I find it a little eerie how closely the finale of the television program American Idol resembles the presidential race. Here you have an older male from the school of hard knocks; a younger, soulful man who inspires his peers; and a woman candidate who shows amazing resilience. In a way, both Idol and the […]
4 Awakening Council Members Killed; Iraqi Army enters Sadr City; Provincial election Date provokes Row
The Iraqi Army moved into part of Sadr City without meeting resistance on Tuesday, according to McClatchy. Raheem Salman of LAT blogs the scene in Sadr City. Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that Iraqi security forces began their search of Sadr City (East Baghdad) in an operation aimed at imposing a rule of law on the […]
Kennedy Diagnosed with Brain Tumor
Best wishes to Ted Kennedy and his family in the aftermath of his diagnosis with brain cancer. Analysts are pointing out that the Democrats need Kennedy more than ever, as a party wise man who could help heal it after a divisive primary. Kennedy has been among the more effective legislators of his generation and […]
11 Police Killed in North; Police Chief Killed Near Nasiriya; IIP Demands Written Apology over Qur’an
Sunni Arab guerrillas attacked a bus in northern Iraq on Monday, killing 11 persons, the policemen aboard and their driver. The attack may have been in response to the Iraqi government campaign against the Sunni radicals in Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city (pop. 1.7 million). Mosul is largely Sunni Arab and the governor of Ninevah […]
Flashback: Bush’s 2000 Speech
Flashback: Bush’s 2000 Republican Convention speech in retrospect:
Sadrists: Iraqi Military Breaking Ceasefire
The USG Open Source Center translates a transcript of al-Sharqiya Television interview with Sadr Movement official Salah al-Obeidi in which he charges that the Iraqi and US militairies have violated the recent ceasefire agreement. May 19, 2008 Monday AL-SADR TREND OFFICIAL SAYS IRAQI ARMY, OTHER FORCES VIOLATED AGREEMENT Text of report by Dubai-based Iraqi private […]
McCain on YouTube
Robert Greenwald presents McCain clips, entertainingly.
US Soldier Killed in Iraq; Qur’an Desecrated; Maliki Said to Replace Division Commander
The LA Times reports: ‘ A U.S. soldier was killed Sunday and another injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Salahuddin province, the military said. At least 4,078 U.S. personnel have been killed since the Iraq war began in 2003, according to the independent website icasualties.org. A car bomb targeting an […]
Sunday Blogivision; McCain calls for Negotiations with Hamas
Some telling video clips for a lazy Sunday: Via Josh Marshall’s TPM Veracifier: John McCain says the US will have to negotiate with Hamas at some point, since they are the government. (They are still the government in Gaza.) Obama replies to Bush’s ‘appeasement’ crack in Israel: Condi Rice says she will meet the Iranian […]
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