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  • 22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq

    At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said. Two car bombs went off almost simultaneously in Basra, 550 km south of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding 35 others, police told Xinhua. In Baghdad, seven car bombs ripped through different parts of the ...

  • Iraq Shaken by Series of Attacks

    Baghdad, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Dawn had scarcely begun today when six cars loaded with explosives exploded in districts of this capital where Shiite Muslims live, killing at least 20 people, police sources reported. In the far southern city of Basra, another 10 people were killed by bombs hidden in two vehicles and exploded by remote control, according to official media, which did not ...

  • Nearly 600000 Wounded Vets Claims for Disability Suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan Wars backlogged for Months

    Let's say you're an Iraq or Afghanistan war veteran and you were seriously wounded during your tour of duty and subsequently upon your return to the states filed a claim for disability compensation to the Department of Veterans Affairs but as yet haven't had your claim processed. Most likely you're one of almost 600,000 wounded veterans whose claim is "backlogged", ...

  • Iraq car bombings kill scores of civilians

    Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said.The attacks on Monday, some of which targeted market places and crowded bus stops during rush hour, are the latest in a recent spike in violence in Iraq that has targeted both Sunni and Shia civilians and left more than 200 dead over the past week. The scenes are ...

  • Car bomb kills 8 Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad

    A car bomb explosion struck a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, killing eight pilgrims and wounding 19 others, a provincial police source ...

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The Shootist [DVD]

The Shootist [DVD]

When, at the age of 69, the legendary John Wayne starred in The Shootist as John Bernard Books, an aging gunslinger dying of cancer at the turn of the 20th century, he himself was dying of cancer. Having already had half a lung removed to stop the spread of what he referred to as "the Big C," Wayne was in poor physical health during the shooting of the movie, constantly sick with gout, flu ... ...

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  • Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years

    25/03/2013 03:16 CET The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April – the highest figure in almost five years. Tensions between Iraq’s Sunni minority and Shi’ites, who lead the government, have reached their highest level since US troops pulled out in December 2011. At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in the capital, Baghdad ...

  • Iraq bombs kill scores as violence spreads

    At least 70 people have been killed in a wave of car bombs in Iraq, raising concerns the country may slip back into civil war. NBC's Annabel Roberts and Richard O'Kelly ...

  • Car bombs target Iraqi Shiites killing 43

    Civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi ...

  • Will U.S. Designate Egypt Pakistan Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators

    Pakistani Christians protest against the country's blasphemy laws and violence targeting their minority community. An independent U.S. watchdog has urged the executive branch every year since 2002 to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on ...

  • Dubais Damac begins work on first Iraq project

    Dubai-based property developer Damac Properties has begun construction on its first residential complex in Iraq, several years after it first announced its intention to expand into the Middle East ...

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