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Disillusioned Human Shields - The Saga Continues By Reed Irvine March 27, 2003 At the Army's daily briefing in Qatar on March 26, a reporter asked Gen. Vincent Brooks what he had to say to the human shields who have gone to Iraq to risk their lives to stop the war. The general missed a great opportunity to tell what two of these "human shields" had recently said about what they learned in Baghdad that caused them to abandon their plans to risk their lives trying to protect innocent Iraqi civilians. In a dispatch from Amman, Jordan distributed by UPI...

Archive >Commentary Archives Commentary ArchivesCredit Bubble BulletinInternational PerspectiveMid-Week AnalysisGuest CommentaryMarket Summary Related LinksStock indices Index returnsMarket actionMarket statsCompany newsEarnings SummaryAnalyst actionsBond ratesBond spreadsCommoditiesEconomy Credit Bubble Bulletin, by Doug Noland Soul Searching September 20, 2002   (My apologies, but a proofreader was not available this evening)  It was a dismal week for global financial markets.  Here at home, the Dow dropped 4% and the S&P500 sank 5%.  The Transports declined 3%, while the Utilities and Morgan Stanley consumer index dropped 4%.  The Morgan Stanley Cyclical index dipped 5%.  The broader market came under heavy selling pressure, with the small cap Russell 2000...