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U.S. Envoy Expects Changes to Iraqi Charter

The U.S. ambassador suggested Tuesday there may be further changes to the draft constitution in order to win Sunni Arab approval, saying he believed a ”final, final draft” had not yet been presented. Meanwhile, U.S. F-16s launched airstrikes near the … Continue reading

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Our Arrogance Will be the End of Us

“At first, I thought ‘How dare you say that about my America,’ she said looking at me through squinted eyes, “but then I saw it, our arrogance will be the end of us.” She explained to me how she and … Continue reading

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Declare victory and then start packing up

Victory means exit strategy,” a critic of the president once said, “and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” That presidential critic was not some left-liberal Democrat. It was then-Gov. George W. Bush … Continue reading

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Off the Front Lines and Forgotten

Off the Front Lines and Forgotten Iraq War veterans return home with excruciating mental and physical ailments — and the treatment they are able to receive is shoddy at best. Twenty-five-year-old Michael Thomas, a member of the Navy since December … Continue reading

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Sharpton Adds Voice to Antiwar Protest

Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist and former presidential candidate, rallied antiwar protesters here Sunday, drawing comparisons with the civil rights movement on this anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Speaking at a … Continue reading

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How to Win in Iraq

Despite the Bush administration’s repeated declarations of its commitment to success in Iraq, the results of current policy there are not encouraging. After two years, Washington has made little progress in defeating the insurgency or providing security for Iraqis, even … Continue reading

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THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: War Critics Have Backing, but Not Much of a Following

THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ: War Critics Have Backing, but Not Much of a FollowingBy Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, Sunday, August 28, 2005 WASHINGTON — After a summer of mounting discontent over the war in Iraq, President Bush … Continue reading

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Freedom

Freedom People everywhere should be deeply concerned when any person or any group suggests restrictions on our innate freedom, as limiting any of our liberties remains the fastest and deadliest route to tyranny.  As recent polls show, Americans are nearly … Continue reading

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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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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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