Blindness turning up in war vets is caused by explosions nearby (Arizona Daily Star)

Sunday 11 May 2008 @ 2:05 am

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sgt. David Kinney realized he had a problem when he struggled to read the e-mails his wife sent him in Afghanistan.

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7 Killed in Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City - Auburn Citizen

Friday 9 May 2008 @ 12:05 pm

Auburn Citizen

7 Killed in Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City
Auburn Citizen, NY -Apr 9, 2008
Eyewitnesses in the area said the attack was carried out by US helicopters, but police said the blasts were caused by mortar rounds.

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Israeli army kills mother and four children in raid (Calcutta News)

Wednesday 7 May 2008 @ 8:05 pm

According to a neighbour, the family was having breakfast at the time.

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Laser Blasts Flesh in Air Force Study - Wired News

Friday 2 May 2008 @ 6:05 am

Laser Blasts Flesh in Air Force Study
Wired News -33 minutes ago
In fact, the work is aimed at preventing that sort of thing. The author, Dr Bernard S. Gerstman of the Department of Physics at Florida International

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Deaths ruled murder-suicide (The Woonsocket Call)

Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 2:04 am

CUMBERLAND — Murder and suicide took the lives of a married couple whose remains were found in a house that burned and exploded Thursday morning. That was the determination local police made public in a press conference Friday afternoon.

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New Doubts About Health Care for U.S. War Vets (OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday 22 April 2008 @ 8:04 am

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (OneWorld) - About 300,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major depression. Another 320,000 veterans likely suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a type of physical brain damage often caused by explosions from roadside bombs.

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Part I: Brain Trauma in Iraq (Technology Review)

Tuesday 22 April 2008 @ 7:04 am

Thousands of U.S. soldiers have survived powerful explosions. Many are returning home with brain injuries that could result in lingering disabilities.

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Murder-suicide in Cumberland (Pawtucket Times)

Sunday 20 April 2008 @ 1:04 am

CUMBERLAND — Murder and suicide took the lives of a married couple whose remains were found in a house that burned and exploded Thursday morning. That was the determination local police made public in a press conference Friday afternoon.

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7 Killed in Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City - Guardian

Saturday 12 April 2008 @ 3:04 pm

7 Killed in Blast in Baghdad's Sadr City
Guardian, UK -Apr 9, 2008
Eyewitnesses in the area said the attack was carried out by US helicopters, but police said the blasts were caused by mortar rounds.

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7 killed in blast in Baghdad's Sadr City - Belleville News Democrat

Saturday 12 April 2008 @ 9:04 am

7 killed in blast in Baghdad's Sadr City
Belleville News Democrat,  USA -Apr 9, 2008
Eyewitnesses in the area said the attack was carried out by US helicopters, but police said the blasts were caused by mortar rounds.

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