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Archive for November 29th, 2006:

In Which The Gorilla Corrects A Basic Error

Informed Comment:Tuesday, November 28, 2006Will Bush Rehabilitate the Baathists?Al-Zaman [in Arabic] is under the impression that Bush's talks with al-Maliki in Amman will aim in part at politically rehabilitating members of the Baath Party. The "Debaathification Commission" of Ahmad Chalabi (who anyway lives in London) will be abolished, it says. ...


What I Am Going To Do On Friday

As Iraq Deteriorates, Iraqis Get More Blame - washingtonpost.com:As Iraq Deteriorates, Iraqis Get More BlameU.S. Officials, Lawmakers Change ToneBy Thomas E. Ricks and Robin Wright Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, November 29, 2006; A01From troops on the ground to members of Congress, Americans increasingly blame the continuing violence and destruction ...


He Knew He Was Going To Die

Some of the bodies found in Baquoba today. Note the bound hands of the man whose body the morgue worker is attending to.What that means is that the poor man knew he was going to be killed.What that means is that the poor man knew he was going to be ...

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Travellers use codes to stay safe

IRAQ: Travellers use codes to stay safe © IRINPeople making travel arrangements in Iraq have taken to using coded language to avoid being killed by insurgents. BAGHDAD, 29 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - Businessman Abdallah Kammal, 52, arrived safely to his Baghdad home after a working trip abroad, but ...

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January 30, 2003

allAfrica.com: South Africa: Mandela Blasts U.S. Policy Toward Iraq:If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. [APPLAUSE] They don't care for human beings.(Nelson Mandela January 30, 2003.) Do not trouble yourselves to leave a comment denying this. When ...


No Child Left Behind

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