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A DICTATOR CREATED THEN DESTROYED BY AMERICABy Robert FiskThe IndependentDecember 30, 2006http://news.independent.co.uk/world/fisk/article2112555.ece
But history will record that the Arabs and other Muslims and, indeed, many millions in the West, will ask another question this weekend, a questionthat will not be posed [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 29, 2006 | No Comments »
The killing of Saddham is a terrible mark against the US. It will cost us for generations. It is a violation of international law (invading a country), and of our own principles of fairness.
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Roy would be adored by the Indian male if she had been content to sit prettily on a pedestal. Instead, she has [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 28, 2006 | No Comments »
Iraq War Fuels Global Jihad
Fawaz A. GergesYaleGlobal, 21 December 2006US intervention infuriates even mainstream Muslims, giving Al Qaeda and other jihadists a boost
Source: YaleGlobal Online Magazine
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2006 | No Comments »
Matt Yglesias has a good post here about what’s really behind the ’surge’. This is also a good example of how paradoxical or even bizarre ‘answers’ often emerge from political problems. No actual policy or strategic imperative is driving the move to escalate the conflict in Iraq. The real causes are political and psychological. [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 27, 2006 | No Comments »
Victor’s justice will deepen rifts that threaten Iraqi unity
Bronwen Maddox: World Briefing
The rapid confirmation of the death sentence against Saddam Hussein is a long step backwards for Iraq. It is a brutal, if inevitable, display of victor’s justice that offends the principles that the US said it sought to uphold in toppling Iraq’s dictator. It [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 25, 2006 | No Comments »
And Britain’s poverty rate, if measured American-style — that is, in terms of a fixed poverty line, not a moving target that rises as the nation grows richer — has been cut in half since Labor came to power in 1997.
Britain’s war on poverty has been led by Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 23, 2006 | No Comments »
Great Game slows down The Great Game in Central Asia itself may appear to have considerably slowed down in 2006. But nothing could be more deceptive an impression. True, we’ve witnessed nothing like the cataclysmic events of the previous year - “Tulip Revolution” or the Andizhan uprising in Uzbekistan. Yet great-power rivalries most certainly continued [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 22, 2006 | No Comments »
how did a few al-quaeda become an “enemy” of the US of billions?
Gates seems pathetic. The trip to Iraq…? but jut maybe…..
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Posted in daily notes on December 18, 2006 | No Comments »
Treat Iran as a friend… and look at the election results there today that are at least interesting. Calling some entity “enemy” guarantees it. Calling that entity “friend” and looking for a basis in friendship, has a chance of opening up..
How serious will the US crisis become over Iraq now? Gates, who [...]
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Posted in daily notes on December 16, 2006 | No Comments »
all from tpm.com
get the sense that everyone in the country except the President and Vice President is caught back on their heels at the moment. Here are just a few of the misconceptions that seem to be floating around since the election:
Myth: The results of the election will force the President to reevalute his [...]
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