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[Truthout - All Articles] t r u t h o u t | Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War: Stanley McChrystal's counterinsurgency approach, said it would incur "Iraq-war-scale cost for three to five years." Pillar asked if that kind of anticipated cost was worth what he suggested would be "at best, a slight reduction in the danger from terrorism."

[Soho Press Blog] Soho Press Blog » Blog Archive » The Real Iraq War: Michael ...: By now it's no secret that the Iraq War has been a disillusioning experience for many of the U.S. servicemen sent there. The literature on the war has, so far, been mostly written by journalists.

[Tony Blair] Labour's 'Progressive' site: Ban Blair-Baiting petition « Tony Blair: As the Iraq inquiry warms up, and it will, will those whose party he led for 13 years still hide away unsure if supporting Mr Blair should carry a health warning? Personally I find the absence of Labour party voices in support of Mr Blair not only worrying but frankly disgraceful.  Hardly surprising.  Many of his weak and cowardly party members were equally subdued when he needed their help in the “coup”

[HollywoodChicago.com: Film, theater, TV and DVD coverage from Adam Fendelman] Occupation TV Review - BBC America Iraq War Drama With James ...: and more), Corporal Danny Peterson (Stephen Graham of “Public Enemies”), and Lance Corporal Lee Hibbs (Warren Brown of “Shameless”) - as they try to sneak up on the enemy in Iraq. A little girl is injured and it brings Swift across the path of an Iraqi doctor (Lubna Azabal) and brings him international fame when he saves the youngster’s life.

[Dissident Voice] Dissident Voice : Three Ohio Men Convicted of Being Muslims at the ...: Mazloum alleging they conspired, together and with others, “to kill or maim persons outside of the United States, including US military personnel serving in Iraq, and with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Amawi is also charged, individually, with distributing information regarding explosives and two counts of making verbal threats against the President of the United States.”

[1 Boring Old Man] 1 Boring Old Man » Cooper's Conundrum”¦: Foley had revealed the details of his conversation with Joseph during a closed-door hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence back in July 2003 - just two weeks after Wilson wrote an op-ed in the New York Times documenting his role investigating whether Iraq tried to acquire uranium from Niger… Foley said he had spoken to Joseph a day or two before President Bush’s January 28, 2003 State of the Union address and told Joseph that detailed references to Iraq and Niger should be excluded from the final draft…

[Stephen M. Walt] Grim news from Baghdad | Stephen M. Walt: There is grim news from Baghdad: Atwin suicide truck bombing of two Iraqi ministries has left over 130 dead andwounded more than 500. It is the largest such attack in all of 2009 and areminder, unfortunately, that the oft-heralded "surge"

[Antiwar.com Original] Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War by Ray McGovern -- Antiwar.com: Perhaps it was serendipity (or maybe a reward for sitting through the entire RAND event Thursday morning), but that evening I was privileged to attend the Washington premier of an excellent documentary on Dan Ellsberg — "The Most Dangerous Man in America"

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news] Three Ohio Men Convicted of Being Muslims at the Wrong Time in ...: The indictment further alleges that these men "engaged in activities in furtherance of their common goal to wage violent jihad, or 'holy war,' against American soldiers and Coalition allies serving in Iraq. Such activities included training and target shooting, receiving instructions in the construction and use of explosives - including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and 'suicide bomb vests,' - recruiting others to participate in jihad training, attempting to raise funds to finance the training and to support violent jihad activities, and attempting to acquire and deliver materials - including explosives and computers - to others engaged in violent jihad in the Middle East.

[SWJ Blog] 3 November SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[UK News] UK News » Blog Archive » Is Blair the man for the EU job? | Blogs |: Other detrators say they don’t want Blair because he backed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. The Conservatives in Britain have said that appointing him would be viewed by an incoming Tory government as a virtual act of war and that he runs the risk of being almost immediately thrust into controversy as the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war begins.

[SWJ Blog] 1 November SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[Small Wars Council] 1 November SWJ Roundup - Small Wars Council: Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[Front Row Washington] Front Row Washington » Blog Archive » Is Afghan war one of ...: Because the Israelis flatly refused to adhere to a mandate to stop settlement building requested by Obama,he now seems to suggest that this could be permissible.This has infuriated Abbas and weakened his position in the future elections against Hamas.The ultimate conclusion to the request for more troops in Afghanistan sadly will be as a result of the more aggressive actions by the side who gives Obama the most political pressure!Unfortunately this is why there is so much criticism to his actions as dithering.

[Breaking News] Judge reconsiders denial of damages to mothers of alleged victims ...: judge to consider delay in UBS secrecy caseMIAMI ”” A federal judge in Florida is considering whether to delay hearings in a case against Swiss banking giant UBS AG to allow more time for settlement talks. The Internal Revenue Service has sued UBS in an effort to identify thousands of suspected American tax evaders.

[Stephen Spillane] Stephen Spillane - The Presidency of the European Council: I don't see him getting the German Chancellors backing due to the whole Iraq War debacle. So who will get it?

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