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Iraq War

November/December 2020 / Politics

David Frum Fights the Right

October 19, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Curtis Gillespie

The controversial conservative export on his fears for the US election and the future of the Republican Party

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October 2005 / Politics

Funeral March to Freedom

October 12, 2005May 11, 2020 - by Andre Picher

arlington—The American military anthem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” describes an apocalyptic vision in which Christian soldiers become the sacrificial liberators of all mankind: “As He died to make …

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First Person / May 2005

In Memory Of

May 12, 2005May 6, 2020 - by Ken Alexander

It always takes long to come to what you have to say, you have to sweep this stretch of land up around your feet and point to the signs, pleat …

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Photograph by Rita Leistner
April 2005 / Photography

al Rashad

April 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Rita Leistner

Inside Baghdad’s largest psychiatric hospital, during an insane war

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March 2005 / Politics

Life of Brian

March 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Craig Taylor

london—Brian Haw and I spent the night together back in September 2002. I had a sleeping bag, which I unrolled on the grass of Parliament Square in Central London, across …

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March 2005 / World

Coalition of the Sort-of Willing Canada Iraq Police

March 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by Martin Patriquin

On a US base in Jordan, Canadian cops are training new Iraqi police officers for an impossible assignment

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Feature / September 2004

Tortured Civilizations: Islam and the West

September 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Tariq Ali

In the brutal aftermath of the war on Iraq, a genuine clash of civilizations has emerged. Could it have been avoided?

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June 2004 / Politics

Non-Profit Mercenaries

June 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Madelaine Drohan

london—I knew right away he was the man I had arranged to meet. It was the way he stood – ramrod straight – making his open-necked polo shirt and khaki …

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Feature / February/March 2004

The Burning Tip of the Spear

February 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Rita Leistner

Facing an unexpected guerrilla war in the northern Iraq, what the cavalry wanted most was to get out alive

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November/December 2003 / World

Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark

November 12, 2003April 29, 2020 - by Hadani Ditmars

The show goes on in the Iraqi capital

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