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New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right
That story begins during the final weeks of 2003, when everyone in the White House was suffering severe embarrassment over both the origins and the consequences of the invasion of Iraq. No weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq. No evidence ... |
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Hired Gun Fetish
the so-called private security contractors are mercenaries. They're heavily armed. They carry out military missions, but they're private employees who don't answer to military discipline. On the other hand, they don't seem to be accountable to ... |
Sep 28, 2007 |
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Spain Opens the Books on Bush?
But it seems someone in the Spanish government has leaked to El Pais transcripts of conversations between President Bush and then Spanish Prime Minister Aznar just before the outbreak of the Iraq War. The gist seems to be that Bush was rather candid about ... |
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Webb Amendment Filibustered
You know that plan to make sure that the troops have as much time at home as they have in Iraq? Well... Senate Republicans have successfully filibustered the amendment to ease troop rotation schedules. Great job supporting the troops. |
Sep 19, 2007 |
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U.S. Weapons, Given to Iraqis, Move to Turkey
Weapons that were originally given to Iraqi security forces by the American military have been recovered over the past year by the authorities in Turkey after being used in violent crimes in that country, Pentagon officials said Wednesday. From U.S. ... |
Sep 3, 2007 |
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Armored Trucks’ Delivery Delayed
The United States military said Wednesday that it would deliver less than half the number of blast-resistant trucks to Iraq by year’s end than planned. A Pentagon spokesman, Geoff Morrell, said 1,500 vehicles, rather than 3,500, would be delivered ... |
Aug 24, 2007 |
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Gingrich calls War on Terror Phony
Newt Gingrich, former Republican House Speaker, called the war on terror "phony" in a speech to a group of young conservatives in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. ... Instead of the current strategy to fight terrorism, Gingrich said we should focus on energy ... |
Aug 14, 2007 |
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The Al Qaeda Reader
These are not real grievances for al-Qaida (it does not bear mentioning that Bin Laden is probably not very concerned with campaign finance reform). They are a means of weaving local and global resentments into a single anti-American narrative, the ... |
Aug 9, 2007 |
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Robots with guns in Iraq
Robots have been roaming the streets of Iraq, since shortly after the war began. Now, for the first time -- the first time in any warzone -- the machines are carrying guns. From Danger Room - Wired Blogs As much as I might appreciate the use of ... |
Aug 6, 2007 |
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blowback
In the 1980s, the Reagan administration sold fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, sparking a considerable controversy about Israel and a regional arms build-up. In 2007, just as we're learning about the aid Saudi Arabia is giving to Sunni militias in Iraq, ... |
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Antiterrorism Bill Passes House by Wide Margin
A crucial provision in the bill will change the way antiterrorism grants from the Department of Homeland Security are distributed to the states. It will cut in half the guaranteed minimum grant to each state, which was $3.8 million this year, and allow ... |
Jul 28, 2007 |
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Iraqi Says Turkey Is Massing 140,000 Troops
Turkey has massed 140,000 soldiers on its border with northern Iraq, Iraq's foreign minister said Monday, calling the neighboring country's fears of Kurdish rebels based there ''legitimate'' but better resolved through negotiation. From Iraqi Says ... |
Jul 9, 2007 |
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Lieberman Backs Limited U.S. Attacks on Iran
“I think we’ve got to be prepared to take aggressive military action against the Iranians to stop them from killing Americans in Iraq,” Mr. Lieberman said in an interview on the CBS News program “Face the Nation.” This could be achieved mostly with air ... |
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Jihad Etiquette
This jihad etiquette is not written down, and for good reason. It varies as much in interpretation and practice as extremist groups vary in their goals. But the rules have some general themes that underlie actions ranging from the recent rash of suicide ... |
Jun 11, 2007 |
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Doubts Grow as G.I.'s in Iraq Find Allies in Enemy Ranks
But now on his third deployment in Iraq, he is no longer a believer in the mission. The pivotal moment came, he says, this past February when soldiers killed a man setting a roadside bomb. When they searched the bomber’s body, they found identification ... |
May 29, 2007 |
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sophisticated equipment
The militant group, Fatah al Islam, which is thought to have links to Al Qaeda, fired antiaircraft guns and mortars and had night vision goggles and other sophisticated equipment. The Lebanese Army does not have such gear. From Lebanese Army and ... |
May 24, 2007 |
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Rudy on the Dems
Look, it's real simple what happened. These people came here and killed us because of our freedom of religion, because of our freedom for women, because they hate us...If you're confused about this, I think you put our country in much greater jeopardy. ... |
May 17, 2007 |
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Active-Duty Generals Will Revolt Against Bush
Appearing on NBC's Chris Matthews Show this morning, Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Cynthia Tucker revealed that sources within the military are warning of a revolt from active-duty generals if September rolls around and the president is ... |
May 16, 2007 |
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Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq
Between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraqâs declared oil production over the past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off through corruption or smuggling, according to a draft American government report. From New York ... |
May 16, 2007 |
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General: Air fleet wearing down
The Air Force's fleet of warplanes is older than ever and wearing out faster because of heavy use in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the service's top combat commander. Gen. Ronald Keys, who leads the Air Combat Command, points to cracked wings on ... |
May 11, 2007 |