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And, of course, it's a little bit galling to hear politicians, civil servants, saying that serving troops shouldn't tell their stories because it can be embarrassing or something - when we have politicians, civil servants queuing up to garner huge sums of money to sell their stories to the media.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Should the captives sell their stories?
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Jay Garner, who is to head up U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq.
CNN: Opposition leader: Saddam is alive
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This extraordinary idea rests on the thesis that the Liberian leadership, which is under United Nations sanctions because of gun running and diamond smuggling, is playing up its troubles to garner international sympathy and get the sanctions lifted.
BBC: Liberia's unusual war