History Commons Projects, Update on July 30, 2008
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One large group of new entries this week detailed the story of Jessica Lynch, a US soldier captured and rescued in Iraq who became a media celebrity over her ordeal. However, the actual facts turned out to be very different from what was reported when the story broke. Lynch's story is covered in the Domestic Propaganda Timeline.
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The 9/11 Timeline has additional material about the day of 9/11, in particular Flight 93 and Condoleezza Rice's actions, as well as British intelligence informer Abu Hamza al-Masri. In addition, two new calls for a new 9/11--by a Canadian officer and a conservative commentator--are highlighted.
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There is also more about neoconservative influence, Paul Wolfowitz's support for a new Team B exercise in the 1990s, Israeli encouragement of arms sales to Iran, and well-connected bank robber Ahmed Chalabi.
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Entries covering the articles of impeachment and a report on the FBI's investigation have been added to The Watergate Timeline.
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Finally, during the occupation of Iraq, the US opened up storage facilities for high explosives in 2003, and then watched as Iraqis stole hundreds of tons of them.
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Best,
History Commons Team
