There is something almost otherworldly about non-media dispatches from Iraq. The following e-mail is from Justin Harding, a U.S. Marine based in Ramadi, on his fourth tour of duty in Iraq. . . . People are so tired of the war here, so they tell authorities about the bad guys in the Ramadi area (not all the time but maybe 70 percent). . . . I pray each night for about 10 minutes. The other 23 hours and 50 minutes are total dedication to my Marines and our mission and accomplishing my job with total focus and attention. . . . Because of the "Al Anbar Awakening" these poor families are finally getting a small taste of normal life. . . . Continued

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