longwarjournal.org - 1/7/2009
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This article was originally published at The Daily Standard .
Muhammad Saad Iqbal.
The majority of the media's coverage of Guantánamo has been decidedly one-sided. Consider, as the latest example, The New York Times' account of Muhammad Saad Iqbal's story , which was ...
jpost.com - 1/15/2009
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jpost.com —
Gunshots and an anti-tank missile were fired at
IDF troops near the UN compound that was attacked
by the IDF on Thursday, senior defense official told The Jerusalem Post . Accordng to the officials, the IDF responded by firing artillery shells at the ...
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'UNRWA building used to attack troops' | Confronting ...
ynetnews.com - 1/10/2009
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ynetnews.com —
IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out Is Hamas
falling apart? Senior IDF officer says roughly 300 Hamas
men killed since army launched ground incursion, whole Hamas battalions wiped out in dozens of clashes with troops over weekend; terror group also ...
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IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, ...
jpost.com - 1/10/2009
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jpost.com —
The IDF was not responsible for the death
of a Palestinian aid worker contracted to the UN
and the wounding of two others last Thursday, the IDF Spokesperson said Saturday. "An IDF investigation has found that it was not the army who fired on a UN ...
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IDF: Army didn't fire on UN truck driver | Confronting ...
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Bill Roggio: All the news that fits
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Wednesday, 07 January 2009 The story of Muhammad Saad Iqbal, a former Guant namo detainee, is far more complicated than The New York Times lets on. read ...
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Stones Cry Out —
Ghana?
A more measured look at Rowan Williams.
Mr Ziegler looks at Mrs Palin.
Gran Torino, a review.
Cuteness and Nietzshe.
Forcing news to fit the narrative.
Monastic investiture.
Speaking of comebacks, a cyclist I cheered considers coming back (not Armstrong … Michele).
Low power standby.
A blogger, who happens to have a mass murderer as a grandfather.
A Palestinian not liking the ...
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