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Postwar U.N. may have less influence
The United Nations, which was created "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war," is a potential casualty of the latest war.
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By Dick Polman,
Inquirer Staff Writer,
04/13/2003 03:01 AM EDT)
A success in '91 in helping a postwar Iraq, ex-general faces a more contentious task
A few months ago, Jay Garner was leading a quiet, comfortable life in an upscale Orlando, Fla., suburb. Today, the retired three-star general has one of the most high-profile jobs in the world: launching the U.S. attempt to rebuild Iraq.
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By Michael Dobbs,
Washington Post,
04/13/2003 03:01 AM EDT)
Mark Bowden | Critics eventually will see war in Iraq for what it is - necessary
Many opposing the invasion have formed their opinions in spite of facts that are becoming more difficult to deny.
War is ugly, terrible business, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing, funny about it, except - forgive me - Saddam Hussein's information minister, Mohammed al-Sahaf.
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By Mark Bowden,
Inquirer Columnist,
04/13/2003 03:01 AM EDT)
Jane Eisner | Make a difference with presence, not presents
Theda Skocpol begins her new book about American civic life by describing the gravestone of William Warren Durgin, who lived for 90 years in the backwoods of western Maine as a farmer, lumberman and spool-maker until he died in 1929.
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By Jane Eisner,
04/13/2003 03:01 AM EDT)
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