February 25, 2005 | 16 Muharram 1426 Hijriah
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The ClipboardDumb intelligence
Among the many reasons intelligence veterans see disaster on the horizon is that the new DNI is charged with completing myriad missions in an incredibly short time with woefully inadequate staff. Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of...
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The ClipboardThere Was Never an Intention to Win
This war was, from the very get-go, designed to be a war of occupation and not a war for any other purpose. The constantly changing "goals," like the rabbit running ahead of the greyhounds, is proof positive. It was not...
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The ClipboardWhy are we welcoming this torturer?
George Bush is this week having an extravagantly orchestrated series of meetings with Europe's leaders, designed to show a united front for the creation of democracy around the world. Tony Blair talks of our "shared values". No one mentions the...
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The ClipboardPrivate, vulnerable 'armies' deploy for modern-day wars
In the nearly two years since the war began in Iraq, at least 232 civilians working on U.S. military and reconstruction contracts have been killed there, many in violent but largely overlooked slayings, according to a report issued to Congress...
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The ClipboardIraq to be a Vietnam: retired Australian general
Australia's involvement in Iraq would end in disaster just like Vietnam, a retired general said today. Major General Alan Stretton said the Government would eventually bow to public pressure and withdraw the troops, leaving behind a bloody mess. Prime Minister...
