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Powell Calls for Perseverance in Iraq Despite Military Losses
One day after the number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq reached 1,000, Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to three television news programs about the need to persevere in the fight against the insurgents in order to establish freedom and democracy in Iraq.
"The greatest tribute we can pay to these brave, wonderful young Americans, who have given their lives, is to persevere, to keep moving forward, to defeat this insurgency, to defeat this enemy, to give the Iraqi people what they deserve. And that is a country that rests on the rule of law, that rests on popular representation of the leaders of that country," Powell said in a September 8 interview with ABC television's Charlie Gibson. (complete text)
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Iraqi Boxer Dreams of Gold in Athens
An Iraqi boxer and his American coach are headed to Athens not just to compete for a medal, but also to be "ambassadors of freedom," said the duo.
Najah Ali, a 24-year-old boxer from Iraq will proudly raise his country's flag at the 2004 Olympics in Athens."Representing my country, especially now with a free Iraq, I consider this the biggest thing in my life," said Ali.(complete text)
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