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Soldiers in Iraq know they are fighting and dying for a lie
Capitol Hill Blue - Nearly three-quarters of the American troops serving in Iraq think the U.S. should withdraw within the next year and 29 percent feel we should get the hell out of the war immediately, a poll of military personnel serving in country reveals. This

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Washington Post - Winnipeg, Canada: Congratulations on your Pulitzer. You reporting is the kind that is vial for a thriving democracy. How do you respond to people who have said you should be tried for treason instead? Dana Priest: Well, calmly most of the time. Just

Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
Al-Ahram Weekly - Iranian women watch a friendly soccer game between their country's women national football team and their German rivals at Tehran's Ararat Stadium Imam Hadi, our young Iranian chauffeur, isn't very fond of his hardline government. From behind his

Iran signs MOU to build oil refinery in Indonesia
Tehran Times - TEHRAN A peaceful solution to the West s disagreements with Iran s nuclear activities will result in the stability in the oil prices, noted on Sunday, Indonesia's Mines and Energy Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro. We think that the oil prices

Get a taste of spicy and sultry Zanzibar
Independent Online - If, as the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat, then there is also more than one way to do Zanzibar. Many visitors see the magical "spice island" as a lie-on-the-beach destination, where relaxing in the lush and lavish tropical