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Yearly Archives: 2005
Gunning for College
Gunning for College By Beth Shulman, TomPaine.com, August 13, 2005 What should you have to sacrifice to get a college education in the United States? Isn’t it hard enough to get good grades and high SAT scores? Should you have … Continue reading
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Despite Setback, Bush Optimistic on Iraqi Charter
The failure to draft a new Iraqi constitution by yesterday’s deadline represents another blow to President Bush’s attempts to show progress that would pave the way for U.S. troop withdrawals, some analysts said yesterday, but U.S. officials called it a … Continue reading
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Gaza: Tomorrow’s Iraq
It is the solemn obligation of a columnist to connect the dots. So let’s call one dot Iraq and another the Gaza Strip, and note that while they are far different in history and circumstance, they are both places where … Continue reading
Island Mentality
The detainee, by all appearances, is resigned to his fate. Throughout his hearing, he remains stoic, not once even shifting in his chair, let alone jostling the restraints that bind his wrists and ankles. His tan jumpsuit indicates his compliance … Continue reading
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Psychological trauma widespread in Iraq
Psychological trauma widespread in Iraq Vermont Guardian, August 16, 2005 BAGHDAD — One of Iraq’s top psychiatrists says that more than two years of war, occupation and insurgency have turned the country into possibly the most psychologically damaged place in the … Continue reading
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Lives Blown Apart
Sema Olson was in the living room watching television when the phone rang. It was the Department of the Army calling. A voice asked if she’d heard from her son in the past 24 hours. Ms. Olson tried to ward … Continue reading
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Sergeant Daniel Cotnoir: 2005 Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year
2005 Marine Corps Times Marine of the Year Sgt. Daniel Cotnoir MARINE CORPS MORTUARY AFFAIRS UNIT Assignment:Small-arms repairmanwith Ordnance Contact Team 1, OrdnanceMaintenance Company, 4th Maintenance Battalion, Devens, Mass. Cotnoir joined the Marine Corps in 1999 and was promoted meritoriously … Continue reading
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Papers Increasingly Note Antiwar Views in Covering Funerals of the Fallen
In a departure from past policies, newspapers around the country, with the U.S. death toll in Iraq again soaring, increasingly are reporting the antiwar sentiments of family members of the deceased in their coverage of funerals. The latest example comes … Continue reading
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Biden Criticizes Administration on Iraq
Bush administration officials are signaling a possible exit strategy by playing down expectations for a flourishing democracy in Iraq, a leading Democratic lawmaker says. “They have squandered about every opportunity to get it right,” Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, senior … Continue reading
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Iraqis Push to Meet Draft Charter Deadline
The Iraqi parliament delayed a session Monday on whether to approve a new constitution hours before a deadline as faction leaders failed in last-minute talks to agree on a federated state and other divisive issues. The two-hour delay came after … Continue reading
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