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What did we do to deserve this? By Tom Parfitt in Beslan (Filed: 06/09/2004) They came in their hundreds to freshly dug graves on a meadow next to the main cemetery to bury the victims of the carnage. One funeral procession after another moved slowly through the crowds, the dead wrapped in white cloth and carried in open coffins. Weeping relatives witness Fatima Tetova's overwhelming grief at the burial of her children In the first grave, two young men were shovelling clods of earth on to their 50-year-old father, one of the oldest to die as three days of unimaginable...

'Why did you bring us? This is a slaughter' Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Kufa Friday August 27, 2004 The Guardian (UK) They came one wave after another: Shia demonstrators with banners and pictures of their ayatollahs and imams running towards the hidden line of men who were marked only by flying bullets. Beating their chests and shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is most great) at first they appeared not to realise the barrage they were confronting. When two or three men fell injured their colleagues picked them up and retreated. Only when the gunfire became heavy and bullets started whizzing overhead, peppering...

Bush 'did not ignore al-Qaeda' Mr Rumsfeld took to the airwaves to defend the administration Senior US officials have again rejected allegations that they ignored the threat from al-Qaeda before the 11 September 2001 attacks. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld denied charges by former counter-terrorism aide Richard Clarke that the administration was distracted by Iraq. "If one looks at what was done, we went to Afghanistan, we didn't go to Iraq" in the wake of the attacks, he said. Secretary of State Colin Powell also dismissed Mr Clarke's allegations. He denied that the incoming Bush administration paid little attention to terrorism,...

About a year after a high-ranking Republican officeholder in Illinois illegally used state workers to try to keep LP candidates off the ballot, a federal grand jury is investigating the incident. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, a federal grand jury is looking into charges that Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka used state employees to challenge a slate of Libertarian candidates before the 2002 election. The employees were on the state clock at the time. Topinka, who was first elected state treasurer in 1994, is currently serving her third term in office. She also serves as the state...

Scarborough Country has spoken, and MCI had listened. It’s time for The Real Deal. Watch Joe Scarborough on “Scarborough Country,” 10 p.m. ET, weeknights on MSNBC TV. Repeats 1am and 4am SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, our Scarborough Country staff began investigating the extreme views of Hollywood movie star Danny Glover. Mr. Glover, who is know primarily for his “Lethal Weapon” films, has a history of making divisive political comments. He called the president of the United States a racist, he blamed American policy for the murderous acts of September 11th, and he signed a petition comparing American soldiers in the Gulf...

My high-school daughter has been invited by the "National Youth Leadership Forum" (NYLF) to a seminar in Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy (DID) in Washington DC. Their name sounds noble, they have slick marketing collateral and website, and other graduates from the same high school have apparently attended; but I thought it would be wise to continue with the due diligence and see whether anyone has had experience with NYLF, especially the DID section.

Previous thread: Help me stage my First Freep!! Looking for help from Chicago Area Freepers (In the Loop) 22 October 20002 Like so many first combat missions, mine started before dawn. As I gathered with my fellow business students for the ride into Chicago, we could hear geese honking to each other above the overcast as they formed up for their flight South. It seemed like a good omen to me. Later in the day, after touring the sites we had come to visit, we were released on our own recognizance until it was time to board the train for...