Taking Stock of the War

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This week on War News Radio, we review the President’s “Plan for Victory” and the reaction it has received.

Also, Reuben Heyman-Kantor chats with a soldier’s mother who has started her own blog.

Then, Wren Elhai gets the scoop on the Iraqi Stock Exchange from its CEO.

And, an update on the lawsuit filed by eight Iraqis who claim they were tortured by American troops.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen.

Should We Stay or Should We Go?

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This week on War News Radio, should we stay or should we go? Congress debates if troops should come home or sit tight in 2006, we take a look at Congressman and veteran John Murtha’s call for immediate withdrawal.

We also bring you the story of Walter Jones, one of the first conservative congressmen to withdraw his support of the war, in a report first aired in June 2005.

Joseph Christoff of the Government Accountability Office chats about how hard, and how expensive, it is to keep electricity running in Iraq.

Finally, American politicians aren’t the first leaders trying to figure out an exit strategy. In an edition of Iraq 101 first aired in July 2005, we take a look at what the British did when they left Iraq.

These stories, plus the week’s news, from War News Radio.

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