Month: July 2005
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Ignoring U.S., Chalabi Pursues Attempt to Fire Hussein Judge – New York Times
By JOHN F. BURNS Published: July 27, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 26 – Aides to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi said Tuesday that they planned to move forward with demands for the dismissal of the judge who has led the investigations of the mass killings committed under Saddam Hussein, ignoring American calls for restraint. Ali…
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If It’s Civil War, Do We Know It – Iraq
By JOHN F. BURNS Published: July 24, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq — The first signs that America’s top officials in Iraq were revising their thinking about what they might accomplish in Iraq came a year ago. As Iraq resumed its sovereignty after the period of American occupation, the new American team that arrived then, headed by…
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John F. Burns and Iraqi KPIs
Today John F. Burns of the New York Times writes another of his calmly horrifying stories about Iraq. As usual, he calls a spade a spade and says that the long-feared Iraqi Civil War has already begun: From the moment American troops crossed the border 28 months ago, the specter hanging over the American enterprise…
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Hussein Tribunal Shaken by Chalabi’s Bid to Replace Staff
By JOHN F. BURNS Published: July 20, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 19 – The Iraqi tribunal preparing the trial of Saddam Hussein has been thrown into turmoil by the dismissal of nine senior staff members and a threat to dismiss 19 others, including the chief investigative judge. The upheaval burst into public view on Tuesday…
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Killer Websites: The Online Lives of People Who End Up Being Murderers
So for a while now I’ve been collecting webpages of killers. I haven’t done it by any grand design, but whenever a news story comes out about a killer, very often you hear about (or can simply find on your own) the weblog or other info that the killer maintained before they turned to killing.…