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[Rick Faurot]

Bush Suggests War on Terror Cannot Be Won

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By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer

NASHUA, N.H. - President Bush (news - web sites) ignited a Democratic inferno of criticism on Monday by suggesting the war on terrorism could not be won, forcing his aides to scramble to defend his remarks just as he had hoped to bask in convention accolades.

Bush sought to emphasize the economy — New Hampshire's appears to be on a rebound — but his comments on terrorism dominated national attention.

In an interview on NBC-TV's "Today" show, Bush vowed to stay the course in the war on terror, saying perseverance in the battle would make the world safer for future generations. But he suggested an all-out victory against terrorism might not be possible.

Asked "Can we win?" Bush said, "I don't think you can win it. But I think you can create conditions so that the — those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world."

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040831/a...

[Rick Faurot]

War News for August 30 and 31, 2004
Bring ‘em on: One US soldier killed, two wounded by roadside bomb near Mosul.

Bring ‘em on: Iraqi education official assassinated in Kirkuk.

Bring ‘em on: US Army convoy ambushed near Balad.

Bring ‘em on: Four Iraqis killed, seven wounded in mortar attack near Samarra.

Bring ‘em on: Three Iraqi policemen wounded in ambush near Kirkuk.

Bring ‘em on: Four Iraqis killed, five wounded in US airstrike near Samarra.

Bring ‘em on: Fighting reported near Fallujah.

Bring ‘em on: US troops under heavy mortar attack near Baquba.

Bring 'em on: Insurgent attacks near Basra stop oil exports.

Bring ‘em on: Twelve Nepalese hostages executed by insurgents.

Bring ‘em on: US patrol ambushed near Mosul.

British troops cease patrols in Basra.

[Rick Faurot]

The $40 Million payoff from Bush to SmearVets.

A Swift Shift in Stories
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A47542-2004Aug30
By Dana Milbank
Tuesday, August 31, 2004; Page A19

This is a story about Swift boats and FastShip.

Four days ago, retired naval Rear Adm. William L. Schachte Jr. seconded accusations made by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth seeking to discredit Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry's record in Vietnam. But since then, Democrats have discovered that Schachte is also a long-standing supporter of President Bush and a lobbyist whose client FastShip Inc. recently won a $40 million grant from the federal government.

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[Rick Faurot]

Sep. 1, 2004 0:49 / Updated Sep. 1, 2004 0:56 FBI seizes computer from AIPAC offices
By JANINE ZACHARIA
FBI agents on Friday copied the computer hard drive of a senior staffer at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee who has been questioned in relation to the case of a Pentagon official suspected of turning over a classified document either directly to Israel, or via the pro-Israel lobby group.

Sources in Washington said the hard drive was that of Steve Rosen, AIPAC's director of foreign policy issues.

...Government lawyers, according to Tuesday's New York Times, are preparing to make the first arrests in the case by issuing a criminal complaint against one or more figures who are said to be involved.
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