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...Arabic-speaking staffers were five in number. It is observed that the U.S. began planning for the occupation of Germany after World War II began two years before the fact. ORHA's planning time was less than 90 days. And its leader, retired army general Jay Garner, was essentially shut out of that process. He and ORHA were then shut out of Iraq less than a month after his arrival, replaced by Ambassador L. Paul Bremer and CPA (the Coalition Provisional Authority), which almost immediately made two huge and irreversible mistakes: the de-Ba'athification of the country's government...
...from the inside. The soldiers scrambled into their armor and reached for their weapons. On the first floor of the main building, Wallace saw the door to the room he shared with Millican and three other soldiers open from the outside. Sergeant First Class Sean Bennett instinctively slammed it shut with his right shoulder. But the attacker in the hall still managed to cram the muzzle of an AK-47 into the doorjamb and let fly a stream of bullets. "The guy just opened up," says Wallace, who threw his left side against the door as the firing continued...
...country is not as bad off as we seem to think. But it's equally true that we shouldn't sit down and shut up. As Americans, we are vested by the Constitution with the duty and right to speak out against wrong and possibly criminal behavior by our government. As long as we're Americans, we will raise our voices in discontent when we recognize tomfoolery and deceit. Larry Gibson, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA...
...Kohlberg Kravis Roberts have scored some of the biggest buyouts ever in recent months, including TXU, First Data Corp. and Chrysler. But are these cash-heavy private-equity (PE) firms racing against time? They need to win and ink future deals before the leveraged-buyout (LBO) window slams shut--a scenario Wall Street experts are betting will happen sooner rather than later...
...didn't spell out how he intended to shut down the America of the influence peddlers, but nobody really expected him to. It was a satisfying moment for the hundreds of people in the crowd, who shouted lustily as Edwards thundered away. At a press conference after the speech, Edwards was asked how he'll respond to the inevitable accusations of class warfare. "I would say that we have in fact two different Americas," he replied. "It's a reality. I'm not against people doing well. I'm a leading example of someone who has done extremely well. Elizabeth...