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Remembering Army Cpl. Scott Bandhold

Army Cpl. Scott Bandhold, who met his death in Iraq, joined the service late in life. As Kathleen Horan of member station WNYC reports, he traveled the world as a dancer before knee problems ended that career.

Remembering Army Cpl. Scott Bandhold

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Interviews

A Conversation with Iraq Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad has acted as a liaison among sectarian interests to help forge a unity government. He talks about Iraq's newly designated prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki of the Dawa Party, and other issues.

A Conversation with Iraq Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad

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U.S.'s Cultural Ignorance Fuels Iraq Insurgency

The U.S. military's lack of cultural understanding of Iraq helped create the conditions for the insurgency there, according to a military adviser who has written a new book on the insurgency.

U.S.'s Cultural Ignorance Fuels Iraq Insurgency

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Top Muslim Cleric Urges Militias to Disarm

One of Iraq's leading Shiite clerics, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has called for the country's militias to lay down their arms. Madeleine Brand talks with Los Angeles Times correspondent Bourzou Daragahi about what the latest developments mean for Iraq, where the threat of civil war seems imminent.

Top Muslim Cleric Urges Militias to Disarm

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Remembrances

A U.S. Medic Who Won't Make It Home

Hospitalman Geovani Padillaaleman, 20, of South Gate, Calif., died April 2 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was permanently assigned to Bethesda Naval Hospital, USNS Comfort Detachment and operationally assigned to Third Battalion, Eighth Marine Regiment, 2/28 Brigade Combat Team. Reporter Jordan Davis has a remembrance.

A U.S. Medic Who Won't Make It Home

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Two Years After Abu Ghraib, Abuse Reports Linger

Two years ago, disturbing photographs showing U.S. soldiers abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison were made public. Amid an outcry, Congress and the White House promised to punish those responsible. But a report by several human-rights groups says that, so far, only low-ranking soldiers have borne the brunt of the scandal, and that abuse in Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, is still widespread.

Two Years After Abu Ghraib, Abuse Reports Linger

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Rumsfeld and Rice Make Surprise Visit to Iraq

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice make an unannounced visit to Baghdad. The two will meet with newly elected Iraqi leaders to show support for the new government.

Rumsfeld and Rice Make Surprise Visit to Iraq

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National

John Kerry on Dissent During a Time of War

Thirty-five years ago, a young Navy officer and Vietnam veteran named John Kerry stood before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and called for an end to the war in Vietnam. Speaking in Boston on Saturday, the senator from Massachusetts called dismissing dissent "not only wrong" but "dangerous." Kerry speaks about dissent in wartime and takes caller questions.

John Kerry on Dissent During a Time of War

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Military Town Unsure About Iraq War

North Carolina's Fort Bragg was home to the general who started the public criticism of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld by retired officers. People living around the base have their doubts about the Iraq war. But they also have a strong commitment to the military.

Military Town Unsure About Iraq War

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Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

Retired military personnel are speaking publicly about their disapproval of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Two lifelong military men talk about their different views on whether retired high-ranking officers should take on the role of public critic.

Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

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Opinion

Analysis

Maliki, Iraq's Incoming Prime Minister

Jawad al Maliki has been picked to be the next Iraqi prime minister. He is also the subject of recent research by David Patel, an Iraq scholar at Stanford University. Robert Siegel talks with Patel.

Maliki, Iraq's Incoming Prime Minister

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