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"The War Behind Closed Doors"

[The Right Left Story] "The War Behind Closed Doors," FRONTLINE traces the inside story of how those advisers calling themselves "neo-Reaganites," "neo-conservatives," or simply "hawks" set out to achieve the most dramatic change in American foreign policy in half a century: a grand strategy, formally articulated in the National Security Strategy released last September, that is based on preemption rather than containment and calls for the bold assertion of American power and influence around the world.

I just finished van Creveld's Rise and Decline of the State

[Why are all the good names gone...?] That downswing in nationalism is one of the trends van Creveld noted in his book...but I don't think he expected the upswing that was, I believe, sparked by the market meltdowns in Asia, Latin America, and Russia; the international backlash to the spread of "Americanism" (as many have come to term 'globalization' - and often tied into many peoples' impressions of the root cause of those meltdowns);

Posted at 10:51 AM

October 31, 2005

"The War Behind Closed Doors"

Posted at 10:52 AM

I just finished van Creveld's Rise and Decline of the State

Posted at 10:51 AM

The Terrible Slow Sword

[ Seeker Blog] You’ve probably already read Wretchard’s great post on “the new American Civil War”: Probably the most interesting angle on the Valerie Plame affair...

Posted at 10:46 AM

Saddam Rap via Habibi

[Insane Films] This rap video was made by Iraqis and acquired by filmmaker Usama Alshaibi when he was shooting a documentary in Iraq.

Posted at 10:42 AM

Psst! Al-Qaeda, Look Here

[Miss Mabrouk of Egypt] They're among Earth's most common germs -- clostridia perfringens, a cause of food poisoning, a specimen for research. But this pathogen can also be a weapon: Iraqi scientists worked for years to mobilize this "Agent G" for Saddam Hussein's wars.

Posted at 10:40 AM

October 30, 2005

Conspiracy to Defraud

[King of Zembla] Former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega's cover story from the upcoming issue of The Nation is now online at TomDispatch. As site host Tom...

Posted at 02:02 PM

Expelling Iran will Facilitate 'Clash of Civilisations'

[the HERETIC] detract the attention of the ”˜Terrorists!’ and the rest of the global citizenry from the true source of the problem which is that of the existence of the nation-state as it gradually contextualises this conflict in terms of one between deviant states and legitimate ones and thus facilitate the mutation of this conflict into a ”˜clash of civilisations’; strengthen the other nationally located discontents and provide them with a new point of allegiance whilst being nationally dislocated, and finally complement the militant body of Al Qaeda with a state.

Posted at 01:54 PM

Daylight Savings: Fall Back

[The News Blog@i66.com] We haven’t seen it in the media anywhere just yet, and we’re thinking that in lieu of all the bad Bush news like Harriet Miers and Scooter Libby along with terrorist activities in Iraq and India, they’ve forgotten to remind us that we have to change our clocks this weekend:

Posted at 01:53 PM

Mujahedeen Cyber-Cemetery

[Miss Mabrouk of Egypt] Hero Worship: They were once medical students, fathers or businessmen who took their own lives -- as suicide bombers in Iraq. Their obituaries, which can be read on the Internet, are documents of men who were blinded by their deadly version of faith...

Posted at 01:50 PM

Troops out?

[Baghdad Dweller] Under the name “troops out?” Panorama will show a debate in The Imperial War Museum between two lawyers, one of them oppose the troops stay in Iraq and the other lawyer support the troops stay in Iraq, each lawyer will presents witnesses from the audience to support his case.

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Posted at 01:48 PM

October 29, 2005

Is Karl Rove 'Official A' ?

[Welcome to Hoosier Land!] If you blog about our politicians, history, or just love Indiana please leave a message about your blog or website and I will gladly give you an official 'Hoosier Hat Tip'!

Posted at 02:23 PM

Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr

[The Politburo Diktat] “Obviously if you are reading this then I have died in Iraq. I kind of predicted this, that is why I’m writing this in November.

Posted at 02:20 PM

The Soul of Victor Davis Hanson

[The Ruth Group] Victor Davis Hanson is the resident war hawk at the Hoover Insitute at Stanford. He has a regular column in which he regales us with the glories of righteour battle.

Posted at 02:18 PM

WaPo breaks down the cabal

[ReidBlog] The diary of Scooter and old cooter and all their friends who wanted desperately to invade Iraq .Tags: Iraq, Middle East, War

Posted at 02:14 PM

Violations of the Rights of Iraqi Female Detainees at Iraqi Interior Ministry Stations

[Baghdad Dweller] The public prosecution department has admitted receiving similar reports on behalf of the Iraqi reformation departments (prisons) and the Human Rights ministry, which indicate the occurrence of similar violations, such as beating, torture and rape, which female detainees have undergone at interior ministry centers. Hana Ali Fayyadh, a legal assistant in the public prosecution department, confirmed that a report received by the department has disclosed that the female detainee (Z.A.Kh) has been exposed to rape on behalf of Major (S), who is an affiliate of the Big Crimes Department.

Posted at 02:12 PM

October 28, 2005

To force yourself as unwanted guest

[Baghdad Dweller] Dhiya Hamid al-Karbuli, a truck driver from a village near the Syrian border, said he fled with his wife, six children, his brother, sister and mother after U.S. troops commandeered their home last month.

Posted at 12:31 PM

The New McCarthyism, Take 7

[EditorMom] During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 it was an ABC news reporter, John Scali, who helped avert nuclear catastrophe by serving as a secret go-between for the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union. For centuries, in democratic countries journalists have often been key participants in matters of state and community.

Posted at 12:28 PM

Indymedia focus on Iraq

[The Common Ills] All summer, Congressmen David Price and Brad Miller said we were wrong to invade Iraq and acknowledged that our continuing presence there was fueling the insurgent forces; but they drew up short of demanding that the United States set a timetable for getting out.

Posted at 12:25 PM

US Embassy SPITS ON FIRST AMENDMENT in Afghanistan

[Cao’s Blog] With another 24 pages in this edition and more than 20,000 papers printed and distributed in Afghanistan, the Voice of the Mujahadeen has already established itself as the largest paper in the country. According to government officials it is quickly becoming the most powerful paper in the country, already being credited with assisting the resignation of more than five Afghan officials, including the Minister of Interior Ahmad Ali Jalali and his spokesman, Lutfullah Mashal.

Posted at 12:23 PM

Indictment watch: round 2

[ReidBlog] Bloomberg corroborates the NYT version, saying Friday will bring an indictment against Libby, and extension on Rove... sounds like lawyers close to the case are peddling the same story.

Posted at 12:21 PM

October 27, 2005

Widen the probe?

[ReidBlog] Still, there are reasons to think Fitzgerald might have "lying to Congress" in mind -- particularly the news from the Italian press that the forged document accusing Saddam Hussein of trying to acquire yellow cake uranium from Niger may have been brought into the White House by none other than Stephen Hadley -- the sitting National Security Advisor and then aide to Condoleezza Rice. Clearly, the goal of the Veep's office in smearing Wilson and attempting to tie his Niger trip to nepotism was to defuse what could have been an explosive storyline: that Dick Cheney, Condi Rice and even the president, knowingly presented a false case to Congress and to the American people that Iraq posed a potential nuclear threat to the United States.

Posted at 07:14 PM

The New McCarthyism, Take 2

[EditorMom] Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, at (202) 456-1111. An answering machine will detain you for a moment, and then a live operator will ask what state you live in and will note your statement: "I oppose military action in [a particular country]."

Posted at 07:12 PM

Artist questions the death of 2,000 US soldeirs

[Tasteful Future - the champagne of weblogs] Artist Mike Luckovich asks this question, strewn with the names of the 2,000 US soldiers who died in Iraq for the neocons.

Posted at 07:10 PM

Some things to think about after the 2,000th American death in Iraq

[Adjusting to life after serving in Iraq] There are children and families in Iraq that are able to vote, to choose their own future because of what my brothers in arms and I have done. Do not make this political, do not try to divide our country as it was during Viet Nam.

Posted at 07:09 PM

There is a time for fighting, and a time for polit...

[Captain Marlow] There is a time for fighting, and a time for politics Any way you look at it, the constitutional referendum in Iraq, paving the way for next December parliamentary elections, was a resounding success, even according to the Arab press. The excellent Captain's Quarters - no relation ;-) - talks about the transformation of the Sunni attitude following the approval of the constitution.

Posted at 07:08 PM

October 25, 2005

Iraq's new constitution has been approved Elect...

[Captain Marlow] Iraq's new constitution has been approved Electoral commission officials told a news conference that overall, 78% of voters backed the charter...

Posted at 02:29 PM

Iraq Has Gone Constitutional

[A Knight’s Blog] Will the insurgents turn all put down their guns and start planting daisies now? No, but this is a significant milestone in the history of that country, and in the great experiment in hope and security that is Bush’s Middle East foreign policy.

Posted at 02:27 PM

The Legacy of Rosa Parks

[EditorMom] We forget sometimes that each of us, as individuals, can begin to change the world with just one small, quiet action. We mistakenly think that it always takes groups of thousands, working for years, to start rooting out injustice.

Posted at 02:26 PM

Iraq constitution approved

[Sabbah’s Blog] Aljazeera: Constitution has been approved, the ”˜independent electoral commission’ said, as it announced the final results of this month’s landmark...

Posted at 02:22 PM

New Poll: 66% Say Bush Doing A “Poor” Or “Only Fair” Job Handling Iraq”¦

[Latest News | The Huffington Post] A new Harris Interactive poll shows American sentiment about the situation in Iraq remains generally gloomy, with fewer than a quarter of Americans saying they are confident U.S. policies in Iraq will be successful.

Posted at 02:20 PM

October 24, 2005

Mandate

[King of Zembla] Courtesy of our esteemed colleagues at Many Angry Gerbils: They had to search long and hard, but they finally found a demographic group that likes Mr...

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Posted at 02:40 PM

Purple Fingers - Michael Yon

[bRight & Early] Michael Yon's anticpated look at the Iraqi referendum vote is posted. Read Purple Fingers

Posted at 02:19 PM

Scowcroft and the realist-idealist split between conservative generations

[The Next Left] JEFFREY GOLDBERG: For one thing, he’s a leading proponent of the “realist” school of foreign-policy thinking, which stands in opposition to the “transformationalist,” or neoconservative, or liberal interventionist””pick your preference””school. He also has a great deal of experience on the Iraqi question””he managed the first Gulf War for President George H.

Posted at 02:16 PM

Nigergate?

[WOUQ:] Ma in questi casi, come tutti gli appassionati di spy stories sanno bene, è sempre difficile capire quale delle tante veritÃ sia quella vera, e nell’infinito gioco di specchi delle accuse reciproche è molto probabile che non si verrÃ mai a capo di nulla. Eppure, se Rocco Martino, nato a Tropea il 20 settembre 1938, un bel giorno del 2004 ha deciso di parlare, le cose secondo me sono due: o è stato pagato da qualcuno che ha interesse a confondere le acque piÃ¹ di quanto non lo siano giÃ , o ha pensato che esporsi in pubblico era l’unica maniera di salvarsi il fondoschiena.

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Posted at 02:14 PM

OF COURSE THE MSM CONTINUALLY CITES OUR KIA:

[BrothersJudd Blog] So far, the releases have tended to be associated either with major attacks that netted significant numbers of enemy fighters or with lengthy operations that have spanned days or weeks. On Saturday, for instance, the U.S. military reported 20 insurgents killed and one captured in raids on five houses suspected of sheltering foreign fighters in a town near the Syrian border.

Posted at 02:13 PM

October 23, 2005

Celebrating the Death of 2,000 Soldiers

[The Political Teen] A campaign called Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar will be holding several parties across the country to celebrate the 2,000 death of a US Soldier in the War on Terror. Here’s a list of where the parties are occuring.

Posted at 03:11 AM

UK Ministry of Defense poll: 82% of Iraqis oppose US, UK occupation.

[eternalhope.blog-city.com] Furthermore, it would be interesting to ask the Iraqis if they are better off today than they were under Saddam. And despite the grandiose claims of the DOD boasting about the fixing of water plants, most Iraqis don't have enough essentials:

Posted at 03:08 AM

Political Hypothetical What-If Rambling ”” What Will The Right Do?

[The Naked Truth] As I watch the Traitorgate/Plamegate/whatever-you-want- investigation and the various related blogosphere commentary unfold, I have to wonder to...

Posted at 03:06 AM

Poll shows Iraqis back attacks on UK, US forces

[Keld Bach’s Press Cuttings] Forty-five percent of Iraqis believe attacks on U.S. and British troops are justified, according to a secret poll said to have been commissioned by British defense leaders and cited by The Sunday Telegraph.

Posted at 03:02 AM

U.S. Troops Maintain High Morale in Iraq

[Frat Pack College Fraternity, Sorority, Frat Party Community Message Board Frat Pack Forum] One night on the outskirts of this restive city, a few dozen U.S. soldiers exited a movie theater on a military base, the smell of popcorn wafting from the doors as a few complained about the film. Only a few miles away soldiers in the chilly night scanned the distance from an outpost deep in the city, peering through the darkness with night vision goggles for signs of insurgents who have steadily attacked their position throughout the year.

Posted at 03:00 AM

October 22, 2005

Syria Around the Blogosphere

[tdaxp] New Yorker in DC and I are having a cross-blog conversation. See Barnett v. Cole on Iranian Involvement in Anti-Iraqi Terrorism here at tdaxp and A...

Posted at 10:04 PM

It's hard, having my state represented by a moron...

[Random Jottings] ...We often hear from Democrats that President Bush's policy in Iraq makes no sense. But how can it make sense to the Barbara Boxers of Congress if they can't understand the explanation?

Posted at 09:59 PM

Iraqi Army’s Self-Reliance Assessed

[California Conservative] told Pentagon reporters that the Iraqi security forces are continuing to grow, but their major need is for support systems, such as fuel and replacement parts. “If we’re talking about an army that can pick up and move and go out to the borders to defend the country and be able to sustain operations out in the open for a long period of time, it’s probably going to be a year and a half, two years before that system is mature enough to operate on its own,”

Posted at 09:58 PM

Plamegate a front in the war over Iraq justification

[The Online Magazine formerly known as Rob's Blog] The legal and political stakes are of the highest order, but the investigation into the disclosure of a covert C.I.A. officer's identity is also just one skirmish in the continuing battle over the Bush administration's justification for the war in Iraq.

Posted at 09:56 PM

The American Atrocities Evidence

[T. Longren] There’s reports that people within the U.S. military psy-ops divisions burned the bodies in an attempt to lure out other Taliban fighters. There seems to be debate going on as to wether or not burning the bodies for psy-ops purposes was “ethical” I guess.

Posted at 09:54 PM

October 21, 2005

Iraq: Referendum Result Rigged

[edstrong.blog-city.com] The early vote totals from Nineveh province, which suggested an overwhelming majority in favour of Iraq's draft constitution that assured its passage by national referendum, now appear to have been highly misleading.

Posted at 02:43 PM

Middle-east Domino Effect?

[Epoch3 Blog] Given a failing Iraqi insurgency and a more and more participative Sunni community, could the time be far away that country fully joins the 21st century world? Perhaps a day will come when Baghdad International Airport will be included in the same breath as Frankfurt, Copenhagen and Rome?

Posted at 02:42 PM

Rory Carroll released

[red mum] The morning headlines on October 20 Lunchtime headlines October 20 Evening news October...

Posted at 02:37 PM

A burning body maybe, but where's the evidence?

[Being American in T.O.] The stickers said to be on the boxes in the video released by ABC evidently are of a substance that is mixed with water (or did ABC use stock footage of boxes that were not at Al Qaqaa?) I've had some small experience with Hazmat designation numbers up here in Canada, and all I know for sure is that the classification numbers are intended to tell emergency crews what they are dealing with - corrosives, explosives, etc. - rather than identify any specific substance.

Posted at 02:34 PM

Bringing democracy to Iraq: vote rigging

[No Contact Politics] After all, the last two US presidentials were (link), and the next one is being fixed right now (link, link). And since only two or three (Sunni) provinces need to be manipulated, fairly easy to execute.

Posted at 02:22 PM

October 20, 2005

Bunny Greenhouse and the Bush administration's culture of revenge.

[eternalhope.blog-city.com] Most Democrats believe that if you work hard and play by the rules, like Greenhouse did, you should be rewarded with even more responsibility. She would make a great head of the Office of Management and Budget or the Secretary of the Treasury because of her proven ability to handle billions of dollars of money.

Posted at 01:30 PM

boohooo Saddam’s trial has begun

[Cao’s Blog] He denies the legitimacy of the elected government, even in the face of purple fingers still stained from voting on the Constitutional referendum this past Saturday. He has a shoving match with the guards when asked to leave the room.

Posted at 01:25 PM

Rice Increases Pressure on Syria, Iran

[The Grape's Vine] Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice refused to rule out the use of military force against Syria and Iran. She also asserted that the President would not need to consult Congress before authorizing an expansion of the War on Terror into nations neighboring Iraq.

Posted at 01:22 PM

Saddam Trial Under Scrutiny

[extra!extra!] Baghdad, October 19 - "To ensure justice for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi victims and their families, the trials of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi officials must be fair, Human Rights Watch said today as the trials opened in Baghdad .

Posted at 01:20 PM

Unleash The Dogs Of Words: Cindy Sheehan on Hillary & Rush

[Tales of the Stupid] Clinton said after our meeting sounds exactly like the Republican Party talking points I heard from Senators Dole and McCain."There's more, including mentions of the "travesty in Iraq" and "war hawks," but just like the sound of a whinning baby, it gets old pretty soon and you're left with the unpleasant feeling of wanting to take your life with your own bare hands to end the boredom. Thankfully, Rush Limbaugh didn't like the comparison and was prompt to retaliate with...

Posted at 01:19 PM

October 19, 2005

Iraq Withdrawal

[The Ruth Group] I had the opportunity to hear Juan Cole last night at the Peninsula Peace and Justice meeting in Palo Alto. Lucid, informed, polite, some of what he said was what people wanted to hear, some was not.

Posted at 06:43 PM

Saddam on Trial

[ Seeker Blog] An excellent Wall Street Journal editorial on the rare trial of a despot: The trial of Saddam Hussein begins today, and if news accounts are to be...

Posted at 06:41 PM

Irish journalist missing in Baghdad

[Back Seat Drivers] The paper confirmed today that Carroll disappeared while on assignment and "may have been taken by a group of armed men".

Posted at 06:39 PM

Liberia and Iraq

[l.z.y./Data] Liberians Jam Polling Places to Cast Ballots for President (12 Oct): Not only are elections generally positive developments, they are a media spectacle which can hope to compete with cheering thugs jumping on a burning Humvee or jihadists decapitating their hostages. Recently the German and Japanese elections have gained all the attention, but I’m more touched by the Iraqi and Liberian ones.

Posted at 06:37 PM

Spain orders arrest of US troops

[Keld Bach’s Press Cuttings] A Spanish judge has issued an international arrest order for three US soldiers over the shelling of a Baghdad hotel that killed a cameraman. Judge Santiago Pedraz issued the warrant for Sgt Shawn Gibson, Capt Philip Wolford and Lt Col Philip de Camp, of the US 3rd Infantry Division, the BBC News reported:

Posted at 06:32 PM

October 16, 2005

Toledo Who?

[The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta] Iraq the Model has a wrapup of today's Iraqi Constitutional referendum.

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Posted at 12:26 PM

More Iraq Voting

[Harry's Place] This won't affect the Kurds, who are busily ethnically cleansing Iraqis and Turks while the West looks the other way. But if they get too big for their boots and try grabbling eastern Turkey too, the wonderfully united and efficient new Iraqi army (one battalion already fully operational after two years!)

Posted at 12:22 PM

And greet yourself warmly while in Fallujah...

[ReidBlog] Could the purported letter from al-Qaida number two Ayman al-Zawahiri to America's Iraq nemesis Abu Musab al-Zarqawi be just another example of fake news? (sigh) maybe so...

Posted at 12:20 PM

Iraq voting

[Baghdad Dweller] The turn out of Iraqi Christians was very low, 35% from registered voters, Chrisan religiouse leaders showed their disagreement with this constitution by urging their minority members to vote “NO” before the voting started yesterday.

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Posted at 12:17 PM

Rocky election day in Iraq

[The Online Magazine formerly known as Rob's Blog] Iraq's Sunni Arab minority made a violent reentry into politics Friday, bombing offices of a political party that urged support for a new U.S.-backed constitution while posting insurgents and tribal fighters at some polling places to ensure that Sunni voters could vote safely Saturday against the proposed charter. *Sigh* I was hoping for a passage to this constitution, but given the Sunni feelings on it, I don't know...it's entirely possible it will be rejected.

Posted at 12:13 PM

October 09, 2005

Gore-for-porn webmaster arrested

[Martin Stabe] The man behind a website that invited soldiers to post grisly photographs from the warzones in Iraq and Afghanistan in exchange for access to...

Posted at 09:30 PM

1950

[Past Peak] US troops killed in Iraq as of today: 1954. And God knows how many Iraqis. For what?...

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Posted at 09:28 PM

UK pulling out of Iraq next may?

[Audio Activism] 25 that “British troops will start a major withdrawal from Iraq next May under detailed plans on military disengagement to be published next month”. There doesn’t appear to be any public document or timetable - remeber how that shrub doesn’t talk timetables?

Posted at 09:26 PM

Iraq Corruption Dream Team

[The Next Left] With over $10 billion US taxpayer dollars missing in Iraq and Halliburton KBR overcharging us by $108 million, one would think there were enough fodder for scandal to hold the US media's attention. But, maybe they'll do better when the charges have more to do with Iraqi officials and Eastern European arms dealers than KBR's $100/sack laundry service:

Posted at 09:24 PM

Fisk: War a failure of human spirit

[Sabbah’s Blog] Fisk: `War a failure of human spirit’: “War represents a total failure of the human spirit”, declared renowned journalist Robert Fisk at his packed-out Sydney university lecture on October 5. “If you could see what I’ve seen, you would never support a war.”

Posted at 09:22 PM

October 07, 2005

Libertarian Rally Hits FrontPage Magazine

[Hammer of Truth - Libertarian Blog] While co-blogger (and friend) Stephen VanDyke is posting entries with titles like “The Anti-War Movement is a Joke”, I’ve been busy promoting certain anti-war rallies — a recent rally in Alabama where Lew Rockwell spoke, in particular.

Posted at 09:38 PM

Dr Nile Gardiner: a British defector in Washington

[Developing your Web presence] Few people rile me as much as neocon media poodle Dr Nile Gardiner, which the BBC's Newsnight feel they must occasionally honour with a satellite link when they need to show the posh sounding side of the ultra-right of US politics.

Posted at 09:36 PM

Distributed or Dumped?

[The Republic of T.] Despite the bloodshed, Iraqis in the southern Baghdad neighborhood of Dora had their first look at the document they will vote on in nine days, though distribution of the U.N.-printed blue booklets ”” emblazoned “The constitution is in your hands” ”” got off to a slow start elsewhere.

Posted at 09:33 PM

Iraq and Al Qaeda, Part II

[The Strata-Sphere] The United States has obtained a letter from Osama bin Laden’s deputy to the leader of Iraq’s insurgency that outlines a long-term strategic vision for a global jihad, with the next phase of the war to be taken into Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, according to U.S. officials.

Posted at 09:31 PM

Iraq: Walk the Talk

[Global Voices Online] “Try and put yourself in their shoes”.. I’ve been told to do so with American soldiers, over and over, and I did.

Posted at 09:30 PM

October 06, 2005

Don’t Support the DCCC

[The Ruth Group] Don’t Support the DCCC Support local and other interesting candidates. Send DCCC envelopes back with IRAQ -Deal With It!

Posted at 11:14 AM

Iraq Reviews > October 31, 2005

"The War Behind Closed Doors"

I just finished van Creveld's Rise and Decline of the State

October 31, 2005

"The War Behind Closed Doors"

I just finished van Creveld's Rise and Decline of the State

The Terrible Slow Sword

Saddam Rap via Habibi

Psst! Al-Qaeda, Look Here

October 30, 2005

Conspiracy to Defraud

Expelling Iran will Facilitate 'Clash of Civilisations'

Daylight Savings: Fall Back

Mujahedeen Cyber-Cemetery

Troops out?

October 29, 2005

Is Karl Rove 'Official A' ?

Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr

The Soul of Victor Davis Hanson

WaPo breaks down the cabal

Violations of the Rights of Iraqi Female Detainees at Iraqi Interior Ministry Stations

October 28, 2005

To force yourself as unwanted guest

The New McCarthyism, Take 7

Indymedia focus on Iraq

US Embassy SPITS ON FIRST AMENDMENT in Afghanistan

Indictment watch: round 2

October 27, 2005

Widen the probe?

The New McCarthyism, Take 2

Artist questions the death of 2,000 US soldeirs

Some things to think about after the 2,000th American death in Iraq

There is a time for fighting, and a time for polit...

October 25, 2005

Iraq's new constitution has been approved Elect...

Iraq Has Gone Constitutional

The Legacy of Rosa Parks

Iraq constitution approved

New Poll: 66% Say Bush Doing A “Poor” Or “Only Fair” Job Handling Iraq”¦

October 24, 2005

Mandate

Purple Fingers - Michael Yon

Scowcroft and the realist-idealist split between conservative generations

Nigergate?

OF COURSE THE MSM CONTINUALLY CITES OUR KIA:

October 23, 2005

Celebrating the Death of 2,000 Soldiers

UK Ministry of Defense poll: 82% of Iraqis oppose US, UK occupation.

Political Hypothetical What-If Rambling ”” What Will The Right Do?

Poll shows Iraqis back attacks on UK, US forces

U.S. Troops Maintain High Morale in Iraq

October 22, 2005

Syria Around the Blogosphere

It's hard, having my state represented by a moron...

Iraqi Army’s Self-Reliance Assessed

Plamegate a front in the war over Iraq justification

The American Atrocities Evidence

October 21, 2005

Iraq: Referendum Result Rigged

Middle-east Domino Effect?

Rory Carroll released

A burning body maybe, but where's the evidence?

Bringing democracy to Iraq: vote rigging

October 20, 2005

Bunny Greenhouse and the Bush administration's culture of revenge.

boohooo Saddam’s trial has begun

Rice Increases Pressure on Syria, Iran

Saddam Trial Under Scrutiny

Unleash The Dogs Of Words: Cindy Sheehan on Hillary & Rush

October 19, 2005

Iraq Withdrawal

Saddam on Trial

Irish journalist missing in Baghdad

Liberia and Iraq

Spain orders arrest of US troops

October 16, 2005

Toledo Who?

More Iraq Voting

And greet yourself warmly while in Fallujah...

Iraq voting

New Poll: 66% Say Bush Doing A “Poor” Or “Only Fair” Job Handling Iraq”¦