From now on, they said, at least 50 percent of the reports about Russia must be "positive."
The wall is one of the centerpieces of a new strategy by coalition and Iraqi forces to break the cycle of sectarian violence. ... The soldiers jokingly call it "The Great Wall of Adhamiya."
The settlers are calling their compound "House of Peace," but are also considering "Martyrs’ Peak."
"The good thing is that you see these ideas gaining traction."
"Statements made by the chain of command during interviews for this investigation, taken as a whole, suggest that Iraqi civilian lives are not as important as U.S. lives, their deaths are just the cost of doing business, and that the Marines need to get the job done no matter what it takes."
"There is no question that at the end of the day Tom is making the decisions."
"At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter a whole lot."
He has become a great improviser, the Miles Davis of the war.
"If he knew, then he was making a mistake. If he didn’t know, he was making a bigger mistake."
"It’s kind of not a good idea," he said carefully, as if explaining something to a child.
"Our whole business is dependent on the trust of users."
They fancy themselves an Internet community like MySpace, but really it’s an alt-porn site with some culture thrown in.
Mr. Phillips duct-taped a woman to a chair, holding her for hours.
... he is confident that he can convert one of the world’s last big non-soccer-crazy nations to the sport, while also influencing the type of films that Hollywood produces ...
