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- Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Jon Tevlin column: Mom working to keep a promise for Latvians who stood by her son 27 Dec 2009 11:32 GMT
... Combat Outpost Keating, named after a dead soldier, is one of Afghanistan's most hostile places. ... Afghanistan is distant, at best. But the Latvian soldiers, including Eric's buddy, Janis Lakis, stayed ... hadn't called. Probably out on patrol or military business. "They have to keep their heads ...
- US military deaths in Iraq warat 4,370 30 Dec 2009 02:30 GMT
... at least 4,370 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it ... Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand ...
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370 30 Dec 2009 02:31 GMT
... The British military has reported 179 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; ... Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand ...
- US More Vulnerable on Afghanistan as It Leans Harder on NATO Allies for Support 4 Jan 2010 08:53 GMT
... public opinion in addition to the secretive military ones being invaded by foreign troops, Special ... $25-30 billion/year [ ] Cost per US soldier: $1 million per year. [ ] Cost ... - 200 troops; cost unknown; 1 killed Latvia - 165 troops; cost unknown; 3 killed ...
- The Bulgaria 2009 Review: Defense 31 Dec 2009 09:17 GMT
... Bulgarian (left) and US (right) soldiers during joint military drills at the Novo Selo Training Ground, ... Organization on March 29, 2004, when Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia were also ...
- The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan 1 Jan 2010 18:32 GMT
... a staggering number, in excess of 150,000 soldiers. By way of comparison, as of September ... have become accustomed to Washington and its military allies in Europe and those appointed as ... Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal ...
- The year that was 29 Dec 2009 01:31 GMT
... gas supply to Europe through Ukraine. Ethiopian military begins Somalia withdrawal. Riots rock Bulgarian and Latvian capitals as economic strife grips eastern EU. ... letter to the mother of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan. Irish Columban priest freed ...
- Monday, January 4 28 Dec 2009 00:52 GMT
... minister. 1919 - Russian Bolsheviks capture Riga, Latvia. 1932 - Indian government introduces emergency powers ... Korea. 1961 - Nationalist rebels attack Portuguese military and civil targets in Luanda, Angola, the ... military convoy in northeast Algeria, killing 43 soldiers and wounding 19 others in the deadliest ...
- 2009 Year-End World's Worst 31 Dec 2009 18:16 GMT
... seemed to revert to the past when military chiefs and the traditional political class deposed ... smaller fry, from Iceland and Ireland to Latvia and Dubai, went down in the undertow. ... prisoners in exchange for a Hamas-abducted Israeli soldier. Poverty uptick threatens millennium goals. The tremors ...
- From energy to development, oil and gas Piebalgs is still in the European pipeline 3 Jan 2010 20:50 GMT
... Energy For five years, Andris Piebalgs of Latvia oversaw the hot seat in the European Commission, ... needs. Russia used energy as a political weapon and Piebalgs found himself involved in both, along ...
- [Top 10 Stories] Events That Marked First Decade of 21st Century 29 Dec 2009 15:02 GMT
... country in the upcoming decade. North Korean soldiers participate in a rally to celebrate what ... leaving New York with deep scars. A military invasion of Afghanistan was launched by the ... to date when Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and ...
- Grim economic forecast for 2010 4 Jan 2010 14:53 GMT
... of Hormuz. This will bring the U.S. Navy into conflict with Iran. Oil prices will ... in Afghanistan will worsen, with more American soldiers losing their lives. Tensions between Pakistan and ... Economically, Eastern Europe will crash with Greece, Latvia, and Hungary defaulting on their debt. This will ...
- FACTBOX-Key 2010 emerging Europe political risks 4 Jan 2010 15:30 GMT
... default [ID:nLDE5BE1Q6] In addition to Ukraine, Hungary, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland have ... group could test relations between the secular military and a government with its roots in political ...
- Mystery and mayhem 28 Dec 2009 18:31 GMT
... all out. In December a failed Bulava missile test treated residents of northern Norway to ... English Channel. By the time the Russian navy relocated the Arctic Sea and its Russian crew ... untoward and a group of Estonians and Latvians were charged with hijacking. ...
- Charles A. (Charlie) Maurins 30 Dec 2009 00:50 GMT
... he was affectionately known, was born in Latvia on January 7, 1917. He graduated 2nd in ... Latvian and German Armies against the Russian Army invasion of the Baltic States. During this bloody ...
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