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mudvillegazette.com - 3/19/2009
This Week in Iraq War History
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A previous entry in this series here . ***** Events of March 14-21, 1999: Unacknowledged in the United States, the war in Iraq continued. ***** 14 March, 1999 , CENTCOM: COALITION AIRCRAFT RESPOND TO SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE FIRE MACDILL AFB, FL – At approximately 2:15 a.m. ...
Top brass disturbed by GOP stalling of Iraq ambassador
thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 3/19/2009
Top brass disturbed by GOP stalling of Iraq ambassador
— thecable.foreignpolicy.com — There's one as yet unremarked constituency increasingly disturbed by some Republican senators' efforts to block the confirmation... of former North Korea envoy Christopher Hill to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq: the U.S. military. Sources tell ... (more) Top brass disturbed by GOP stalling of Iraq ambassador

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washingtontimes.com - 3/20/2009
Brownback to block Iraq nominee
— washingtontimes.com — Senator says Christopher Hill misled him Eli Lake ( Contact ) Friday, March 20, 2009 Sen. Sam... Brownback of Kansas threatened Thursday to take advantage of a Senate rule to block the confirmation of Christopher Hill as U.S. ambassador to Iraq on the ... (more) Brownback to block Iraq nominee

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TPM Photo Galleries | Talking Points Memo | 6 Years in Iraq: A Timeline in Images
talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/19/2009
TPM Photo Galleries | Talking Points Memo | 6 Years in Iraq: A Timeline in Images
— talkingpointsmemo.com — | next March 19, 2003: March 19, 2003: In a televised address to the nation, President Bush... announces that the U.S. attack on Iraq has begun. (Photo courtesy of Newscom/AFP) March 21, 2003 : After two days of limited bombing, Coalition forces launched ... (more) TPM Photo Galleries | Talking Points Memo | 6 Years in ...

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