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08/29/08: This Just In...
iraq
1.
Posted: July 30, 2008
I went to work. I had been really sick in the days leading up to 9/11. Our offices were closing at the end of the month, so it... Full story »
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I Witnessed The Fall Of The Towers
by Bill BelinaPosted: July 30, 2008
I went to work. I had been really sick in the days leading up to 9/11. Our offices were closing at the end of the month, so it... Full story »
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Posted: June 20, 2008
Although perhaps billions of harsh, condemnatory words have been said and written about George Bush in the last seven years (none... Full story »
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I Want To Prosecute George W. Bush For Murder
by Vincent BugliosiPosted: June 20, 2008
Although perhaps billions of harsh, condemnatory words have been said and written about George Bush in the last seven years (none... Full story »
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Posted: May 23, 2008
I was shopping at about 11:30 a.m. at a compound of supermarkets and I saw the Turks shopping. They had parked their cars (armored... Full story »
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Eyewitness To Brutal Crimes Against Iraqis
by Dr. Mohammed Last of IraqisPosted: May 23, 2008
I was shopping at about 11:30 a.m. at a compound of supermarkets and I saw the Turks shopping. They had parked their cars (armored... Full story »
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4.
Posted: May 15, 2008
In 1955, Rosa Parks sat down in a bus and refused to move. She sparked a civil rights movement by that action. In 2005, I sat... Full story »
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Cindy Sheehan: Fighting For Peace
by Cindy SheehanPosted: May 15, 2008
In 1955, Rosa Parks sat down in a bus and refused to move. She sparked a civil rights movement by that action. In 2005, I sat... Full story »
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5.
Posted: May 3, 2008
Documentary provocateur Morgan Spurlock travels to a myriad of Middle Eastern countries including, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Israel,... Full story »
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Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?
by Rob CampbellPosted: May 3, 2008
Documentary provocateur Morgan Spurlock travels to a myriad of Middle Eastern countries including, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Israel,... Full story »
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6.
Posted: May 1, 2008
I was thinking about this at the same time a suicidal woman took a taxi and blew herself up in an Iraqi army checkpoint, killing... Full story »
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If I Had The Power To Change Iraq
by Dr. Mohammed Last of IraqisPosted: May 1, 2008
I was thinking about this at the same time a suicidal woman took a taxi and blew herself up in an Iraqi army checkpoint, killing... Full story »
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Posted: April 30, 2008
Later we knew it was two mortars targeting Raghiba Khatoon (a neighborhood in Adhamiya) and no one knows about the casualties. Things... Full story »
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Gardenias And Grenades: Inside Iraq
by Dr. Mohammed Last of IraqisPosted: April 30, 2008
Later we knew it was two mortars targeting Raghiba Khatoon (a neighborhood in Adhamiya) and no one knows about the casualties. Things... Full story »
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Posted: April 24, 2008
Dear Laura and Jenna Bush, As you promote your new children’s book, “Read All About It,” and advocate for literacy tonight,... Full story »
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Would You Send Your Daughters To Iraq, Mrs. Bush?
by Gilda CarbonaroPosted: April 24, 2008
Dear Laura and Jenna Bush, As you promote your new children’s book, “Read All About It,” and advocate for literacy tonight,... Full story »
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Posted: April 23, 2008
Should the powers at the center of the Bush Putsch decide that an ’08 election is not in the best interests of a self-terrorized... Full story »
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Deadeye Dick
by John HatchPosted: April 23, 2008
Should the powers at the center of the Bush Putsch decide that an ’08 election is not in the best interests of a self-terrorized... Full story »
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10.
Posted: April 21, 2008
President Bush was recently criticized for not being forceful enough in denouncing Chinese human rights abuses during a trip there.... Full story »
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Revolution
by John HatchPosted: April 21, 2008
President Bush was recently criticized for not being forceful enough in denouncing Chinese human rights abuses during a trip there.... Full story »
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Posted: April 15, 2008
I was walking in the street with only one thing occupying my mind; will I make it to my relatives' house? On my way I saw some... Full story »
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Adhamyia, Iraq: Neighborhood Of Sorrow
by Dr. Mohammed Last of IraqisPosted: April 15, 2008
I was walking in the street with only one thing occupying my mind; will I make it to my relatives' house? On my way I saw some... Full story »
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12.
Posted: April 10, 2008
My notes from the bus ride read, "Chaos everywhere, people screaming, passing through Newport now; try to pass the time by listening... Full story »
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The Strife Of The People And Their March On The Pentagon
by Kevin KatzPosted: April 10, 2008
My notes from the bus ride read, "Chaos everywhere, people screaming, passing through Newport now; try to pass the time by listening... Full story »
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13.
Posted: April 5, 2008
My name is Lori Zarlenga- Blaquiere. I was born on September 14, 1961 in the state of Rhode Island. I am writing to you for your... Full story »
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President George W. Bush Issued Orders To Assasinate Me, Lori Zarlenga-Blaquiere
by Lori Zarlenga-BlaquierePosted: April 5, 2008
My name is Lori Zarlenga- Blaquiere. I was born on September 14, 1961 in the state of Rhode Island. I am writing to you for your... Full story »
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Posted: March 29, 2008
Texas born Brandon King leads his troops as a gung ho commander on a mission to protect Americans from Iraqi forces who often... Full story »
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Movie Review: Stop Loss
by Robert WaldmanPosted: March 29, 2008
Texas born Brandon King leads his troops as a gung ho commander on a mission to protect Americans from Iraqi forces who often... Full story »
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Posted: March 28, 2008
What I feared few days ago has unfortunately happened. On my way home I paid attention to the streets and I noticed that there... Full story »
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Writings From The Battlefield: When Will Be The End Of Muqtada AlSadir And His Army?
by Dr. Mohammed Last of IraqisPosted: March 28, 2008
What I feared few days ago has unfortunately happened. On my way home I paid attention to the streets and I noticed that there... Full story »
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Posted: March 24, 2008
Avaaz.org (Avaaz means "voice" or "song" in Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, and other langauges) is a community of global citizens who take... Full story »
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Stop The Clash Of Civilizations
by Ricken PatelPosted: March 24, 2008
Avaaz.org (Avaaz means "voice" or "song" in Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, and other langauges) is a community of global citizens who take... Full story »
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17.
Posted: March 19, 2008
We are less safe and less able to shape events abroad. We are divided at home, and our alliances around the world have been strained.... Full story »
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Barack Obama: Iraq Five Years Later
by Barack ObamaPosted: March 19, 2008
We are less safe and less able to shape events abroad. We are divided at home, and our alliances around the world have been strained.... Full story »
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18.
Posted: February 21, 2008
By Sam Blackmer The headline is more appropriate than you may know; I am currently in the west. What was known as the Middle East... Full story »
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The Wild Wild West
by Matt LubichPosted: February 21, 2008
By Sam Blackmer The headline is more appropriate than you may know; I am currently in the west. What was known as the Middle East... Full story »
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19.
Posted: January 8, 2008
I hate to say it, but in the end will it really matter who will eventually be elected? As of right now, we have little left to... Full story »
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What Will The New Year Bring?
by Jurgen AnkenbrandPosted: January 8, 2008
I hate to say it, but in the end will it really matter who will eventually be elected? As of right now, we have little left to... Full story »
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20.
Posted: December 22, 2007
The 2008 election should be about one thing and one thing only. The fact that we have in the past 7 years become a murderous and... Full story »
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If You Vote For Hillary...
by Josh SidmanPosted: December 22, 2007
The 2008 election should be about one thing and one thing only. The fact that we have in the past 7 years become a murderous and... Full story »
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Posted: October 31, 2007
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The Real Deal
by Alex HortonPosted: October 31, 2007
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22.
Posted: October 30, 2007
N ow it has been a month since I've returned to the states, but this week I've come back to my actual home. At some point in Baqubah... Full story »
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Coming Home from Iraq...A Full Month Wiser
by Alex HortonPosted: October 30, 2007
N ow it has been a month since I've returned to the states, but this week I've come back to my actual home. At some point in Baqubah... Full story »
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Posted: October 30, 2007
I t has been a week since our triumphant return to the states, to America, the first world. And as it wasn't quite like I imagined... Full story »
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Coming Home From Iraq
by Alex HortonPosted: October 30, 2007
I t has been a week since our triumphant return to the states, to America, the first world. And as it wasn't quite like I imagined... Full story »
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Posted: October 16, 2007
They crossed the borders into Iraq, which the Allied forces should have prevented. A further 50,000 have officially been killed by terrorists who were... Full story »
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The Radicalisation Of British Muslims
by Russell WylliePosted: October 16, 2007
They crossed the borders into Iraq, which the Allied forces should have prevented. A further 50,000 have officially been killed by terrorists who were... Full story »
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25.
Posted: September 27, 2007
Although Hussein was declared to be clean of WMD's in March of 2001 by the former U.S. Sec.Gen Colin Powell, President Bush used... Full story »
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Will Iran Suffer the Same Fate As Iraq?
by Russell WylliePosted: September 27, 2007
Although Hussein was declared to be clean of WMD's in March of 2001 by the former U.S. Sec.Gen Colin Powell, President Bush used... Full story »
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