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10 Most Iconic Photographs of the War in Iraq

10 Most Iconic Photographs of the War in Iraq

The War in Iraq has been one of the most significant events of the last decade. Journalists, both those embedded with military units and those who have undertaken their own investigations, have contributed defining and sometimes harrowing images of incidents as they have unfolded. These photos,...

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U.S Ambassador to Iraq Narrowly Escapes Bomb Attack

Christopher Hill, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad narrowly escaped a bomb attack near his convoy in southern Iraq yesterday, as reported by the U.S. embassy in Iraq. The attack happened yesterday in Nassriyah, the capital city of Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, where Hill was on a visit. The U.S....

6 Best Orchestrated Burglaries in History

6 Best Orchestrated Burglaries in History

In the US, a burglary occurs every 14.6 seconds. Hear that glass breaking? In the time it takes you to read the introduction to this article, another one will happen. Go ahead – read it with your stop watch running. While most of these crimes are committed by small-time crooks that eventually get...

10 War Photographs That Changed the World Forever

10 War Photographs That Changed the World Forever

Image: Eddie Adams Popular photography as we know it was presented to the public in the 1840s. It was proposed as the ultimate portrayal of reality and the eternal confinement of history - unlike art or prose, photographs are not easily altered. They have been used to depict the terrors and truths...

CIA Paid Blackwater's Erik Prince Millions on a Handshake

CIA Paid Blackwater's Erik Prince Millions on a Handshake

I'd say it's time to review the CIA's process in deciding what contractors they pay to do what. That especially after its been revealed they paid millions of dollars to Blackwater CEO Erik D Prince on a handshake to become part of a plan to assasinate former CIA operative Osama Bin Laden, and other...