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...largely because of the President's aversion to talking to people he doesn't like. And while some Baghdad neighborhoods may be more peaceful--temporarily--as a result of the increased U.S. military presence, the story two years from now is likely to resemble the recent headlines from Tall 'Afar: dueling Sunni and Shi'ite massacres have destroyed order in a city famously pacified by counterinsurgency tactics in 2005. Bush's indifference to reality in Iraq is not an isolated case. It is the modus operandi of his Administration. The indifference of his Environmental Protection Agency to the dangers...
...forces in stemming sectarian violence. Since the security crackdown began seven weeks ago in Baghdad, executions in the capital have gone down from some 40 a day to less than 10, according to Iraqi police. But truck bombs in a Shi'ite section of the northern city of Tal Afar earlier in the week sparked a gruesome round of reprisals that saw local police officers executing some 70 Sunnis men in the town. Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said in a statement Friday that the recent spike in bombings is part of an al-Qaeda...
...change from years past—he managed to snare 34th place in the team standings despite the fact that he was competing against many multi-swimmer teams. Although the rest of his team was in Cambridge, they followed the competition online and offered support from afar. “It’s great to have him represent the team at the national meet,” co-captain Brian Fiske said. “He swam very, very solidly from the times that I saw. To have someone of that caliber on the team is something that makes...
...XANBOO AT&T Remote Monitor system allows you to view what is happening at home from afar on your computer or a Cingular wireless phone. For $200 to start up and $10 a month, you can watch your pets or spy on the nanny while you are at the office, or turn your lights on and off to make the home seem occupied when you aren't there. You can turn your heat or air-conditioning on as you drive home. And the system can even be set to send a text message to your mobile phone if the motion...