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    Desperately Denying Reality

    MAY 1, 2012 7:23PM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, saddam hussein, admiral mike mullen, new america foundation, peter l. bergen, dick cheney, donald rumsfeld, united states national counterterrorism center, michael e. leiter, david korn, al qaeda, jimmy carter, global war on terror, war in afghanistan, war in iraq, george w. bush, john kerry, osama bin laden, 2012 elections, mitt romney, barack obama

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    Starting the War in Iraq: An Anniversary-Bleeding in Babylon

    MARCH 19, 2012 10:59AM

    By HL Lee


    Topics: the fleeting world, iran, protest march, politics, news, bleeding in babylon, weapons of mass destruction, wmd, religion, fiction, current events, george w. bush, war in iraq

    • 3 Ratings
    • 188 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    To Mark The End Of The War In Iraq, A Reminder

    JANUARY 10, 2012 11:41AM

    By Dicky Neely


    Topics: fish cheer, country joe and the fish, war in iraq

    • 1 Ratings
    • 674 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    A peacenik's plea for Catholic chaplains

    DECEMBER 13, 2010 1:37PM

    By Max Lindenman


    Topics: catholic church, war in afghanistan, arcbishop broglio, war in afghanistan, war in iraq, christianity, evangelical christianity, military chaplains, belief/religion

    • 12 Ratings
    • 666 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    YAY! The War is Over!

    AUGUST 29, 2010 4:01PM

    By Graham Sale


    Topics: american troops come home, war in iraq, snafu, terrorists, shock and awe, us military policy, george bush, war, middle east, graham sale, humor, muslim fundamentalists, iran, al-quaeda, political, politics, cartoons

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 933 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Civilian Casualties

    AUGUST 12, 2010 7:53AM

    By RARobertsJr.


    Topics: ptsd, families, dead, wounded, war in iraq, war in afghanistan, civilian casualties

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 3881 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Why We Lurch from Disaster to Disaster & How to Fix It

    MAY 20, 2010 8:53AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: epic fail, public policy, business, e. coli. politics, usda, upper big branch mine disaster, war in iraq, george w. bush, massey energy chairman don blankenship, drill baby drill, rush limbaugh, exxon valdez, brian b. o’neill, mississippi governor haley barbour, citizens united decision, 501(c)4s, richard shelby, market talk blog, paul vigna, joyce appleby, government regulation, charlie savage, luke mitchell, transocean, halliburton, bp america, three mile island, bp deepwater horizon oil disaster, ideological rigidity, technology will fix it, short-term perspectives, short memories, political capture, regulatory capture, reactive government, man-made disaster, 911, gulf oil spill, economic meltdown, hurricane katrina, war on terror, disasters

    • 0 Ratings
    • 301 Views
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    The US vs China: the Race to Produce Carbon Fiber Cars

    MAY 11, 2010 2:32AM

    By Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall


    Topics: war in iraq, war in afghanistan, wall street, unemployment, sovereign debt, rocky moutain institute, rocky mountain institute, recession, pentagon, peak oil, gas mileage, fuel economy, free market, fossil fuels, economic sustainability, economic crisis, corporate media, competitiveness, climate change, china, carbon fiber, carbon emissions, amory lovins

    • 0 Ratings
    • 311 Views
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    Winning the Oil Endgame

    MAY 8, 2010 8:37PM

    By Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall


    Topics: war in iraq, war in afghanistan, wall street, unemployment, sovereign debt, rocky moutain institute, rocky mountain institute, recession, pentagon, peak oil, gas mileage, fuel economy, free market, fossil fuels, economic sustainability, economic crisis, corporate media, competitiveness, climate change, carbon fiber, carbon emissions, amory lovins

    • 0 Ratings
    • 334 Views
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    Iraqi Refugees in Jordan Await US Decisions on Resettlement

    APRIL 23, 2010 6:31PM

    By Jesse Bernstein


    Topics: iraq, iraqi refugees, jordan, refugees, resettlement, war in iraq

    • 2 Ratings
    • 228 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Break the Impasse: for a Massive March/Rally in D.C.

    FEBRUARY 4, 2010 6:36PM

    By Patrick Frank


    Topics: democrats, republicans, president obama, health care reform, deficit, unemployment, war in iraq, liberals, conservatives, jim demint, filibuster

    • 19 Ratings
    • 4040 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Honoring My Soldiers, My Heroes on Veterans Day

    NOVEMBER 10, 2009 5:19PM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: open call, heroes, war in afghanistan, war in iraq, world war ii, korean war, marines, army air corps, army, us military, soldiers, veterans, veterans day

    • 1 Ratings
    • 397 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Obama, Islamic Radicalism and American Vulnerability

    OCTOBER 17, 2009 9:47PM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: barack obama, bill o'reilly, ann coulter, michelle malkin, neoconservative policy, war in iraq, homeland security, dick cheney, george bush

    • 0 Ratings
    • 323 Views
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    Kathryn Bigelow's War

    JULY 4, 2009 1:57PM

    By Women's Voices for Change


    Topics: laura sillerman, women's voices for change, baghdad, war in iraq, army explosive ordinance, soldier, military, army, women filmmakers, seattle film festival, kathryn bigelow, movie, film, the hurt locker

    • 1 Ratings
    • 406 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Hoping for change you can't believe in?

    JUNE 6, 2009 3:27AM

    By Bill Michtom


    Topics: david sirota, wisdom, cynicism, nafta, cuban embargo, flip-flopping, republicans, john kerry, war in iraq, term-limits, democracy, campaign promises, campaign pledges, ned lamont, lieberman, george h.w. bush, obama

    • 5 Ratings
    • 1288 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Ignorance and Evil

    JUNE 5, 2009 12:36PM

    By Newton Fortuin


    Topics: usa, philosophy, open call, belief and religion, george bush, saddam hussein, education, ignorance and evil, evil, ignorance, afrikaaners, apartheid, war in iraq, south africa

    • 0 Ratings
    • 386 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Obama's delicate balancing act

    MAY 14, 2009 1:43PM

    By Doc A


    Topics: cold war, world war two, cheney and torture, great depression, rule of law, worst economy in 60 years, war in pakistan, war in afghanistan, war in iraq, torture photos, torture, obama

    • 13 Ratings
    • 2094 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    Abu Ghraib Tortured Us All

    APRIL 23, 2009 7:48PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: war in iraq, terrorists, military responsibility, torture, waterboarding, soldiers, politics, prisoners of war, bush, cheney, rummie, hell

    • 0 Ratings
    • 329 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    More brains, less Halliburton: why Dick Cheney is wrong

    MARCH 28, 2009 8:38AM

    By Henryk A. Kowalczyk


    Topics: cheney, osama bin laden, september 11th, terrorism, war in iraq, war on terror, politics news

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1051 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    (Bring Them) Home For Christmas

    DECEMBER 24, 2008 12:07PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: politics, music, belief and religion, wwii, world war two, war in iraq, war in afghanistan, war, walter kent, veterans, soldiers, second world war, popular music, peace, obama, marines, kim gannon, iraq war, iraq, i'll be home for christmas, home for christmas, christmas songs, christmas, buck ram, bing crosby, barack obama, afghanistan

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