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...from the LAWeekly...

Unfair Game
Joseph Wilson on the cost of telling the truth in Washington
by Ben Ehrenreich, OCT. 31 - NOV. 6, 2003

Patriotic Challenge
Robert Greene, OCT. 31 - NOV. 6, 2003

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Windfalls of War

More here.

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Winning Contractors
U.S. Contractors Reap the Windfalls of Post-war Reconstruction
The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, October 30, 2003

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Report Links Iraq Deals to Bush Donations
By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer, Thursday October 30, 2003 8:31 PM

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DIM BULBS, BIG CITY
GOP Convention Lurches Towards Disaster
Ted Rall, 10/28/03

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Growing mistrust in Bush's backyard
by Ann-Marie Michel, Radio Netherlands, 29 October 2003

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...again...

Noble lies and perpetual war: Leo Strauss, the neo-cons, and Iraq
Are the ideas of the conservative political philosopher Leo Strauss a shaping influence on the Bush administration’s world outlook? Danny Postel interviews Shadia Drury – a leading scholarly critic of Strauss – and asks her about the connection between Plato’s dialogues, secrets and lies, and the United States-led war in Iraq.
Danny Postel, OpenDemocracy, 16 - 10 - 2003

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...The Guardian reports...

Give Iraqis control of security, leader tells US
Michael Howard in Baghdad and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington, Wednesday October 29, 2003

Israel tells foreign backers of Geneva peace initiative they threaten road map
Chris McGreal in Jerusalem, Wednesday October 29, 2003

Israelis may put pigs on guard duty
Chris McGreal in Jerusalem, Wednesday October 29, 2003

A grim wake-up call for US in the fight to build democracy
Toby Dodge, Wednesday October 29, 2003

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Do as the US says, not as it does
America preaches free markets, but at home it's a different story
Joseph Stiglitz, Wednesday October 29, 2003

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Not all of us Americans are evil
Eric Schlosser, Wednesday October 29, 2003

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... from Intervention Magazine...

Vietnam, Again?
The Bush Administration promised a quick and easy victory in Iraq, it didn't happen; now Americans are beginning to smell 'Vietnam'.
By Stewart Nusbaumer, Monday, October 20 @ 03:27:52

Terrorism or War?
Three Israelis were ambushed and killed by armed Palestinians. Was this an act of terror?
By Micah Halpern, Wednesday, October 22 @ 18:05:06

Let U.N. Do Its Job In Iraq
The U.N. has cleaned up more than one military disaster zone. Remember Cambodia? The Bush Administration chose a different route, one less successful.
By Jan Barry, Monday, October 20 @ 01:16:36

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...from the Independent...

'Ten die' in ambulance bomb attack on Red Cross
By Charles J.Hanley, AP, 27 October 2003


UN cuts details of Western profiteers from Congo report
By Declan Walsh in Nairobi, 27 October 2003

Rafah, a buffer zone of rubble where families have to live on a football field
By Justin Huggler in Rafah, 27 October 2003

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Permits ordered for Palestinians
Chris McGreal in Jerusalem, Monday October 27, 2003, The Guardian

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US hawk escapes Baghdad rocket attack
Michael Howard in Baghdad, Monday October 27, 2003, The Guardian

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Attack shows growing sophistication
Michael Howard in Baghdad, Monday October 27, 2003, The Guardian

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9/11 inquiry may subpoena White House
Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington, Monday October 27, 2003, The Guardian

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Death of a town
With ruthless efficiency, the Israeli army has been crushing and rocketing the Palestinian refugee town of Rafah in a manner which rivals the destruction of Jenin last year. But it is all in the name of stopping terrorism so the international community has remained silent. Chris McGreal reports
Monday October 27, 2003, The Guardian

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Employees urged to defend Iraq contracts
Suzanne Goldenberg, Monday October 27, 2003, The Guardian

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Poll: Too Much Money to Iraq
PRNewswire, Monday, Oct. 27, 2003

Get out of Iraq, Americans tell Bush
Reuters, Washington, Oct. 26

58% of Americans against too much spending for Iraq
Sunday, October 26, 2003 at 09:42 JST

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