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Occupation soldiers killed in Iraq
Resistance attacks against US occupation troops continue…
Insurgents killed two more American soldiers in Iraq over the past two days, the US military said Monday.
The latest fatalities took the US military`s losses in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion to 3,616, according to an AFP count based on Pentagon figures.
US soldier shoots himself to avoid Iraq
Via AP:
A soldier who recently returned from Iraq has admitted he paid someone $500 to shoot him in the leg so he could avoid returning for another tour.
Jonathan Aponte, 20, claimed he had been robbed and shot but changed his story when police questioned him, authorities said. Aponte, who was facing another eight-month tour, had been scheduled to leave last Monday.
“As far as being shot at every day, I think it’s better,” Aponte told WCBS-TV in an interview that aired Friday. “Mentally I can’t do it anymore. I can’t handle it anymore.”