mudvillegazette.com - 4/1/2009
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The New York Times, March 31 : BAGHDAD — Iraqi and American soldiers have completely disarmed a rebellious Awakening Council that staged a brief uprising after its leader was arrested in a Baghdad neighborhood, and they are not going to allow it to re-form, both Iraqi and United States ...
pageoneq.com - 3/31/2009
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pageoneq.com —
With reporting by: Flashback stories: - Gay Iraqis
slayed - More murders - Activists abducted LONDON, March...
30, 2009 Ground Zero for the so-called 'war on terror' is a nation where gays and lesbians live in real terror every day. Among the ...
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Report: Gays sentenced to death in Iraq, executions to ...
washingtontimes.com - 4/2/2009
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Michael Yon, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Thursday,
April 2, 2009 ANALYSIS/OPINION: President Obama 's new plan...
for Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak) was eagerly anticipated. I first reported from Afghanistan in early 2006 that the war was being ...
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YON: Obama plan for Afghanistan, Pakistan short on bold
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 4/3/2009
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gatewaypundit.blogspot.com —
He just couldn't stop himself. President Obama bashed
George W. Bush while in France today. Obama apologized...
for American action that liberated Iraq from the genocidal tyrant Saddam Hussein. The AP reported: Welcomed with thunderous cheers, ...
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Obama Bashes Bush in France-- Apologizes For Liberating Iraq
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The New York Times, March 31:BAGHDAD Iraqi and American soldiers have completely disarmed a rebellious Awakening Council that staged a brief uprising after its leader was arrested in a Baghdad neighborhood, and they are not going to allow it to re-form, both Iraqi and United States officials confirmed Monday. Only a week ago, Mr. Mashhadani had complained publicly about late pay and a lack of jobs, warning that Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia might well return to the community. After... read ...
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