Petraeus and the ‘Surge’ Myth

Petraeus and the ‘Surge’ Myth
There appeared to be a lesson from Iraq that no one in Washington wanted to acknowledge: The most dramatic drop-offs in the killing of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians came after the United States accepted a ‘status-of-forces agreement’ in late 2008 that called for a US military withdrawal from Iraq, notes Robert Parry .
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Gutkin named Associated Press oil spill editor
Mike Oreskes and I have a double-barreled staff announcement today that spans both the domestic and international AP. Let’s start with the U.S.:
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The almanac
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Almanacs – History – Organizations – San Francisco – Writer
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