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Stories from 2004-02-03

Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners Common, Marine Says

Rick Rogers | San Diego Union-Tribune | February 3, 2004

"A former Marine guard testified yesterday that it was common practice in Iraq to kick and punch prisoners who didn't cooperate — and even some who did." [more]

Blame, Blindness ...

Richard Cohen | Washington Post | February 3, 2004

"A consensus — based on false facts, outright lies and exaggerated fears — took over the nation ... More than 500 Americans and thousands of Iraqis have died for a mistake. Peace has not been brought to the Middle East and America is not only no safer than it was, it may well be in even greater danger. This was no mere failure of intelligence. This was a failure of character." [more]

Nepal & the Bush Administration: Into Thin Air

Conn Hallinan | Foreign Policy in Focus | February 3, 2004

"The Bush administration has concluded that civil war threatens to make Nepal a 'failed state' and a haven for international terrorists, leading it to place the CPNM on the State Department's 'Watch List,' along with organizations like al Qaeda, Abu Sayyaf, and Lebanon's Hezbollah. U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, Michael E. Malinowski ... advocates an all-out military offensive." [more]

Showdown Over the Boundaries of Democracy in Iran

Scott Peterson | Christian Science Monitor | February 3, 2004

"The main reform party announced Monday that it would boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, but stopped short of asking Iranians not to vote ... Nearly one third of the 290 members of parliament resigned on Sunday after the unelected hard-line Guardian Council reinstated 1,160 reform candidates — but upheld rejections of 2,400 others over the weekend." [more]

With All Deliberate Stupidity

Daniel Patrick Welsh | Daniel P Welsh | February 3, 2004

US self-isolation makes Iraq a virtual non-issue in the elections so far. [more]

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