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When the war hits home
Katrina Jurn Daily Pennsylvanian February 28, 2006

I may have protested the president and his unjust war from the start, but it was only when the guardsmen came to give Bush's condolences that it hit me personally. On behalf of the president, I thought. How ironic.   On behalf of the president who killed my father.

Iraq War Increased Terrorism Threat, 35-Nation BBC Poll Shows
Bloomberg February 28, 2006
The war in Iraq has increased the likelihood of terrorist attacks around the world and U.S.-led coalition troops should withdraw from the Middle Eastern nation, according to the majority of people polled in 35 countries in a British Broadcasting Corp. survey

Iraqi leaders sidestep all-out civil war
Dan Murphy Christian Science Monitor February 27, 2006
After a violent week in Iraq, the possibility of large-scale Sunni-Shiite conflict still looms.

Medical ethics breaches seen at Guantanamo
MSNBC February 27, 2006
Doctors and psychologists at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay are taking part in practices, including force feeding, that violate medical ethics, say ethicists and medical associations

Iraq Official: Top Zarqawi Aide Captured
SINAN SALAHEDDIN Newsday/AP February 27, 2006
Interior Ministry forces captured a top aide to al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi during a raid in western Iraq, a security official said Monday

Marines to Deploy Troubled Osprey Aircraft
ESTES THOMPSON Newsday/AP February 27, 2006

The Pentagon approved full production of the Osprey in a $19 billion program last year, and the Marines have been showing them off.

Guantanamo tribunals ready as court ruling looms
Jane Sutton Reuters February 27, 2006
Two alleged al Qaeda bomb makers make their first appearances before a U.S. military tribunal at the Guantanamo navy base this week, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether the tribunals are legitimate

U.N. agency says Iran's stonewalling on nuclear program
Matthew Schofield and Jonathan S. Landay Knight Ridder February 27, 2006
VIENNA, Austria - Iran is defying international demands to halt uranium enrichment and divulge all aspects of its nuclear program, including whether its military was involved in what may have been nuclear warhead-design work, a U.N. nuclear agency report Monday says

Sunnis say they're mobilizing to combat Shiites, protect mosques
Nancy A. Youssef Knight Ridder February 27, 2006
Sunni Muslims from across central Iraq, alarmed by how easily Shiite Muslim fighters had attacked their mosques during last week's clashes, said Monday that they were sending weapons to Baghdad and were preparing to dispatch their own fighters to the Iraqi capital in case of further violence.

Veterans May Face Health Care Cuts in 2008
ANDREW TAYLOR Washington Post February 27, 2006
At least tens of thousands of veterans with non-critical medical issues could suffer delayed or even denied care in coming years to enable President Bush to meet his promise of cutting the deficit in half _ if the White House is serious about its proposed budget

Two Texas veterans running in tough congressional races
ANGELA K. BROWN San Jose Mercury News February 27, 2006
Two Texas veterans who have never run for public office say they are in tough congressional races for the same reasons they fought in Iraq: to help their country

Veterans deserve better
The Spectrum- Utah February 27, 2006

When will those who've served this country so valiantly receive relief and the benefits they repeatedly have been promised? The Veterans Benefits Administration has experienced problems with its claims-processing operations with large backlogs and long waits for decisions with which veterans should have few complications.

Sick vets in South Texas travel hundreds of miles for health care
LYNN BREZOSKY The Dallas Morning News February 27, 2006

"They've already served the country, now the country needs to serve them with quality care," she said.

Sick vets in South Texas travel hundreds of miles for health care
LYNN BREZOSKY The Dallas Morning News February 27, 2006

"They've already served the country, now the country needs to serve them with quality care," she said.

Should Canada lead the fight in Afghanistan?
Globe and Mail - Canada February 27, 2006

But Parliament has never debated the deployment and the new Conservative government said Sunday it opposes a vote on the issue in the Commons. Jeff Sallot reports Defence Minister won't support vote on troops in Afghanistan

So The Globe invited the four federal parties to debate

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