR: When a new administration takes over in January, it will inherit the challenging and overlapping problems of Afghanistan and Pakistan, two countries that are critical to U.S. national security. -Friday, October 17, 2008
- RTTNews: In what could be disturbing news for the government of President Hamid Karzai, the former mayor of Afghanistan's Herat province is now the most powerful local Taliban commander, media reports said. -Friday, October 17, 2008
- Canwest : Another senior government official has been shot dead in Kandahar city, fuelling a new fear in the troubled area as Taliban assassins increasingly target Afghans linked to the government and foreign organizations. -Wednesday, October 15, 2008
- Roggio: The US Army closed down a combat outpost in the Gowardesh Valley in Kunar province. The US secretary of defense said negotiations with some elements of the Taliban is possible. -Thursday, October 9, 2008
- theherald: The ratio of dead to wounded for British soldiers fighting in Afghanistan is approaching loss levels not seen since the Second World War, The Herald can reveal. -Wednesday, October 15, 2008
- Roggio: The Pakistani military fired on two US helicopters operating along the border inside Afghan territory in Khost province. Pakistan claimed the helicopters crossed the border, flew over a Paksitani outpost, "returned fire and flew back." -Thursday, September 25, 2008
- Roggio: The Taliban freed 118 Afghan laborers who were kidnapped last week in Farah. -Friday, September 26, 2008
- Roggio: A battalion of French troops reportedly oppose being deployed to Afghanistan. Germany's foreign minister wants the country's commandos withdrawn. -Saturday, October 4, 2008
- Roggio: The Afghan government denied reports it conducted peace talks with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia last month. President Karzai's brother denied accusations that he is involved in Afghanistan's heroin trade and threatened to sue The New York Times. Spanish military intelligence said Iran offered to shelter Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. -Monday, October 6, 2008
- AP: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber in northern Afghanistan has killed two German soldiers and five children. The governor of Kunduz province, Mohammad Omar, says two other German soldiers and two children were wounded... -Monday, October 20, 2008
- IRNA: Taliban insurgents pulled some 50 passengers off a bus in southern Afghanistan and beheaded as many as 30 of them after accusing them of being soldiers traveling in civilian clothes, Afghan officials said. -Monday, October 20, 2008
- AFP : A British aid worker was shot dead in the Afghan capital on Monday in a killing claimed by the Islamic Taliban militia which accused her organisation of "preaching Christianity" -Monday, October 20, 2008
- Reuters: Taliban insurgents killed 25 Afghan civilians, including a child, after firing on one bus and seizing control of another in the southern province of Kandahar, a local police chief said on Sunday. -Sunday, October 19, 2008
- BBC: A woman has been arrested on charges of kidnapping three children. Giving details to Afghan Islamic Press [AIP] about this, Mr Abdol Rauf Ahmadi, the spokesman for Security Command of police in west zone, said that the police detained... -Sunday, October 19, 2008
- AFP: The car bomb exploded at the gates of a base which is run by Italian troops in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) with some Spanish soldiers also stationed there. "We did have casualties - just wounded,"... -Saturday, October 18, 2008
- AFP: A suicide car bomb exploded outside a base of the NATO-led military force in Afghanistan's western city of Herat, wounding several troops, the alliance said. -Saturday, October 18, 2008
- AP: Five Afghan immigrants enslaved a teenage girl they brought to the United States, with some forcing her to do chores and one beating and sexually assaulting her, according to a federal indictment unsealed this week. -Saturday, October 18, 2008
- abc.net: Afghan locals say women and children were among civilians killed in an air attack by international forces in the country's south. Locals say that 25 civilians were killed in the attack in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province. -Thursday, October 16, 2008
- Denverpost: In a bow to public outrage over a recent spate of U.S.-led airstrikes in Afghanistan that resulted in more than 100 civilian deaths, NATO officials have ordered commanders to try to lessen their reliance on air power in battles with insurgents... -Thursday, October 16, 2008
- Reuters: Twenty-two Taliban insurgents and six Afghan policemen were killed in overnight clashes in the south of the country, provincial authorities said on Wednesday. -Wednesday, October 15, 2008
- AP: Five Afghan scholars visiting the University of Washington to work on their master's theses were reported missing after failing to show up for training sessions, university officials said. -Wednesday, October 15, 2008
- BBC: At least 18 Taliban militants have been killed while attacking a police checkpoint in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, officials say. Police say dozens of insurgents took part in the attack - the second major assault on Lashkar Gah this week. -Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Economic Developments, Reconstruction, and General Good News
[this space purposely left blank because of lack of de-classified, systematic data]
Monday, October 20, 2008
Casualty List - September 2008, Afghanistan
MONTHLY CASUALTY LIST: ISAF-AFGHANISTAN
| ------ | Name, Age | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
| Gary J. Vasquez, 33 | U.S. Army | Round Lake, IL |
| Sergeant 1st Class, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | |||
| Yakhchal; 29-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Richard G. Cliff Jr., 29 | U.S. Army | Mount Pleasant, SC |
| Captain, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group | |||
| Yakhchal; 29-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jamie S. Nicholas, 32 | U.S. Army | Maysel, WV |
| Sergeant 1st Class, 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police BN 42nd Military Police Brigade | |||
| Yakhchal; 29-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| William E. Hasenflu, 38 | U.S. Army | Bradenton, FL |
| Sergeant, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division | |||
| Jaji District; 28-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
 | Alessandro Caroppo, 23 | Italian Army | San Pietro Vernotico-Italy |
| Caporal Maggiore, all'8° reggimento Bersaglieri | |||
| Herat; 21-Sep-08; Non-hostile - natural causes | |||
| Matthew J. O'Bryant, 22 | U.S. Navy | Duluth, GA |
| Cryptologic Technician Third Class Petty Officer, Navy Information Operations Command Maryland | |||
| Islamabad; 20-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - bomb | |||
| Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, 34 | U.S. Air Force | El Paso, TX |
| Major, 86th Construction & Training Squadron | |||
| Islamabad; 20-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - bomb | |||
| Bruno G. Desolenni, 32 | U.S. Army | Crescent City, CA |
| Captain, Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon Army National Guard | |||
| Kandahar; 20-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Joseph F. Gonzales, 18 | U.S. Army | Tucson, AZ |
| Private, 1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Korengal Valley; 20-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Nathan M. Cox, 32 | U.S. Army | Walcott, IA |
| Staff Sergeant, 1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Korengal Valley; 20-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jerome C. Bell Jr., 29 | U.S. Marine | New York |
| Sergeant, 2nd BN, 7th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Farah province; 19-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Brandon W. Farley, 30 | U.S. Army | Haworth, OK |
| Staff Sergeant, 1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Able Monti (died at Bagram Airfield); 18-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG | |||
| James L. Wiley, 46 | U.S. Army | North Bend, OR |
| Lieutenant Colonel, 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard | |||
| Bagram Airfield; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile | |||
| Joshua W. Harris, 21 | U.S. Air National Guard | Romeoville, IL |
| Sergeant, 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard | |||
| Gerdia Seria; 17-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Bruce E. Hays, 42 | U.S. Army National Guard | Cheyenne, WY |
| Captain, Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard | |||
| Gerdia Seria; 17-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jason A. Vazquez, 24 | U.S. Army | Chicago, IL |
| Staff Sergeant, 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard | |||
| Gerdia Seria; 17-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Mohsin A. Naqvi, 26 | U.S. Army | Newburgh, NY |
| 1st Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry | |||
| Gerdia Seria; 17-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Nicky Mason, 26 | British Army | Aveley-UK |
| Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion the Parachute | |||
| Kajaki (near), Helmand province; 13-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - Explosion | |||
| Jason Lee Rawstron, 23 | British Army | Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire-UK |
| Private, 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment | |||
| Forward Operating Base Gibraltar (Helmand province); 12-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Michael W. Murdock, 22 | U.S. Army | Chocowinity, NC |
| Private, 1st BN, 6th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Bagram Airfield; 11-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| John Wayne Marcum, 34 | U.S. Navy | Flushing, MI |
| Senior Chief Petty Officer, Naval Special Warfare Development Group | |||
| Eastern Afghanistan; 11-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| Jason Richard Freiwald, 30 | U.S. Navy | Armada, MI |
| Chief Petty Officer, Naval Special Warfare Development Group | |||
| Eastern Afghanistan; 11-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| Michael Slebodnik, 39 | U.S. Army | Gibsonia, PA |
| Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd BN, 17th Cavalry Reg, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | |||
| Forward Operating Base Nagil; 11-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - enemy fire at aircraft | |||
| Gary O'Donnell, 40 | British Army | Edinburgh-UK |
| Warrant Officer Class 2, 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment Royal Logistic Corps | |||
| Musa Qaleh (Helmand province); 10-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Eichmann A. Strickland, 23 | U.S. Navy | Arlington, WA |
| Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class, Combat Service Support Det. 36 | |||
| Afghanya Valley; 09-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jesse Melton Iii, 29 | U.S. Marine | Randallstown, MD |
| Captain, Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division | |||
| Parwan Province; 09-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Nicholas A. Madrazo, 25 | U.S. Marine | Bothell, WA |
| 1st Lieutenant, Combat Logistics Battalion 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force | |||
| Parwan Province; 08-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Jos Ten Brinke, 21 | Royal Dutch Army | Berkelland-Netherlands |
| soldaat der eerste klasse, 41 pantsergeniebataljon | |||
| Baluchi Valley (near Patrol Base Qudus, near Tarin Kowt), Uruzgan province; 07-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Scott Shipway, 36 | Canadian Army | Saskatoon-Canada |
| Sergeant, 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | |||
| Panjwai district (Kandahar province); 07-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Marques I. Knight, 24 | U.S. Army | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| Specialist, 1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Aliabad; 06-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Michael R. Dinterman, 18 | U.S. Army | Littlestown, PA |
| Private, 1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Outpost Restrepo, Kunar Province; 06-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire | |||
| Vincent C. Winston Jr., 22 | U.S. Army | St. Louis, MO |
| Private, 2nd BN, 2nd Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | |||
| Afghanistan; 04-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Justin James Cupples, 29 | British Army | County Cavan-UK |
| Ranger, 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment | |||
| Sangin (Helmand Province); 04-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Chadwick James Horn, 21 | Canadian Army | n.a.-Canada |
| Private, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | |||
| Zhari district (Kandahar province); 03-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - Rocket fire | |||
| Michael James Alexander Seggie, 21 | Canadian Army | Winnipeg-Canada |
| Corporal, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | |||
| Zhari district (Kandahar province); 03-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - Rocket fire | |||
| Andrew Paul Grenon, 23 | Canadian Army | Windsor-Canada |
| Corporal, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry | |||
| Zhari district (Kandahar province); 03-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - Rocket fire | |||
| Gregory A. Rodriguez, 35 | U.S. Army | Weidman, MI |
| Sergeant 1st Class, K-9 unit - 527th Military Police Co, 709th Military Police BN, 18th MP Brigade | |||
| Ana Kalay; 02-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
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Casualty List - September, Iraq
MONTHLY CASUALTY LIST: MNF-IRAQ
| ------- | Rank, Nationality | Srv Branch | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank, Unit | |||
| Location; Circumstance of Death | |||
| Christopher A. Bartkiewicz, 25 | U.S. Army | Dunfermline, IL | |
| Private 1st Class, 2nd BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | |||
| Baghdad (northern part); 30-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Christopher T. Fox, 21 | U.S. Army | Memphis, TN | |
| Specialist, 1st BN, 68th Armor Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Adhamiyah; 29-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Jamel A. Bryant, 22 | U.S. Army | Belleville, IL | |
| Private 1st Class, 40th Engineer BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | |||
| Baghdad (Southeast of); 27-Sep-08; Non-hostile - vehicle rollover | |||
| Ronald Phillips Jr., 33 | U.S. Army | Conway, SC | |
| Staff Sergeant, 3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | |||
| Bahbahani; 25-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Michael J. Medders, 25 | U.S. Army | Elyria, OH | |
| Captain, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | |||
| Jisr Naft; 24-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber | |||
| Thomas J. Brown, 26 | U.S. Army | Shelton, VA | |
| 1st Lieutenant, 2nd BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | |||
| Salman Pak; 23-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Matthew J. Taylor, 25 | U.S. Army | Charleston, SC | |
| Staff Sergeant, 2nd BN, 30th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division | |||
| Baghdad; 21-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire | |||
| Corry A. Edwards, 38 | U.S. Army National Guard | Kennedale, TX | |
| Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 43 | U.S. Army National Guard | Norman, OK | |
| Sergeant, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Anthony L. Mason, 37 | U.S. Army National Guard | Springtown, TX | |
| Sergeant, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Julio C. Ordonez, 54 | U.S. Army National Guard | San Antonio, TX | |
| 1st Sergeant, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Brady J. Rudolf, 37 | U.S. Army National Guard | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Chief Warrant Officer, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Michael E. Thompson, 23 | U.S. Army National Guard | Harrah, OK | |
| Corporal, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Oklahoma National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Robert Vallejo Ii, 28 | U.S. Army National Guard | Richland Hills, TX | |
| Not reported yet, 2nd BN, 149th Aviation, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard | |||
| Tallil; 18-Sep-08; Non-hostile - helicopter crash | |||
| Darrick D. Wright, 37 | U.S. Army | Nashville, TN | |
| Captain, 926th Engineer Brigade | |||
| Baghdad; 17-Sep-08; Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack | |||
| Leonard J. Gulczynski I, 19 | U.S. Army | Carol Stream, IL | |
| Private 1st Class, 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer BN, 555th Engineer Brigade | |||
| Baghdad; 17-Sep-08; Non-hostile - vehicle accident | |||
| Sidney J. Marceaux Jr., 69 | U.S. Army | Beaumont, TX | |
| Colonel (Chaplain), Warrior Transition Brigade | |||
| Walter Reed Army Medical Center; 14-Sep-08; Non-hostile - illness | |||
| Ralph J. Marino, 46 | U.S. Army | Houston, PA | |
| Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Central Command | |||
| Camp Buehring; 14-Sep-08; Non-hostile - illness | |||
| Wesley R. Durbin, 26 | U.S. Army | Hurst, TX | |
| Sergeant, 3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | |||
| Tunnis; 14-Sep-08; Non-hostile - shooting incident | |||
| Darris J. Dawson, 24 | U.S. Army | Pensacola, FL | |
| Staff Sergeant, 3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | |||
| Tunnis; 14-Sep-08; Non-hostile - shooting incident | |||
| Daniel R. Sexton, 53 | U.S. Army | Wentzville, MO | |
| Sergeant 1st Class, 164th Military Police Company | |||
| Balad (Joint Base Balad); 10-Sep-08; Non-hostile | |||
| Jordan P. P. Thibeault, 22 | U.S. Army | South Jordan, UT | |
| Private, 1st BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | |||
| Balad (FOB Hammer); 05-Sep-08; Non-hostile | |||
| Bryan R. Thomas, 22 | U.S. Army | Battle Creek, MI | |
| Private 1st Class, 1st BN, 66th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Baghdad (eastern part); 04-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Kenneth W. Mayne, 29 | U.S. Army | Fort Benning, GA | |
| Sergeant, 1st BN, 66th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | |||
| Baghdad (eastern part); 04-Sep-08; Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack | |||
| Patrick W. May, 22 | U.S. Army | Jamestown, NY | |
| Private 1st Class, Division Special Troops Battalion, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division | |||
| Baghdad; 02-Sep-08; Non-hostile | |||
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