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The September 11 commission has issued a comprehensive report recommending a significant overhaul of American foreign policy towards the Arab and Muslim world. The commission calls for a preventive strategy that combines military and political efforts to counterterrorism, focusing on areas considered terrorist sanctuaries. This includes regions in Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Bush, George W.
National security has emerged as a major issue in the upcoming election, with President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry engaging in a debate over the effectiveness of U.S. efforts to combat terrorism. However, available data on global terrorist attacks are woefully inadequate, and the government's
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A scathing U.S. Senate intelligence committee report has uncovered catastrophic failures in the intelligence-gathering that led to the invasion of Iraq. The report reveals that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seriously exaggerated the threat of Iraq's non-conventional weapons capability, leading to a war that was
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C.I.A. Director George J. Tenet told Congress that the agency is increasingly skeptical of the assertion that a Sept. 11 hijacker, Mohamed Atta, met an Iraqi intelligence officer in Prague in April 2001. This assessment differs significantly from Vice President Dick Cheney's claims that such a
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The United Nations is facing challenges in putting together Iraq's new interim government, as the outgoing Iraqi Governing Council, an American-appointed body, made key appointments without U.N. input. The council's selection of a prime minister and president, despite opposition from the U.N. envoy, raises
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Lakhdar Brahimi's efforts to establish a new, independent government in Iraq have been undermined by the assertiveness of American officials and their Iraqi allies on the Governing Council. Despite Brahimi's initial promises to appoint a government of technocrats, his slate of appointees suggests a continuation of
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The US government has decided to stop monthly payments to the Iraqi National Congress, a group headed by Ahmad Chalabi, which had received at least $27 million in financing in the past four years. The payments, worth $335,000 monthly, were part of a classified program through the Defense Intelligence
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In the Shi'ite heartland of Iraq, the First Armored Division is caught up in the deadliest fighting, eight months after the war began. Soldiers, who once thought they were "rebuilding this country," are now fighting insurgents and questioning the mission. They express frustration with the lack
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The Abu Ghraib scandal was a stark reminder that a system of unchecked power can lead to catastrophic results. President Bush's administration, which has consistently defied transparency and oversight, has created an environment where moral catastrophes like Abu Ghraib are inevitable. From the Patriot Act to the invasion
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The upcoming meeting between President Bush and his top military officials at the Pentagon will have little to do with the progress of the Iraq war, but rather the growing concern that the prisoner abuse scandal has irreparably damaged American political objectives for the region. Even some of Bush'
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Iraqis are coming forward with allegations of abuse by American soldiers, amid a yearlong occupation marked by violence and controversy. The claims of mistreatment in Iraq's prisons and during arrests have shocked many, leaving a deep sense of disappointment and anger towards the US. Key Takeaways: * Abbas Mehdi,
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Residents in Cumberland, Maryland, are grappling with the recent accusations of prisoner abuse by members of the 372nd Military Police Company, who are based just outside the town. The controversy surrounds photographs of military police officers posing with Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, which were aired on "60
