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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2007 – Tired of al Qaeda-committed brutal acts, armed groups of Euphrates River Valley residents are working with Iraqi army and coalition forces to pacify an area once known as the “triangle of death,” a senior U.S. military officer said today. “We’ve really seen a dramatic reversal in the security situation,” said Army Col. Michael Kershaw, commander of 10th Mountain Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The emergence of these citizens groups about four or five months ago was a turning point in efforts to establish stability within his area of operations, Kershaw told Pentagon reporters via satellite...

Among the tiny handful of Americans who still clung to the illusion that President Bush might want to truly address and correct the illegal immigration crisis, it only took the first moments of his May 15 speech to dispel all hope. Though conceding, seemingly for the first time, that the invasion from Mexico is indeed a problem, the President immediately fell back into the standard diatribe that has underscored Washington’s indifference to the American people on this matter. Referring to the invaders as “decent people who work hard,” the President sought to dilute the fact that their presence here represents...

Bush threatens to pacify Liberia By Tim Butcher, Africa Correspondent (Filed: 27/06/2003) An American military operation to restore order in Liberia looked likely last night as President George W Bush called for peace in the war-torn West African republic. He drew cheers and applause from an audience of businessmen, academics and African leaders when he called on Liberia's President Charles Taylor, an indicted war criminal, to stand down. "President Taylor needs to step down so that his country can be spared further bloodshed," he said. Earlier, British diplomats raised the possibility of an American military operation with Sir Jeremy Greenstock,...