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Poles take control of part of Iraq as banned militia stirs
Washington Times ^
| Thursday, September 4, 2003
| By Andrew England
Posted on 09/03/2003 10:44:28 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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BABYLON, Iraq — The United States, eager to share security duties in Iraq, handed military control over a large swath of the country to a Polish commander yesterday during a ceremony in the ruins of an amphitheater built by Alexander the Great.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allies; babylon; iraq; poland; rebuildingiraq; stabilizationforce; tyszkiewicz
To: Matthew Paul
Your views?
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posted on
09/04/2003 12:18:45 AM PDT
by
Cronos
('slam and sanity don't mix, ask your Imam.....)
To: Cronos
I LOVE the Pols!! They were with us right from the start.Nevr ONCE wavered.
My next European vacation...Poland!
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posted on
09/04/2003 5:03:48 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I will defend to your death my right to say it)
To: JohnHuang2
God bless and protect these fine soldiers and good allies.
4
posted on
09/04/2003 5:09:34 AM PDT
by
LTCJ
To: Puppage
My next European vacation...Poland!
I'm actually planning to go there in the next few months, winter time, might be there at a friend's place in Warsawa for Christmas...
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posted on
09/04/2003 6:27:57 AM PDT
by
Cronos
('slam and sanity don't mix, ask your Imam.....)
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