Iraq crisis prompts mixed Western and Iraqi views
Le Figaro France and Asahi Shimbun assess Iraq reconstruction while Nasiriya protests and oil divides threaten unity. The Independent outlines Baath leaders’ fate, trials and Iraq’s path to a fair judiciary as occupation ends and governance begins.
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le Figaro
Paris
Iraq
Yugoslavia
Middle East
Saddam Hussein
Nasiriya
Islamist Assembly
Saddam
America
Independent
London
Hague
South Africa
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Pulse Reader Forum Late A Ext 201 Or Write Attn Editor
Forum item requests reader input at 310 N Seventh Street Garden City Kansas 67846. Readers are urged to address letters to the editor and include full name and address for publication.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
War stories that stay untold haunt Iraq coverage
In a critique of CNN chief Eason Jordan and broader war reporting, the piece questions why graphic injuries and deaths are omitted to suit viewer sensitivities. It cites Chris Hedges on omission as a core war lie, arguing that absence of pain skews the narrative and risks mythologizing war.
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Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo
Iraq
United States
Japan
U.N
White House
Italy
NATO
France
Germany
Eason Jordan
CNN
Baghdad
Saddam
Jordan
New York Times
Chris Hedges
Hedges
el Salvador
Jessica Lynch
Saddam Hussein
Hind
al Jazeera
Michael Herr
Gore
French Preschool Menus Ignite U.S. Debate Over Welfare
A reader cites French lunch menus at a Paris preschool to argue Americans overspend on social programs. The correspondent contrasts gourmet meals and 35-hour work weeks with US welfare, day care, and education funding, criticizing France’s system while defending American sacrifices for democracy abroad.
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Paris
Iraq
Middle East
19Th Arrondissement
U.S
Spring Gardens Spur Vocational Education Insight
A writer reflects on spring awakening and the lure of gardening and floral design. She recalls learning trade skills in a family flower shop, praises vocational programs like Finney County Career Learning System with centers in automotive, industrial, IT, allied health, and education, and notes added journeyman prep electrical courses. she imagines a horticulture center.
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David Helling
Denver
Finney County
Holcomb
Garden City
Garden City Community College
Information Technology Center of Excellence
Industrial Center of
Industrial Technology Center
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the Pulse Reader Forum
Rexbalin
Globe.com
Washington Post
Middle Eastern
Myriam Miedzian
Lantern
Sara Kincaid
Sarak
Gctelagram
Garden City Telegram
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