Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

ABC Anchor Bob Woodruff Injured In Iraq

Bob Woodruff, ABC World News Tonight co-anchor, was wounded today by an explosive device while riding in an Iraqi military vehicle. Award-winning cameraman Doug Vogt also was injured. Both men were embedded with the 4th Infantry north of Baghdad and were standing up in the hatch of the mechanized... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 23, 2006

Seven More Soldiers Killed And Journalist Carroll Unaccounted For

Men dressed in Iraqi security guard uniforms swept into a Sunni village today, killing three and abducting over 20 others. The abductors are thought to be Shiite. Whether they are actual Iraqi military or not is unknown. Attacks such as this are becoming increasingly common. Seven American military... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Way Two Two Two Two Many

Dozens of Iraqis were killed all over Iraq today in the latest wave of bloodshed to wash over the country. Authorities say they expect the insurgency to continue such wanton bloodshed up to and maybe even past the date of the announcement (to be held this week) of the official results of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Another Helicopter Down

In the past 10 days, three helicopters have been downed in Iraq. Yesterday, an Apache crashed, killing the two soldiers aboard. Military spokesmen haven't reported on the cause of the crash, but a video shown on the internet shows what looks to be a helicopter being shot down by a surface-to-air... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 15, 2006

500 Prisoners Released From Abu Ghraib

Two Reuters journalists held for months at the notorious Iraqi prsion, Abu Ghraib, were among 500 prisoners released today, the U.S. military finding no reason to suspect them of terrorist activities or ties to the insurgency. Two more journalists, both cameramen, one associated with Reuters and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

No Faith In Iraqi Democratic Future

The latest poll by USA Today/CNN/Gallup states that only 19 % of Americans polled believe that Iraq can build and maintain a working democracy within the next twelve months, if ever. As I've said time and again, it is not up to the United States or any other democracy or union of democracies to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 8, 2006

Black Hawk Down In Northern Iraq

This isn't Hollywood, people. This is Iraq. (Of course, the Ridley Scott film was a reenactment of an actual firefight in Mogadishu, Somalia.) And in Iraq, Americans don't wipe of the fake blood and throw off the fake splints at the end of the day. No, in Iraq, Americans die. Unfortunately, for them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 1, 2006

Bush's New Year's Resolution

Nobody was as shocked as I to hear that Dubya's press conference this morning included the announcement of the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq before January 1, 2007. It was part of his New Year's resolution. The withdrawal would be made in stages, beginning with an initial pullout of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 30, 2005

Upsurge In Violence Expected

A top military official today stated that the upsurge in violence in Iraq in the last few days was expected, especially after security measures were loosened after the December 15 elections. I am quite sure that the families of those killed in Iraq, both Iraqi and American alike, will feel much... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

They're Not Ready To Play Dead Just Yet

The day after Christmas saw an upswing in violence in Iraq, with five carbombings and an exploding motorcycle adding more bodies to the growing number of people killed in Iraq. Another American soldier was also killed. Three groups have come out against the official election results. Two of those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Euphemisticly christened Operation Iraqi Freedom, this political and military quagmire has not only produced a rift among the people of the United States, but a widening gulf between the United States and the rest of the world. "It is time to come home, America. Time to look within our own borders and within our own souls. There are many questions to be answered and many missions to accomplish right here on our own soil. We cannot force-feed democracy to Iraq. We cannot resolve Iraq's internal issues. It is time for the United States to begin to bring our troops home." -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, speech to the Senate, 2005

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