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...them - demonstrate how unprepared Germany has been to find itself in a far more violent and unpredictable conflict than the one it signed up for back in 2001. What started as a peacekeeping assignment as part of a multinational "stabilization" force, he says, has degenerated into a war zone, with very little reassessment of the mission back home. "It's very unhealthy," he says, "to have our troops in a war situation without the public and our parliament being fully aware of it." He has called for a full parliamentary debate on the Afghan deployment in order to ensure that...
...fans in Hanover, N.H. The Crimson struck again on its third possession, with freshman Mike Clarke forcing a fumble with a vicious hit on Phil Galligan in punt coverage. Harvard junior John Hopkins recovered the ball at the Dartmouth 25. Just two plays later, Dawson found the end zone again, this time from 18 yards out. The extra point was blocked, giving Harvard at 13-0 lead. After forcing the Big Green into a three-and-out, the Crimson drove 47 yards in 12 plays, capped off by a Dawson touchdown plunge from a yard out on fourth and goal...
...Later that day, I tried to go to the Green Zone to get my press credentials, but got stuck in a traffic jam caused by the U.S. snatch of Sheik Mazin al-Saedi - a top aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr detained on suspicion of involvement in sectarian killings by Shi'ite militia. Sitting in traffic in downtown Baghdad is far more nerve-wracking than rolling down even the most dangerous road in the area. You wonder if there are any car bombs amid the traffic around you as you eye the gridlock. You wonder...
...Eventually we started rolling again, but never made it to the Green Zone. The bridge was closed after the arrest of al-Saedi, who was only later released at the urging of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. When I finally made it to the Green Zone the following morning, I saw the otherworldly experience of those who live and work in a section of the city hermetically sealed off from the chaos outside. The air-conditioned offices of the press center were cool, efficient and orderly, making the noise, heat and acrid stench of car exhaust throughout Baghdad seem...
...Returning to the Green Zone on Thursday, this time entering through checkpoints along the 14th of July Bridge, I found the sergeant in charge of the crossing in no laughing mood as he stood, tense, in the blazing heat wearing full body armor, overseeing the movement of people across a bridge that has drawn sniper fire in recent weeks. He checked my badge and my passport and asked to see another form of identification. I gave him my Washington, D.C., drivers license, which he said he needed to keep at the checkpoint while I was inside. I was assured, however...