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Stories from 2003-11-02

Blueprint for a Mess

David Rieff | New York Times | November 2, 2003

"It is becoming painfully clear that the American plan (if it can even be dignified with the name) for dealing with postwar Iraq was flawed in its conception and ineptly carried out. At the very least, the bulk of the evidence suggests that what was probably bound to be a difficult aftermath to the war was made far more difficult by blinkered vision and overoptimistic assumptions on the part of the war's greatest partisans within the Bush administration." [more]

Quiet Negotiations Develop Possible Mideast Peace Plan

Jimmy Carter | USA Today | November 2, 2003

"The Quartet's plan is now a dead issue. Instead, there are continuing violent attacks by Palestinian terrorist groups and increasingly harsh reprisals from Israel. Supporting such policies is the worst thing America could do for Israelis who want peace." [more]

US-Mexico Border Crackdown Failing

Niko Price | Associated Press | November 2, 2003

"The tightening net of Border Patrol and Immigration agents has slowed trade, snarled traffic and cost American taxpayers millions, perhaps billions, of dollars, while hundreds of migrants have died trying to evade the growing army of border authorities." [more]

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