Why We Do Not Free Hostages in Iraq Crisis
An editorial argues Hussein holds 14,000 Westerners including 3,000 Americans and 4,000 British as hostages and questions why the United States tolerates it. It recalls 1979 Iran hostage crisis, warns of risks, and questions U S defense of Saudi Arabia amid oil embargo era memories and political calculations.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Adolph Hitler
Saudi Arabia
Hussein
Bush
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Vietnam
Bush urges oil independence amid Middle East tensions
Guest opinion from Manhattan Mercury discusses President Bush defending troop deployment to secure oil fields, condemning Saddam Hussein and arguing for reduced Middle East oil dependency, while noting global precedent and public pressure to change energy policy.
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Herald
Washington
Bush
America
Persian Gulf
Oi Hussein
Saddam
China
Tibet
Sein
Saddam Hussein
Middle East
Reaga
Thée -Manhattan
Mercury
Contact list for U S political figures in Washington and Topeka
A compiled contact list shows President George Bush and senators Bob Dole Nancy Kasaebaum and Bob Whittaker plus state legislators Jim Allen and Sue Shumway. It provides office addresses in Washington D C and Topeka and phone numbers for each official.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
D.C
Nancy Kasaebaum
Russell
Washington, D.C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburnn
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
The Hitching Post Rants On American Government
A critic laments mounting energy fears and war threats in the 1990s, arguing Washington politics foster bad governance. He cites aging Congress, lack of new ideas, and pervasive taxation schemes while urging accountability and voter engagement beyond partisan cheerleading.
Barry’s Race Debate After Cocaine Trial Showdown
Opinion column blasts government race policy and Marion Barry’s acquittal aftermath. It denounces racial entitlements, calls for color blind justice, and criticizes Bush era actions while praising black journalists who spoke out against the mayor.
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Washington
Marion Barry
Washington Post
Europe
Soviet Union
Arab World
Michael Dukakis
Richard Gephardt
Jesse Jackson
Peace candle tribute in Sioux City stirs veteran backlash
In Sioux City a 6 foot peace pole memorial marking Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversary faced harassment from about 40 Sioux City American Legion members who accused the group of apologizing to Japan and hurled racial slurs. A Legion spokesman urged remembering Pearl Harbor and urged nuking Iraq if Saddam used gas. A council member and others criticized the hostility, while Vietnam veteran John Baca advocates rebuilding in Yen Vien near Hanoi with a Veterans Vietnam Restoration Project.
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U.S
Sioux City
Iowa
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
City Hall
Earth
Republic
American Legion Post
Legion
Pearl Harbor
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Iraq
Hiroshima
Green Berets
82Nd Airborne
Air Force
Japan
Eisenhower
John Baca
Vietnam
Baca
Yen Vien
Hanoi
Veterans Vietnam Restoration Project
P.O
Garberville
Germany
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Congress
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Federal Treasury
Jim Hitch
The
Ottawa Herald
Barry
Kenneth Mundy
Jay’ Stephens
Mundy
Marion Shepilov Barry
Marion Rang
Pat Buchanan
Tribune Media Services
John McCormally
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