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Frontline Breakthroughs

By Bill Crawford May 1, 2006

Iraqis continue to show their mettle in engagements with anti-Iraqi forces, and continue to take over battlespace from Coalition forces. Prime Minister-designate al-Maliki said this week that he hopes to ...

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Iraq’s Progress

By Bill Crawford April 24, 2006

Iraq finally has a new prime-minister designate, Jawad al-Maliki. Maliki lived in exile during Saddam’s reign, fleeing Iraq after a death sentence was placed on him. He has been active ...

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Generals, See Progress

By Bill Crawford April 17, 2006

The struggle to form a unity government in Iraq continues, but signs of hope are emerging. One of the sticking points continues to be Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari, who has ...

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Paying Attention

By Bill Crawford April 10, 2006

On the third anniversary of the liberation of Iraq, there is no denying that the political situation there is dicey. A coalition government hasn’t been formed, and a large reason ...

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The Other Side of The Story

By Bill Crawford April 3, 2006

Welcome to another round-up of good news in Iraq. Two positive trends have remained strong. First, Iraqi forces continue to takeover more battlespace from the U.S., and they continue to ...

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The Other Side of The Story

By Bill Crawford March 27, 2006

Welcome to another dose of good news about Iraq. (See here and here for more.) After my last report, I received an avalanche of positive feedback about the story of ...

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The Other Side of The Story

By Bill Crawford March 20, 2006

After I recently wrote a piece for NRO reporting on some good news from Iraq, I got a fair number of e-mails criticizing me for trying to distort the actual ...

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Extra! Extra!

By Bill Crawford March 7, 2006

Coverage of the Iraq war continues to be overwhelmingly negative. If anything, the pessimism of the mainstream media has increased since the attack on the Golden Mosque in Samarra. This ...

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Not All Negative

By Bill Crawford November 9, 2005

The mainstream media is failing in its reporting on Iraq. The American people are being fed a steady stream of negative stories about Iraq that in no way represent reality, ...