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To: Neocon who wrote (155249)1/5/2005 9:14:23 AM
From: GST  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
<Obviously> How can you claim that it is "obvious" that we have had success on the intelligence front in Iraq? What is obvious is that we have had an intelligence failure of epic proportions -- and the origins of it are precisely the sort of bogus make believe tripe spinners that portray the insurgents as a handful of "dead-enders" in a country that is otherwise doing well and nearly pacified. Bullshit clouds the mind wonderfully -- and neocon minds are full of clouds..



To: Neocon who wrote (155249)1/11/2005 1:20:53 PM
From: GST  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Fallujah Residents Angry Over Destruction
Tue Jan 11, 3:30 AM ET Top Stories - AP


By ABDUL-QADIR SAADI, Associated Press Writer

FALLUJAH, Iraq - When Ahmed Hussein Nasser returned to Fallujah weeks after a devastating U.S.-led campaign to retake the city from insurgents, he could barely recognize the city where he had spent all 66 years of his life.

His anger against the Americans and Iraqi forces allied with them has only grown since his return — a worrisome sign for U.S. officials letting people back into Fallujah, a one-time insurgent stronghold where the population was generally believed to support the fighters.

"When I see Americans in Fallujah I feel as if I am seeing devils in front of me," he said.

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