tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/16/2008
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The New York Times and Pro Publica got an advanced look at a report on the American reconstruction of Iraq -- and it's not pretty.
The report concludes, in the words of the Times and Pro Publica, that even now, "the United States government has in place neither the policies and technical ...
michaeltotten.com - 12/15/2008
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michaeltotten.com —
by Michael J. Totten BAGHDAD -- If your
men conduct any raids, I said to Captain Todd...
Looney at Combat Outpost Ford on the outskirts of Sadr City, Baghdad, I want to go. We might have something come up, he said. If so, I'll get you out ...
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On the Hunt in Baghdad
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo
of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,...
an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ...
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Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday
made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that...
defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it. Air Force One, Bush's distinctive powder ...
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Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time
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