403:, released a report on its investigation into the program in July 2009. The GAO confirmed as true the allegations that retired general officers had been given special access to military briefings and facilities for the purpose of influencing public opinion when the retired officers commented in the news media. The GAO concluded, however, that the DoD had not violated any laws with its conduct of the program, because government agencies have traditionally been given wide leeway in how they inform the public about their work. Daniel Gordon, acting general counsel for the GAO, stated that, "While DoD understandably values its ties with retired military officers, we believe that, before undertaking anything along the lines of the now-terminated program at issue in this decision, DoD should consider whether it needs to have additional policies and procedures in place to protect the integrity of, and public confidence in, its public affairs efforts and to ensure the transparency of its public relations activities."
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comment favorably on DoD programs." Concerning the contract controversy, the investigation found that, "extensive searches found no instance where such RMAs used information or contacts obtained as a result of the OASD(PA) outreach program to achieve a competitive advantage for their company." The report stated that 29 percent of the RMA had some type of corporate association.
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with 20 of the events. During that time, four analysts were removed from the program's invitation list for, reportedly, making public remarks critical of the DoD. Forty-three of the analysts involved in the program were employed by or affiliated with defense contractors which were doing or seeking to obtain contracts from the DoD.
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story. The DoD report concluded that the evidence was, "insufficient to conclude that RMA outreach activities were improper. Further, we found insufficient basis to conclude that conceived of or undertook a disciplined effort to assemble a contingent of influential RMAs who could be depended on to
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On 22 May 2008, the House passed an amendment to the annual military authorization bill that would mandate investigations of the program by both the inspector general's office at the
Defense Department and the GAO. The inspector general's office announced that it would investigate the matter, whereas
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According to the DoD, from 2002 to 2008, the program held 147 events for 74 military analysts, including 22 meetings at the
Pentagon, 114 conference calls with generals and senior Pentagon officials and 11 DoD-sponsored trips to Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Donald Rumsfeld was personally involved
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analyst said, "It was them saying, 'We need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you.", although
Bevelacqua himself opposed the War in Iraq during the time he claims to have been briefed by Pentagon officials. Bevelacqua left Fox in April 2005 due to his dissatisfaction with Fox's
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But five years ago this weekend Colman McCarthy, the former
Washington Post columnist, wrote an op-ed for that paper ... listing a group of military officers, and many of them showed up in Barstow's article today as puppets of the Pentagon ... "Viewers are not told of possible conflicts of interest
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revealed that Donald M. Horstman, the DoD's deputy inspector general, had repudiated the DoD investigation report, stating that an internal review found that the report, "did not meet accepted quality standards" and "relied on a body of testimonial evidence that was insufficient or inconclusive."
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and David
Barstow for the RMA expose'. RMAs such as US Air Force Lieutenant General Tomas G. McInerney and Army Major General Paul E. Vallely reacted angrily to the announcement, citing the DoD IG's investigation which the RMA's stated had "discredited" the
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and were given special access as a reward for promoting the administration's point of view. On 28 April 2008, the
Pentagon ended the operation. A DoD Inspector General investigation found no wrongdoing on the part of the DoD.
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Pentagon's talking points, even when they suspected the information was false or inflated." Robert S. Bevelacqua, a critic of the
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on February 2, 2009 rejecting the report and asking the DoD IG to conduct a second investigation.
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Barstow, David, "Pentagon Finds No Fault In Ties To TV Analysts",
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496:"Message Machine: Behind Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand"
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586:"Pentagon's Media Manipulation on War Extended to Newspapers"
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article suggests that the analysts had undisclosed financial
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appearances," where they have been presented as independent
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Details of the operation were first revealed in a lengthy
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The Iraq War: A Historiography of Knowledge Changelogs
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785:"Media Generals: Editors Respond to 'NYT' Revelations"
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Department of Defense investigation and Pulitzer Prize
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the GAO announced that it had already begun doing so.
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826:"US senator complains Pentagon grooming TV analysts"
617:"Pentagon propaganda over torture and Iraq revealed"
566:"Pentagon suspends retired military analyst program"
551:"US military groomed TV military analysts -NY Times"
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Gertz, Bill, "Inside the Ring: IG report withdrawn
863:Gertz, Bill, "Inside the Ring: Pulitzer outrage",
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285:On 6 May 2008, DeLauro sent a letter together with
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270:The following day, 24 April 2008, 24 April, Rep.
38:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
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844:"2 Inquiries Set on Pentagon Publicity Effort"
43:. The goal of the operation is "to spread the
36:(DoD) that was launched in early 2002 by then-
4633:Afghan–Iraqi Freedom Memorial (Salem, Oregon)
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3174:Use of white phosphorus by the United States
880:Inspector At Pentagon Says Report Was Flawed
743:"Pentagon Propaganda & Antiwar Analysts"
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5008:George W. Bush administration controversies
824:Cowan, Richard; Sandra Maler (2008-04-22).
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335:Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
4308:A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq
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787:. Editor & Publisher. Archived from
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4701:Iraqi security forces fatality reports
4648:Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial
4643:Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial (London)
4295:Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan
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1932:Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance
766:"'Deafening' silence on analyst story"
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353:On May 6, 2009 a story by Barstow in
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2237:Capture of Saddam Hussein (Red Dawn)
1357:UK parliament's support for invasion
973:, "Pentagon's outreach vindicated",
936:News analysts' special access upheld
661:. Voice of America News. 2008-04-20.
632:
525:
4988:United States Department of Defense
4821:"Enhanced interrogation techniques"
148:many of the same analysts had in a
13:
4156:Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy
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265:US Senate Armed Services Committee
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4816:Efforts to impeach George W. Bush
4681:Aviation shootdowns and accidents
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4196:Senate Report on WMD Intelligence
3931:Prosecution for the 2003 invasion
3077:Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre
1276:Saddam–al-Qaeda conspiracy theory
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455:Pentagon rapid response operation
450:Military–industrial–media complex
408:Federal Communications Commission
346:story. Barstow replied that the
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210:itself published "at least" nine
26:Pentagon military analyst program
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4086:Violence against Iraqi academics
3083:Haifa Street helicopter incident
2531:Valiant Guardian (Harris Ba'sil)
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628:from the original on 2022-05-25.
399:(GAO), with assistance from the
397:Government Accountability Office
307:Government Accountability Office
252:to investigate the program, and
4983:Propaganda in the United States
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4706:Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
4233:Pre-war international reactions
2039:Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
1749:Coalition Provisional Authority
1404:Saddam Hussein and human rights
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564:Roberts, Kristin (2008-04-28).
460:Propaganda in the United States
218:, editorial page editor of the
4555:"Smoking gun / mushroom cloud"
4141:Kidnapping of Angelo dela Cruz
3644:Attacks on Christians in Mosul
3072:Murder of Muhamad Husain Kadir
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1331:Colin Powell's UN presentation
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533:"Q & A With David Barstow"
513:Sessions, David (2008-04-20).
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4843:Guantanamo Bay detention camp
4801:Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
4691:Coalition military operations
4419:U.S.-led intervention in Iraq
2737:Baghdad International Airport
1729:U.S. kill or capture strategy
1556:2006 al-Askari mosque bombing
1106:Chemical attacks against Iran
842:Barstow, David (2008-05-24).
672:Mitchell, Greg (2008-04-20).
614:Doyle, Leonard (2008-04-21).
584:Mitchell, Greg (2008-04-20).
494:Barstow, David (2008-04-20).
470:
4826:Torture in the United States
4572:"There are unknown unknowns"
4104:Post-invasion WMD conjecture
3533:2007 Karbala mosque bombings
3235:Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi
3229:Death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush
3107:Mahmudiyah rape and killings
3054:U.S. killings of journalists
2547:Defeat Al Qaeda in the North
1766:2005 parliamentary elections
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813:. London: The Guardian (UK).
641:"The Military-Media Complex"
639:Kurtz, Howard (2008-04-21).
144:had warned of the potential
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4860:Military–industrial complex
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3902:Torture by the Wolf Brigade
1979:Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan
1969:Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
1962:Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah
1640:Mission Accomplished speech
1298:Oil as a possible rationale
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809:Schor, Elana (2008-04-23).
703:Fox News' Occupation Critic
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5003:Propaganda in the Iraq War
4875:Petrodollar warfare theory
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3887:Raid on Camp Ashraf (2011)
3345:Karbala and Najaf bombings
3066:Killing of Nadhem Abdullah
1583:Status of forces agreement
1372:Legitimacy of the invasion
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959:, 26 September 2011, p. 1.
729:, 25 December 2011, p. 20.
34:U.S. Department of Defense
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1392:Saddam's alleged shredder
1306:
1229:
1126:
1069:
1062:
1058:
1045:
1035:
111:message force multipliers
4902:Unitary executive theory
4606:Inverted totalitarianism
4496:Coalition of the willing
4346:Bring Them Home Now Tour
4245:Saddam Hussein interview
3049:During the 2003 invasion
1989:Wakefulness and Holy War
1947:Mujahideen Shura Council
1922:1920 Revolution Brigades
1387:Rapid response operation
1382:Military analyst program
1348:Failed peace initiatives
915:McMichael, William H., "
869:, April 23, 2009, p. B1.
4848:Gulf of Tonkin incident
4833:Extraordinary rendition
4561:Star Spangled Ice Cream
4285:Oprah's Anti-war series
4151:Al Jazeera bombing memo
4109:Iraq scandal in Finland
3781:Baghdad church massacre
3468:Mustansiriya University
3284:Imam Ali mosque bombing
3241:Death of Fashad Mohamed
3131:Iraqi bodyguard killing
2000:Abu Bakr Al-Salafi Army
1773:Transitional Government
1754:Iraqi Governing Council
1210:U.S. War in Afghanistan
1087:1979 Ba'ath Party Purge
282:have responded so far.
225:The Wall Street Journal
160:classified intelligence
3892:Archaeological looting
3452:Hayy Al-Jihad massacre
3432:Buratha mosque bombing
3149:Nisour Square massacre
1630:Battle of Debecka Pass
1503:Occupation (2003–2011)
1362:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
1176:Oil-for-Food Programme
1151:Sanctions against Iraq
944:, July 25, 2009, p. 1.
590:Editor & Publisher
553:. Reuters. 2008-04-19.
129:
21:
4917:Ba'ath Party archives
4522:"Mother of All Bombs"
4314:Bush shoeing incident
4258:Views on the invasion
4114:Dixie Chicks comments
4057:2007 cholera outbreak
3563:Al-Askari mosque 2007
3537:Massacres of Yazidis
3427:Al-Askari mosque 2006
3223:Killing of Baha Mousa
3137:Iron Triangle Murders
3095:Basra prison incident
2874:Karbala provincial HQ
1974:Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
1952:Islamic State of Iraq
1566:2007 U.S. troop surge
1101:U.S. support for Iraq
905:, May 7, 2009, p. B1.
391:Further investigation
240:Katrina vanden Heuvel
183:coverage of the war.
154:op-ed in April 2003.
146:conflicts of interest
123:
92:New York Times exposé
85:conflicts of interest
19:
4885:Special Relationship
4659:Saving Iraqi Culture
4167:Six Days in Fallujah
4129:Death of David Kelly
3852:Al Diwaniyah bombing
3325:2004 church bombings
3289:Baghdad October 2003
3217:Death of Nagem Hatab
2552:Augurs of Prosperity
2059:Promised Day Brigade
1917:Islamic Army in Iraq
1665:Occupation of Ramadi
1635:Firdos Square statue
1615:Multi-National Force
1449:Bush–Blair 2003 memo
1314:American imperialism
1205:2001 anthrax attacks
1188:September 11 attacks
956:The Washington Times
941:The Washington Times
902:The Washington Times
866:The Washington Times
381:The Washington Times
364:The Washington Times
134:military contractors
115:force multiplication
4638:Al-Shaheed Monument
4507:Embedded journalism
4473:Outposts of tyranny
4371:2007 Port of Tacoma
4263:U.S. public opinion
4052:Humanitarian crisis
3937:Abtan v. Blackwater
3796:Nationwide attacks
3725:Nationwide attacks
3546:Qahtaniyah bombings
3436:Sadr City bombings
3355:Kufa mosque bombing
2932:Iraqi Day of Ashura
1692:U.S. military bases
1620:Battle of Nasiriyah
1561:Civil war (2006–08)
1443:Letter of the eight
1427:Downing Street memo
1171:Arms-to-Iraq affair
970:Wall Street Journal
711:. December 3, 2003.
645:The Washington Post
445:Information warfare
329:In April 2009, the
191:Impact and response
172:Bush administration
4998:Occupation of Iraq
4376:September 15, 2007
4356:September 24, 2005
4146:2004 document leak
3944:Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
3924:Hague Invasion Act
3695:Baghdad–Miqdadiyah
3583:Al Amarah bombings
3422:Karbala and Ramadi
3089:Tal Afar shootings
2947:Al-Qaeda offensive
2732:Good Friday ambush
2722:Siege of Sadr City
2283:Phantom Linebacker
2273:New Dawn (Al Fajr)
2049:Soldiers of Heaven
1927:Jaish al-Rashideen
1761:Interim Government
1670:De-Ba'athification
1336:Disarmament crisis
1324:Wolfowitz Doctrine
1269:Mobile weapon labs
1254:Biological weapons
1244:Yellowcake uranium
1139:Invasion of Kuwait
1118:Iran–Contra affair
1082:Iranian Revolution
1077:17 July Revolution
934:Waterman, Shaun, "
885:The New York Times
848:The New York Times
726:The New York Times
537:The New York Times
500:The New York Times
385:The New York Times
371:, Chairman of the
355:The New York Times
339:The New York Times
331:Pulitzer Committee
259:On 23 April 2008,
130:
124:An example of the
57:retired commanders
22:
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4969:
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4924:
4781:
4780:
4777:
4776:
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4620:
4578:Triangle of Death
4438:
4437:
4434:
4433:
4389:Aftermath in Iraq
4336:February 15, 2003
4290:Iraqi map pendant
4253:
4252:
4214:
4213:
4035:Damage to Baghdad
3981:
3980:
3977:
3976:
3897:Chlorine bombings
3875:
3874:
3832:Arba'een bombings
3639:Balad Ruz bombing
3472:Baghdad bombings
3406:Khanaqin bombings
3385:Baghdad bombings
3329:Baghdad bombings
3274:Jordanian embassy
3250:
3249:
3193:Abu Ghraib prison
3143:Baghdad airstrike
3125:Hamdania incident
3059:Fallujah killings
3033:Occupation forces
3013:
3012:
3009:
3008:
2972:
2971:
2712:Karbala City Hall
2690:Ramadan Offensive
2680:
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2581:
2580:
2314:Able Rising Force
2165:Bayonet Lightning
2123:
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2119:
2118:
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2064:Kata'ib Hezbollah
2054:Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
2034:Badr Organization
1801:
1800:
1797:
1796:
1793:
1792:
1645:US public opinion
1471:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1432:September Dossier
1225:
1224:
1144:Nayirah testimony
1037:Beginning of the
878:Barstow, David, "
214:by the analysts.
5015:
4962:
4961:
4953:
4944:
4943:
4935:
4934:
4787:
4786:
4601:Global arrogance
4591:
4590:
4455:
4454:
4444:
4443:
4413:War against ISIL
4396:The rise of ISIL
4361:January 27, 2007
4351:January 20, 2005
4223:
4222:
4186:
4185:
4074:Iraqi Christians
3998:
3997:
3987:
3986:
3880:Other war crimes
3811:Bagdad bombings
3740:Bagdad bombings
3659:Bagdad bombings
3598:Bagdad bombings
3528:Iraqi Parliament
3381:Musayyib bombing
3264:
3263:
3101:Haditha massacre
3037:
3036:
3030:
3029:
3019:
3018:
2597:
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2590:
2589:
2420:Together Forward
2293:Vigilant Resolve
2227:Peninsula Strike
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2044:Sheibani Network
1957:Al-Qaeda in Iraq
1905:
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1707:Development Fund
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1454:February Dossier
1259:Chemical weapons
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925:, July 21, 2009.
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529:
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504:
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440:Force multiplier
216:Andrew Rosenthal
77:War on Terrorism
65:cable television
32:campaign of the
5023:
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5018:
5017:
5016:
5014:
5013:
5012:
4973:
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4971:
4966:
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4865:Neoconservatism
4811:CIA black sites
4806:Chelsea Manning
4792:
4773:
4715:
4664:
4617:
4589:
4566:Strategic reset
4549:"Sixteen Words"
4449:
4430:
4384:
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4249:
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4206:Chilcot Inquiry
4184:
4096:
4090:
4013:Iraq Body Count
3992:
3973:
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3907:
3871:
3847:Samarra bombing
3785:
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3410:
3359:
3310:Ashura massacre
3293:
3258:
3246:
3185:
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3113:Ishaqi massacre
3041:
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2968:
2951:
2926:Spring fighting
2913:
2857:
2816:
2775:
2706:Spring fighting
2694:
2676:
2577:
2561:
2557:Phantom Phoenix
2535:
2496:Phantom Thunder
2476:Marne Avalanche
2424:
2368:
2302:
2263:Bulldog Mammoth
2246:
2222:Panther Squeeze
2215:Airborne Dragon
2180:Desert Scorpion
2170:Bulldog Mammoth
2160:Ancient Babylon
2137:
2111:
2097:Al-Abud Network
2082:Fedayeen Saddam
2074:
2068:
2015:
2009:
2005:Mujahideen Army
1909:
1900:
1894:
1814:
1789:
1740:
1733:
1714:Economic reform
1656:
1649:
1625:Fall of Baghdad
1596:
1589:
1578:U.S. withdrawal
1498:Invasion (2003)
1482:
1463:
1459:Bush–Aznar memo
1414:
1408:
1353:Iraq resolution
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465:Smith-Mundt Act
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377:Robert M. Gates
361:On May 7, 2009
319:
295:Kevin J. Martin
263:, chair of the
232:in April 2006 (
230:Donald Rumsfeld
193:
151:Washington Post
142:Colman McCarthy
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41:Victoria Clarke
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4676:Assassinations
4672:
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4528:"Mrs. Anthrax"
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4489:"Chemical Ali"
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4427:(2017–present)
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4415:(2014–present)
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4398:
4392:
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4383:
4381:March 19, 2008
4378:
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4366:March 17, 2007
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4341:March 20, 2003
4338:
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4331:Halloween 2002
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4280:United Nations
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4201:Duelfer Report
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4189:Investigations
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4173:Role of Canada
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4134:Hutton Inquiry
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4064:Financial cost
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4023:Lancet surveys
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3842:Al Hillah 2011
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3837:Tikrit assault
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3634:Dujail bombing
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3615:
3614:
3609:
3604:
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3588:
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3573:Amirli bombing
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3560:
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3550:
3549:
3548:
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3541:April massacre
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3518:Al Hillah 2007
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3371:Al Hillah 2005
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3257:Other killings
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3211:Balad Air Base
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3001:Abu Kamal raid
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2977:Related events
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2685:Majar al-Kabir
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2511:Saber Guardian
2508:
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2498:
2493:
2491:Phantom Strike
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2468:
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2456:Commando Eagle
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2298:Warrior's Rage
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2210:Northern Delay
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