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• Suspect in killing of Afghan civilians identified

  March 16, 2012 in Nation/World A senior U.S. official says the soldier accused in the killing of 16 Afghan civilians is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. 2

• Soldier accused of Afghan massacre headed to prison

  March 16, 2012 in Nation/World The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is expected to be flown to a U.S. military prison as early as today, a senior defense official said, as the soldier’s … 2

• Taliban fire on Afghan officials at attack site

  March 13, 2012 in Nation/World BALANDI, Afghanistan — The Taliban insurgents opened fire just as two brothers of Afghan President Hamid Karzai left a village mosque where a memorial service was being held for 16 … 2

• Pentagon rules shift on women in combat

  February 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Pentagon rules are catching up a bit with reality after a decade when women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields of Iraq … 23

• Meyer deserved Medal of Honor, his comrades say

  December 14, 2011 in Special Dakota Meyer’s commander had good reason to nominate the former Marine Corps corporal for the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest decoration for valor.

• Marines promoted inflated story for Medal of Honor winner

  December 14, 2011 in Nation/World With Dakota Meyer standing at attention in his dress uniform, sweat glistening on his forehead under the television lights, President Barack Obama extolled the former Marine corporal for the “extraordinary … 5

• The real cost of war? Here’s food for thought

  November 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 What if we, as a community, could scrounge up $563 million dollars for some kind of worthwhile project? A little health care for poor kids or a new police officer … 3

• Analysis: First-person view of Afghan collapse

  October 7, 2011 in Nation/World When I look back, the warning signs of chaos to come were there right from the start. 4

• CdA, Spokane processions to escort soldiers’ remains

  July 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 Law enforcement representatives in Spokane and North Idaho will join members of the U.S. military in processionals today to deliver to funeral homes the remains of two Coeur d’Alene soldiers …

• Funeral processions planned for two soldiers

  July 14, 2011 Law enforcement in Spokane and North Idaho will join the U.S. military in processions today to deliver to funeral homes the remains of two Coeur d’Alene soldiers killed in Iraq 1

• Obama defends war, urges peace

  December 10, 2009 in Nation/World Newly enshrined among the world’s great peacemakers, President Barack Obama offered a striking defense of war. Eleven months into his presidency, a fresh Obama doctrine. 16

• War recalls past conflict

  December 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 An editorial cartoon in the early 1980s, as the Soviet Union army struggled against the mujahedeen in Afghanistan, featured two shivering soldiers in furry hats in front of a Soviet … 2

• Editorial: War backers must think, act upon its human costs

  November 12, 2009 in Opinion on Page A9 While soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are not dying at the rate they did in the Vietnam War, they are amassing nightmares that could haunt them, their families and society … 2

• Colville soldier dies in helicopter crash in Iraq

  January 29, 2009 in Nation/World, City A Colville man was one of four soldiers killed when two helicopters crashed Monday in northern Iraq. Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin H. Todd, 29, was flying one of two Kiowa …

• Eyewitness to a day of infamy

    December 7, 2007 in Features, City on Page A1 There was a moment 66 years ago – surrounded by smoke on the burning deck of the USS West Virginia, while explosions rocked the ship from below – when Denis …

• Remembering Nagasaki

    November 11, 2007 in Features, City on Page A1 Ninety-year-old Frank R. Mace, of Cheney, was a prisoner of war in Japan and an accidental atomic veteran – one of the few Americans briefly exposed to the deadly atomic …

• Loyalists End Truce, Injure Ira Supporter

  December 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 A car bomb wounded a prominent Irish Republican Army supporter Sunday, signaling the apparent end of a 26-month truce by pro-British Protestant militants. No one claimed responsibility for the small …

• U.N. Fails To Resolve Zaire Crisis Can’t Agree On Military Force As Starvation Looms

  November 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 Despite warnings by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali of “a new genocide” by starvation in Central Africa, the U.N. Security Council failed early on Saturday to adopt a resolution creating an international …

• Refugees Facing Perils, Uncertain Future

  November 10, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 Hutu refugee Bavakore Sakariya lies exhausted at the Rwanda-Zaire border, refused entry after a 9-day trek. Photo by Associated Press

• Rebels, Army Storm Goma Hutu Refugees From Rwanda Forced Deeper Into Zaire

  November 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Heavy fighting, punctuated by mortar blasts, raged today after Tutsi rebels and Rwandan forces stormed Goma and engaged Zairian troops in a battle for control of the city and its …

• Thousands Flee Fighting As Tutsis Advance In Zaire

  October 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A14 A column of Hutu refugees arrive Sunday at the Mugunga camp folowing an attack on the Kibumba camp on Saturday. Photo by Associated Press

• Rocket Barrage Hits Airport Near Kabul Diplomats Attempt To End Fighting In Afghanistan

  October 22, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Rockets slammed into the airport northeast of Kabul on Monday, as diplomats criss-crossed the troubled nation trying to keep its warring factions from launching a full-scale battle for Kabul. The …

• Rebel Forces Pushed Back To Kabul Former Government Troops Take Airfield From Taliban Fighters

  October 20, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 Troops loyal to Afghanistan’s deposed military chief wrested control of an air base from Taliban fighters Saturday, then pressed on to within 12 miles of the capital they lost last …

• Battles Rage Among Rival Kurd Groups Iraqi-Backed Faction Regains Ground It Lost Last Week

  October 20, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Iraqi-backed Kurdish guerrillas pressed their counterattack Saturday, capturing this village and driving Iraniansupported rivals farther eastward for a second day. The Iraqi-sponsored faction is aiming to retake Sulaymaniyah, the second-largest …

• Taliban Rebels Hit By Opposition Raids Many Civilian Casualties; Assault On Panjshir Stalled

  October 13, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 Civilian casualties filled hospitals in the capital following heavy fighting Saturday between Taliban rebels and soldiers loyal to the deposed government. In one hospital, a 10-month-old baby screamed, his right …

• Countdown To Massacre Russia Seems Unable To Stop Assault On Grozny

  August 22, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Civilians in harm’s way. Chechen women huddle in the back of a truck that will take them out of Grozny before a Russian onslaught that no one seems able …

• Russians Attacking Grozny? Chechen Rebels Claim Russia Has Begun Armored Assault

  August 20, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A9 Chechen rebels said Russian forces launched an armored assault on the breakaway region’s capital Monday night after five days of an off-and-on informal truce. Top Russian officials denied an offensive …

• Rescued Vietnam Vet Gets Chance To Return The Favor

  April 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Guy Lounsbury, left, and Boyd Larson recount the day that changed their lives. Photo by Betsy Russell/The Spokesman-Review

• Agreement To Halt Mideast Fighting Seems Imminent

  April 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 While some touchy issues still exist, a breakthrough to halt fighting between Israel and militant Islamic guerrillas seemed within reach Thursday night after feverish diplomatic efforts by Secretary of State …

• Nations Push Their Mideast Agendas As Fighting Spreads, Christopher Arrives In Syria In Effort To Maintain Leadership Role In Cease-Fire

  April 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 At a student sit-in in downtown Beirut, two Lebanese students carry a poster showing victims of Thursday’s massacre, when Israeli shellfire killed at least 75 Lebanese refugees who had sought …

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