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Top 10 schools with recruiting momentumDave Telep
The recruiting game is predicated on momentum. Win a title, and you get a bump with recruits. Put a dearth of guys in the NBA, and the players notice. The last few weeks we've looked at the programs that signed the most Top 100 players and most Top 2...Blog | September 18, 2013
Top 10: Signing ESPN Top 25 playersDave Telep
OK, last week we looked at college basketball teams in relation to Top 100 players signed in the last five years. No surprise, the Kentucky Wildcats led the way with 23 Top 100 players from 2009-2013. Are you sitting down? John Calipari's team di...Blog | September 11, 2013
Notes: Cartwright could be double valueDave Telep
This time of the year, there's always something brewing. From campus visits to the value of Stanford's newest pledge, we've dumped out the notebook into a nice, tidy column to catch you up. Cartwright's value could be two-fold When Stanford ad...Blog | September 06, 2013
Top 10: Signing ESPN 100 playersDave Telep
Sometimes you have to see it to believe it. Since John Calipari took over at Kentucky we've steadily sung the praises of the Wildcats and their recruits. Well, it turns out there was a good reason for the high praise. Kentucky exports prospects to th...Blog | September 04, 2013
Top 10 lessons learned at adidas NationsDave Telep
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The adidas Nations event, which featured the world's elite 18-and-under players representing teams from the United State, Africa, Australia, Latin America, Philippines and Russia, culminated with Monday's championship game highl...Blog | August 07, 2013
Pinson, Russell shine at Adidas NationsDave Telep
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- We're a long way from the postseason all-star games, but watching the championship game of the Adidas Nations on Monday night, I couldn't help but think there's a lesson here. Of the 21 players who took the floor in the titl...Blog | August 06, 2013
Stars live up to hype at Super ShowcaseDave Telep
Editor's note: This is the latest entry in Dave Telep's July Road Trip blog. Throughout the month, Dave will check in each day he's on the road while covering some of the biggest basketball recruiting events in the country. He'll let you know where h...Blog | July 26, 2013
Top 10 takeaways from the LeBron campDave Telep
Editor's note: This is the latest entry in Dave Telep's July Road Trip blog. Throughout the month, Dave will check in each day he's on the road while covering some of the biggest basketball recruiting events in the country. He'll let you know where h...Blog | July 10, 2013
Notebook: ESPN 100 recruiting updatesDave Telep
This week's Friday recruiting notebook is chock full of updates on ESPN 100 prospects, including commitments for Florida and Louisville, a visitor for Michigan State, what's next for North Carolina, who NC State is targeting and why No. 10 recruit My...Blog | June 28, 2013
Top 10 NBA draft recruiting storiesDave Telep
By now, the 2013 NBA draft class has been picked apart, upgraded, downgraded and over-evaluated to the highest degree. There are many, many outlets for you to get your fix for Thursday's draft. How many places, however, can you come for the behind-th...Blog | June 27, 2013
No. 1 soph Giles suffers serious knee injuryDave Telep
Harry Giles, the nation's top-ranked rising sophomore, suffered a serious knee injury last week in Uruguay while playing for USA Basketball's U16 squad. Upon returning from the FIBA America's World Championships, Giles had an MRI and received devasta...Blog | June 19, 2013
10 things to know about the 2014 classDave Telep
The new player rankings are out, and the 2014 class of rising seniors has graduated from the ESPN 60 to its initial full ESPN 100. As this group of prospects takes center stage in a new recruiting cycle, here are 10 things you need to know about the ...Blog | June 12, 2013
Buckeyes land versatile weaponDave Telep
There's no better way to begin a weekend than to win a national recruiting battle. Thad Matta's Ohio State Buckeyes found themselves in position to pop a cork Friday night when ESPN 60 guard D'Angelo Russell (Louisville, Ky./Montverde) popped for Mat...Blog | June 07, 2013
Theo Pinson commits to North Carolina Tar HeelsDave Telep
Greensboro native Theo Pinson, the No. 13 player in the ESPN 60, has chosen to stay in-state, as he committed to North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.Story | Conversation | May 22, 2013
No. 1 prospect Andrew Wiggins chooses Kansas JayhawksDave Telep
Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins is headed to Kansas.Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013
Zip trip through the Dallas EYBLDave Telep
DALLAS -- The third installment of the Nike EYBL is in the books. After spending two days at an incredibly over-the-top facility (please build one in Raleigh), it's time to sift through the notes and analyze what we saw. We'll follow-up with more cov...Blog | May 13, 2013


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This thread is about recycling two arch enemies who were killed in the last encounter. (To those who have read the "pointed guns" thread - yes, the two villains I wanted to save.)
My PC's have managed to kill two major enemies For the second time. We are playing a Forgotten Realms campaign with a lot of homegrown content and some Dragonlance mixed in (e.g. there has been a War of Dragons in the past). Both being high ranking elite Zhentarim (home grown characters) they have already been ressurrected once. I think that's enough. Even the Zhentarim's recources should have limits. After all, if you take the official material, only Fzoul Chembryl himself is capable of casting True Ressourrection.
But they have one direct superior (home grown) who is able to cast "create greater undead". That is how I would like them to have a final apperance on the stage.
First question: Is the list of undead given for "create greater undead" in the PHB definitive? Or are there additions by other sourcebooks.
I am looking for undead templates, because both characters were quite elaborate.
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a female human wizard 4 / fighter 4/ spellsword 4 - clever leader and tactician, signature spell: lightning bolt, never brought home her channeled spell with her greatsword (pity!)
a male human fighter 6/ rogue 1 / blackguard 6 - ruthless brute, spiked chain with improved trip, improved disarm, combat reflexes, they hate him!
A hook to raise them as undead could be the grizly practice of one PC to cut off the heads of fallen arch enemies to prevent raise dead (thus forcing the use of ressurrection). I imagine the arch enemies headless or with borrowed heads of victims looking frantically for the one who stole their heads. I would like to have them return again and again - as long as they do not have their heads back. So, a "Revenant"-variant comes into question.
The "ghost"-template would work well in most respectr: Incorporeality would make multiple returns plausible. "Unfinished business" is also a good description of missing ones head. BUT: The current adventure is already hooked around a restless ghost. Too much repetition, I am afraid.
The female spellsword was the cohort of a Zhentarim leader with allegiance to Shar. Thus I would like to have her return as a shadow-like undead. I stumbled over the "Shadowslain" template, but I do not have any stats.
The blackguard was a detemined follower of Bane. I considered letting him return as Death Knight.
I am open to all suggestions and comments.

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Jessica Simpson Reveals Her Bangin' Weight Watchers, Post-Baby Body
Just seven months after giving birth to the adorable little nugget known as Ace Knute, Jessica declared to the world that she is proud of her post-baby body. And, by the looks of that behind the scenes shot from an upcoming Weight Watchers commercial, she should be very proud.
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I have posted this on another medical forum...and the doctor said I was basically low-risk...but he didn't answer as to whether or not I was able to have unprotected oral (give and receive) seeing that me and my new partner are free from all other STD's. Keep in mind, I am a gay male.
He also said that he doesn't think this is warts, because they disappeared so quickly...and stated that it doesn't appear to me herpes either.
1) I was recently with a man and upon going down there, I noticed what seemed to be genital warts on his anal area. I licked the anus before I noticed this though...however; about 2 weeks later, all of this was gone and the anus looked normal...so I performed rimming oral again, and have done so since...this is my question...does this sound like warts? It went away quite fast, but he could have had it for a long time before I encountered him...he says he has never noticed them. 2) We did have penetrative sex, but this was protected...however, if I did rub my penis (w/o condom ) near or around his anus while there were not visible warts...what is my risk of contracting the virus? 3) If I touched the visible warts with my hand, then touched my penis...could I contract the virus this way? 4) We did cuddle naked and layed down next to each other and my penis would of course touch his buttocks, what are the chances of contracting the virus? Also, is the virus contained in semen? 5) We did have unprotected oral sex...but there were no warts present on his penis.
6) I have enlarged papillae on my tongue, which I know are normal...however; I have noticed different texture in the tongue surface around them...which has decreased over time...I am not sure if this is HPV scare or am I just worrying myself to death? Also...the back of my throat feels heavy sometimes. 7) My lips and tongue sometimes burn since being with this guy, and am worried that this is HPV concern or symptom.
I didn't write the following on the other page b/c I didn't remember it until now.
--Upong trying to put the condom on me, he sat on my pubic region...but he had no "warts" present at this time, but I do have a small lesion in this area that I doubt is a wart, but could be a possibility...
--I did slap his butt with my penis, and dry humped him...my penis probably came into direct contact with his anus (where the what i think are warts were present...but not at this time)
I know ORAL HPV is rare, but still possible. I am getting into a relationship with a new man and want to be able to kiss him and perform oral unprotected on him and vice versa..but am not sure if this is safe...please help doc. Post


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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
There Will Always Be An Iraq
Today as the Islamic State group rampages through Iraq's north (the Nineveh Province where they control the entire metropolis of Mosul) and the west (the Anbar province, Iraq's largest, of which at the time of writing they retain hold over 80%) it appears that through government ineptness and divisions throughout the country that this could be the end of Iraq. Indeed TIME Magazine ran a cover story essentially stating that this was what we were in fact witnessing. And given the dire circumstances it was hard for even the most optimistic and hopeful of people not to be cynical.
When country's like Iraq become embroiled in such complex and complicated morasses of violence and disorder one finds oneself reading back over the country's history and trying to understand how it go to this point and if Iraq as a political entity makes any sense. If anything given the disparate nature of Iraq's various ethnicities and sects one finds oneself wondering how it lasted this long in the first place.
Today we're seeking the Yazidi people were helpless as Iraqi minorities when Islamic State marched into their towns and villages and enslaved, raped and murdered them. Broken, destitute and terrified they have time and again expressed how completely letdown they were by their fellow "Iraqis". Iraq's Kurds were pushed around by the former government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and pressured over pursuing an energy policy independent of the central government's oversight. Iraq's Army was given billions in training and weapons, the Kurdish paramilitary Peshmerga were given less and when push came to shove with Islamic State last June the Iraqi Army fled. The Kurds were left to fend for themselves and defend their homeland. The Iraqi state badly let them down when they needed it most. It was therefore no surprise that Iraqi Kurdistan's regional government under Mr. Massoud Barzani revisited the idea of leaving Iraq altogether through a Kurdish referendum on independence.
Given the dire picture I painted of an Iraq which just doesn't seem to work or have any confluence whatsoever one may feel that the following well known quote made by Iraqi's first monarch Faisal seems so true, "There is still – and I say this with a heart full of sorrow – no Iraqi people, but unimaginable masses of human beings, devoid of any patriotic idea, imbued with religious traditions and absurdities, connected by no common tie, giving ear to evil, prone to anarchy, and perpetually ready to rise against any government whatsoever."
That statement was made all the way back in 1933. Two years later something very notable happened around Sinjar. The Yazidi tribesmen took up arms. Not against an attacking Islamist force but against their own government. Sinjar was the scene of a massacre. Not like the one which transpired a few weeks ago. This one was at the hands of the Iraqi Army. They quashed by force, killing about 200 Yazidi's in the process, a revolt on the part of the tribesmen who didn't want to be conscripted into the kingdoms army. The same was the case with the Shia Arabs and Sunni Kurds who didn't take kindly to the idea of having a centralized Sunni Arab Kingdom telling them what to do. So they fought it and hundreds were killed in the resulting crackdown.
One finds it very hard to write a general history of Iraq without writing about just how instrumental the army has always been when it comes to the power (or lack thereof) of whatever regime wielded the reigns of power which emanated from control of the central government. And speaking of the army and the central government, before the Kingdom of Iraq was dismantled in the bloody coup of 1958 it was allegedly said of one Nuri al-Said to one of the army coup plotters that, "if your plot ever succeeds, you and the other officers will be engaged in a struggle among yourselves which will not end until each of you hangs the other."
Prophetic certainly. But historically we know after a series of sometimes violent tumults and struggles for the power, which inevitably came with controlling the centralized government, resulted in the rise of the brutal rule of the Baath Party and Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi military and centralized control of it was of fundamental importance when it came to securing his rule. The Baath had broader goals for the army than just central control of Iraq. While the Iraqi Army generally looked inward the Baath had ambitions to be a regional hegemonic power. Which is why they sent expeditionary forces in support of the Arabs against Israel and even partook in some of the fighting on the Syrian front in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973 (Iraqi state documents captured after the 2003 invasion reveal that Saddam saw the war with Iran as a pesky delay before his final confrontation with the Israelis over Jerusalem which he assumed would come sometime after that war). Indeed one of the reasons the last Shah of Iran supported the Iraqi Kurds in their revolt against the Baath in the mid-1970's was so that Baghdad would remain looking inward instead of earnestly seeking to militarily confront Iran over the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway.
So throughout Iraqi history we see the repetitive tendency of that theme. We saw it with former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. A man who emanated from a long trod-upon sect who believed it was in his and his sects interest to use state power to dictate to the others how things should be. That has backfired and it is clear that most Shiites don't have such a black-and-white approach. Which means for now that the idea of whipping the population into submission using the power of state coercion is bankrupt at its core. That is actually a promising sign in a lot of respects. Now if Iraq can pull together with greater autonomy given to minorities, such as the Sunni Arabs and Sunni Kurds, whereby issues like security amongst minority sects are given a structural framework so we never again have an instance of a tribe, such as the Albu Nimr, who are opposed to, and have actively fought against the likes of al-Qaeda and Islamic State are not denied, as those tribesmen scandalously were, admission into the broader security apparatus. Also such tribes who were never affiliated with any terrorist group should also have greater freedom when it comes to forming provincial security forces and police organizations. A loosely federated state body whereby people from different sects, beliefs and communities can for the most part stick to themselves their lives and their business but at the same time remain within the confines of the federal polity then we may have an Iraq that is worth fighting for and that will realize its long lost potential.
Iraq has always been a disparate state. But it has lasted through wars and violence worse than ones which have ripped apart and destroyed similar states with varied ethnicities and religions. Yugoslavia strikes me as the most salient example. Furthermore a successful federal secular Iraq would be a victory for secularism and concordance over fundamentalism and division. And that is certainly a victory worth an earnest fight for.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
An inadvertent slander of Iraq's Sunnis
After the gunfire stopped 34 were dead. The massacre had taken place at the mosque during noon prayers. Those who carried out the massacre did so with automatic AK-47 assault rifles. Given the nature of its execution it could indeed have been any sectarian massacre in Iraq.
This one happened to take place in Musab bin Omar Mosque which is in a village just under fifty-miles from Baquba on August 22 of this year. What makes this particular incident notable was its executioners. The Human Rights Watch group have compiled testimonies of survivors which points a clear finger at the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) working in cahoots with Shia militants. A damning and disturbing situation.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) goes on to point out that the nature of that horrible mass-murder is not unlike other instances it has become aware of at the hands of Iraq's Shia militias. Groups like the Badr Brigades. It is of course no secret that such militias have sympathizers within the ranks of the army, government and security forces. But the nature of that chilling incident at Musab bin Omar Mosque cannot be ignored. And one is glad that HRW is investigating it and finding out just who is responsible and how high-up this grizzly affair goes.
The situation in Iraq is indeed highly unstable and one is disheartened to see that in the middle of establishing a new government, in the wake of the pure ineptitude of the Iraqi state which was a direct result of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki divisive governance, Sunni lawmakers are withdrawing support and demanding those responsible for that mass-murder be arrested. One of course agrees wholeheartedly that the perpetrators should be arrested. But one also recognizes that a thorough investigation needs to be undergone first. And one thinks those Sunni lawmakers should not withdraw from those important negotiations (it is not by far an exaggeration to say these negotiations are of vital importance to the Iraqi states' future) but instead demand that the first order of the day of the new government is a thorough investigation of that massacre and the bringing to justice of its persecutors.
Iraq cannot be divided any more, especially in the wake of the threat it faces. The more divided it is the easier it will be for Daesh to rule (in other words the Iraqis will end up doing the "divide" part of Daesh's "divide and rule" strategy themselves). That is in no ones interests.
Enter Joe Stork. He is the deputy Middle East director at HRW. Recently he rightfully points out that, "Pro-government militias are becoming emboldened and their crimes more shocking," in light of the threat posed by Daesh. I concur and would add that in such times its more important than ever not to downplay, ignore or trivialize certain actions carried out by the side in a war you are supporting.
But Stork takes this into territory I quite frankly find a little bit disturbing. He says that, "Iraqi authorities and Iraq's allies alike have ignored this horrific attack and then they wonder why the militant group Islamic State has had such appeal among Sunni communities."
I have addressed the plight of Iraq's Sunnis and think it's a very real and very important issue. Their grievances against the former Maliki government were genuine and one does sympathize wholeheartedly with them. And one has also contended many times that Maliki's divisive government was bad for Iraq and thankfully not necessarily supported by the Iraqi Shia community. Far from it in fact.
Furthermore analysts and observers shouldn't fall into the trap of conflating the Iraqi government of the day with Shia militias as a whole. Even the leader of the Sadrist movement has expressed sympathy with those mass Iraqi Sunni protests which began in late 2012 as a result of the popular feeling of discontent with Maliki's quasi-sectarian governance.
Stork's comment simply will not do. It is an insult to most Iraqi Sunnis to conflate their discontentment with top-down political marginalization in a multi-denominational state to sympathy with a brutal and violent mass-murdering terrorist group like Daesh. It is also very irresponsible for HRW to call on the United States and other countries to stop giving Iraq "military support and assistance until the government ensures that such widespread war crimes and crimes against humanity have ended."
Ceasing support in the wake of Daesh's continued onslaughts and atrocities in Anbar is unrealistic. Once again HRW should be commended for its important research, but these suggestions (and that suggestive comment made by Stork) are quite ridiculous given the circumstances. At least 200 members of the Albu Nimr tribe were executed just days ago in Anbar. Those same brave Sunni tribesmen repudiated Al-Qaeda in Iraq and helped in the fight against it – those very same Anbar-based tribes were later disgracefully discriminated by Prime Minister Maliki who refused to incorporate them into the security services, another reason the Sunni Awakening needs serious re-invigoration as part of the broader political situation to this crisis. They are among the bravest and best of Iraq's Sunnis. The ones who when reinvigorated and empowered will dispense themselves and their society of a barbaric force of reaction like Daesh. A process that will indeed require a more inclusive government in Baghdad, a government whose first steps will indeed see to it that the perpetrators of that disgusting massacre at Musab bin Omar Mosque are jailed.
But for the meantime to imply that Iraq's Sunnis would naturally find a group which kills Iraqi minorities, enslaves and murders women and children and executes en masse fellow Sunnis in an intentionally barbaric fashion "appealing" is frankly insulting. A man of Mr. Stork's professionalism and humanity should know – and I really hope he does and this was mere hyperbolic – so much better.
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Barbarians at the Gates of the Cradle of Civilization
Momentous buildings, monuments and ruins which still stand testament to Iraq's rich and ancient heritage should be protected at all costs against the rampaging Islamic State (Daesh) group.
As grandiose a term it is for itself the land which conforms to the present day polity of Iraq really does deserve the title the 'Cradle of Civilizations'.
Unfortunately at present that country is once again being attacked by the dark and barbaric forces of reaction. The modern-day Mongol-like Daesh. The group which shows it has no compunction whatsoever when it comes to murdering and enslaving civilians of communities and sects it finds distasteful, and of reducing to rubble rich and ancient buildings and monuments which have stood for centuries, as well as withstood that tough test which time gives. Iraq is dotted with such sites which could potentially fall victim to that group and consequently be lost forever.
UNESCO presently lists only four world heritage sites in Iraq deemed to be of notable cultural and historic significance. However eleven more sites in Iraq are on a list to be evaluated and considered. One suspects that at least some of them are worthy of the stature expected of a site to be considered worthy of inclusion on that renowned list of sites possessing "outstanding universal value." And with that inclusion also afforded protection by the international community wherever possible. One hopes more Iraqi sites will be added to that list in the near future, sites such as 'The Sacred Complex of Babylon' near Baghdad (the capital of the Old Kingdom of Babylonia), the Mesopotamia Marshlands and the Ancient City of Nineveh which is home to many artefacts which extend back to the early origins of human civilization. Sadly that last site may not make the list since it is in this area where the reputed site of the Tomb of Jonah is, which Daesh overran and blew-up last July.
Limiting ourselves to the four listed sites for now one cannot but fear for their structural integrity when one sees how closely to the north and west of the country they are situated. In other words how close they are to Daesh forces in Iraq, a group that has, as you know, made highly substantive and worrying gains in recent months in light of the weak governance of Baghdad and the embarrassing inefficiency of Iraq's Army.
Today it is possible, and I hope will be for many many years to come, to see the remnants of the capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra. This ancient thick-walled structure was attacked by the Romans who were repelled in two periods at both ends of the first century (the years 116 and 198CE). It is a rich architectural combination of Hellenistic, eastern and Ancient Roman architecture. Truly one, amongst many, highly notable structures still preserved from ancient times.
In Samarra we have the archaeological city which still stands as a preserved example of an Islamic capital city of an empire which stretched as far west as Tunisia and east to Central Asia. Again according to UNESCO some 80% of this site has yet to be excavated. In other words, this site still has so much to teach us about the Abbasid Empire, its culture, how it functioned among other things. It along with the ancient ruins of Ashur (the first capital of the Assyrian empire) are two sites in Iraq that UNESCO proclaim to necessitate safeguarding from attack given their proximity to Daesh's savage rampage across Iraq.
We have witnessed the kind of nasty deeds such fanatics can do to sites of cultural importance they find distasteful. Al-Qaeda in Iraq after all successfully managed to bomb the Al-Askari Shrine, a site of immense importance to Shia, as well as many Sunni, Muslims ("I swear by the shrine" is a common phrase used by Muslims which itself signifies the importance and value of the shrine to them) and destroy its beautiful golden dome. A blatant act of sectarian-motivated destruction.
Such deeds are certainly not below a group like Daesh. Their like-minded compatriots of the violent Islamist persuasion around the world have intentionally destroyed heritage sites around the world which they allege are anti-Islamic and should be destroyed. This has ranged from the defacing of Sufi shrines in Timbuktu to Buddha statues in Afghanistan. That is what has happened. In Iraq we shouldn't run the risk of simply standing by in shock on the sidelines and watching it transpire yet again. Remember, the heritage is not just Iraq's, but by extension, given its age, humanities as a whole.
Similar such sites testify to Iraq's rich and diverse culture are of risk of wanton destruction. Not simply risk of being damaged or destroyed in the crossfire of fighting, as has happened so many wondrous sites in places like Aleppo in neighbouring Syria (one sad thing about those sites even before the war began there is how neglected they were by tourists and world travelers in relative comparison to such sites in other nearby countries). That's bad enough in and of itself. But the threat posed by Daesh is of much more fundamental and pressing concern. These are very resolute and innovative fighters when it comes to carrying out deeds they deem commensurate with their obscurantist beliefs. This should not be allowed happen. We know where the sites are and cannot not know they have been identified as being in danger. Surely the least the world community can do is offer to assist the Iraqi authorities in upholding the protection and structural integrity of these sites by whatever means necessary.
One sincerely doubts Daesh will succeed in its efforts to establish a caliphate. But just because they will eventually, one hopes sooner rather than later, become history shouldn't mean we should run the risk of letting them desecrate more of these sites unopposed. Sites which have stood the test of time and will hopefully stand for centuries to come as testament to Iraq's long history.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Daesh may prove to have a unifying affect in Iraq
The barbaric fighters of the self-styled "Islamic State" (Daesh) are consciously and openly trying to destroy the Iraqi state. Their head-on attack on Iraq and its society however may prove to have a unifying affect on that state and society in the long run.
As I write these words what is being termed a new and more inclusive cabinet is being established in Baghdad. The government seems to recognize the fundamental faults which were inherent in former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's governance, which the Sunni Arabs and Kurds of Iraq felt discriminated and marginalized by, and are consequently setting out to ensure the government is more inclusive and representative. Because what Iraq needs if it is going to pull itself out of another sectarian morass of violence and avoid fragmenting as a state altogether is inclusive governance and a society which feels at least broadly united.
It would be foolish to state from our present vantage point that we are witnessing a pivotal moment in Iraq's modern history. Nevertheless we could soon very well see Daesh ending up being the unwitting catalyst that brings about a stronger and more unified Iraq. There are plenty of historical parallels to draw from in order to illustrate why this may prove to be so. Limiting ourselves to Iraq we just have to recall Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran and his campaign of genocide against the Kurds.
In the case of the former he invaded Iran at a time when the new government was in disarray and there was infighting amongst the many ideologues who had been loosely united primarily due to their mutual disgruntlement with the rule of the Shah (it is vital to remember that the Ayatollah Khomeini was seen amongst many secular Iranians as a figurehead, they supported him under the impression that he wouldn't, as he continuously promised before his famous return, seek power but would support the establishment of a republic). After Saddam hit the Iranians hard in his September 1980 invasion they were forced to organize on their feet as it were and unite in order to repel the invading Iraqi force. In the midst of that war Khomeini and his inner clique seized absolute power and gradually oppressed and forced from the center of power their various opponents. In essence Saddam's attack ultimately served to strengthen Khomeini and his clique and solidified his regimes power.
In the case of the Kurds Saddam set out to completely subdue them and kill any who resisted his regimes rule. This saw to the instigation of the genocidal and infamous Al-Anfal campaign which saw extensive amounts of chemical weaponry used. At least 180,000 Kurds were killed and many 'relocated' from their villages into crowded internment camps. It seemed as if their spirit had been brutally broken. But what it ultimately saw to was the Kurds eventually (by mid-1991) garnering the sympathy of many nations and gradually building up the foundations of their own autonomous homeland. Today it is one of the wealthier and more stabler parts of Iraq and has its own regional government and security forces. It is far from perfect but at the same time far from the intended result of Saddam's genocidal campaigns against them.
Today the idea that Daesh's rapid gains in Northern Iraq will ultimately have a unifying affect on Iraq, in both the upper echelons of the government and amongst ordinary Iraqis of different ethnicities and denominations, is more likely an outcome than one might otherwise think. Such an unintended result of such an action on the part of Daesh certainly wouldn't be unprecedented when one takes into account those two episodes I alluded to.
June 2014 was a very humiliating month for Iraq. We saw how the divisive governance of Maliki rendered the country completely inept in face of such a nasty adversary which humiliated the Iraqi Army and threatened to subject minorities to a campaign of genocide (seeing footage of thousands of civilians being once again hounded into desolate mountains in Northern Iraq in fear of being massacred was quite a horrible sight to behold). It forced all Iraqis to pull their socks up and reevaluate the way their country is being run. That reevaluation is starting to be shown in the political process as the society does its part of dispensing itself of this nasty foe. Daesh's victory after all is Iraq's defeat. And for Iraq to stave off such a defeat such inclusiveness is a fundamental necessity.
By hitting Iraq so hard and so quickly Daesh may have temporarily sent a very painful shockwave through the system and rendered it temporarily inert. But as it continues to try and blatantly exploit the fissures which exist in Iraqi society the society is recognizing that the only way it can pull itself out of the hellish sectarian morass of endless violence is through a broad form of inclusiveness which will in the long-run enable Iraq to overcome these sectarian rifts which are kept alive only by the most reactionary elements in the society, who are clearly very vocal minorities. That is being recognized and that recognition is finally being acted upon. The Kurds haven't declared independence and broken away. Iraq's most senior Shia cleric has called for concordance with his Sunni brethren and clearly shown he doesn't endorse any sectarian, not to mention theocratic, form of governance by his Shia kinsmen, who are of course the majority sect in Iraq. All of these are positive signs.
Daesh hit Iraq hard across the head, but it didn't knock it out. It gave it a concussion. Now that the state is recovering from that concussion it is clearly being recognized that the society can only function properly and effectively through concordance. Which is why this band of a few thousand violent sectarian fanatics may very well prove to be the catalyst for a reinvigorated, stronger, more unified and overall better Iraq.
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Friday, October 17, 2014
What Daesh's attempt to fly jets tells us about Baathist-Islamist collusion
The Islamic State (IS, referred to herein by the Arabic acronym 'Daesh') group is reportedly flying some antiquated Syrian Air Force MiG's it has under its control. It's said that it is doing so with help from former pilots of the Iraqi Air Force.
During the Iraq War many were somewhat reluctant about pointing out that there was a collusion between the remnants of the Iraqi Baath, who had of course been toppled, and al-Qaeda and other such Islamist groups. When the U.S./U.K. and Iraqi military's were engaged in those vicious firefights in the city of Fallujah in 2004 they were engaged against both the al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia group and Iraqi Baathist forces. Collusion between the two always seemed to be dictated more by expedience than ideology. Although it mustn't be forgotten that later on in his rule Saddam Hussein had injected a lot of Islamism and jihadi rhetoric and slogans into his propaganda. The idea of him having been a purely secular leader to the end is unfounded.
Casting aside ideological sympathies collusion between at least some remnants of the former regime and the Islamists made a lot sense. For one thing the Islamists were proving to be a formidable foe to the success of the new Iraq from which the Baath were being cast aside. They terrorized, and continue to terrorize, the society and did their utmost to ensure that a post-Saddam Iraq would be an abysmal failure. Something which the Baath also wanted.
And early on in the Iraq War years when the country was, for a few months, administrated by outsiders there were more than enough skilled military men who were essentially told they would be denied employment. This was due to the controversial legacy of Paul Bremer's decision to completely disband the Iraqi military and start anew. As a result of this policy around 400,000 men were essentially told that given their former membership of the Baath Party (which hundreds-of-thousands of citizens were members given the fact that party membership was the only real way an Iraqi could forge a life for themselves in the days of Saddam's rule) they would not be allowed seek employment relative to the skills and experience which they verifiable possessed. Now retrospectively seen as a colossal error this served to fuel a considerable amount of the post-2003 chaos which plagued Iraq. Young and armed military professionals often forged common cause with the Baath due to their hatred of the new authorities. Indeed many disenfranchised Sunnis who had at least some sympathy with the al-Qaeda rhetoric which proclaimed the post-2003 ascendance of the hitherto trod-upon Shia majority parliamentary government to be nothing more than an encroaching Persian Shia 'Safavid' power.
And of course these former military and security personnel were well-skilled, knew the right targets to hit which would effectively hurt the Iraqi economy and terrorize the populace. Which they did for years. Many outsiders airily dismissed this collusion as little more than a wishful conspiracy concocted by those who in the run up to the war did their utmost to try and establish some kind of a connection between Saddam Hussein's regime and the terrorists of al-Qaeda. Nevertheless the collusion has existed and this recent story about former Iraqi Air Force personnel helping Daesh fighters fly some captured Syrian MiGs provides an apt opportunity to reevaluate it in light of Daesh and its many exploits continuing to make headlines.
The military value of these three or so MiG-21 and MiG-23 Soviet-era jets is more likely than not quite trifle. It wouldn't surprise me if they are reduced to ash heaps by U.S.-led coalition jets shortly after I finish writing these lines. Nevertheless the broader picture this episode brings to light is anything but trifle in its significance. It is another indication that quite formidable, and dare I say sophisticated, elements of the ancien régime in Iraq are continuing to sow discord in the region. They are very skilled at exploiting popular discontent among the Sunni minority in Iraq, Saddam's former deputy Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri for example is believed to have successfully stirred up many of the protests which have taken place in Iraq against the exclusionary governance of former Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki since at least 2012, and of carrying out asymmetrical and guerrilla warfare against their many enemies. Daesh have after all have been very effective when it comes to attacking targets of military importance and then immediately melting away. But it is also good at occupying territory and stifling any attempts amongst local populaces to resist. They have after all since June held onto Iraq's second city. Not because they were welcome but simply because they managed to efficiently exploit the sectarian fissures which saw the Shia-majority Iraqi Army feel uncomfortable, exposed and, to a certain degree, unwelcome in that Sunni-majority city (as they are in many parts of Anbar where Daesh have also managed to exploit popular discontentment with the government in order to seize territory amidst the instability) in order to take control and retain hold over the city.
Doubtlessly Daesh are at least in part able to do such things through the Baathists collusion with them. Which has given Daesh a formidable edge which makes it an adversary one would be very foolish to underestimate.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Helping Iraq help itself: Some ideas to defeat Daesh
While the United States is committed to helping Iraq rid itself of Daesh it is up to Iraq first and foremost to deal with this threat to its survival.
That was essentially what U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in recent comments concerning the crisis in Iraq and the threat posed by Daesh and its continued successes in Iraq's western Anbar province. His comments and reassurances of continued U.S. support of Iraq in this fight were made days after U.S. Apache helicopter gunships targeted Daesh fighters just a few miles outside of Baghdad. He has stressed that the support does not in turn mean that the United States will be bearing the brunt of the fighting. It is of course the duty of Iraq first and foremost to pull itself out of this morass and overcome the severe threat to its territorial integrity and secular society this group poses.
Since its withdrawal from Iraq in the end of 2011 the U.S. didn't even leave a residual force there. Decades after World War II it still has military bases and troops stationed in Germany and Japan but none in Iraq. This may of course change in the not so distant future. The United States and the Iraqi government retain a Strategic Framework Agreement which can permit U.S. forces to operate in Iraq on an ad-hoc basis with Iraqi approval if they deem it to be necessary. Given the Iraqi military's poor performance over the summer, upon the onset of the present crisis, and its lack of sophisticated air power the U.S. finds itself once again deploying forces in Iraq to support the government.
The Iraqis have shown an interest in procuring drones from the U.S. for counter-terrorism operations in the Anbar province, where the government has been engaged militarily against Daesh and others who have capitalized on the deteriorating situation there, before the present crisis began last June. Also coordinating with the U.S. in counter-terrorist operations would see American technology and ability give the Iraqi military a tactical advantage when it comes to combating such resourceful and innovative irregular forces.
But the problem Iraq presently faces and its main handicap isn't one that is going to be solved by military means alone. Daesh we shouldn't forget exploited fissures that were already severely straining Iraqi society and are now threatening to dismember it altogether. The solution needed to rectify this situation needs to be a political one in addition to being a military one.
Iraq after all has a military with very sophisticated weapons, not to mention a large number of armed men. But the minute it faced a threat it embarrassingly fled last June. This is partially due to the corruption in the government which is partially the legacy of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's policies. Yes he did come in back in 2006 during a very dark time in Iraq's history. But Iraq hasn't really gotten any better since that time. In essence Maliki merely established what amounted to little more than a pseudo-democratic government and brought about a semblance of stability through his million-man security forces. But no concrete steps towards reconciliation between Iraq's ethnic and religious minorities was reached. On the contrary heavy-handed policies were implemented by a man who comes from a sector of Iraq's population who know very well what it is like to be sidelined, marginalized and dismissed by an unrepresentative central authority.
Which is why the stability Maliki brought post-2007 was in my opinion was not only short-lived but was indeed doomed from the start to be relatively short-lived. The instability which Anbar province for example is once again plagued with stems partially from the fomenting of violence by the likes of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri and other former Baathists and Sunni Islamist fanatics who see the Shiites as little more than a Persian Safavid (their words not mine) encroachment upon their society who need to be destroyed. But that in and of itself wouldn't be enough to make it so prevalent and so widespread. There seems to be a genuine feeling of disfranchisement in these areas which is why the protest movement that began in Fallujah in 2012 spread so quickly and why the Kurds, after seeing the state which was supposed to represent them instead sideline them and dictate to them how they should run their region, realized very quickly over the summer what they always knew deep down, that at the end of the day they could only really count on themselves and their own men under arms. This consequently saw them beginning to once again contemplate the idea of ending Iraq altogether by breaking away and declaring complete independence and separation in their autonomous northern region.
Daesh are taking over an Anbar already weakened by political violence brought about by discontentment and the divisions in Iraq exacerbated by this kind of divisive governance. That is why the country is paralyzed and unable to fight off the psychos which are taking this opportunity to try and transform Iraq into a Somalia-like state where well organized gangs of warlords like Daesh exploit and beggar the weakened populaces over which they rule.
What we're ultimately witnessing is an Iraq struggling for its life. While the U.S. will devote substantial resources towards helping Iraq survive any military or terrorist threat through the use of force and other means the solution to this is political. Iraq is paralyzed as a state and a society due to the divisive governance of recent years. Steps are being taken to rectify the damage that has been done. But the fundamental crux of the situation is political as well as societal. The society is split and weakened and is consequently being exploited by the shark-like predators who having smelled blood are going in for what they anticipate to be a feeding frenzy. The solution to this certainly does have a large military component to it, but the only way Iraq can completely rid itself of the likes of Daesh and other such groups is through more inclusive and less centralized governance where a common sense of nationalism is felt regardless of a citizens sect or ethnicity.
Of course saying what is required is much easier than explaining how it can be attained. However on a more positive note what is interesting about Daesh's assault on Iraq is that it is a fundamental assault on essentially all Iraqis regardless of whatever background from which they emanate. This may actually serve to, in the long-run, help the country to get together and face-down this head-on threat to its existence.
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Lower level tickets (based upon availability) are priced at $50, and upper level tickets are $42. Tickets for Kentucky's two exhibition games against Transylvania (Nov. 1) and Montevallo (Nov. 4), and the first two regular season home games UNC Asheville (Nov. 8) and Northern Kentucky (Nov. 10) will be available.
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NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh heaped praise on hat-trick hero Aaron O'Connor after a fantastic 3-1 win at play-off rivals Bury.
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh heaped praise on hat-trick hero Aaron O'Connor after a fantastic 3-1 win at play-off rivals Bury.
FOLLOW all the action from Gigg Lane as Bury host Newport County AFC in League Two. Kick-off 3pm
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh insists his "mentally strong," charges won't crumble like they did last season.
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh says more than one player from Tuesday's FA Youth Cup thriller could become a regular fixture at Rodney Parade, writes Andrew Penman.
YOUTH development coach Mike Flynn admits he felt a sense of pride mixed with huge disappointment after Tuesday night's thrilling FA Youth Cup tie at Rodney Parade.
FOLLOW all the action live from Rodney Parade as Newport County AFC host MK Dons in the second round of the FA Youth Cup. Kick-off 7pm
NEWPORT County AFC midfielder Max Porter hopes his goal against Exeter City is a sign that his injury nightmare is finally over.
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh heaped praise on midfielders Adam Chapman and Max Porter for orchestrating the Exiles' comeback against Exeter City.
THE biggest crowd of the season for a Newport County AFC home match saw the Exiles fight back from 2-0 down to claim a point in a Sunday afternoon thriller at Rodney Parade.
FIT-AGAIN Ryan Jackson is determined to win back his starting place for Newport County AFC after a frustrating period on the sidelines.
MANAGER Justin Edinburgh has some tough decisions to make as he welcomes players back a number of players for Sunday's clash with Exeter City.
Newport County fan Jonathan Belcher has been named the Sky Bet League 2 Fan of the Month for October.
NEWPORT County AFC utility man Yan Klukowski hopes his stunning goal in the FA Cup defeat at Luton Town will keep him in the team to face Exeter City in League Two on Sunday.
NEWPORT County AFC under-18s will face Milton Keynes Dons at Rodney Parade in the second round of the FA Youth Cup on Tuesday, November 18, at 7pm.
THE Hatters are in the hat for the second round draw and Newport County AFC are left to concentrate on the league – but that doesn't begin to tell the whole story of a cracking FA Cup tie at Kenilworth Road.
NEWPORT County AFC were dumped out of the FA Cup after a thrilling first round tie at Kenilworth Road this afternoon.
DARREN Jones will lead out Newport County AFC in today's FA Cup clash at Luton Town but manager Justin Edinburgh sees no need to change his captain on a permanent basis.
NEWPORT County AFC have received a major injury setback ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup tie at Luton Town with the news that Robbie Wilmott is likely to miss the rest of the season.
FORMER Newport County defender Mark Aizlewood's planned playing comeback at the age of 55 has been put on hold because of a fire.
FORMER Newport County and Wales defender Mark Aizlewood could make a playing comeback at the age of 55.
DARREN Jones will take over as Newport County AFC captain for Saturday's FA Cup trip to Luton Town - and he could keep the armband permanently.
NEWPORT COUNTY, down to ten men, saw victory slip away as they shipped two late goals at Hartlepool United, writes James Richardson.
WITH English managers the new trendy must have item in the Football League, Newport County coach Wayne Hatswell is grateful that Justin Edinburgh remains committed to the cause at Rodney Parade, writes Michael Pearlman.
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh believes there is a lot more to come from Swansea loanee James Loveridge, writes Michael Pearlman.
MAX PORTER has revealed the secret to his latest comeback for a career threatening injury, following a programme created for England striker Daniel Sturridge, with a little help from the England physios.
HAT-TRICK hero Aaron O'Connor sealed a vital three points for Newport County at play-off rivals Bury with an injury-time strike.
NEWPORT County AFC aim to halt their miserable record in the north of England today as they take on big-spending Bury at Gigg Lane.
NEWPORT County striker Shaun Jeffers has had a taste of life outside the Football League... and that's quite enough for him, writes Michael Pearlman.
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh admits he's hopeful of tying Curtis Obeng down for the season.
NEWPORT County AFC under-18s suffered last-minute heartache as they went down 5-4 after extra-time in an incredible FA Youth Cup tie at Rodney Parade.
NEWPORT County AFC are in talks with Swansea City to extend the loan of Curtis Obeng but fellow Swans Scott Tancock and James Loveridge have returned to the Liberty Stadium.
NEWPORT County's youth team players will have at least 26 reasons to give the performance of their lives tomorrow night, insists coach Mike Flynn.
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh hailed a season's best crowd at Rodney Parade for inspiring his side to fight back and claim a point against Exeter City.
FOLLOW all the action live as Newport County AFC host Exeter City in their League Two clash at Rodney Parade. Kick-off 3pm
NEWPORT County AFC boss Justin Edinburgh has welcomed Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to the League Two manager's club after the former Chelsea star was appointed by Burton Albion, writes Andrew Penman.
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh admits the next fortnight will be "vital," as he considers the shape of his squad for the New Year.
NEWPORT County AFC do plan to take part in the Tickets for Troops scheme on a regular basis, starting with this weekend's home clash with Exeter City, writes Andrew Penman.
STRIKER Aaron O'Connor says Newport County AFC need to cut out the 'sloppy' errors that proved so costly at Luton Town on Saturday.
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh is ready to let loan star Joe Pigott return to Charlton Athletic as he believes Aaron O'Connor is starting to recapture his best form.
NEWPORT County AFC manager Justin Edinburgh believes poor refereeing cost his side an FA Cup replay with Luton Town.
FOLLOW all the action live as Luton Town host Newport County AFC in the first round of the FA Cup at Kenilworth Road. Kick-off 3pm
NEWPORT County AFC will wear a special black kit for tomorrow's FA Cup clash at Luton Town.
NEWPORT County AFC defender Darren Jones says the squad has put aside the disappointment of last week's trip to Hartlepool and is fully focused on enjoying an extended run in the FA Cup.
NEWPORT County AFC are still waiting to hear if striker Joe Pigott will be cleared to play in Saturday's FA Cup clash at Luton Town.
NEWPORT County AFC boss Justin Edinburgh has been nominated for the Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month award for October.
NEWPORT County boss Justin Edinburgh slammed skipper Andy Sandell after his red card sparked a late collapse at bottom club Hartlepool, writes James Richardson.
NEWPORT County threw away a 2-0 lead at bottom of the table Hartlepool and lost their place in the play-off positions as a result.
NEWPORT County midfielder Max Porter admits he fears for his future at the Exiles with competition so fierce for a starting berth.
NEWPORT County AFC will head to Hartlepool United on Friday fretting about an injury and illness crisis, the Argus can reveal.
NEWPORT County AFC have reached the second round of the FA Youth Cup for the first time since 2000, writes Michael Pearlman.
CROSS Keys' recent run of good form continued as they took Carmarthen Quins' unbeaten league record this season in a thrilling encounter, writes Iwan Gabe Davies.


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Do you know how the rest of know you are clutching at straws? You post inane personal remarks which have nothing to do with the topic.
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How many times have you ever said anything gracious here on topix against your opponents? You haven�t and your not going to. It�s not in you to show any acts of kindness.
As you know I have been guilty myself of being offensive. At least I do on occasion show some acts of friendliness. You probably don�t believe me but I do feel a kinship to the Atheist on this site. And on occasions I have sided with Atheist.
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School District 2 board trustee Lindy Graves announced his resignation Monday morning as he prepares to take a new job in South Dakota.
'You win by trying:' Will James students get a lesson in perseverance
Jerry Traylor was born with cerebral palsy and has walked with special crutches his entire life.
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Business owner and PTA mom beats Tea Partier in SD2 board race
Billings business owner Susan Layton beat out her challenger for a seat on the School District 2 board after ballots were tallied Tuesday night.
Incumbent wins race for school board seat
It looks like incumbent Janna Hafer will keep her seat on the School District 2 board.
Board committee talks school boundary planning and scoreboard upgrades
School District 2 hopes it will find the best people for its committee tasked with redrawing school boundaries.
Will James science bowl team earns top award
Will James Middle School students took home the top prize for design and engineering during the National Science Bowl held over the weekend in Washington, D.C.
Documents shed light on Riverside Middle School principal's departure
The Riverside Middle School principal who was removed from her job in March has negotiated a financial deal with School District 2 that will allow her to retire.
Students from across the state meet up, solve problems
High-schoolers on the state Student Advisory Board met for their spring retreat in Billings on Friday and quickly got to work on solving all the world's problems.
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Every public high school junior in Billings — and across the state — took the ACT college entrance exam Wednesday free of charge.
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Superintendent Terry Bouck was given mostly high praise in his first performance evaluation by the Billings School District 2 board at its Monday night meeting.
SD2 high school board race becomes battle of approach
Eric Olsen doesn't shy away from controversy.
SD2 race pits incumbent against classroom volunteer
Janna Hafer has been plugged into Billings Public Schools in some way her whole life.
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David Snow knows summer camps, it's how he put himself through high school and college.
SD2 works to balance forecasts with finances
School District 2 needs $5.6 million by 2018 to afford running the two new middle schools that it plans to build over the next three years.
SD2 board moves forward on superintendent evaluations
School District 2 trustees will be busy over the next three days as they fill out their evaluations of Superintendent Terry Bouck.
SD2 Board to talk redrawing school boundaries, superintendent evaluation
School District 2 trustees will hold a special meeting on Monday to decide the parameters for this year's superintendent evaluation and to begin the process of redrawing school boundaries.
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