why were going to be stuck in iraq for a looooong time. i think that the least we could do considering all the horrific damage weve done to iraq is leave much of the stuff there for the iraqis. mike 20 reasons why consumers will drag the u.s. economy into a severe recession. mike europeana is a wonderful use of the internet note yesterdayrsqu...... [Show More]
i quite liked the new bond film. its a direct sequel to casino royale so much so that if you havent seen the earlier film recently you might want to bone up on it in order to understand the convoluted plot of qos which opens just minutes after the close of royale. the filmmakers dont waste a second on exposition and just jump in with both feet and guns blazing.
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were announcing today the commencement of operation tokyo rose. well be pulling all our troops out of iraq and afghanistan invading japan and occupying their automobile plants which well rename halliburtonissan blackwatoyota and kellogg brown honda.
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juan cole
among the many challenges that will greet presidentelect obama when he takes office there are few if any more urgent and complex than the question of iran . there are also few issues more clouded by myths and misconceptions. in this joint experts statement on iran a group of top scholars experts and diplomats with years of experience studyi...... [Show More]
there was an altercation inside the iraqi parliament yesterday as lawmakers debated the status of forces agreement. the tense session is evidence that the accords passage is alas far from a done deal.
at informed comment juan cole wades deep into the iraqi domestic political thicket and lays out the current stance of each faction and the conditions under which the pact may succe...... [Show More]
speaking to hugh hewitt on monday surge architect fred kagan who just last year wrote that setting hardandfast timelines for the withdrawal of u.s. forces is equivalent to accepting failure in iraq explained how the new security agreement setting a hardandfast timeline for the withdrawal of u.s. forces is equivalent to a huge u.s. victory over iran.
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lordylou somebodys having a good week and its everybodys favorite bolivian president evo morales not only was his visit to the united states a crazy good time for all what with wellreceived appearances on the teevee and everything and not only did he get the top republican member of the senate foreign relations committee to publicly regret ...... [Show More]
juan cole posts an interesting article from the usg open source center.
the usg open source center translates an article from the kurdish press complaining that prime minister nuri almaliki has been busily creating his own tribally based private militias called isn ad and is using them to project his authority through brute force in various parts of iraq.
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observing that james bond is misogynist is like observing that thomas jefferson owned slaves its such an important fact that it can be easy to forget how spectacularly obvious it is. im not going to say that the new bond film isnt misogynist tha ts a suckers gamebut i want to start by observing something interesting about this new daniel craig versio...... [Show More]
wednesday linkage Post Source: www.lowyinterpreter.org Posted: Nov 18 2008 23:52:00
the nsw state government cannot find the money for a proper sydney metro. baghdad authorities seem to be more visionary ...
007 antiimperialist daniel41 craigs bond is an intimation of the sort of britain that could have been if tony blair had stood up to bush...
via public opinion a thoughtful review of tom friedmans latest book onthe coming...... [Show More]
...ched in may 2007 editorinchief qasim akhgar is a political analyst and head of the association for the freedom of speech.
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osama bin laden is eigenlijk een soort supersuperschurk. een met baard getooide extremistische en foute uitvoering van james bond zeg maar. al jaren weet s werelds public enemy no.1 vrolijk uit handen te blijven van alles wat jacht op hem maakt. geheim agenten complete legers huurlingen en premiejagers spionages atellieten of journalisten. niemand die weet waar de saudische rijkeluiszoon ui...... [Show More]
despus de meses de negociaciones el acuerdo entre los gobiernos iraqui y norteamericano se ha convertido en un raro ejemplo de xito siempre que sea ratificado por el parlamento iraqui. permitir a los iraquies abandonar el 31 de diciembre la vergonzosa tutela de la onu que en la prctica quiere decir tutela norteamericana y justificar la presencia militar extranjera a travs de ...... [Show More]
veterans day this year is especially poignant since it has been 5 years since the wars in iraq and afghanistan began. thank you to everyone who helped survivor corps get the message out about operation survivor and all the amazing work that survivor corps does for vets for returning troops and for their families. heres a list of all of your fine work
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informed comment irans sudden support for iraqus security pact
ob ama s victory disarms leaders such as ahmadinejad who for decades have used inefficient american foreign policies as excuses to justify their own failures mismanagement and corruption.
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holy crap mr. president elect.sin ce i refusedto look at you during the campaign i didnt realize you were black.
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henry kissinger likes hillary clinton for obamas secretary of state. is that a good thing.. bill clinton is pushing for hillary as well. is there much chance for president obama to select bill richardson
iraqs cabinet approves theaproposed security agreement with the us and calls for a full withdrawal of american forces from the country by the end of 2011. more from juan ...... [Show More]
all the news you never knew you needed to know until now.
in the news iraq is ready to boil over the al maliki government votes for a status of forces agreement using the sovereignty portfolio ministers
alhayat reports in arabic that an unnamed high official in iraq said that he expected the cabinet to pass the agreement on sunday or monday since it...... [Show More]
im fully recovered after spending saturday evening at a friends parents after his californian mum organised a party to celebrate obamas victory. the pressure was on when word got around just before the electionthemed quiz that i was an american studies postgraduate but luckily i put everything id learnt reading enduring america to good use and helped my team e...... [Show More]
clipped by masbury clippers remarks while us media barely cover the story have democrats forgotten joe liebermans attacks on howard dean for calling for fairness in the israelpalestinian conflict...... [Show More]
the reviews of director mark forsters quantum of solace have complained about the films hectic pace reminiscent of doug limans and paul greengrasss bourne thrillers about the humorlessness of daniel craigs bond and even about the squalid surroundings so unlike monaco and prague in which the film is set with many scenes in haiti an...... [Show More]
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