Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Could Face...
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
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Hundreds of Thousands Mourn Assassinated Shiite Leader; Bomb Explodes Outside Baghdad Police Office
Milan Rai, author of the forthcoming Regime Unchanged examines the impact of Friday’s bombing in the holy city of Najaf. The assassinated Ayatollah Muhammad Baqr al-Hakim represented a moderate voice who was a leading critic of Saddam Hussein’s former regime.
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Inquiry into David Kelly’s Death Takes Emotional Turn as Powerful UK Communications Director Alastair Campbell Resigns
Close relatives of British weapons expert David Kelly who died of an alleged suicide describe how he was anxious and upset after being caught up in a political firestorm over the government’s case for an invasion of Iraq. We speak with lecturer and columnist Glen Rangwala.
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The Nation’s First Homeless Veteran of the Invasion of Iraq Speaks Out
Upon her return home to Boston, Sgt. Vannessa Turner was unable to receive treatment for damaged nerves in her leg and was unable to have her possessions shipped to her from her military base. She and her 15 year-old daughter are homeless. We speak with Sgt. Vannessa Turner and National Coalition of Homeless Veterans’ Linda Boone.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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