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THE DISPUTATION; Beyond the Euphrates; A War of Truth vs. Lies
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Forward
04-09-2004
From Iraq came the revolting photos. Barbarians in Falluja had strung up
the burnt bodies of American civilians on a bridge over the River
Euphrates. Apart from the sheer horror of it -- the teenagers merrily
dancing as the blackened corpses swung in the background -- Jews in
particular may have been struck by the eerie resonance with the festival
week now upon us.
Americans may be tempted to wonder why our forces are in I...
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