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A Nurse’s Perspective on Iraq
First Lutentant Rachel Grover has been serving as a nurse in Iraq since the beginning of December. On leave for two weeks Rachel is relaxing with family and friends. But she talks about how the injuries to soldiers have gone … Continue reading
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What are Women Fighting For?
At the beginning of the invasion of Iraq in the spring of 2003, American soldier Maria Guajardo told the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger Enquirer that Iraqi women ”seem to pay more attention to us than the men. They seem so shy … Continue reading
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A woman soldier’s war in Iraq
“A woman soldier has to toughen herself up,” writes Kayla Williams, a former US military intelligence officer who has penned an account of what it is like to be a woman serving in Iraq. “Not just for the enemy, for … Continue reading
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President of Leisure
Often, when an executive faces lingering questions about his skills, he works extra hard to make sure that every “i” is dotted and every “t” is crossed. Not so George W. Bush. Indeed, if the “CEO of the USA” who … Continue reading
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Aid and Comfort
“The American Legion will stand against anyone and any group that would demoralize our troops, or worse, endanger their lives by encouraging terrorists to continue their cowardly attacks against freedom-loving peoples,” Thomas Cadmus, national commander, told delegates at the group’s … Continue reading
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Troops’ Gravestones Have Pentagon Slogans
Unlike earlier wars, nearly all Arlington National Cemetery gravestones for troops killed in Iraq or Afghanistan are inscribed with the slogan-like operation names the Pentagon selected to promote public support for the conflicts. Families of fallen soldiers and Marines are … Continue reading
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Constitution Sparks Debate on Viability
The Bush administration endorsed Iraq’s proposed new constitution yesterday, but analysts warned that some provisions can be interpreted to undermine everything from the distribution of political power to a secular judiciary, from women’s rights to fair distribution of oil revenue. … Continue reading
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War Debt
What do we owe Cindy Sheehan? That is the question of the moment, as Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq and now a fervent critic of President Bush, has emerged as the most potent symbol of the … Continue reading
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Chinese Detainees Are Men Without a Country
In late 2003, the Pentagon quietly decided that 15 Chinese Muslims detained at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be released. Five were people who were in the wrong place at the wrong time, some of them picked … Continue reading
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Insurgents Attack Baghdad Police in Gun Battles on Streets
Insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and hand grenades roamed the streets of western Baghdad in cars this morning, attacking police patrols in residential areas, an Interior Ministry official said. Two policemen and three civilians were killed, the official … Continue reading
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