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...remains a dangerous adversary for the American military and the Iraqi government. According to statistics released at Petraeus' press conference, suicide bombings - a favorite AQI tactic - declined significantly in 2007 but have been inching up again since October. On Saturday, Petraeus said that "the vast majority" of attacks in Iraq are still carried out by AQI. The beginning of 2008 brought a reminder of the dangers. On New Year's Day a suicide bombing killed at least 30 people in Baghdad; the target was a funeral for a man killed in a previous bombing...
...honest answer is I don't know. I just honestly don't know. I hope it's important. I hope there is this vast network of people talking to each other. It would be very helpful if it is. But whether or not that is going on, and whether it will happen this week, I won't know until Thursday night. It would be a great boost for us. So far the campaign has been largely energized by a grass roots, as true a grass roots as I think has ever been witnessed in this country...
...that is precisely the problem. According to the U.S. military, the vast majority of CLCs - about 50,000 out of more than 70,000 - have no interest in joining Iraq's police force of army. They joined the program for the prospect of a steady paycheck in Iraq's moribund economy, and remain mistrustful of the Shi'ite-dominated government and its security forces...
...castle itself - and its colorful past - is still the main attraction. Request a tour with great-uncle Jack Leslie to hear tales of its illustrious guests, and see if Sammy is around for a chat. After all, it's her passion that brought the rambling Castle Leslie and its vast, landscaped grounds back to life. www.castleleslie.com
...Russia, are not necessarily "friendlies, as far as the West is concerned," as a Democratic staffer on a key House committee overseeing international trade puts it. Even U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox, an avowed free trader, has acknowledged that government investment funds could use "the vast amounts of covert information" their spy agencies collect, making it "the ultimate inside-trading tool...