mudvillegazette.com - 10/21/2008
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But where, exactly, does it lead?
" Generals will always be the last ones to acknowledge the war is over, and the losing General (when there is one) usually gets to go first . This particular war is more complex because there is no opposing General. "
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Ramadi, May 08, 2007 : ...
newyorker.com - 10/19/2008
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Portfolio Service September 29, 2008 This summer, the
photographer Platon took pictures of hundreds of men and...
women who volunteered to serve in the military and were sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. He followed them on their journey through training and ...
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Service: Online Only: The New Yorker
article.nationalreview.com - 10/23/2008
longwarjournal.org - 10/20/2008
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Iraqi police and border guards have arrested seven
members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps since Oct 18....
The arrests come as the senior US commander in Iraq accused Iran of attempting to bribe Iraqi members of parliament to vote against the ...
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Iraqi forces detain seven Iranian agents in Iraq
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But where, exactly, does it lead? "Generals will always be the last ones to acknowledge the war is over, and the losing General (when there is one) usually gets to go first. This particular war is more complex because there is no opposing General." *****... read ...
Al-Qaeda: "Please, voters, don't throw us into the briar patch!"
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... was apparently endorsing McCain: "Al-Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election," said a commentary posted Monday on the extremist Web site al-Hesbah, which is closely linked to the terrorist group. It said the Arizona Republican would continue the "failing march of his predecessor," President Bush. Riiiiiiight. The "failing march" that includes no attacks on our soil in more than seven years, thousands of dead or jailed terrorists around the world, and what looks like success in Iraq over...Al-Qaeda. Yes, Al-Qaeda sees the election of John McCain as "a ...
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