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Wednesday, June 11, 2003



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In Qatar, it's high-fives and handshakes for Bush with his troops. In Iraq, it's a different story: bloodshed, fear and a deadly ambush.

Posted by Idiot/Savant at 6/11/2003 07:57:00 PM

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