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Rise in homicides by US Iraq war vets

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From Reuters:

A survey of public records by The New York Times found at least 121 U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan committed a killing or were charged with one after returning home from duty, the newspaper reported on Saturday.The Times said the numbers indicated a nearly 90 percent increase in homicides involving active-duty military personnel and new veterans for the six-year period since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. Neither the Pentagon nor the Justice Department tracks such killings, which are handled by civilian courts. An Army spokesman said the report did not offer a complete picture.

95 US soldiers called to active duty in Egypt

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From the Daily News Egypt:

About 95 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers will be deployed to Egypt as part of a one-year activation.
Most of the soldiers will come from the Iowa City-based Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 109th Medical Battalion. Officials say the unit will receive a sendoff ceremony early next month before training at Fort Lewis, Washington, and deploying to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
The battalion is being activated under several missions, including the war on terrorism and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldiers will provide command to three companies that remove explosives and offer logistical, medical and aviation support to troops in the region.

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Qursaya residents skeptical of Ahram report on scrapping mega-project

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From the Daily News Egypt…

Residents of the island of El-Qorsaya have vowed to continue their campaign to resist eviction from their homes despite reports published by the state-owned Al Ahram newspaper that plans to build a tourist complex on the island have been scrapped.
According to the report, which appeared on the newspaper’s front page on Wednesday and which is entitled “Government cancels plans for tourist project on El-Qorsaya, upholds residents’ rights,” the Agricultural and Irrigation Committee of the People’s Assembly together with government representatives had decided to cancel plans for the construction of a tourist complex.
The report states that the decision was made after MP Muhammad Aboul Enein and Azab Mostafa made urgent appeals to the Committee about islanders’ fears that they would be expelled from their land.
The article claimed that the government has succeeded in “presenting a model of democracy for the protection of citizens’ rights.”
Artist and El-Qorsaya resident Muhammad Abla is more circumspect.
He told Daily News Egypt, “This report is simply false. This PA committee doesn’t have the authority to make these sorts of decisions, it can only make recommendations.”
He also questioned why the decision had not been reported in any other newspapers, and said that the campaign to save the island would continue until the report is verified.