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The editors of the New York Times write: "Iraq is so far gone that nobody expected the panel to come up with a breakthrough solution. As the co-chairmen - former secretary of state James Baker and former representative Lee Hamilton - began their letter accompanying yesterday's report, "there is no magic formula to solve the problems of Iraq. And the study was never going to change the basic facts: there is no victory to be had in Iraq, and however American troops withdraw, they will leave behind a deadly mess."

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120706E.shtml

The surging violence in Iraq has created what is becoming the biggest refugee crisis in the world, a humanitarian group said today. Last month, the UN estimated that 100,000 people were fleeing the country each month, with the number of Iraqis now living in other Arab countries standing at 1.8 million.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120706C.shtml

Six children and eight women are among at least 32 people killed in a US air raid northwest of Baghdad, according to Iraqi police and local officials.

https://tinyurl.com/wfxx9


From Information Clearing House

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act detail the US military's extensive human tests of its Active Denial System - a non-lethal weapon that uses millimeter wave radiation to induce instant, searing pain that forces people to flee.

https://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120706K.shtml

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Pain Beam Not Easily Foiled
https://www.defensetech.org/archives/003107.html

President Bush's policy in Iraq "is not working," a high-level commission said bluntly on Wednesday, prodding the administration to use diplomacy to stabilize the country and allow withdrawal of most American combat troops by early 2008.

https://tinyurl.com/yn5esh



Iraq war costs could top $1 trillion

The Democratic co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group said on Wednesday that America's ability to resolve the crisis in Iraq is narrowing and the costs could rise to more than $1 trillion.

https://tinyurl.com/yazlrb



Full Text: Iraq Study Group Report: [PDF]

"We do not recommend a stay-the-course solution; in our opinion, that approach is no longer viable." James A. Baker III, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group.
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Why the Baker Report Leaves Iraqis Cold

Nobody living in this country needs a high-powered bipartisan Washington committee to tell them that (a) the situation is "grave and dangerous"; (b) there's no "magic bullet" solution; (c) talking to Iran and Syria is the smart thing to do; and (d) the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki isn't up to scratch.

https://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1566668,00.html


From Information Clearing House



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No More Victims!

Its time we did something to help repair the broken bodies of children who have been injured by U.S. bombs and bullets. Our government has spent hundreds of billions to destroy Iraq and hundreds of thousands of children have been injured.

Watch this 15 minute video and discover how you can help restore an injured Iraqi child to health.

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https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15820.htm

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The Iraq Debate: Looking for a Few Good Principles
https://www.commondreams.org/views06/1206-20.htm



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