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Gen. Franks Lands in Qatar

Posted on December 6, 2002 by Team VCS

Franks’ 15-hour flight took him from his Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla., where he has overseen the war in Afghanistan, to Qatar, a Gulf emirate where he has a new headquarters complex that could be used in an Iraq … Continue reading →

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Bush Calls Up More Reservists

Posted on December 5, 2002 by Team VCS

The size and timing of the mobilizations hinges heavily on Iraq’s response to the United Nations resolution requiring Baghdad to disarm, and the pace of the international arms inspections. In what is likely to be only the first wave of … Continue reading →

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Terror-Linked Saudi Prince Named Envoy to U.K.

Posted on December 5, 2002 by Team VCS

The nomination of Prince Turki al-Faisal is intended to show the greatest honour to Britain at a time of extreme tension between the Gulf kingdom and America. But the choice may be a public embarrassment as the prince is liable … Continue reading →

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Major Reactions to Experimental Smallpox Vaccine

Posted on December 5, 2002 by Team VCS

As physical specimens, the Baylor University students were fit and healthy, the “crème de la crème,” in the words of researcher Kathy Edwards. Yet when she inoculated them with smallpox vaccine, arms swelled, temperatures spiked and panic spread. It was … Continue reading →

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Senator: Focus on Economy not Gulf War II

Posted on December 3, 2002 by Team VCS

CLEVELAND (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry said Tuesday that President Bush has used the threat of war in Iraq to distract attention from the nation’s economic problems, and he promised to make those issues the centerpiece of his … Continue reading →

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Antiwar Movement Grows

Posted on December 2, 2002 by Team VCS

AMHERST, Mass. — The idea was hatched on a bright day in August, when Daphne Reed was celebrating her daughter’s and granddaughter’s birthdays, and the talk around the living room sofa turned to war. Reed began worrying that her 25-year-old … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bomb Plants Expand Production

Posted on December 2, 2002 by Team VCS

McAlester, Oklahoma (AP) – At a compound the size of the District of Columbia, workers at the government’s primary bomb-making facility are working at a stepped-up pace to produce the more than 100 types of explosives used by the military. … Continue reading →

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$200 Billion Cost for Gulf War II?

Posted on December 1, 2002 by Team VCS

Within a month of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the first Bush administration launched what became known as “Operation Tin Cup” — a frenzied round of diplomacy aimed at getting U.S. allies to help pay for war … Continue reading →

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Could Gulf War II Cost $1.6 Trillion?

Posted on December 1, 2002 by Team VCS

Recent studies suggest that even a successful military campaign in Iraq could carry a hefty price tag “It seems likely that Americans are underestimating the economic commitments involved in a war with Iraq,” says William Nordhaus, an economics professor at … Continue reading →

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Don’t Negotiate Liberties During War

Posted on November 29, 2002 by Team VCS

Race, religion, national origin. Justice for all. Not quite. I hate to be a downer on the day the nation gives thanks. But let’s not fall for the myth that all is swell. Since The Reckoning of Sept. 11, 2001, … Continue reading →

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