Occupation preoccupation

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Author John W. Dower explored the occupation and reconstruction of Japan following World War II in "Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II." He examines telling differences between the Japanese occuption and a forecasted occupation of Iraq, noting both the differences in culture, and the perceived legitimacy of the action by the world community.

History, Occupied territories, Japan (World War II), Dower, John W.

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The unknown soldier: more embeds among the troops doesn't mean we'll get any closer to the grunts in war

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War correspondents embedded in military units to report on the Iraq war will not get at the essential reality of the soldier's life, or of war itself. Most war correspondents willingly deceive themselves and the public by swallowing whole the warrior mythology, even while the soldier's despise them for it.

Public affairs, Media coverage, War correspondents, Wartime press, Iraq War, 2003-

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To charm and disarm

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Elbaradei, whose training in law predisposes him to approach his duties as a weapons inspector patiently, argues that the inspection regime is working according to plan, and that a rush to judgment is inadvisable.

International Affairs, Executive changes & profiles, Intnl Atomic Energy Agency, Officials and employees, Powers and duties, Inspection, Weapons of mass destruction, International Atomic Energy Agency, El Baradei, Mohamed

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