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mudvillegazette.com - 3/6/2009
Missed Anniversary (II)
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(Previous entry - covering 1991-1998 - here ) ***** Within a few days many will mistakenly mark the "6th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War". They will be 12 years too late. ***** A brief look at a events (and media coverage) from late February/early March 1999 , as the ...
mudvillegazette.com - 3/8/2009
Diversions (III)
— mudvillegazette.com — Remember the Iraq drawdown you heard about last month? The one where a Brigade originally scheduled for... Iraq was going to Afghanistan instead? Well, a funny thing about that... Last weekend we noted this obscure bit of news from ABC: Gen. Odierno will receive a Stryker Brigade to replace ... (more) Diversions (III)

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michaelyon-online.com - 3/10/2009
The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq?
— michaelyon-online.com — The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq? 11 March 2009 The disconnect between reporting and... reality on Iraq was dramatic during 2005. Media stories about the incompetence and hopelessness of the Iraqi army and police were like the soup ... (more) The Pathetic Afghan Army & Will Obama Fumble Iraq?

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commentsfromleftfield.com - 3/4/2009
Please Help One Of Our Own
— commentsfromleftfield.com — I’ve been writing here for about four years now, and over the course of those four years,... we’ve asked you guys to open your wallets on several occasions. We’ve asked you to give some of your hard earned cash to politicians who have ... (more) Please Help One Of Our Own

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Mudville Gazette: Missed Anniversary (II)
Victory Caucus -- All Content — (Previous entry - covering 1991-1998 - here) ***** Within a few days many will mistakenly mark the 6th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. They will be 12 years too late. ***** A brief look at a events (and media coverage) from late February/early March 1999, as the eighth year of the war in Iraq ended and the ninth began. February 6, 1999: The Guardian:Thus the worlds most notorious pariah state, armed with its half-built hoard of chemical,... read ...

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