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Five Years Iraq

While the Iraq Spin Continues, the Real Enemy Remains on the Lam

Andrew Rice | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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Andrew Rice

My opponent, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, rubber-stamps President Bush about the success of the surge. He warned of mushroom clouds from WMDs, but now blames the media for "hyping" WMDs in Iraq.

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Smears and Tears: How Obama's National Security Week Turned Into the Mendacity of Hype

Joseph C. Wilson | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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Joseph C. Wilson

The real subtext of the Obama campaign last week was to attack Clinton in order to distract from Obama's association with his anti-American preacher. National security went un-addressed.

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The Moviegoer: No War for Old Men

James Rocchi | Posted 03.21.2008 | Entertainment

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James Rocchi

Recently, No Country for Old Men, came to DVD. And we've also recently marked the fifth anniversary of the beginning of Iraq. And the one had me thinking about the other.

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On Iraq: The People Have Spoken

John Bruhns | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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John Bruhns

On the fifth anniversary of the war I was in D.C. witnessing protests all over the district. For the most part, those in participation were very much indeed your "average" Americans.

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Leading "Christians" Have Crucified Jesus The Real Jesus Should Be Resurrected This Easter

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 03.20.2008 | Living

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Robert S. McElvaine

The Christian Holy Week provides an opportune moment for looking at how the names "Christianity" and "Jesus" have been stolen by people who preach and do the opposite of what Jesus taught.

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Fast and Loose With the Facts

Spencer Ackerman | Posted 03.20.2008 | Media

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Spencer Ackerman

It seems as though, despite Jeffrey Goldberg's ability to escape accountability for his journalistic malpractice, he can't help smirking to attentive readers.

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Colin Powell's Day of Infamy, Unacknowledged Five Years Later

David Fiderer | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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David Fiderer

Powell pushed for war and put everyone on notice that he was acting in bad faith, with a reckless disregard for the truth. Let's not forget.

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Five Years and Counting: Ten Unpleasant Truths About the War in Iraq

Stephen M. Walt | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Stephen M. Walt

A smarter occupation would not have produced significantly better results. The Bush administration failed to plan the post-war occupation and compounded that error with numerous post-invasion blunders.

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Iraq War "Worth It"?: Not a Single Volunteer from the Bush Family, a Republican Member of Congress, or Administration

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

The Iraq War would never have been launched if the military-age Republican members of Congress would have been expected to volunteer, or that their families would have been expected to go.

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The Iraq War: What Might Have Been

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Rep. Jim McDermott

As we mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, the most troubling fact, in a long and tragic list of troubling facts, is that we already know there will be a sixth anniversary.

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On the Fifth Anniversary, What Could We Cautiously Say About the Iraqi Death Toll?

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

The exact death toll will never be known. But as of today, a responsible, cautious, conservative thing to say is that between 300,000 and 1.2 million Iraqis have died.

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Five Years of the War in Iraq: Where's the Media Coverage?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.19.2008 | Media

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Paul Rieckhoff

It may be easier to endlessly replay the latest gaffe from a candidate than to take your camera outside the Green Zone. But news of the ongoing wars shouldn't fall by the wayside.

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Dateline Iraq -- Five Years Later

Abi Wright | Posted 03.19.2008 | Media

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Abi Wright

Five years after the start of the war in Iraq, the Committee to Protect Journalists interviewed three foreign correspondents about their experiences covering the war for a video special report, Dateline Iraq.

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Happy Anniversary

Michael Goldfarb | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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Michael Goldfarb

Five years ago tonight I was desperately running around Erbil, Iraq, looking for a translator. The war was due to start any minute.

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Iraq's Refugees: Five Years Later

Ken Bacon | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Ken Bacon

Governments in Washington and London aren't paying much attention to Iraqi displacement, but neither Iraq nor the region will be stable until Iraqis feel that it is safe to go home.

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Pressuring the Democrats on Peace: A Commentary on the Fifth Anniversary of the War

Tom Hayden | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Tom Hayden

Only the pressure of the peace movement, bloggers and the mainstream media might make Clinton or Obama break with their advisers and issue an actual plan for ending the war.

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Five Years On, We've 'Betrayed' Iraqis

Lionel Beehner | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

Five years after the fall of Saddam, Iraqis cannot escape the inferno of violence in their own country, largely because of Washington's unwillingness to help them.

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Iraq: Five Years and Fading

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

Maybe this five-year date will jog the media out of its Iraq-fatigue, and force them to confront what is happening, and report on it.

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Five Years of War: Billions Squandered, Opportunities Lost

Greg Speeter | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

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Greg Speeter

At the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War, it's fitting to take stock: What has the war cost your community?

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Ian Williams on Iraq: "The War Isn't Present in the Media"

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.15.2008 | Home

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Marc Cooper

As the war in Iraq completes its fifth year this week, The Huffington Post is featuring interviews with and essays by those journalists, elected offic...

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Marc Cooper

John R. MacArthur On Iraq: "We're Seeing a Lot of Self-Censorship"

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 03.14.2008 | Home

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As the war in Iraq completes its fifth year this week, The Huffington Post is featuring interviews with and essays by those journalists, elected offic...

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