Tag: culture
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December 29, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
Over three years since his capture on December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein will be sentenced to death by the fledgling Democratic Iraqi government. Despite his request for a firing squad, Saddam will . . .
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December 05, 2006 12:37 AM EST --
Lately, I have been heard that the United States should divide up Iraq into three different countries. A separate country for the Kurds in the north, Sunnis in the middle, and Shiites in the south. The . . .
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December 07, 2006 10:58 PM EST --
On this day 65 years ago, the Japanese Empire launched a sneak attack on the US naval station at Pearl Harbor. It was the single most destructive attack against American territory since the War of 1812. . . .
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March 18, 2007 12:33 AM EDT --
After four years of war, the leadership of the United States is no closer to finding a solution to the crisis in Iraq. It amazes me that our government is doing the best it can. On one hand, we have the . . .
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March 20, 2007 10:17 AM EDT --
As the situation in Iraq continues to develop, many Americans have decided that Bush is solely responsible for what is happening there. Many also blame him for the tension between the United States and . . .
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March 23, 2007 06:44 PM EDT --
In another act of political incompetence, the Democrats in the House have passed a bill that would require all US combat troops to leave Iraq by September of next year. Well, thanks for nothing; again. . . .
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October 21, 2007 10:59 PM EDT --
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
(10/10)
For most of America, the title "Gone with the Wind" only means the classic 1939 film, staring Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable. "Frankly . . .
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December 27, 2007 06:29 PM EST --
It was only a few months ago tha Benazir Bhutto, the ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan, returned to her home country from Dubai after a decade of exile. Only a few hours after she arrived, an attempt . . .
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February 22, 2007 08:12 PM EST --
With the rapid advancement of insurgent tactics in Iraq, the United States has sought to discover exactly who is supplying the growing insurgency. Right now, our favorite scapegoat is Iran. This is understandable, . . .
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February 23, 2007 11:28 PM EST --
Since he appeared at the Democratic Convention in late 2006 and then announced his candidacy for the Presidency in the 2008 election, there has been considerable hype surrounding Barak Obama. . . .
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March 01, 2007 10:54 PM EST --
Why did the Democrats win the recent election? Most who I have talked to in my area say that it is because they promised an immediate change in the way the Iraq War was being handled. But what have we . . .
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October 31, 2007 10:40 PM EDT --
US casualty numbers for October have hit new lows; according to the non-partisan group http://icasualties.org the number of US troops killed in Iraq during October was 36. This is the lowest . . .
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January 31, 2008 10:47 AM EST --
Well folks, its been a blast, these last few months. But I am afraid that my time on Gather is nearing its end...for this season anyways. Consider this my two weeks notice. Thats how long . . .
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October 31, 2007 03:13 PM EDT --
After eight months, the Spanish Court has finally ruled on the case against the men accused of planning and carrying out the Madrid Train bombings. The court gave mixed verdicts; 21 men were convicted . . .
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November 13, 2007 10:59 PM EST --
Almost a year ago to the day, the Democrats managed to lie their way into offices across the country and took control over both houses of Congress. They promised a "New Direction" for the country . . .
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December 04, 2007 10:11 AM EST --
Ever since the War in Iraq began, many on the opposition (including many Gatherers) have claimed that the war was illegal. Recently, former White House and Pentagon advisor Richard Perle claimed that . . .
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December 10, 2007 06:03 PM EST --
In the United States, there are only four ways that a military conflict can be deemed "illegal:"
1. Congress does not approve of it
, 2. The Courts rule that it is unconstitutional, . . .
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December 21, 2007 11:05 PM EST --
2007 has been a critical year for Iraq and the War. It was another year of disappointments and setbacks. 2007 saw more US and Iraqi casualties than any other year, with nearly 600 US deaths in the . . .
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December 24, 2007 12:46 AM EST --
Every day, soldiers make the decision to continue to serve after their obligations to the military are fulfilled. Nowhere is this seen more than in the Army. On December 19 alone, 267 Soldiers took . . .
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December 30, 2007 01:38 PM EST --
That right folks! You want proof that the Surge has and is working? Well, this is it!. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, 75% of the al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) network has been destroyed . . .
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