| Bradley Cooper to make "American Sniper" film |
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Bradley Cooper has picked the first project for his production company, The Warner Bros.-based 22nd & Indiana. Cooper will produce and potentially star in an adaptation of "American Sniper," the tale of "the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History." In the memoir, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recounts his record-setting military history, during which he claims to have killed more than 150 people. The Texas native learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father and later served in during the Iraq War. ...
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| Bin Laden film got no Special Ops help: U.S. admiral |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. admiral who oversaw the operation to kill Osama bin Laden denied on Thursday that he or his staff helped advise Hollywood film makers shooting a movie about last year's secret raid to kill the al Qaeda leader. A conservative legal group this week made public documents which it said showed how the Obama administration arranged special access to top officials for film makers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, the director and screenwriter of "The Hurt Locker," a 2008 film about the Iraq war that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. ...
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| At War Blog: At Fort Hood, a Welcome Home for Veterans of a War Long Past |
With the recent crop of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan on many minds, some military bases have decided that Vietnam veterans need their own recognition.
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| Gunmen Attack Bus In Iraq, Killing 2 People |
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Iraqi officials say gunmen have attacked a bus northeast of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding seven. Police officials say the Wednesday morning attack took ...
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| Qatar Airways Launches New Routes to Erbil, and Baghdad on June 7th |
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Qatar Airways Wednesday extended its Middle East routes with launching scheduled flights to the northern city of Erbil, Iraq. The Doha-based airline is operating ...
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| Iraq pursues investments in real estate |
(MENAFN) Iraqi Minister of Construction and Housing Mohammad Al Daraji declared that his country is seeking investment in real estate and infrastructure projects, Gulf News reported. Al Daraji ...
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| U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan to leave post early |
 No reason is given for the decision by Ryan Crocker, who also served as envoy to Iraq.KABUL, Afghanistan — Ryan Crocker, a respected diplomat who came out of retirement to become the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his post this summer, a year ahead of schedule.
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