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US hawks attract Democrats for post-war Iraq plans: Push to broaden support
WASHINGTON: Neo-conservatives who allied themselves with traditional right-wing Republicans to push for war in Iraq are now trying to enlist veterans of the Democratic administration of former President Bill Clinton to... 
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Thank you, President Bush
Thank you for showing everyone what a danger Saddam Hussein represents.Thank you for showing everyone what a danger Saddam Hussein represents. Many of us might otherwise ....
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Wars over water could develop in South
RIO DE JANEIRO: Developing countries rich in water resources could become scenarios of war similar to what is happening today in Iraq if water continues to be privatized and sold like...
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Kurds wary of Turkish presence in Iraq
ZAKHO (Iraqi Kurdistan): Lieutenat Massoud Rushdi likes to spend Newroz, the Kurdish new year, picnicking with his family in the brilliant green hills outside Zakho....
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Actor’s protests bring changes to Oscar awards
LOS ANGELES, March 22: The Oscar show will go on this Sunday, but with many modifications and with many actors wearing anti-war badges....
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UN stores food in Jordan
ROME, March 22: The United Nations food aid agency scrambled on Saturday to move food to warehouses near the border with Iraq to prepare for the possible arrival of thousands of...
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Players in high stakes game for Iraqi oil
ISTANBUL: As the war on Iraq begins, how much of it is over control of petroleum resources, rather than weapons of mass destruction and regime change?...
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Efforts to woo Iraqis into surrendering failed: US
 WASHINGTON, March 22: The United States has not held general surrender talks with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s government, and efforts to persuade parts of his military to give up did not...
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US waited to hear about Saddam before blitz: Officials’ disclosure
WASHINGTON, March 22: The United States and Britain waited to see if President Saddam Hussein was alive before ordering the start of Friday’s heavy air attacks on Baghdad officials said on...
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US-N. Korea war possible: UN envoy
BEIJING, March 22: A top United Nations envoy returned from a visit to Pyongyang on Saturday and said war between the United States and North Korea was possible, but that North...
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US expels three Iraqi diplomats
WASHINGTON, March 22: The United States has expelled three Iraqi diplomats from Washington as part of its effort to isolate Iraq diplomatically, officials said on Saturday....
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Civilians who came in harm’s way
BAGHDAD, March 22: The two Iraqi children lay helplessly in the hospital, their stomachs bleeding from shrapnel wounds....
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No role for Turkey, says Powell
WASHINGTON, March 22: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday he did not see the need for a Turkish presence in northern Iraq....
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Shia group refuses to support US
DOHA, March 22: Iraq’s main Shia opposition faction, based in Iran, will not take part in the “aggressive war” being waged by the United States and its allies on Iraq, its...
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Strike observed in Bangladesh
DHAKA, March 22: The leftist and the Islamic organizations have enforced today a half-day general strike across Bangladesh to protest against the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq....
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Pakistani accused of money laundering
NEW YORK, 22. A Pakistani national was arrested by US law enforcement agents on charges of laundering more than $33 million by sending money to Pakistan from the basement of his...
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