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...Iraqi conflict may eventually become known as the "survivors' war," because of the all-time high ratio of wounded who returned home alive. I was one of them, thanks partly to the Army field hospital featured in HBO's extraordinary documentary, "Baghdad ER." Injured in a grenade attack while reporting on a December 2003 patrol, I was sent to a facility built by Saddam Hussein for his inner circle and commandeered by the U.S. military. Doctors operated on what was left of my right arm and sent me to Germany three days later, giving me a generally favorable impression...
Successful journalism is a business based on public trust, and the quest for objective reporting is why papers like this one have conflict-of-interest policies. In the big leagues, reporters on the political beat don’t participate in advocacy efforts, they don’t give money to campaigns, and many of them don’t even vote...
...what really happened that night off campus. Abiding uncertainty does not make for a gripping TV show. But somehow in these very public cases that are tried in the court of public opinion long before they reach the court of law, we lower our standards too easily. Maybe the conflict and confusion surrounding the Duke case will make us watch a bit more skeptically, suspend judgment a while longer, the next time either the prosecutors or the defense try to persuade us to render a verdict before a trial has even begun...
...daughter Beatrice, and Mills, at 38, is young enough to require support for many years. Estimates for what she'll get range between $90 million and $360 million. "The figure will probably be quite substantial," says Burton - "though I imagine this will be resolved quietly rather than through conflict in court." The negotiators' theme tune will no doubt be "We Can Work...
...Palestinians [April 17]. Olmert should consider the history of Ireland's dispute with Britain and the creation and segregation of Northern Ireland, the fence dividing the Greek and Turkish inhabitants of Cyprus, and the partition of India into two states. Did any of those solutions result in cessation of conflict? No, partition does not work. Conflict resolution should be the name of the game, not an ongoing cold or hot war. Of family discussions at his home, Olmert says he is proud to say that there is no dominant voice, but is there a listening ear? Patricia Daniel Norwich, England...