Monthly Archives: October 2008

In the Former Cradle of Iraq’s Insurgency, a U.S. Military Base Prepares to Close

October 20, 2008
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FALLUJAH, IRAQ— Anbar Province has been the site of some of the Iraq war’s darkest episodes, but in a sign of how much violence has dropped here, one of the main U.S. bases is closing its gates.

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Taking On the Gun Traffickers and the Gangs

October 17, 2008
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives doesn’t bust many bootleggers or rum-runners these days. Instead, the federal agents who once called Eliot Ness one of their own are focused on weapons trafficking and violent crime. Michael Sullivan, who just completed his second year as the acting director of ATF, also heads efforts...

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