Almanac fragment includes Armada voyage, Dionne quintuplets, Amnesty rise
An almanac entry recalls the 1588 Armada departure from Lisbon, the 1934 Dionne quintuplets birth, and Amnesty International origins after Peter Benenson's Forgotten Prisoners article. It notes births of Thomas Moore Jim Thorpe Ian Fleming Giuliani and MLB franchise moves, plus 2001 birth statistics and a May moon phase.
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Lisbon
English Channel
Peter Benenson
Amnesty International
Thomas Moore
Jim Thorpe
Ian Fleming
Question of Bush war plan fuels doubt in New York Daily News
Michael Goodwin argues that public opinion shifts against the Iraq war, noting CBS polling showing high disapproval and cost concerns. He reflects on Sept 11, the invasion rationale, and questions whether Iraqis want democracy, ending with doubt that the mission is worth fighting for.
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Bush
CBS News
Iraq
Afghanistan
America
Saddam Hussein
Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Bush lays out five point plan for Iraq and Middle East
President Bush in Carlisle outlined a five point plan to reshape Iraq and the wider region. He warned terrorism may intensify as June 30 approaches and said U S forces will gradually withdraw while aiding a UN contingent to support the new Iraqi government. He stressed the need for security and effective training of Iraqi forces to avoid a Vietnam scenario.
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U.S. Army War College
Carlisle
Iraq
Middle East
Washington
Bush
Vietnam
U.N
United States
War on fear and Iraq plan described as the test of resolve
Cal Thomas argues the president must pursue a five point plan for Iraq to defeat terrorism. He says free nations must not panic and that fear is terrorists greatest weapon. He cites Roosevelt and the Greatest Generation and emphasizes public support behind the plan. He notes the Monday night speech as a good start and invites readers to contact him.
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U.S
Iraq
War College
Franklin Roosevelt
Victory, Defeat, and the Iraq Gamble in the Global War
An essay arguing that U S victory in Iraq ties to winning the broader war on terrorism. It traces past conflicts from World War II through Vietnam and the Cold War, cites Abu Musab al Zarqawi as the leading Iraqi jihadist, and warns that retreat would embolden terrorists and threaten Americans.
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Clifford D. May
Roosevelt
Churchill
Korea
United States
Eisenhower
Korean Peninsula
Vietnam
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
World Trade Center
Saddam
al Qaeda
Bush
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Nicholas Berg
Afghanistan
Zarqawi
U.S
Lawrence Foley
Amman
Jordan
Ansar al-Islam
Britain
France
Georgia
Chechnya
Casablanca
Osama bin Laden
Ho Chi Minh
Beirut
Somalia
bin Laden
America
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New York Daily News
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Nydailynews.com
Cal Thomas
Fox News Channel
Calthomas.com
Morocco
Baghdad
Karbala
Madrid
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Secret Service
Syria
NATO
Istanbul
Turkey
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