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The George Bush Years: 'Not According to Plan' - Nachrichten of Switzerland
worldmeets.us - 1/18/2009
The George Bush Years: 'Not According to Plan' - Nachrichten of Switzerland
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[The Toronto Star, Canada] Nachrichten, Switzerland The George Bush Years: 'Not According to Plan'"Bush sees no fault in his actions - things just 'haven't gone according to plan' ... If one wished to credit Bush with anything, it might be this: He has finally demonstrated that grandiose ...
theaustralian.news.com.au - 1/19/2009
Shoe thrower seeks asylum in Switzerland
— theaustralian.news.com.au — AN Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W Bush in Baghdad last month... is to seek political asylum in Switzerland, a Geneva lawyer told the daily La Tribune de Geneve today. Muntazer al-Zaidi gained instant international fame ... (more) Shoe thrower seeks asylum in Switzerland

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Switzerland Offers to Consider Taking Gitmo Detainees
— talkleft.com — The Government of Switzerland made a generous offer today -- it is willing to consider taking Guantanamo... detainees who cannot return to their home countries: "For Switzerland, the detention of people in Guantanamo is in conflict with international ... (more) Switzerland Offers to Consider Taking Gitmo Detainees

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The Moderate Voice:  The George Bush Years: ‘Not According to Plan’ - Nachrichten of Switzerland

Tennessee Guerilla Women:  Bye Bye & Good Riddance Bush (Video)

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The George Bush Years: ‘Not According to Plan’ - Nachrichten of Switzerland
The Moderate Voice — ... According to Patrik Etschmayer of the Swiss newspaper Nachrichten, this short and simple phrase correctly sums up the monumentally destructive legacy of George W. Bush and his neoconservative associates. ...

Bye Bye & Good Riddance Bush (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... If one wished to credit Bush with anything, it might be this: He has finally demonstrated that grandiose plans with no basis in reality cannot succeed, even if all of the resources of the world’s greatest power are put at their service. ...

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