Iraq Dominates Democratic Debate 14 US Troops Killed over Weekend The Democratic Party candidates for president debated on Sunday evening. Iraq dominated the first half of the debate. Shorter versions: Biden: We can’t get out of Iraq because we don’t have the votes to end the war in the Senate. Since Congress cannot force Bush […]
Gore On Bush Propaganda Us Bombs Shiite
Gore on Bush Propaganda US Bombs Shiite Sadr City It is no surprise that Al Gore is attacking Bush in his new book, of course. Nor is it a surprise that Gore accuses Bush of ignoring all reasonable evidence in both making the decision to invade Iraq and in deciding to do nothing about global […]
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Major Bridge in Kurdistan Destroyed Guerrillas Kill 4 US Troops Amiriya Clashes The US military death toll in Iraq for May was actually 127. On Saturday morning, guerrillas blew up a major bridge linking the northern cities of Kirkuk and Irbil. Irbil is the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and the seat of power for Massoud […]
70 Dead In Attacks Bombing In Fallujah
70 Dead in Attacks; Bombing in Fallujah; Sadrists Warn US Military on Diwaniya; US Seeks Dialogue with Sadrists 122 US troops died in Iraq in May, the worst total since late 2004. A radical Salafi group in Baghdad claimed to have killed two US embassy employees, a husband and a wife, after robbing them of […]
On False Analogy Between Iraq And South
On the False Analogy Between Iraq and South Korea Bush is now talking about a “South Korea” model for Iraq. He likely got this nonsense from John Gaddis at Yale, who I heard talking it last November at the Chicago Humanities Fair. So what confuses me is the terms of the comparison. Who is playing […]
Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny Us Bases
Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Deny US Bases to be Opened in Kurdistan Region The USG Open Source Center translates the following newspaper article from Kurdish: ‘ Iraqi Kurdish Officials Deny US Bases To Be Opened in Kurdistan Region Unattribtued report: “Opening three US military bases and transfer of Incirlik base to Kurdistan”HawlatiWednesday, May 30, 2007 Although […]
Guerrillas Ambush Kill 10 Us Gis As
Guerrillas Ambush, Kill 10 US GIs Over 100 Iraqis Killed or Found Dead Muqtada condemns Iran for Talking to US As best I can piece it together, Sunni Arab guerrillas in Iraq ran a sophisticated sting on US troops in Diyala province on Memorial Day, killing 8 GIs. First, they shot down a helicopter with […]
Cole On Heroes And Culture Wars My
Cole on “Heroes” and the Culture Wars My column at Salon.com this week is on the television phenomenon “Heroes”. [Spoiler alert: for anyone who hasn’t seen the season finale, its details are discussed.] Excerpts: Dick Cheney’s least favorite TV show? Why the worldview of “Heroes” clashes with the vice president’s “1 percent doctrine” on terrorism. […]
First Formal Us Iran Talks Since 1980_29
First Formal US-Iran Talks since 1980 The US has dealt differently with Iran than with any other of its major enemies. Then President Ronald Reagan spoke directly with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev even though the USSR had thousands of nuclear missiles aimed at the US. The US talks to North Korea. It talks to Venezuela. […]
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