http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/war war news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_afghan_aid_india/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_afghan_aid_india/#When: 15:49:03Z Tom A. Peter If the underlying intent of international aid projects is to “win the hearts and minds” of the Afghan people, then by many measures the United States is failing. news, politics, family, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost, analysis 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_purpleheart/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090910_purpleheart/#When: 15:25:08Z T. Christian Miller The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service. Yet Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained concussions in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal. news, politics, health, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-09-09T15:25:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_koran_burning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_koran_burning/#When: 22:05:41Z Jean MacKenzie Essay: The call to burn Qurans in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks has this reporter doubting the wisdom of the First Amendment. news, politics, crime, faith, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-09-07T22:05:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_washington_cooks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_washington_cooks/#When: 14:55:25Z Joel Brinkley Shortly after taking office, President Obama named a host of special envoys to regions, organizations and trouble spots around the world. As tenuous Middle East peace talks begin in Washington, and as the situation in Afghanistan plummets from bad to worse, now is a good time to ask: Are these special envoys doing much good? news, politics, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-07T14:55:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_war/#When: 03:47:36Z Jane Arraf In a war that has changed the U.S. and its military almost as much as the country it invaded, the realization seems to have sunk in that victory is much easier to declare than it will be to define. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, analysis 2010-09-03T03:47:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iran_bomb/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iran_bomb/#When: 18:54:32Z HDS Greenway Israel is bound to its doctrine that force can solve its problems in a world where force is less and less likely to do so. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-09-02T18:54:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/#When: 18:09:27Z Myles Estey In San Juan Copala, paramilitaries from nearby towns violently rebuff would-be visitors. A blockade of large rocks prevents anyone from crossing into town. Residents speak in strained voices about conditions under the blockade. They describe kidnappings, the constant threat of violence and rape and the vacuum of life in their town. news, border, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T18:09:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_nowwhat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_iraq_nowwhat/#When: 17:05:21Z Razzaq al-Saiedi Analysis: President Barack Obama officially declared Tuesday the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. For Americans, this moment brings closure to a controversial war. But after more than 7 years, Iraqis are still scrambling to forge a working government. news, politics, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-02T17:05:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_afghan_supply/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_afghan_supply/#When: 16:45:09Z Ben Gilbert Moving all the things 100,000 troops need to fight and survive in a hostile foreign land is never an easy task. In a landlocked, mountainous country the size of Texas, with few paved roads, it is even harder. news, politics, business, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-31T16:45:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_iraqwar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_iraqwar/#When: 14:02:03Z Mohamad Bazzi As the U.S. military concludes its combat role — which President Barack Obama will formally announce Tuesday — Iraq is indeed a dramatic example for the Middle East, but not in the ways that President Bush envisioned. As U.S. troops became mired in fighting an insurgency, Iran extended its influence. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-31T14:02:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_afghan_contractors/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_afghan_contractors/#When: 00:35:19Z Nick Schwellenbach Billions are at stake, but U.S. investigators are stymied by murky rules and enforcement obstacles as they try to ensure taxpayer dollars are well spent. news, politics, business, war, nationworld, breaking, center_for_public_integrity 2010-08-31T00:35:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_mosque_metaphor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_mosque_metaphor/#When: 14:29:31Z Jimmy Zuma A feeling of insecurity is the underlying motive behind the silly rhetoric about the Park 51 Muslim community center in New York City. Opponents are expressing the despair of the defeated. news, politics, crime, faith, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, columnist 2010-08-30T14:29:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082910_guantanamotp/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082910_guantanamotp/#When: 01:30:06Z Roberto De Vido Things just haven’t been the same at Guantanamo Bay since Waterboardin’ Dick Cheney rode out of town. news, politics, war, opinion, comics, nationworld, breaking 2010-08-29T01:30:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_pakistanfloods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_pakistanfloods/#When: 00:03:40Z Aamir Latif In humanitarian role, US military tries to win over hearts and minds in Pakistan, where massive floods have affected almost one-fourth of the country over the last three weeks, killing more than 1,600 people and displacing millions. news, politics, environment, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-27T00:03:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_privatearmies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_privatearmies/#When: 16:27:31Z Phil Cain Separating “protection” from “corruption” in European private security companies, which have flourished in southeastern Europe, filling a void left by the dismantling of communist institutions. But weak oversight has meant that they are as often linked with crime as with its prevention. news, politics, business, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-23T16:27:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_iran_war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_iran_war/#When: 20:38:15Z Michael Moran I can’t help feeling that we’re seeing the beginning of a campaign to railroad the United States, one way or another, into attacking Iran – or of cleaning up an unfinished mess created by a much smaller Israeli strike. Don’t be mistaken, air strikes against Iran means war with Iran, and that war will rock the world. news, politics, sci_tech, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost, columnist 2010-08-20T20:38:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_mosque_legal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_mosque_legal/#When: 19:00:09Z Marian Wang For all the anger, political strategizing and stabs in the heart that the plans to build a Muslim community center near ground zero may have brought about, land-use and zoning experts say opponents of the project have very little legal basis on which to rest their argument. news, politics, business, faith, war, nationworld, breaking, propublica, analysis 2010-08-20T19:00:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_mcchrystal_theatre/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_mcchrystal_theatre/#When: 18:27:08Z Barry Neild How the “runaway general” contributed to a stage play about the conflict in Afghanistan. news, politics, war, arts_culture, theatre, nationworld, breaking, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-20T18:27:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_lugo_obit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_lugo_obit/#When: 15:57:46Z Dylan Smith Sgt. Martin Lugo, 24, died Thursday in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, when his unit was attacked by insurgents, the Department of Defense announced Friday morning. news, war, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-08-20T15:57:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_iraq_withdrawl/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_iraq_withdrawl/#When: 14:08:36Z Lawrence J. Korb The last U.S. combat brigade left Iraq early Thursday. This orderly drawdown is one bright spot in a difficult region, yet the departure of the 4th Stryker Brigade is not a decisive “mission accomplished” moment in Iraq. news, politics, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, center_for_american_progress 2010-08-20T14:08:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081910_pakistanfloods/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081910_pakistanfloods/#When: 22:10:31Z Aamir Latif Raging floodwaters have inundated almost one-fourth of Pakistan, forcing the country’s military to switch its focus from fighting the Taliban in the country’s restive northern tribal belt to a massive rescue and relief effort. news, politics, environment, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-19T22:10:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081810_afghan_securityforces/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081810_afghan_securityforces/#When: 16:25:40Z Jean MacKenzie President Karzai’s shock decree banning private security companies in Afghanistan has the international community reeling. The decree would put a major dent in the operations of contractors, diplomats, even international military forces, who rely on security contractors to guide supply convoys through dangerous areas. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-18T16:25:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081810_groundzero_op/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081810_groundzero_op/#When: 16:12:58Z HDS Greenway The controversy over a mosque close to the World Trade Center site can do irreparable harm to United States foreign policy and its struggle against Islamic extremism. It gives strength to Osama bin Laden’s contention that the West is at war with Islam, and that it is the duty of every Muslim to resist. news, politics, business, faith, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-18T16:12:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_iraqwar_end/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_iraqwar_end/#When: 14:23:52Z Jane Arraf This is the way a war ends — not with a bang but a chai tea latte. At Victory Base Camp in Baghdad, soldiers from the last American combat brigade in Iraq are packing up their coffee grinders, their pirated DVDs and their tangled memories for the long journey home. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-17T14:23:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_fidelcastro/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_fidelcastro/#When: 14:08:23Z Nick Miroff Fidel Castro’s return has been almost as complete as his absence. When he fell ill and nearly died four years ago, Castro disappeared from public view entirely. Now he’s back, and once more an everyday fixture in Cuban homes, as tv cameras track his campaign to warn of a coming nuclear war. news, politics, history, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-08-17T14:08:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_somalipirate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_somalipirate/#When: 22:02:47Z Roberto De Vido When Abdi decided to get into the maritime piracy business, he figured he’d buy a tank and be an instant player. news, crime, war, opinion, comics, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-08-13T22:02:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_raytheon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_raytheon/#When: 16:13:240 Dylan Smith Updated: The Air Force has selected Tucson’s Raytheon Missile Systems to build the next-generation small guided bomb - a $450 million initial contract. news, business, sci_tech, war, local, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok Aug 10, 2010, 10:13 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_afghanistan_civilian/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_afghanistan_civilian/#When: 17:33:10Z Jean MacKenzie In Taliban country, a journalist investigates an air strike that allegedly killed dozens of civilians. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-09T17:33:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080510_afghan_op/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080510_afghan_op/#When: 15:31:51Z Jonathan Moore As United States foreign policy makers wrestle about Afghanistan, three temptations must be forcefully resisted: re-asserting the U.S. commitment to winning the insurgency war against the Taliban; weakening the U.S. plan to begin withdrawing forces; and blocking local and regional efforts to negotiate a resolution. news, politics, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-05T15:31:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080410_israel_hamas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080410_israel_hamas/#When: 17:09:56Z Theodore May Violence escalates in Gaza, as tensions heighten between Israel and Hamas. news, politics, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-08-04T17:09:56+00:00