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US President George Bush has made an unannounced visit to Iraq on the day British troops completed their pull out of Basra.

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By Leading Article

The sad reality is that neither we nor the Americans will be leaving Iraq with much credit and attempts by either side to pass the buck are almost pointless. Worse, these futile quarrels are in danger of distracting attention from the real question; what in this terrible situation, mostly of our own making, can we now do for the suffering people of Iraq?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18298.htm



The Bases Are Loaded

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Will the U.S. ever leave Iraq? Official policy promises an eventual departure, while warning of the dire consequences of a "premature" withdrawal. Independent journalist Dahr Jamail, and author Chalmers Johnson, are discovering that military bases in Iraq are being consolidated from over a hundred to a handful of "megabases" with lavish amenities.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18295.htm



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By WALTER BRASCH

Add faked photos to the list of lies told by the Bush/­Cheney Administration before its invasion of Iraq.

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Tariq Panja reports for The Associated Press: "A second retired British general slammed the United States over its Iraq policy, saying in a newspaper interview published Sunday that it had been 'fatally flawed.' Major General Tim Cross, the most senior British officer involved in the postwar planning, said he had raised serious concerns about the possibility of Iraq falling into chaos, but said former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dismissed the warnings."

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Agence France-Presse reports: "Bush and his Democratic foes in Congress this week fire the opening shots in a long-brewing clash likely to seal the fate of US war strategy in Iraq. Lawmakers return from their summer break for a week of hearings and political theater to set the stage for Bush's critical progress report on the war, due by September 15."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/090307E.shtml

Paul Krugman writes for The New York Times: "Until recently I assumed that the failure to find W.M.D., followed by years of false claims of progress in Iraq, would make a repeat of the snow job that sold the war impossible. But I was wrong. The administration, this time relying on Gen. David Petraeus to play the Colin Powell role, has had remarkable success creating the perception that the 'surge' is succeeding, even though there's not a shred of verifiable evidence to suggest that it is."

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Reuters reports that "Iraq has met only three out of 18 goals set by Washington for political and security progress, according to a draft of a key report being prepared for Congress."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/090207Z.shtml

Dela Cruz, who was granted immunity from prosecution in the case after murder charges against him were dismissed in April, said he opened fire into the men's lifeless bodies and that Wuterich later told him to lie about the incident.

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