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House Votes To Curb Patriot Act
The House handed President Bush the first defeat in his effort to preserve the broad powers of the USA Patriot Act, voting yesterday to curtail the FBI’s ability to seize library and bookstore records for terrorism investigations. Bush has threatened … Continue reading
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Newsview: Gitmo a Problem for Bush, Allies
WASHINGTON — The indefinite holding of foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay is creating new political headaches for President Bush and his allies on Capitol Hill. At a time when the administration is trying to mend fences with its European … Continue reading
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UN Training Iraqis in Jordan to Measure Radiation from Depleted Uranium
Concerned about depleted uranium and what they say are increasing cancer rates, Iraqi officials are receiving training from U.N. experts on techniques to measure radiation levels according to international standards, a U.N. official Tuesday. Pekka Haavisto, chairman of the U.N. … Continue reading
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White House threatens veto on House spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bush administration on Tuesday threatened a veto of a massive spending bill for law enforcement, space programs and other federal programs if it weakens the post-Sept. 11 Patriot Act, the White House said. “If any amendment … Continue reading
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Battle-Hard G.I.’s Learn To Release Their Pain
BAGHDAD — When three Minnesota National Guardsmen died in a roadside bombing in February, their home towns grieved in the usual way. Flags flew at half-staff. Streets were renamed in honor of the fallen. And neighbors spoke of a war … Continue reading
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Iraq War Causes Sharp Drop in Military Academy Applications
Iraq War Causes Sharp Drop in Military Academy Applications WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) – Applications from high school students to each of the three prestigious U.S. military academies dropped this year, officials said on Monday, at the same time the … Continue reading
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Illegal Detentions in Iraq by US Pose Great Challenge: Annan
Thousands of people are detained in Iraq without due process in apparent violation of international law, the United Nations said on Wednesday, adding that 6,000 of the country’s 10,000 prisoners were in the hands of the U.S. military. In Iraq, … Continue reading
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Torture’s Part of the Territory
Brace yourself for a flood of gruesome new torture snapshots. Last week, a federal judge ordered the Defense Department to release dozens of additional photographs and videotapes depicting prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. The photographs will elicit what has become … Continue reading
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: For returning veterans, Iraq is not another Vietnam
“They’re firing at us!” Capt. K.C. Hughes screams in his sleep. His body thrashing, his arms flailing, he points and barks orders, grinding his teeth, flipping from one side of the bed to the other. “He starts breathing heavy, like … Continue reading
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Horrors of war in Iraq continue to haunt U.S. Marine corporal
As his new bride, Amanda, and her friends chuckle at stories over dinner, Jack Self stares in silence. He doesn’t laugh much anymore. Jack has spent half of the last two years patrolling the cities of Iraq, dodging sniper fire … Continue reading
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