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Understanding Iraq : Maybe This Will Help
Suppose Texas was like IraqBy Gwynne Dyer / April 6, 2008 London — Suppose the shoe were on the other foot. Suppose that the former United States had splintered into half a dozen fragments after the South won the Civil … Continue reading
Facts About Iraq That Junior Doesn’t Know
In Mosul, a member of the Kurdish security forces A battle for land in northern IraqBy Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 5, 2008 A struggle between Sunni Arabs and Kurds has torn apart the city of Mosul and … Continue reading
Seymour Hersh at Trinity College
Reporter Seymour HershPulitzer winner discusses media, Bush, IraqBy Steve Bennett / April 4, 2008 Last night my 82 year-old mom called (after attending Seymour Hersh’s speech), and she was blown away. Mother added that Hersh spoke about the mental condition … Continue reading
The Surge Is Prolonging Instability
General William Odom Tells Senate: Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON IRAQBy William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret. / April 2, 2008 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It … Continue reading
Col. Ted Westhusing : A Death Reconsidered
Gen. Petraeus and a High-Level Suicide in Iraq
Activism in April
Progressive activists on the march, in April.By Thomas Good / April 2, 2008March was a very busy month for activists around the country, and April appears to be continuing this trend. Here is a preview of some upcoming events. PROVIDENCE, … Continue reading
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Analysing the Conflict in Southern Iraq
Read the LA Times headline! This wouldn’t be happening if BushCo could have stayed the hell out of the Middle East. And the MSM doesn’t help by pushing buttons that make it sound like the US is always the “good … Continue reading
Bringing Iran to Its Knees at Minimal Cost
Russian Intelligence Sees U.S. Military Buildup on Iran BorderBy RIA Novosti / March 27, 2008 Moscow – Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran’s borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday. … Continue reading
Even If You Die, They Pretend You Were Straight
Majour Alan RogersMedia and military closets gay soldier killed in IraqBy Pam Spaulding / March 28, 2008 This should present an interesting opportunity for discussion. Maj. Alan Rogers, 40, died in January from wounds from an IED while he was … Continue reading
BushCo – Continuing to Punish Fallujah
Classified Memo Reveals Iraqi Prisoners as “Starving”by Jason Leopold / March 28, 2008 A classified memo written by a top military official stationed in Western Iraq reveals that a prison in downtown Fallujah is so overcrowded and dirty that it … Continue reading
Another Episode of Daily Life in Iraq
From Juan Cole’s Informed Comment Mahdi Army Militiamen, courtesy Al-Zaman of Baghdad Police Mutiny, Refuse to attack Sadrists;Clashes continue in Basra;Sadrists open New fronts throughout Shiite SouthBy Juan Cole / March 29, 2008 The Times of Baghdad reports in Arabic … Continue reading
They Proposed to Move the Earth
America Defeated: How Terrorists Turned a Superpower’s Strengths Against ItselfBy Mark Danner, Tomdispatch.com. Posted March 26, 2008. America’s enemies have used an evangelical, redemptive regime, hell-bent on remaking a fallen world, to lay the seeds of their success. [This essay … Continue reading
