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ER's are empty...in Baghdad...Report from Reuters, via instapundit.
In a similar vein: Michael Totten writes: Hell is over...Alqaeda lost their capital...

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More Haditha charges dropped...Murtha says: the trial's not over yet...
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Mambas and Cougars and Buffalo vehicles: where do they get those names?

Blackwater uses the Mamba vehicle, from South Africa for transport. The US is using similar mine sturdy vehicles for transport, like the Cougar truckand the Buffalo...LINK