Archive for January, 2010

An overdue boost for our Forces – Telegraph.co.uk

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An overdue boost for our Forces Telegraph.co.uk We report today that the Government will increase the amount spent on Britain's military presence in Afghanistan from £3.5 billion this year to £5 billion …

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‘I wanted to use being a war casualty to find myself work’ – Telegraph.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk 'I wanted to use being a war casualty to find myself work' Telegraph.co.uk Today, Mr Thomson, who was born in West Lothian, has a range of amputees on his books, from former military personnel to victims of road accidents.

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Pashas: Traders and Travellers in the Islamic World by James Mather – The Guardian

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The Guardian Pashas: Traders and Travellers in the Islamic World by James Mather The Guardian Compared with the might of the Ottomans, it was neither a major political nor military power.

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The call of Kashmir – The Guardian

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The Guardian The call of Kashmir The Guardian It's a military track off-limits to the public, used by soldiers heading for their border look-out posts. As we take off our skis to begin the hour-long …

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Irish officer attacks ‘tribal’ Afghan police – The Guardian

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The Guardian Irish officer attacks 'tribal' Afghan police The Guardian Photograph by Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye An army officer who won the Military Cross in Afghanistan has branded many local police in the war-torn country tribal …

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Call for Blair to face trial in Scotland – Scotsman

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Call for Blair to face trial in Scotland Scotsman … of judges earlier this month, which concluded that the United Nations resolution used to go to war in 2003 was insufficient to justify military action. …

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MoD warns more troops will die as rules of war vanish – Scotsman

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BigPond News MoD warns more troops will die as rules of war vanish Scotsman The paper, to be published in full this week, warns that in the near future Britain will no longer be able to assume it will have the military upper hand …

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Coldstream Guards complete historical march for charity – BBC News

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BBC News Coldstream Guards complete historical march for charity BBC News They were joined by military mascot Baxterbear and stayed at Territorial Army centres on the route. Gen Monck – one of Cromwell's generals in the English ..

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Three Sisters, Lyric Hammersmith, LondonThe Whisky Taster, Bush, LondonI Am … – Independent

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Three Sisters, Lyric Hammersmith, LondonThe Whisky Taster, Bush, LondonI Am … Independent …

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Rorke’s Drift hero’s grave lies in ruins – Independent

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Rorke's Drift hero's grave lies in ruins Independent …

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