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	<title><![CDATA[Observations from al Asad, Iraq]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-palmer/observations-from-al-asad_b_16168.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Al Asad Air Base<br />
Anbar Province, Iraq<br />
02/22/06</p>

<p>It took me a few moments to realize that the nice men from al Asad Air Base's private security force, SOC SMG, were taking me into custody. The slight but well-armed Ugandan guards who inspected my press ID at the entrance to Green Beans Coffee were unfailingly polite while denying me access. "Please wait a moment, Sir," one gentleman said to me in refreshingly formal English as he conferred with his comrades. Everyone...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:46:00-04:00</date_published>
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