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Passive makes for never proven guilty…of anything.

…his part to fix the problem…it is now standard practice from my reading of the statement. The conduct described in those reports is disturbing. The mission of the Justice Department…

Page five in the news-Iraq

…parliament and instituting ‘illegal’ agreements. You know, eggs and omellettes. On the other hand, the next president could change the mission and have Patreaus do other planning as well with…

A counter-insurgency story

…the U.S. mission; heavy firepower is counterproductive; and winning battles guarantees nothing. My unnerving encounter on the highway was particularly ironic since I was there at the invitation of the…

Does the Buck Stop at Bush’s Desk?

…for the premise that President Carter micro-managed: He would not, as Mr. Carter did at Desert One, instruct the leaders of a high-risk military rescue mission not to shoot on…

Mission Accomplished Actually, the exact opposite: LONDON (AFP) – The US-led war on Iraq (news – web sites), far from countering terrorism, has helped revitalise the Al-Qaeda terror network, the…

…MR. FLEISCHER: The President believes that the Office of Homeland Security, under Governor Ridge, is working extraordinarily well. It is fulfilling the exact mission that the President set out for…

Mission to Mars This NYT story must mean that Saddam hid the WMD on the Moon, the Red Planet, or perhaps both: Bush to Announce Ventures to Mars and the…