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Invasion & Occupation in Iraq from 20 Mar 2003 to "actual" and "Physical" date of Cut_and_run ( TBD )

* a_point_in_time *
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a "point" Bush_and_Blair_to_face_trial_in_Iraq

28 Sep 2004 'Tony Blair has acknowledged evidence about Saddam_Hussein having actual weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was wrong,'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3692996.stm
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An "amazing" newslink reality_____vs_______wishful_thinking

28 Sep 2004 CIA Pessimistic About Iraq
1 minute ago
"They keep telling us that Iraqi security forces are the exit_strategy, but what I hear from the ground is that they aren't working," he said. "There's a feeling that

Iraqi security forces are in cahoots with the insurgents and the general public to get the occupiers out."
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Yahoo! Search Latest headlines:
· Kidnappers Release Seven Hostages in Iraq
AP - 2 minutes ago
· Italy celebrates as women arrive home from Iraq after hostage ordeal
AFP - 11 minutes ago
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. Latest Stories
· Growing Pessimism on Iraq
washingtonpost.com - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

· Blair Defends War, Urges Labour to Unite
AP - Tue Sep 28,10:42 PM ET

· A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths
AP - Tue Sep 28,10:12 PM ET

· Iraq Kidnappers' Statement Praises France
AP - Tue Sep 28,10:01 PM ET

· Captors in Iraq Free Italian Aid Workers
washingtonpost.com - Tue Sep 28, 9:33 PM ET

· Italy Rejoices As Hostages Released
AP - Tue Sep 28, 8:36 PM ET

· French 'envoy' says deal on freeing journalists in Iraq, Paris denies
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 8:20 PM ET

· Britain's Blair Looks to Poll After Iraq Apology
Reuters - Tue Sep 28, 7:33 PM ET

· Italy's 'Two Simonas' Return to Joyous Welcome
Reuters - Tue Sep 28, 7:11 PM ET

· Egypt to Host Conference on Iraq
AP - Tue Sep 28, 7:01 PM ET

· Italian, Egyptian Hostages Freed in Iraq
Reuters - Tue Sep 28, 6:38 PM ET

· Report: French Hostages in Iraq to Be Freed Soon
Reuters - Tue Sep 28, 5:47 PM ET

· The great Iraq debate
U.S. News & World Report - Tue Sep 28, 5:17 PM ET

· U.S. Prewar Intelligence Saw Possible Iraq Insurgency
Reuters - Tue Sep 28, 5:13 PM ET

· Iran not seeking nuclear bomb, but will defend itself: minister
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 4:47 PM ET

· White House denies hand in Allawi speech
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 4:03 PM ET

· Former U.S. Soldiers Balk at New Iraq, Afghan Duty
Reuters - Tue Sep 28, 4:00 PM ET

· US rejects Syrian claim that Israel is to blame for Iraq insurgency
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 3:36 PM ET

· US unfazed by Jordanian king's pessimism on Iraq elections
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 3:03 PM ET

· Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq Tops 140
AP - Tue Sep 28, 2:41 PM ET

· White House sees Nigeria, Iraq unrest behind oil price spike
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 2:40 PM ET

· Winning the war in Iraq one sewer system at a time
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 2:33 PM ET

· White House hails release of Italian hostages
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 2:27 PM ET

· Cuts to Iraq's debt won't go much beyond half: German source
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 2:04 PM ET

· US, Iraq, Syria hold border security talks
AFP - Tue Sep 28, 1:58 PM ET
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. US unfazed by Jordanian king's pessimism on Iraq elections - AFP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Kidnappers Laud France's 'Positive Steps' - AP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Italian, Egyptian Hostages Freed in Iraq' - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Italy's 'Two Simonas' Return to Joyous Welcome - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)

- Britain's Blair Looks to Poll After Iraq Apology - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
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a "point" The prime minister came his closest yet to a mea_culpa when he accepted intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) -- the primary Anglo-American motive for war -- had been wrong.

But he refused to apologize for ousting Saddam_Hussein
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News Stories http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&e=7&u=/nm/20040928/wl_nm/britain_blair_dc_7


- White House denies hand in Allawi speech - AFP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Kidnappers Release Seven Hostages in Iraq - AP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Two British Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Insurgents Attack British Military Convoy - AP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Italy's 'Two Simonas' Freed, Jubilation at Home - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- White House hails release of Italian hostages - AFP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Militants Burn Four Alcohol Stores in Iraq - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- U.S. Says Catches Head of Iraq Militant Cell - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- Researchers Finding Surprises In Figures On Deaths In Iraq - at Hartford Courant (registration req'd) (Sep 28, 2004)
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. - In Paris for talks, King Abdullah pessimistic on Iraqi elections - AFP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- France seeking to put pullout on agenda - at International Herald Tribune (Sep 28, 2004)
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French_wine Paris also wants 'all forces in Iraq' at proposed talks

WASHINGTON France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible U.S. troop withdrawal, thus complicating the planning for a meeting that has drawn mixed reactions.
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a "point"

- Feds Says Iraq Election in Jan. Feasible - AP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)
- U.S. Bombs Insurgent Targets in Baghdad; Civilian Toll Reported - LA Times via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)

- Jordan's King: Iraq Elections Impossible - AP via Yahoo! News (Sep 28, 2004)

"If elections take place in the current disorder, the best organized faction will be the extremists,"
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