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  • Kurdish people at a crossroads Dreams of independence on the line

    Kurdish people at a crossroads Dreams of independence on the line

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 12, 1996, Thursday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 874 words DATELINE: KUYSANJAQ, Iraq KUYSANJAQ, Iraq — Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani hikes to a nearby mountaintop to watch his troops patrol the land he now controls in Iraq.
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  • Pressure at Iraqi prison detailed

    Pressure at Iraqi prison detailed

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY June 18, 2004, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: This story was reported by Blake Morrison, John Diamond, Toni Locy, Donna Leinwand, Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri, and written by Morrison and Diamond SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 2640 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The officer who oversaw interrogations at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad
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  • U.S., Iraq warn Kurd factions

    U.S., Iraq warn Kurd factions

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY October 15, 1996, Tuesday, INTERNATIONAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 343 words A Kurdish faction with links to Iran marched deep into northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring warnings from Saddam Husseim and U.S. officials.
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  • U.S. works to repair damage of Abu Ghraib

    U.S. works to repair damage of Abu Ghraib

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY April 28, 2005, Thursday, FIRST EDITION BYLINE: Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 1209 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — Seven years ago, Army Reserve Col. Walter Schumm, an authority on the handling of POWs, co-authored an essay predicting trouble if the military did not pay more attention to the
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  • Kurds may seek Iraq backing

    Kurds may seek Iraq backing

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY October 18, 1996, Friday, INTERNATIONAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 186 words Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani warned Thursday he may again seek Saddam Hussein’s military help to slow a rival Kurdish faction from making further military gains.
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  • Red Cross hopes to see allied captives

    Red Cross hopes to see allied captives

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY February 1, 1991, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 241 words An International Red Cross convoy loaded with emergency medical supplies crossed into Iraq Thursday, raising hopes that Baghdad will grant access to allied POWs.
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  • Defeat of Kurdish rivals could stabilize north Iraq

    Defeat of Kurdish rivals could stabilize north Iraq

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 11, 1996, Wednesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 401 words DATELINE: IRBIL, Iraq IRBIL, Iraq — Saddam Hussein reasserted his influence in northern Iraq on Tuesday, lifting trade and travel barriers in place since the Persian Gulf war ended in 1991.
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  • CIA hid many Iraq prisoners, generals say

    CIA hid many Iraq prisoners, generals say

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 10, 2004, Friday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 10A LENGTH: 434 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON WASHINGTON — The CIA hid “dozens” and perhaps as many as 100 prisoners from Red Cross inspectors at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and other detention centers, Army officials told the Senate Armed Services Committee on
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  • Kurd allies retake north for Saddam

    Kurd allies retake north for Saddam

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 10, 1996, Tuesday, FINAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 249 words DATELINE: DOKAN, Iraq DOKAN, Iraq — Kurdish fighters aligned with Saddam Hussein capturedtheir rivals’ last stronghold on Monday, giving Saddam controlof northern Iraq for the first time since the Persian Gulf war.
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  • Iraqis shift to fight rebels; Baghdad to return looted Kuwait riches

    Iraqis shift to fight rebels; Baghdad to return looted Kuwait riches

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY March 6, 1991, Wednesday, FIRST EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 361 words Iraq Tuesday fulfilled two more U.N. conditions for a permanent cease-fire in the Persian Gulf war – including a promise to return Kuwaiti assets such as gold. Meanwhile, Saddam Hussein is moving troops from the north to
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  • U.S. watches rumblings in, around Iraq

    U.S. watches rumblings in, around Iraq

    By tom On Thursday, April 14 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY September 9, 1996, Monday, INTERNATIONAL EDITION BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 314 words DATELINE: NORTHERN IRAQ NORTHERN IRAQ — Continued fighting here and Turkey’s establishment of a security zone along its border with Iraq prompted a U.S. warning on Sunday that Washington would not allow Baghdad to threaten regional stability.
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  • Red Cross reports widespread abuse of Iraqis

    Red Cross reports widespread abuse of Iraqis

    By tom On Wednesday, April 13 th, 2011 · no Comments · In
    USA TODAY May 11, 2004, Tuesday, FIRST EDITION BYLINE: Peter Eisler and Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5A LENGTH: 826 words The international Red Cross gave U.S. military officials at least a half-dozen warnings last year that Iraqi prisoners were being abused by American personnel, according to a confidential report the aid organization sent to
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