http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/iraq iraq news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/fallen/our-fallen-tucsonans-killed-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/fallen/our-fallen-tucsonans-killed-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars/#When: 15:42:000 Dylan Smith Updated: After nearly a decade of war, dozens from Tucson and Southern Arizona have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-04-30T15:42:57-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041813_mccain_foriegn_policy_op/mccain-gop-cant-turn-away-from-internationalism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041813_mccain_foriegn_policy_op/mccain-gop-cant-turn-away-from-internationalism/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Our last election was not primarily, or even secondarily, about national security. But to the extent that a referendum was held on that issue, polls show that most Americans gave their vote to the Democrats. This was a sea change, and there are many reasons for it, but a major one is clearly the legacy of Iraq. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040513_drone_age/hearts-minds-and-dollars-condolence-payments-drone-strike-age/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040513_drone_age/hearts-minds-and-dollars-condolence-payments-drone-strike-age/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith In February, during his confirmation process, CIA director John Brennan offered an unusually straightforward explanation:  “Where possible, we also work with local governments to gather facts, and, if appropriate, provide condolence payments to families of those killed.” 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040213_iraq_think_again/acknowledging-mistakes-iraq-would-prevent-repeat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040213_iraq_think_again/acknowledging-mistakes-iraq-would-prevent-repeat/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith For better or worse, the Vietnam War proved itself to be a learning experience for Americans. In many respects, President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq was an even greater catastrophe — one that is even less morally and intellectually defensible. And yet, as a nation, we appear to have learned virtually nothing this time around. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_gullible_think_again/are-journalists-any-less-gullible-than-they-were-10-years-ago/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_gullible_think_again/are-journalists-any-less-gullible-than-they-were-10-years-ago/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Instead of being a government watchdog and fact checking all the assertions politicians feed them, journalists have become prone to the lapdog tendencies of repeating what those in power say without questioning whether it’s true. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030713_ignorance_thinkagain/the-terrible-power-purposeful-ignorance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030713_ignorance_thinkagain/the-terrible-power-purposeful-ignorance/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith It is true that knowledge is power. But getting American politicians to act upon that knowledge—or even convincing top pundits and reporters to pay attention to it—well, that’s another matter entirely. Just ask the millions of families of those killed, wounded, or displaced by the pointless and counterproductive American invasion of Iraq on its 10th birthday. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012113_veterans_caucus/az-legislators-muster-veterans-caucus/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012113_veterans_caucus/az-legislators-muster-veterans-caucus/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The group includes five Democrats and two Republicans, most of whom have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Members say they are working on bipartisan legislation that will benefit Arizona veterans. One early result is a bill boosting incentives for hiring disabled veterans. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011213_everything_drones/everything-we-know-so-far-drone-strikes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011213_everything_drones/everything-we-know-so-far-drone-strikes/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The U.S. is conducting drone strikes in in at least three countries beyond Iraq and Afghanistan. Here’s a reading guide to understanding the U.S.’ shadow wars. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123112_journalists_killed/2012-was-one-bloodiest-years-journalists/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123112_journalists_killed/2012-was-one-bloodiest-years-journalists/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith 121 journalists died in 2012, making it one of the bloodiest years on record. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120312_fiscal_cliff/facing-facts-fiscal-cliff/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120312_fiscal_cliff/facing-facts-fiscal-cliff/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith How did the U.S. reach a ‘fiscal cliff’ and what does it mean? Here are the facts. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_missing_war_records/missing-war-records-complicate-vets-benefit-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_missing_war_records/missing-war-records-complicate-vets-benefit-claims/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith A failure to create and maintain the types of field records that have documented American conflicts since the Revolutionary War has complicated efforts by soldiers to claim benefits and makes it harder for military strategists to learn the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_a_son_lost/a-son-lost-iraq-but-where-casualty-report/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_a_son_lost/a-son-lost-iraq-but-where-casualty-report/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The day after Jim Butler learned his son had died in Iraq in 2003, a U.S. Army casualty officer showed up at the family’s small ranch to explain what happened. Your son was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in the city of As Samawah, the officer said. But he had no other details to offer. For the grieving father, it wasn’t enough. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111112_veterans_day/a-moment-silence-veterans-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111112_veterans_day/a-moment-silence-veterans-day/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith TucsonSentinel.com will observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 in recognition of the sacrifices of those who have served the United States and our allies, their families, and those who paid the ultimate price in war. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110112_solar_soldiers/americas-solar-soldiers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110112_solar_soldiers/americas-solar-soldiers/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith They’re some of the country’s most important environmental activists, poised to change the way we create, consume and conceive of energy. But you won’t find this cadre of green preachers on a college campus, or emceeing the Sierra Club’s annual meeting; they’re behind the guarded walls of the Pentagon. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103012_va_claims_backlog/thousands-az-veterans-face-backlog-va-disability-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103012_va_claims_backlog/thousands-az-veterans-face-backlog-va-disability-claims/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The Veterans Affairs’ Phoenix Regional Office has a backlog of more than 17,000 disability compensation claims that have been pending for longer than 125 days. Claims have risen in the county by 50 percent since 2008, and many regional offices are having trouble keeping up with the volume of new cases. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102312_homestretch_fact-stretchers/facts-stretched-election-homestretch/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102312_homestretch_fact-stretchers/facts-stretched-election-homestretch/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith In the homestretch to Election Day, both sides stretch the facts in their TV spots. President Obama greatly exaggerates his differences with Mitt Romney over troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan, while Romney repeats a false claim that the president plans a $4,000 tax increase on “the middle class.” 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101612_romney_defense/will-romney-increase-defense-spending-by-2-trillion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101612_romney_defense/will-romney-increase-defense-spending-by-2-trillion/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Paul Ryan insisted in the Oct. 11 debate that Mitt Romney will not increase defense spending. Joe Biden interrupted Ryan twice to say Romney will increase it by $2 trillion. Who’s right? The answer depends on another question: compared with what? 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101512_debate_foreign_policy/debate-preview-who-can-toughest-global-challenges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101512_debate_foreign_policy/debate-preview-who-can-toughest-global-challenges/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Presidential candidates compete in debates to show how muscular they are on foreign policy, even when clear solutions are often not available. Closely-fought presidential campaigns can confound expectations by constricting—rather than broadening—public debate about significant issues. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101412_savard_afghanistan/sierra-vista-soldier-killed-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101412_savard_afghanistan/sierra-vista-soldier-killed-afghanistan/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ryan J. Savard of Sierra Vista was killed Saturday while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Sunday. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092512_mccain_obama/mccain-obamas-middle-east-failures-not-bumps-road/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092512_mccain_obama/mccain-obamas-middle-east-failures-not-bumps-road/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith President Obama recently said the broader Middle East has been experiencing some ‘bumps in the road.’ If the President had taken some time to hold even one meeting with his foreign colleagues during his visit to the U.N. General Assembly in New York today, perhaps they would have told him what has really happened in the Middle East on his watch. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_jcscottshow_mon/jc-scott-goddard-how-fix-broken-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091712_jcscottshow_mon/jc-scott-goddard-how-fix-broken-border/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Terry Goddard, former Attorney General, on his prescription for securing the border, plus Fred Taylor of the Southwest Prostate Cancer Foundation, and GOP congressional candidate Martha McSally. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091612_military_recruiting/in-weak-economy-more-college-grads-enlisting-military/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091612_military_recruiting/in-weak-economy-more-college-grads-enlisting-military/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith In a weakened economy, more college graduates are signing up as enlisted personnel. Although college degrees are normally associated with officers, nearly 6,000 recruits with bachelor’s degrees enlisted in the Army last year, a 57 percent increase from 2008. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091112_jcscottshow/jc-scott-remembering-9-11/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091112_jcscottshow/jc-scott-remembering-9-11/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Janna Gee, choir director for Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and 9/11 survivor Jim Campbell, plus Middle East expert Prof. Stephen Zunes. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091112_bush_9-11/documents-bush-ignored-6-warnings-impending-terror-attack/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091112_bush_9-11/documents-bush-ignored-6-warnings-impending-terror-attack/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith On the anniversary of 9/11, a new report claims the CIA became increasingly frustrated at the White House’s failure to take seriously their information of a terrorist attack. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/073012_army_tank/the-army-tank-that-could-not-stopped/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/073012_army_tank/the-army-tank-that-could-not-stopped/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Corporate cash and adroit lobbying have helped crush the Army’s effort to stop work on its premier tank, the M1 Abrams. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070212_military_pay/congress-cant-say-no-military-pay-raises/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070212_military_pay/congress-cant-say-no-military-pay-raises/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith While civilian salary increases have slowed to a crawl in the last five years, a new Pentagon report shows rapidly-growing military payrolls have proved immune to the economic pain felt in the private sector. In many cases, soldiering now pays much better than civilian work. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061112_war_mistakes/us-military-admits-major-war-mistakes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061112_war_mistakes/us-military-admits-major-war-mistakes/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Some of the military’s most senior officers, in a little-noticed report this spring, rendered a harsh account of their work that highlights repeated missteps and failures over the past decade, in both Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053112_drones/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-drones/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053112_drones/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-drones/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Drones’ surveillance power is being hyped for everything from fighting crime to monitoring hurricanes or spawning salmon. Meanwhile, concerns are cropping up about privacy, ethics and safety. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052812_tomb_of_unknown/obama-lays-wreath-tomb-unknown-soldier/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052812_tomb_of_unknown/obama-lays-wreath-tomb-unknown-soldier/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery was visited by President Obama Monday morning, where he praised the sacrifices of American soldiers. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052812_memorial_day_op/honoring-our-heroes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052812_memorial_day_op/honoring-our-heroes/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith We pause to reflect on the service of the brave men and women who left their homes and their families since the founding of this great nation to protect their country and advance the pursuit of security and prosperity the world over. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052712_military_deadliest_places/the-five-deadliest-places-us-military/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052712_military_deadliest_places/the-five-deadliest-places-us-military/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith As America commemorates Memorial Day, approximately 4,500 U.S. service members have died in Iraq and more than 1,840 in Afghanistan— five provinces in those countries saw the highest casualties. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052412_female_soldier_suit/women-soldiers-sue-lift-combat-ban/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052412_female_soldier_suit/women-soldiers-sue-lift-combat-ban/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Two female are suing the U.S. government in an attempt to lift the country’s ban on women in combat. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051612_army_women_combat/army-opens-combat-related-roles-women/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Female soldiers serving in the U.S. Army will now be able to take up new positions in traditionally all-male units, as the Army formally opens combat-related roles to women. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_military_compensation/time-control-runaway-military-personnel-costs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_military_compensation/time-control-runaway-military-personnel-costs/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Military personnel costs have nearly doubled since fiscal year 2001. If these costs are allowed to continue rising at their current rate, they will eat through the entire defense budget by FY 2039. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_f35_simulator/f-35-takes-skies-but-still-ground/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040412_f35_simulator/f-35-takes-skies-but-still-ground/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Sargent Aeropace & Defense, a Marana government contractor, showed off a low-level F-35 flight simulator on Monday morning to about 50 employees and guests. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_dupnik_border_gear/dupnik-bring-surplus-military-gear-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040312_dupnik_border_gear/dupnik-bring-surplus-military-gear-border/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik says military equipment left over from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could help bolster security in Arizona. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_vets_home_parade/tucson-welcomes-home-veterans-with-parade/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_vets_home_parade/tucson-welcomes-home-veterans-with-parade/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Hundreds of Tucsonans lined sidewalks downtown Saturday for the Tucson Welcomes Home Veterans Parade to show appreciation to military members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. (with video) 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033112_pcc_fallen_names/names-6800-fallen-troops-read-13-hour-ceremony/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The names of the dead were read Friday in Tucson. For more than 13 hours, volunteers at Pima Community College read the names of U.S. service members who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032612_pcc_fallen_soldiers/pima-college-parade-honor-fallen-troops-veterans/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Two events this weekend will honor America’s active duty military, veterans and those who died serving the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_military_immersion/civilians-get-taste-military-life-from-az-national-guard/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031612_az_military_immersion/civilians-get-taste-military-life-from-az-national-guard/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith For the second year, the Arizona National Guard and the Arizona Coalition for Military Families have offered civilians a two-day military-immersion experience. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_us_military_poll/poll-fewer-americans-believe-us-has-mightiest-military/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_us_military_poll/poll-fewer-americans-believe-us-has-mightiest-military/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Reversing the trend of the last decade, fewer Americans now believe the United States to be the world’s pre-eminent military power than at any time since 1999, according to a new survey. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_syria_intervene/syria-intervene-or-not-intervene/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031212_syria_intervene/syria-intervene-or-not-intervene/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith As the Syrian revolt approaches the 12-month mark, divisions between Syrians over whether or not to support foreign military intervention to curtail government attacks on civilians and rebels are becoming more pronounced. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031112_behaviorchange/coming-home/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031112_behaviorchange/coming-home/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith It’s not what you know, it’s what you can convince other people you know. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_mccain/mccain-reminds-us-why-we-voted-obama/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030812_mccain/mccain-reminds-us-why-we-voted-obama/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith On Syria, John McCain reveals why he would have been a terrible president. In a McCain presidency we might have had upward of two million tired and over-rotated U.S. troops now engaged in shooting wars in the Middle East. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_vets_ptsd_drugs/vets-with-ptsd-more-likely-get-addictive-painkillers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030712_vets_ptsd_drugs/vets-with-ptsd-more-likely-get-addictive-painkillers/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Recently returned war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are twice as likely to be prescribed addictive painkillers. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030612_veterans_poverty_op/veteran-poverty-by-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030612_veterans_poverty_op/veteran-poverty-by-numbers/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Our veterans have a lot at stake this year in the debates over the deficit and budget cuts. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_syria_options/thinking-through-our-options-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_syria_options/thinking-through-our-options-syria/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Syria’s complicated situation has defied efforts to formulate solutions that would end the bloodshed there while removing the Assad regime from power. It is not enough for one player to develop a plan—it should consult and coordinate with its partners to push it forward. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_mccain_syria/mccain-time-us-air-strikes-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030512_mccain_syria/mccain-time-us-air-strikes-syria/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith What opposition groups in Syria need most urgently is relief from Assad’s tank and artillery sieges. The U.S. should lead an international effort to protect key population centers through airstrikes on Assad’s forces. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_az_military_bills/lawmakers-aim-help-military-members-veterans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030312_az_military_bills/lawmakers-aim-help-military-members-veterans/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Lawmakers are weighing bills that would support student veterans, require government offices to fly a special flag when Arizonans are killed in action, and note on driver’s licenses whether a person is a veteran. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030112_az_soldier_honored/san-manuel-soldier-honored-white-house/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030112_az_soldier_honored/san-manuel-soldier-honored-white-house/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Army Capt. Brian D. Hartman, a San Manuel native, was among 78 servicemen and women who who were honored at a White House dinner dined at the White House with President Barack Obama and the first lady Wednesday. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021812_az_clergy_vets/national-guard-clergy-team-help-stop-suicides/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021812_az_clergy_vets/national-guard-clergy-team-help-stop-suicides/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The Arizona National Guard is teaming with clergy and church members to help identify service members and veterans at risk for suicide and build relationships that help connect them with services. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_az_kyl_medicare/kyl-urges-doctors-fight-medicare-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021512_az_kyl_medicare/kyl-urges-doctors-fight-medicare-cuts/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., urged doctors at an American Medical Association conference Tuesday to take their fight against looming cuts in physicians’ Medicare reimbursements to their elected officials in Congress. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021012_military_suicides/military-suicides-high-even-as-wars-wind-down/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021012_military_suicides/military-suicides-high-even-as-wars-wind-down/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Even as the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, the U.S. military remains embroiled in what seems to be a losing battle: the fight against the growing number of suicides by active duty troops, and Iraq or Afghanistan veterans. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020712_manning_nobel/bradley-manning-nominated-nobel-peace-prize/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020712_manning_nobel/bradley-manning-nominated-nobel-peace-prize/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private accused of leaking information to WikiLeaks, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the group The Movement of the Icelandic Parliament. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020412_retiredsergeantsclub/the-retired-sergeants-club/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020412_retiredsergeantsclub/the-retired-sergeants-club/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The race is on to fill former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional seat. ... 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020112_dover_whistleblowers/4-punished-blowing-whistle-dover-afb-body-handling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020112_dover_whistleblowers/4-punished-blowing-whistle-dover-afb-body-handling/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Four civilian employees at the Port Mortuary at Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base were illegally punished after blowing the whistle on the mortuary’s mishandling of dead troops’ remains, the Office of Special Counsel said in a report sent to Air Force officials on Monday 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013012_soldierbraininjury/specialized-rehab-rare-brain-injured-soldiers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013012_soldierbraininjury/specialized-rehab-rare-brain-injured-soldiers/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Although 230,000 soldiers have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, only 20 at a time get advanced personalized rehabilitation at a new state-of-the-art treatment center — and they must stay in the military to do so. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_army_cuts/army-chief-ok-with-brigade-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012612_army_cuts/army-chief-ok-with-brigade-cuts/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said he is comfortable with the downsizing of his force, after the Pentagon announced it would be cutting the Army brigade. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_kolfage/giffords-shares-special-bond-with-vet-invited-state-union/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012512_az_kolfage/giffords-shares-special-bond-with-vet-invited-state-union/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Before Gabrielle Giffords inspired the nation, Brian Kolfage – who lost both legs and an arm in a 2004 mortar attack in Iraq – inspired her. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_giffords_kolfage/disabled-vet-attend-state-union-as-giffords-guest/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012312_giffords_kolfage/disabled-vet-attend-state-union-as-giffords-guest/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage’s schedule as a University of Arizona architecture student got a little more interesting this week when he was invited to be a guest of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for President Obama’s State of the Union on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011012_army_radios/armys-quest-perfect-radio-failing-troops/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011012_army_radios/armys-quest-perfect-radio-failing-troops/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Overly ambitious, poorly managed and saddled by incompatible goals, a program to create a single field radio that included testing on Fort Huachuca burned through $6 billion dollars while producing little working hardware. Another $11 billion was spent on old radios for the wars. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010512_brain_injuries/new-technologies-works-better-diagnose-brain-injuries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010512_brain_injuries/new-technologies-works-better-diagnose-brain-injuries/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Traumatic brain injuries have been called the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, affecting more than 155,000 men and women in uniform. But these traumas don’t always have outward signs, making them difficult to diagnose. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122511_axisofevilupdate/year-end-axis-evil-update/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122511_axisofevilupdate/year-end-axis-evil-update/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Saddam’s gone. Kim Jong Il’s gone. It’s time for an Axis of Evil update. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121811_themanwhoendedthewar/the-man-who-ended-war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121811_themanwhoendedthewar/the-man-who-ended-war/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith A few minutes before 8 a.m., the last U.S. combat troops rolled out of Iraq and into Kuwait. Yes, there are thousands of Americans still in Iraq, but “the war” is over. We hope. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121411_az_vets_homeless/az-joins-effort-aid-homeless-vets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121411_az_vets_homeless/az-joins-effort-aid-homeless-vets/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith More than 2,200 veterans are homeless in Arizona on any given night, making up one of every five people on the street. Now state and private organizations are joining a national effort to make help available. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120211_house_brain_injuries/congressman-slams-militarys-brain-testing-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120211_house_brain_injuries/congressman-slams-militarys-brain-testing-program/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., took to the House floor on Thursday to denounce flaws in the military’s cognitive testing program and garner support to fix it following a ProPublica and NPR story on the issue earlier this week. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120211_military_dogs_ptsd/military-dogs-suffer-ptsd/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120211_military_dogs_ptsd/military-dogs-suffer-ptsd/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Soldiers returning from battle are not alone in their difficult readjustment to civilian life: their brave canine counterparts are also struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112811_brain_injuries_testing/testing-fails-soldiers-leaves-brain-injuries-undetected/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112811_brain_injuries_testing/testing-fails-soldiers-leaves-brain-injuries-undetected/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith A measure requiring the military to test soldiers’ brain function before they deployed and again when they returned has failed to deliver, offering injured soldiers the appearance of help, but not the reality. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112211_thesubtletybusiness/the-subtlety-business/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112211_thesubtletybusiness/the-subtlety-business/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith They pull a knife, you pull a gun, They pull a gun, you mobilize ... an M1 Abrams tank battalion. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112111_tx_mayors_border/mayors-disagree-war-zone-equipment-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112111_tx_mayors_border/mayors-disagree-war-zone-equipment-border/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Mayors of cities along the Texas-Mexico border intent on protecting the images of their communities are drawing vastly different conclusions about a proposal that would bring in equipment from overseas war zones to bolster border security efforts. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111811_border_defense_technology/lawmakers-want-defense-technology-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111811_border_defense_technology/lawmakers-want-defense-technology-border/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith With American troops leaving Iraq and an eventual withdrawal from Afghanistan expected, advocates for military technology on the border said it is an attractive option because it could save taxpayer money, could complement the U.S. Border Patrol’s human resources and has proven successful before. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111411_gop_debate/checking-facts-gop-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111411_gop_debate/checking-facts-gop-debate/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith We found several exaggerations and misstatements in the latest Republican presidential candidates’ debate. Romney issued a hollow threat to take China’s currency manipulation to a world body that doesn’t actually deal with overvalued money, and he claimed federal spending consumes more of the nation’s economic output than it really does. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111111_vets_numbers/honoring-our-veterans-by-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111111_vets_numbers/honoring-our-veterans-by-numbers/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith This by-the-numbers look at service members and veterans paints a picture of the many men and women who have served our country and the difficulties they face before, during, and after deployments, including combat stress injuries and trouble finding jobs and affordable housing. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111111_veterans_day/a-moment-silence-veterans-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111111_veterans_day/a-moment-silence-veterans-day/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith TucsonSentinel.com will observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 in recognition of the sacrifices of those who have served the United States and our allies, their families, and those who paid the ultimate price in war. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102411_iraq_contracting/iraq-pullout-could-mean-more-non-competitive-defense-contracting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102411_iraq_contracting/iraq-pullout-could-mean-more-non-competitive-defense-contracting/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Out go all the U.S. troops by year’s end, President Obama said Friday about Iraq. And in go the contractors, along with some familiar contracting problems, say other government officials and independent experts. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102211_victoryiniraq/declaring-victory-and/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102211_victoryiniraq/declaring-victory-and/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith President Obama has announced that U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102111_iraq_end/obama-announces-iraq-pullout/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102111_iraq_end/obama-announces-iraq-pullout/#When: 12:41:000 Dylan Smith Updated: President Barack Obama announced Friday that the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by the end of the year, saying “Our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays.” Sen. McCain blasted the decision, calling it a “harmful and sad setback,” while Rep. Grijalva hailed it. (with video) 2011-10-21T12:41:47-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100211_perrymexico/operacion-tormenta-del-desierto/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100211_perrymexico/operacion-tormenta-del-desierto/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith In news bound to excite our neighbor to the south, Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry suggested a U.S. troop presence is desirable in Mexico. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092811_war_contractors_suit/injured-war-contractors-sue-over-health-care/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092811_war_contractors_suit/injured-war-contractors-sue-over-health-care/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Private contractors injured while working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on Monday, claiming that corporations and insurance companies had unfairly denied them medical treatment and disability payments. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092111_vets_grant/feds-help-vets-families-avoid-homelessness/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092111_vets_grant/feds-help-vets-families-avoid-homelessness/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Thanks to federal grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Arizona organizations can help more veterans’ families avoid eviction and find permanent places to live, as well as connect with financial help and health care. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091811_iran_hikers/release-us-hikers-from-iran-delayed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091811_iran_hikers/release-us-hikers-from-iran-delayed/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The release of two American hikers jailed in Iran, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, has been delayed until at least next Tuesday, their lawyer has announced. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091011_911victims/september-11-and-every-other-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091011_911victims/september-11-and-every-other-day/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Since 9/11, civilians all over the world have been killed by terrorists on every day of the year, year after year. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090911_911_stories/the-best-most-damning-reporting-9-11-era/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090911_911_stories/the-best-most-damning-reporting-9-11-era/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith ProPublica has gathered the seminal stories of the years after Sept. 11, the ones that reveal the reality about the attackers and how our government changed in the post-9/11 era. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090411_military_cuts_europe/amid-cuts-us-military-withdraws-from-europe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090411_military_cuts_europe/amid-cuts-us-military-withdraws-from-europe/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Focus may be on U.S. military drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the larger strategic change underway is taking place in Europe, where American troops have been stationed in large numbers since World War II. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090111_iraq_nodeaths/month-passes-without-us-deaths-iraq/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090111_iraq_nodeaths/month-passes-without-us-deaths-iraq/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith For the very first time since the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq in 2003, a month has passed during which no U.S. soldiers or personnel lost their lives. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083111_germany_kosovo_airmen/man-who-killed-airmen-germany-acted-alone-official-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083111_germany_kosovo_airmen/man-who-killed-airmen-germany-acted-alone-official-says/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith A Kosovo man admitted in a German court Tuesday that he shot dead two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082911_pentagon_contractors/pentagons-no-bid-contracts-triple-10-years-war/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082911_pentagon_contractors/pentagons-no-bid-contracts-triple-10-years-war/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith As U.S. military deaths and injuries from roadside bombs escalated after the invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon rushed to find solutions. Non-competitive DOD contracts have almost tripled since 9/11, including a Tucson company that was paid $50 million for a now-canceled program. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082311_ron_paul_reading/a-guide-ron-paul-and-his-record/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082311_ron_paul_reading/a-guide-ron-paul-and-his-record/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul is consistently disregarded by the media. But the 76-year-old Texas Republican Congressman, tiny-government ideals have become increasingly relevant to the national debate. And, despite some eye-rolling by television anchors, there’s been plenty of substantive coverage of Paul’s ideals and track record. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082211_economy_myths/economic-myths-separating-fact-from-fiction/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082211_economy_myths/economic-myths-separating-fact-from-fiction/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The federal stimulus package passed in 2009 was either a deficit-busting failure full of wasteful projects or an unparalleled rescue that would have been more successful if it had only been bigger. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081511_iraq_bomb_blasts/blasts-rock-iraqi-cities-ahead-us-pullout/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081511_iraq_bomb_blasts/blasts-rock-iraqi-cities-ahead-us-pullout/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Deadly bomb blasts hit three Iraqi cities on Monday, with insurgents using suicide bombers, car bombs and gunmen to attack civilians and Iraqi security forces, killing scores just months ahead of a pullout of U.S. forces. (with video) 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081111_marines_lightning_ieds/us-cancels-tucson-cos-ied-fighting-contract/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081111_marines_lightning_ieds/us-cancels-tucson-cos-ied-fighting-contract/#When: 10:46:000 Dylan Smith Updated: After receiving more than $50 million in government contracts, a Tucson company that once promised to revolutionize warfare with a weapon that shoots lightning bolts is seeing its hopes for further federal funds vaporized.  2011-08-11T10:46:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071111_brain_injury_soldiers_gao/gao-criticizes-pentagon-center-ptsd-brain-injuries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071111_brain_injury_soldiers_gao/gao-criticizes-pentagon-center-ptsd-brain-injuries/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith If you want more explanation about the military’s troubles in treating troops with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress, read two recent reports from the Government Accountability Office. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061711_war_powers_act/is-obama-really-violating-war-powers-act/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061711_war_powers_act/is-obama-really-violating-war-powers-act/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith President Obama is facing a swell of bipartisan criticism for continuing military engagement in Libya without congressional approval; even supporters of the Libya intervention have complained that the administration is flouting the law. So is it? 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053111_bush_hangover/the-lingering-bush-hangover/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053111_bush_hangover/the-lingering-bush-hangover/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith A new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities lays the blame for our current fiscal woes squarely at the feet of the Bush administration. It also offers clear cut solutions. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051911_obama_mideast_op/arab-spring-could-sweep-changes-us-policy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051911_obama_mideast_op/arab-spring-could-sweep-changes-us-policy/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The hot winds of change in the Middle East will present a challenge for what is shaping up to be a crucial policy speech by President Obama. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051211_brain_injury_soldiers/more-than-half-iraq-afghanistan-vets-treated-psychological-problems/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051211_brain_injury_soldiers/more-than-half-iraq-afghanistan-vets-treated-psychological-problems/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith More than half of all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans treated in VA hospitals since 2002 have been diagnosed, at least preliminarily, with mental health problems. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051211_mccain_torture/mccain-torture-didnt-help-fight-bin-laden/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051211_mccain_torture/mccain-torture-didnt-help-fight-bin-laden/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith It was not torture or cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees that got us the major leads that ultimately enabled our intelligence community to find Osama bin Laden. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050911_op_arabs_binladen/bin-laden-had-lost-hearts-and-minds-arabs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050911_op_arabs_binladen/bin-laden-had-lost-hearts-and-minds-arabs/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Uprisings across the Middle East show the al-Qaeda leader had little influence at time of his death. Fists raised against oppressive regimes in the Arab world had already replaced pictures of bin Laden and the slogans of al-Qaeda. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050811_binladen_cost/how-much-did-bin-laden-cost-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050811_binladen_cost/how-much-did-bin-laden-cost-us/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith The numbers are murky, but there’s enough information to conclude that the financial toll to the United States is astronomical. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050511_bin_laden_understanding/understanding-bin-ladens-appeal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050511_bin_laden_understanding/understanding-bin-ladens-appeal/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith It goes without saying that the end of the terrorist mass murderer Osama bin Laden does not mean the end of the terrorist threat against the United States. Osama bin Laden’s appeal, though cynical, was rooted in real grievances against longstanding U.S. support for undemocratic regimes. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00