Month: April 2004
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AMBUSH: The Long Shadow of a Mob
April 4, 2004 By JOHN F. BURNS BAGHDAD — For any Westerner who knew Iraq under Saddam Hussein, the most perplexing aspect of the year since the Iraqi dictator was toppled has been comprehending how so many in this nation of 25 million moved from the impassioned moment of their liberation to a rapid and…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: U.S. Optimism Is Tested Again After Ambush Kills 4 in Iraq
April 1, 2004 By JOHN F. BURNS BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 31 — Hours after the deaths of the four American civilians who were dragged from their vehicle and mutilated in Falluja on Wednesday, an American general went before reporters in Baghdad with the air of measured assurance that has characterized every daily briefing on the…