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...Qaeda's plan to capture and control the "belt" cities around the capital and then use those as logistical hubs and staging areas from which to mount attacks on U.S. forces inside the city. The telltale map suggested that to stabilize Baghdad, U.S. forces would also have to root out the troublemakers lurking outside the city. "A lot of people thought what we needed to do was put everybody into Baghdad to secure the population," says Odierno. "But what we really thought was causing the sectarian violence were the car bombs, the indirect fire [from mortars and rockets...
...most. The part of Han Solo—the cocky and selfish talent who eventually sees the light and develops into an essential contributor to his team’s success—falls into the sure hands of wide receiver Plaxico Burress.While it is often tempting to root for the Dark Side, most of us relate better to the redeeming qualities of the underdog who compensates for a lack of talent with a surplus of heart and determination. Most of us respect someone like Burress—the Giants’ best receiver all season despite his inability...
...course, the Patriots’ potential place in history. As usual, sports fans seem to be rallying against the favorite—a natural position for those without an affiliation to either team. But New England is a different type of favorite. It’s not fun to root for New England simply because the team stands at 18-0 (though, I admit, that does make it fun). The season has been “perfect,” from the fan perspective, because we have been able to watch the way a team comes together from its separate...
Gates, who is the director of the W.E.B Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research, said he wanted to channel this barbershop atmosphere in “The Root,” an online magazine he launched Monday...
Geared towards blacks readers, The Root will create a forum for the political ideas of black America, which Gates said are typically oversimplified into a “monolithic black point of view” by mainstream media...