WASHINGTON — Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.
Daily Archives: November 16, 2007
Marchers surround Justice Department building
Thousands of demonstrators encircled Justice Department headquarters in the nation’s capital on Friday to demand the government crack down harder on hate crimes.