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Marine Frank Wuterich Pleads Guilty in Haditha Case
The final US Marine to face charges over the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005 has pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty.
US Marines Identified in ‘Urination’ Video
The Pentagon is following through on its promise to quickly investigate the infamous video that depicts US Marines urinating on Taliban bodies.
Why a Medal of Honor Recipient is Suing Former Employer BAE Systems
Medal of Honor recipient, Dakota Meyer, is suing his former employer for defamation. The Marine hero alleges that BAE Systems harassed him after he objected to selling military technology to Pakistan, then told prospective employers he was mentally unstable and had a drinking problem. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Julian Barnes of the Wall Street Journal.
Women Marines Join Males at the Frontline
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Monica Campbell reports on Female Engagement Teams, a first-time experiment by the Marines in Afghanistan to let women join all-male patrols at the frontlines. The goal is to have contact with, and win the confidence of Afghan women. Download MP3
Female Marine Officer-In-Charge
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lieutenant Zoe Bedell who was the Marines’ Female Engagement Team Officer-in-charge in Afghanistan for Regional Command Southwest from October 2010 to April 2011. Download MP3
Haiti’s logistical nightmare
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Relief workers, doctors and military troops continue to work hard to help earthquake survivors in Haiti. But conditions there remain extremely difficult. There are reports of hospitals and clinics running out of medicine, and then there’s the still-frustrating work of delivering food and water to survivors. Marco Werman speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Rhoads about the logistical nightmare of distributing aid in Haiti. Download MP3
Coordinating aid for Haiti
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It has been more than two weeks since the deadly earthquake struck Haiti and aid distribution has often been marked by poor coordination, vast gaps in coverage, and long lines of desperately needy people. Marco Werman speaks with Stephanie Bunker of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs about the range of countries now contributing to the relief effort in Haiti. Download MP3
Taliban insurgency
Afghan forces will begin taking control of security in some of the country’s provinces by the end of 2010, a key summit on its future has pledged. In a statement at the end of the one-day meeting in London, delegates said the process would be complete within five years. In December, President Obama announced he was sending an additional 30,000 troops to help battle the Taliban insurgency.
How best to help Haiti
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The earthquake in Haiti happened more than two weeks ago. Yet aid organizations continue to struggle with basic questions there. Americans who want to help have been urged to give money but we’ve also heard of some organizations collecting things like tents or food. So, should you donate items, or is money still the best way to go? David Case is an editor with the online news website Global Post.Download MP3Haitian self-reliance
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Haitian President Rene Preval has made an urgent appeal for more tents to house up to a million people left homeless by the quake two weeks ago. His call came as donor nations and international organizations met in Montreal to assess the aid effort and plan the next steps. However not all Haitians are simply waiting for help from the outside, as WAMU’s Sabri Ben Achour reports. Download MP3How to help Haitians quicker
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Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are attempting to leave the capital, Port au Prince, devastated by last week’s earthquake. Aid officials have started to put up tent cities on the outskirts for up to 400,000 people, to try to halt the spread of disease. The aid effort in Haiti has been frustratingly slow by some accounts. The World’s Matthew Bell looks into how aid agencies might do better. Download MP3 (Photo:Olivier Laban Mattei/AFP/Getty Images)US Navy hospital ship helping Haitians
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The US is sending another 4,000 Navy sailors and Marines to Haiti for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa. The Pentagon reported on Wednesday that the Navy hospital ship Comfort, had received its first Haitian patients. WAMU reporter Sabri Ben-Achour is onboard the USNS Comfort and sent this report. Download MP3 (Photo: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)
Helping Haiti from the air
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US troops are fanning out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum, a week after the devastating earthquake. UN officials said aid distribution points were being set up in the capital and UN security forces would accompany US troops as they delivered supplies. Helicopters dropped scores of US troops at the presidential palace grounds, who then moved to secure a nearby hospital. Marco Werman talks with The World’s Amy Bracken who is in Haiti. Download MP3France’s aid effort in Haiti
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been trying to defuse a potentially embarrassing quarrel with the United States over claims that France is being sidelined in the aid effort in Haiti. France’s International Co-operation Minister Alain Joyandet complained that a French plane carrying a field hospital was turned back by US troops. The World’s Europe correspondent Gerry Hadden reports. Download MP3
Haiti aid still hampered by bottlenecks
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The leading American general in Haiti has said it is a “reasonable assumption” that up to 200,000 people may have died in last Tuesday’s earthquake. Lt-General Ken Keen said the disaster was of “epic proportions”, but it was “too early to know” the full human cost. Relief efforts are being slowed by bottlenecks, and many thousands of survivors are fending for themselves. We get the latest from the BBC’s Nick Davies. Download MP3 (Photo : Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
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