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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army general investigating whether military personnel tried to cover up any part of the alleged massacre of up to two dozen Iraqi civilians in Haditha late last year has completed his report. Army Maj. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell has sent his report to Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the second-ranking commander in Iraq, and U.S. military officials there were expected to announce that Friday, according to a senior defense official. No information about his findings was provided. The official, who requested anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made, said there is no timetable for how...

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2006 – With two months of duty in Iraq under his belt, the British deputy commander of Multinational Force Iraq said today he's struck by the scope of the mission, the importance of the non-military as well as military contributions to success and the caliber of the U.S. forces deployed there. Lt. Gen. Robert Fry of the British Royal Marines told Pentagon reporters by satellite today he's been amazed by the scale of the enterprise under way in Iraq on the political, security and economic fronts. "We are actually trying to transform a whole society," said Fry,...

PHOENIX — Ignoring complaints by prosecutors, state senators voted Monday to make it more difficult to convict people who say they killed someone else in self-defense. Separate measures specifying that when someone claims self-defense, prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt it's not true, were given preliminary approval. The two proposals are similar. But one would make the change through legislation. The other would ask voters to adopt the language in November. The law already permits people to use deadly physical force ....

Leftist Reaction to News About Saddam Tapes Story appears-several sources on the net-saying ABC has obtained copies of audiotapes made by Saddam Hussein-right before War-and will air them on TV. Leftists begin reacting, with barely concealed rage.They have been chanting: "Bush Lied,People Died" since 2003,and there is a strong possibility they may be proved wrong !!!Lefty #1: The source quoted is flawed. Just not as credible as AP, or AFP !Lefty #2 : So WHAT if Saddam admits on tape he has WMDs ? Where are they ? Lefty # 3: Why should we believe Saddam Hussein ? Lefty...

CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Sept. 2, 2005) -- Gear that is brand new to the Marine Corps and has a high-dollar value first comes to the Initial Issues Provision and is then distributed out to the units who request or need the gear. “All units use the IIP to obtain gear that is not readily available through the supply system,” said Cpl. Thomas D. McKenzie, IIP operations chief. “From the new brown T-shirts, enhanced [Small-Arms Protective Inserts], brand new up armored humvees and the [Explosive Ordnance Vehicles], we get it if it is brand new. Once we get it, we push...

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Editor's note: Readers may also be interested in Moderate Islam or Fata Morgana? and freemuslims.org Speaks Out.There is good news to report: The idea that "militant Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution" is finding greater acceptance over time. But there is also bad news, namely growing confusion over who really is a moderate Muslim. This means that the ideological side of the war on terror is making some, but only limited, progress.The good news: Anti-Islamist Muslims have found their voice since September 11. Their numbers include distinguished academics such as Azar Nafisi (Johns Hopkins), Ahmed al-Rahim (formerly...

August 27, 2004 An Initial Assessment of the California Performance Review On August 3, 2004, the California Performance Review (CPR) released its report on reforming California's state government, with the aim of making it more efficient and more responsive to its citizens. This report provides our initial comments on the CPR report. Specifically, we: (1) provide an overview of its reorganization framework and other individual recommendations, (2) discuss the savings it assumes from its major proposals, and (3) raise key issues and considerations relating to CPR's various proposals.Introduction On August 3, 2004, the California Performance Review (CPR) released its report...

Medicare Will Foot the Bill for an Initial Exam at 65 ASHINGTON, July 27 - The Bush administration announced plans on Tuesday to pay for initial comprehensive physical examinations for new Medicare beneficiaries, starting next year, and it said Medicare would also cover screening tests for cholesterol and diabetes for people already in the program. As a result of incremental changes in the last few years, Medicare now covers a wide variety of preventive services. The latest changes, authorized by the new Medicare law, take effect on Jan. 1, a year before outpatient drug benefits will become available. The "welcome...

Source: University Of California - Berkeley Date: 2003-06-13 SARS Death Rate Lower In Countries Responding Aggressively To Initial Outbreak Berkeley - Three months after SARS began its spread out of southern China, it is clear that a country's response to the epidemic can have a major impact on the percentage of infected people who die, according to epidemiologists at the University of California, Berkeley. An analysis accepted for August publication in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases indicates that countries that quickly initiated control measures against SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) saw a slower spread and a lower fatality rate. "The...