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<DIV>From the ongoing Lib Hawk squawk at Slate. Mr. Hitchens:</DIV>
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<DIV>"Moreover, the Iraqi economy and military are no longer at the disposal of
a crime family with well-attested links to piracy and gangsterism, and that too
is a gain."</DIV>
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<DIV>No longer? Is that right . . .</DIV>
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<DIV><<A
href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2093620">http://slate.msn.com/id/2093620</A>></DIV>
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<DIV>DP </DIV></BODY></HTML>