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By Pepe Escobar

When Bush went to Iraq he saw an ultra-fortified military base, and that was it. Ahmadinejad went everywhere in broad daylight, welcomed like a brother. This is how Tehran sees itself - as the ultimate victor of the US war on Iraq. And no "surge" or spin - can or will make it go away.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19471.htm



The 'Great Satan' Strike Out

By Robert Scheer

Are the media dumb or just out to lunch? Sorry to be intemperate, but how else can one explain the meager attention paid to the truly historic visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Iraq? Not only is he the first Mideast head of state to visit the country since its alleged liberation, but the very warm official welcome offered by the Iraqi government to the most vociferous critic of the United States speaks volumes to the abject failure of the Bush doctrine.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19464.htm



Dialogue of Weapons

By Peter Chamberlin

No longer is it possible to control a weaker enemy by using overwhelming force without suffering unacceptable damages to your own people or international image.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19473.htm



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