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Iran Announces Resumption of Work at Nuclear Facility
Iran resumed uranium conversion on Monday at its facility near Isfahan, a move EU officials have warned will probably see its nuclear case sent to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. “The uranium conversion facility in Isfahan has started … Continue reading
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Al Qaeda Suspect Held in Britain
A suspected al Qaeda operative was deported from Zambia to Britain on Sunday and was immediately arrested on U.S. warrants alleging that he helped plan a terrorist training camp in Oregon in 1999. British authorities earlier said they also wanted … Continue reading
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Mom Protesting Iraq War Meets Bush Aides
The angry mother of a fallen U.S. soldier staged a protest near President Bush’s ranch Saturday, demanding an accounting from Bush of how he has conducted the war in Iraq. Supported by more than 50 demonstrators who chanted, ”W. killed … Continue reading
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Losing the Iraq War
Another request in my in-box, asking if I’ll be interviewed about Iraq for a piece “dealing with how writers and intellectuals are dealing with the state of the war, whether it’s causing depression of any sort, if people are rethinking … Continue reading
The Pain Deep Inside
The Pain Deep Inside Bob Herbert, New York Times, August 8, 2005 Specialist Craig Peter Olander Jr. has the look of a mischievous kid, except that his eyes sometimes telegraph that they’ve seen too much. And there’s a weariness that … Continue reading
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Where are the Iraq War Heroes?
Where are the Iraq War Heroes? Damien Cave, New York Times, August 7, 2005 One soldier fought off scores of elite Iraqi troops in a fierce defense of his outnumbered Army unit, saving dozens of American lives before he himself … Continue reading
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Letter from an Iraq War Veteran
Letter from an Iraq War Veteran “I participated in the invasion, stayed for a year afterward, and what I witnessed was the total opposite of what President Bush told the American people.” Aug. 6, 2005 | I am a concerned … Continue reading
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Clusters of casualties strike towns
The Pentagon’s reliance on National Guard and Reserve troops to fight the war in Iraq has brought clusters of combat deaths to U.S. towns for the first time in more than 50 years. The deaths of 19 Marine reservists from … Continue reading
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The Treaty Wreckers
Saturday is the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The nuclear powers are commemorating it in their own special way: by seeking to ensure that the experiment is repeated. As Robin Cook showed in his column last week, the … Continue reading
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A Soldier Speaks: Zechariah
Editor’s Note: As of August 4, 2005, 1,821 American troops and between 22,500 and 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the war in Iraq. Domestically, the bill for the war has reached $204.6 billion. This is the first in … Continue reading
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