"The biggest downside to a war in Iraq is what you could do with that money. What does a war in Iraq cost a week? A billion? Maybe a billion a day? The budget for the National Cancer Institute is four billion. That has to change. It needs to become a priority again."

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50,000 Iraqi insurgents killed, arrested: A retired U.S. Army general claims U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed or arrested more than 50,000 Iraqi insurgents in the past seven months

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Martyrdom Attack On The Al-Sideer Hotel Leaves Dozens Dead, Wounded : The Al-Sideer Hotel has long been known as a popular place amongst foreign contractors, CIA operatives and other intelligence personnel. While it is not the first attack on the hotel, this latest strike by Al-Qaida is surely one the most potent.

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Insurgents 'joining Iraqi police': Iraq's police force is recruiting insurgents and former criminals to its ranks, according to a report released by the US defence department.

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Witness: Dogs bit Abu Ghraib detainees

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Gunmen kill up to 17 in Baghdad bus ambush: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying employees home from a factory in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing up to 17 people, police and hospital sources said.

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Iraq paper: Saddam to be executed soon : For weapons of mass destruction. No, wait, scratch that. Umm, for aiding Al Qaeda? No, he didn't do that. 9-11? Dry hole. Gassing the Kurds? No, that was Iran. Torturing the Iraqi people? The Americans are doing that.
Gee, just what IS Saddam in jail for, other than having lost the war? Police force frightened tourists off bus: Officers in riot gear handcuffed a group of apparently harmless South Asian-looking men with British accents after a jittery tour bus worker reported they seemed suspicious. The five men in Sunday's incident were quickly freed after police determined they were just tourists.
US Tourism is already in the toilet because of all the "Booga booga" gestapo tactics.

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