From the Times of London: "Revealed: Israel plans nuclear strike on Iran."Israel has drawn up secret plans to destroy Iran's uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons. Two Israeli air force squadrons are training to … [Read more...]
Sacrifice and Keith Olberman
Keith is underrated and has been a major, but largely unnoticed, voice in opposition to Iraq policy. He's on MSNBC's Countdown. Might be worth checking out as a Kouric alternative. … [Read more...]
3,000
A sad milestone to start the new year: the US has lost 3,000 men and women in Iraq.In the print edition of today's NY Times, pages A10-A13 provide a gallery of the last 1,000 members of the military to die. It's unbearable to look … [Read more...]
Reports are that Saddam Hussein has been hanged
From CNN:Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been executed, a witness said."Saddam's body is in front me," said an official in the prime minister's office when CNN telephoned. "It's over."At least we've got this to look forward to:The … [Read more...]
Why I have less respect for Ford than when he was alive.
From Bob Woodward's 2004 interview with Ford, embargoed until yesterday:Describing his own preferred policy toward Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Ford said he would not have gone to war, based on the publicly available information at the time, and … [Read more...]
Sometimes we’re stupid.
A couple of unrelated things happened this week: President Bush's approval rating hit 30% (yeah yeah, Zogby, caveat lector). And in Louisiana, Cool Cash Connoisseur William Jefferson got easily re-elected to another term to Congress, which … [Read more...]
Last to Die for Bush’s and His Pals’ @#&*%$#^ Lies
...Darwin Judge.Darwin Judge was a recently deployed 19-year-old when he was killed. Born and raised in Marshalltown, Iowa, he was active in his church and Boy Scouts, pitched for his All-Star team in Little League games, got his first … [Read more...]
Gore on Iraq: Worst strategic mistake in US history
Partial transcript and video of Al Gore on the Today show:GORE: Well, the report this morning is actually one of several studies. There is one in the Pentagon. There has been reportedly been one in the White House itself. They are all … [Read more...]
Un-great moments in framing
"Framing" -- the association of two or more things, even if denying the connection, thereby reinforcing the connection in the public's mind. A distant cousin of the Freudian slip.Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973:"I am not a crook"... … [Read more...]
Powell: Iraq in “Civil War”
I realize that his reputation has taken a hit, but I still like Colin Powell. Perhaps his loyalty to his President as Secretary of State caused a myopic view of Iraq at the beginning of the war, but he isn't allowing that to cloud the … [Read more...]
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