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01/06//07 The parents of the first to die in the WOT in Afghanistan
and those of the 3000th who died in Iraq:
A brief tale told by an imbedded reporter once thought
dead himself, interesting read (010107a) Our
"imperial" mission, explained and illuminated,
a
50 or 100 year war of smashing flies with
sledgehammers (010207a) Will
Casey gets the boot, here is why (010607b)
Troops
don't like the war any more than anyone else
(010607c) The
Joint Chiefs don't like Massa Bumbledorr's urge to surge
either (010607d) and part two: Gates
and the White House (010607e) As for other
details, the ISG's report
has its highlights highlighted now you can find out "what
went wrong" (010607f) Bush gets blistered, see the sample, but the article's
point is that the
surge will "break the president" 010307a)
because people will rise up take away his keys, says
this one. Another
says he's a sociopath (010307f) An
Israeli think tank thinks Israel can knock out Iran's nukes
on its own. (010307d) and a call to end the
crusade, the
realists and rationalists are given the spotlight
(010507d) The Muddle East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: Sharing governmental power, a proxy battle, foreign
influence: whither does Lebanon go? Will
2007 see a civil war? (123106b) Related to
the ills Lebanon
suffers from is an assault, from virtually all quarters, on
the news media in the country. (010607k)
Divisions being created there reflect, most likely,
divisions becoming ever more clear in the society as a
whole Iraq: I
guess the big news is Saddam's death, here are some details
of the "event" (123006t) and
this was the deadliest month for the US in two years
(123006u) and
the Shia's have a bad day too, a sectarian
uptick? (123006v) Saddam
buried, the crowd mourns and it seems this widens the
sectarian divide, part one (010107b) part two,
a
vow made (010107c) and there are others who
will miss Saddam, mainly
those who wanted to ask him lots and lots of questions
(010107d) More on what fallout may come of
this and what the
timing of the event has to do with Shia/Sunni relations
(010207c) can one "imagine
an event more emblematic, of what America has accomplished
or failed to accomplish here than the final chapter of
Saddam Hussein." (010207d) some
early protests may mean "more violence to come"
(010207x) Riverbend has a take on the execution, typically
it is one that "says it all"
emotive and exhausting to read, despite its brevity
(010207e) An
interesting perspective of what the "biggest tragedy in the
Iraq war" is . (123106f) Remember Zarqawi? His death was supposed to make
life better, instead
the repercussions are horrific was it a "lose lose"
situation then that we walked into?
(010307b) Then this article, its key quote: "If
we surge and it doesn't work, it's hard to imagine what we
do after that," Mr. Kagan says. "But we're already in a very
bad spot, and if we don't do anything defeat is
imminent." (010407b) Then too the question
that is unanswered is "What
the HELL IS plan B if the "bump" as some articles call the
surge, doesn't quite do it? (010407e) Our
ally, Egypt, is the source of a broadcast of Sunni insurgent
videos of attacks on US and allied forces in Iraq,
(010407f) though it has been interrupted now,
Egypt seems unwilling to pull the plug on the broadcasts Iran: The two we arrested are let go,
I guess they did not do what it was we said they did, or did
they and who knows if it matters. (123006a1)
We
keep a "naval eye" on Iran, with promises of more to
come (010207b) UN
sanctions and US financial shenanigans help create a lose
lose situation, (010307e) The
changes in our military leaders in the region are hints for
Iran action? (010507b) The Greater Islamic regions East: Pakistan ... Afghanistan ... et al ... The Greater Islamic regions South: Ethiopia ... Somalia ... Eritrea: Ethiopian troops enter Mogadishu, with mixed reviews
Part
one (123006w) Part two,
the resistance calls to arms (123006x) Part
three: street
protests and more fighting (123006y)
the
would be ruler of Somalia is dependent on the foreign troop
and there are signs that promises of resistance are not idle
(123006z) Another
report also has Mr. Ghedi getting a mixed welcome
(123006a2) The
warlords are back, one gives an interview and a harsh
assessment of the present situation (123106c)
Even
as fighting continues in the south
(123106e) The situation is fragile, Somalia has fractured,
it seems, and Ethiopia has the potential for such as
well. The question is how long will the fight and or
occupation go on? How
long CAN Ethiopia "maintain" as it were (010207f)
Other stories report the Islamic Courts have been
routed, in
Mogadishu, it seems, the old ways return
(010307c) Ethiopian
troops killed by resistance, scattered violence, but
Ethiopia says they'll leave in a couple of weeks.
(010307g) Riots
against Ethiopians in Mogadishu (010507a) Sudan ... Darfur ... Chad: A
laundry list of the hot spots that may well get all the
hotter in 2007 (010207g) and
some facts concerning the "quality" recruits our armed
forces are garnering these days (010507c) 2007
to be the hottest year on record? That is the prediction we
are hearing now a days (010607g) China
sees the global warming, even though the US does
not (010607h) Gas
deals in the news point out the political power of
petroleum. (123106d) Another
signing statement, another right violated, oh well, watch
your mail (010407c) and
what good is checking electronic voting machines if the
company that does the checking doesn't really do the
checking? (010407d) Conscientious
objector status, Kevin Benderman, fought for his country and
then objected for it. (010407g) Attacks
on journalists, papers, broadcasters reach historic levels
in 2006 (010607i) There
is evidence of a recent and noteworthy uptick
(010607j) What is the cost of an "unfree" press?
Read
on (010607l) How
one reporter died, how the US media did NOT cover it while
overseas, of course, it was headline news and an
embarrassment (010607m) Does the man/woman pay gap STILL exist, yes, and it is
widening now.
Blame the women for making "their choices"
(123106a) One
way to keep people in the dark, hide the info
(123106g) and the giant PORK BARREL that is
the W.O.T., heeeyah get to the
trough while the getting is good
(123106j) I know what I mean by the word "justice" but
what does our Bumphuck in Chief mean by that word, huh? Read
on (123106) and Saddam, Saddam, he's our man
if he'll butcher for us like no one can: We
made and unmade him (123106i) Most
everyone thinks the press coverage of Iraq is
inaccurate (010407a) Repuglicans believing
the coverage makes it look bad, Demorcraps think it makes it
look to good.
Ya gotta love the title: "A
Formal Intervention With A Dry Drunk President"
(010707h) Guantanamo hunger strike has an increase in
numbers despite intense efforts to keep them fed. (010807a)
Remember the Pete Seger lines: "We're
waste deep in the Big Muddy And the big fool says to push
on"? (011107a) In
modern wars the civilians are the casualties, take a look at
some statistics (011107g) The Muddle East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: In
Gaza it's Hamas in the West Bank its Fatah, for now, with a
semblance of peace, sort of. (010707e)
But
this weekend shows how the fight continues, one wonders,
wearily, if peace will ever dawn.
(010707n) Elliot Abrams wants a "hard coup" by Fatah against
Hamas? Word
up ya'll, it will be a disaster
(010807e)
Rice's war on the Palestinians, what a lame brain
(010807f) Another
story reporting Israel's plans to attack Iran's nuclear
facilities. (010807g) and
a comment about the consequences, my favorite part was
Israel getting permission after the fact.
(010807h) Why
the urge to attack Iran? (011307d) Because
there is only two years left of the Bush debacle and time
grows shorter each and every minute of every damned day they
wait Iraq: A
threat from the congress, to cut funding for the surge? We
shall see (010807b) Saddam
more well liked now than when he was alive? is being called
a martyr? Protests in support of him? (010807c)
did we shoot ourselves in the foot that's in our mouth?
Part two, the
word going out (010807d) Another story about the new "Iraqi"
oil law, that may spell victory in the terms our Dingleberry
for Chief understands (010907g) If you want clarification on just how it "went wrong"
in Iraq and you have a hunch it was the planning, well
you'd be half right, this article is a kicker and it makes
you sick at the same time, maybe
it's a kick in the balls article
(010907x) Our
Jackass in Chief: the speech the coverage, simple naked
facts speak volumes NYT: (011007a)
Surge, escalation or punt? (011007b) and say,
how
much does it cost to kill your "average Iraqi"
hey! I'm just asking???? (011007c) I
say, would it surprise ANYONE that we don't have a plan B
for "after the surge"? (011107b) Also it was
an Iraqi idea and Bush
says it will work, "because it has to". Well, I guess I'M
reassured, aren't you? (011107c) Here
is the skinny on the whole deal, I know I couldn't listen to
it either (011107d) Big
networks then mostly shut out the Dems reply
(011107h) It
is about the oil, even Pelosi knows this
(011307c) and
the Brits begin pulling the plug, (011307i)
claiming as they do so, that a smooth hand over is in
progress. Iran: Going
for the slow game as well the US efforts against Iran are
varied and extensive (010707b) Recent news
items and more have it that Iran
is in the cross hairs, even
that the trigger is being squeeeeeeeeeeeezed ever so
slightly, just about now. (011107e) And we capture a few of
them, again (011107f) And we announce links between captured
Iranians and the Iraqi resistance
(011307) Israel's
people think an attack is the only option that will work
(011306a) Here
are more details on that "thinking:" (011307b)
a
secret memo authorizing military action against Syria and
Iran? (011307g) Some data supporting
the
Iran attack thesis (011307h) The Greater Islamic regions South: Ethiopia ... Somalia ... Eritrea: Somalia
needs to transition to a peaceful unified state
(010707) this article talks about the south,
ignores the north, which has its own problems, and poses the
idea that time may be short for "real" help to arrive For anyone trying to understand Somalia this tongue and
cheek traipse through the
background is fun to read and full of facts
(010907a) then
the story about a US military strike on terrorists in that
country (010907b) followed
by more strikes (010907c) Reactions
to the strikes and the situation, it does not look
promising (011007d) Mogadishu's
urban chaos ramps up reacting to the attacks
(011107i)
in which 100 innocents may have died,(011107j)
Fighting
breaks out in Mogadishu when weapons searches
begin (011107x) A useful primer on Polonium 210. Where it is made,
mostly. What it's used for. Why
it could be yet one more threat we can worry
about (010707c) part two, millions
could be endangered (010707d) posting
Somalia as the "new Iraq" may be a stretch, but we seem to
be repeating our "methods of entry" (010907e)
and this article gives a foreboding warning: the support
of Somalians for our anti terror efforts in their country
depends
on whether or not we kill ONLY their enemies, which can
loosely translate as foreigners (010907f) Just
a bit about NAZI''s connections to the US giant General
Motors during WW2. (010707f) South
America becoming more like the European Union?
(010707m) Sounds like they are thinking this way and
this can only mean more change in a world that Bush created,
what a colossal jackass, an idiot, no I don't want to impugn
idiots. Even
that fat ass Cheney gave us a "heads up" regarding the oil
problem (010707k) How
big oil "softens" its public stance on global
warming (010907h) We do agree with North Korea on one thing, we both like
our munitions, cluster bombs and land mines, yup,
we both have an appetite (010707g) Witness
Guatemala and Iran, circa 1953 -3 Those
who do not kow history are doomed to repeat it,
(010707i) Will the democraps huff and puff, scuffle, melee and
fight tooth and nail against this president,?
Impeachment
and the power of the purse are off the table , what is left
but hearings and investigations ... will it be "rough
enough"? (010707l) Hints of a "Jackass to cum" JD
Crouch, the "architect of our new Iraq strategy, oh boy oh
boy (0100907x) Would you like to see what articles of impeachment look
like, those for Bush? Well
click here, even if the formatting may be ood.
(010707a) Living
in a land where lawenforceotainment is normal as are SWAT
teams (010707j)
Herewith are my editorial comments: Let us begin with Iraq. My most recent thought is this,
no one wants success there, or rather, no one party wants
any others to. enjoy it. As long as there is chaos the Kurds
may go and do their own thing, as long as they do not openly
declare independence and they can do their own thing as long
as there is chaos. As long as there is chaos Turkey does not
have to worry about an independent Kurdistan. Iran wants its
Iraqi's to make the best of it, the chaos that is, the
Saudi's get to fight against them and the United States -
why should they want the US to have even more influence in
the region? The US to he more control over oil prices or its
military so near? Syria is left alone as long as we're
bogged down there. Jordan is too. And anyone in the region
who is upset about the corruption of their government and
the influence of the "west" has a place to go to vent, and
that place is not Damascus or Amman. Israel gets left alone,
relatively speaking, to pursue its Palestinian probe and the
US gets to do what it wants because the chaos justifies
their presence, no one in their right minds will "help us"
out, the floods of military money being made, oil sold and,
for now, there is every promise of more to come. Sunni and
Shia' militia both may agree on one thing, as long as there
is chaos they can do their things. Next, go back to 9/11. Many people still make fun of the
idea that the towers could have been sabotaged. They were.
The evidence is clear, and here it is. You will recall the
vivid video of the planes hitting the towers. You will
recall that neither plan hit their targeted tower exactly in
the center - both hit asymmetrically, that is, both damaged
their towers to the side, off center. So the question
becomes this: how does asymmetrical damage to a static
system full of potential energy come to result in a reaction
that is completely, nay perfectly symmetrical? Answer,
naturally speaking, it could not, would not. The simplest of
physics disallows the result we all saw on TV as being a
result of the cause given and building seven is, of course,
even more of a compete fabrication. And
here is a bit on 9/11 that has to do with the "piloting" of
the planes and the "ability" of the pilots
(011597l) Last, There have been several reports of children in Iraq
hanging themselves in imitation of Saddam. This is perhaps
his most bizarre legacy. My thought, horrid though it is, is
this: perhaps these children are not volunteers. What if
they are brainwashed, or forced. What if this is the latest
sectarian wrinkle? Food for thought, eh? All of it is. Italy, grows selective, some day distant from he US
policies it dislikes. An
unheard of situation only a few months ago.
(011507a) We ARE behind schedule, we
were supposed to take down seven nations in five years, what
happened? (011707c) and still
thinking
the unthinkable regarding Iran (011707d) You have to go overseas to hear how Iran
offered what we now demand, except Cheney chose not to talk
to "evil" (011907a) back then, you recall
that? nicht whar? The Epicentral Theater The "old" Muddle
East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: Hezbollah still at work on the government,
threatens
to disrupt the highway network to bring the government
down (011807g) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. What does CandiGirl have to say about Israel's alleged
plot to strike Iran's nukes? Why
it just shows how dangerous Iran is, of course.
(011407) A group of 8 nations in the region
want "less
foreign influence in Iraq" meaning Iranian not American
(011707k) Iraq: Our "new plan" for Iraq has risks, chief among the is
Shia's becoming just a bit fed up with us and wanting us
out. A
Shia insurgency matching the Sunni one will push conditions
to the breaking point, (011407f) It seems
that Iraq
and the US are not on the same page, (011507b)
when it comes to the "new plan" As long as liar's lie
and policy is based on spin and drama, not fact and
proven theory then we
will continue to have no solution to the problems we've
mismanaged to create in this sorry place called
Iraq (011507h) Bush,
Iraq and the "Texas Strategy" (011507i) A 300
year feud between neighboring families, gives a hint of what
is to come in
Iraq, where the 60% solution is being considered, one
guesses, as part of the surge, making Iran and the US
allies, sort of. (011507j) Kurdish troops move to Baghdad, the nugget in the story,
however, is the mentioning that the Kurds
keep some troops to protect the oil infrastructure around
Kikurk (011607a) And the city itself as well
as Mosul have "issues"
with Kurdification, as it might be called, a referendum to
"decide" the issue is planned, so might a crisis
(011607c) and
a few more words on the topic (011607d)
that
referendum is for late this year but here are some details
about the deaths and fighting for a "greater
Kurdistan"? (011607h) Ironic
that Saddam's execution should cause so much controversy
while those of his victims did not
(011607f) From being lost in the woods to an
interesting solution for Iraq, it is one that I had thought
of, in principle, but this is much better
(011607i) How you too can tell fudged
statistics from the UN regarding the death reports from Iraq
(011707a) A
day of details regarding the "field day of
killings" (011707b) OIL OIL OIL, imagine the chutzpah, Iraqis
upset that we're getting them to sign away their
oil, (011707f) and after ALL we've done TO
them Here
is a brief overview (011707g) As if the chaos in Iraq is not enough there is an
indication that the
US may be switching sides in the middle of being creamed
(011907m) part two, a
'great game" reddux and the problem of "dealing with
Iran/Iraq as a dynamic duo (011907n) Iran: Iran
Iraq ties and the Kurdish connection (011607e)
Don't
YOU think we shouldn't be letting Iran buy our military
surplus stuff? (011707e) More on the chatter
regarding Iran,
it'll be more of a war than a set of surgical strikes
(011907h) part two, it
is weak (011907i) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern Theater:
Iran ... Pakistan ... Afghanistan ... et al ...
A
bank gives a warning regarding investments in Iran, an
attack is feared (011907e) That
it could happen before April is the word in
Kuwait (011907f) In
a world where "image is all" villagers in Pakistan claim a
US aircraft attacked them and killed woodcutters.
(011907g) There were Pakistani helicopters as
well, which followed up the attack. This can hardly hope to
help our cause. The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Ethiopia ... Somalia ... Eritrea ... Sudan Civilians killed while air strikes continue, or air intel
or flyonver whatever. The
US does not need to make more enemies.
(011607b) The Greater Islamic regions, South Asian Thearte:
India ... South Asia Chechnya has a bit of normalcy return, along with rail
service and a surrender of rebels. Is
this a victory? (011507c) US military rumored
to have active
operations in the Philippines? (011507f)
Kyrgyzstan, another loss of democracy, where
US and Russian influence "meet' (011507g) China ... Japan ... the Koreas and Russia Japan gets a bit more conservative - if Korea goes more
"uppity" what WILL Japan do? Watch as the geo political
handi work of WW2 begins
to slowly unravel as our Shit for Brains in Chief diddles
himself as Rome burns (011407a) China
makes a move and raises the debate surrounding the
weaponization of space (011907j) by shooting
down one of their old satellites Ecuador
joins the list of states which may have a dim view of the US
(011507e) Olmert in China gets a smile's worth of good news vis a
vis Iran. The Saudi's and China make nice. Iran and the
Latin Left make nice too, but
the resulting picture for the greater middle east is
confusing, dynamic and variable just as our Dumbbell in
Chief gets tough on Iran
(011407e) Domestic spying, I guess anything goes in this wild world
of ours. Time
will tell on us, if nothing else will (011407d)
The
"Scooter" Libby trial set to move forward, finally, but will
it probe and will it reveal the "real deal"?
(011707h) Take
a gander at who is on the witness list (011707i)
Here
is more about the man and his past
(011707j) And, related to those stories is this one, getting
rid of the watch dogs before they have a chance to turn on
you, (011907b) that seems to be what
Brainless in Chief is about these days. Here
is a specific example, Carole Lam in California
(011907c) Out sourcing the personnel who cook our army's food and
do the laundry is one thing, but
outsourcing our intel functions? Does that sound like a good
idea? (011907d) The
polls say American people don't want the surge or much else
when it comes to Iraq (011807c) Gonzales "the ball-less wonder" our
attorney general says the constitution does not guarantee
habeas corpus, JACKASS! (011907l) The NYT repairs a unique form of corruption that's been
reported before, but since it is still happening, I
guess the problem has not been solved
(011407c) The
big speech and the big misinformation that it carried and no
one calls him on it, (011607g) hounds him
really, what ho Senators? Here is the quote: "Administration
officials "have convinced a single judge in a secret
session, in a non adversarial session, to issue a court
order to cover the president's terrorism surveillance
program," now read the story (011807a)
Here's
to our Flip-flopper in Chief (0``11807b)
But
don't worry, no one knows exactly how it will work
(011807d) part two, why
five years to flip the flop the prez still broke the law
(011807e) part three: the
wrap up (011807f) Odd bedfellows make for news, evangelicals
and scientists find common ground regarding global
warming (011507d) Then Senator Reid will be saying that
Bush
has to get congressional authority before adventuring in
Iran (011907k)
Foreign policy as nonsense, that is what we have, thanks
Condi, George. I
understand better when I'm wasted.
(012407b) The Epicentral Theater The "old" Muddle
East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: Hezbollah shuts down major roadways in a
demonstration of effective resistance to the US backed
government. I think that the US and Israel will "not allow"
a Hezbollah government to form. Civil
war seems to be closer than anyone thinks and it will be a
proxy affair with Iran, Syria and others on one side and the
US and Israel in opposition. (012407f) Part two.,
word on the street is the protest was well organized
and
the chasm is not just a Hezbollah vs government "thing'
(012407g) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Iraq: How many persons DO we have in Iraq? Counting
all "three armies" over a quarter million, easy
(012707c) Meanwhile Baghdad
is in worsening shape as rumors and death squads come and
go (012707e) Everything else may be going to hell in Baghdad and Iraq
in general but
they do have good cell phone coverage, broadband and access
to text messaging, it keeps everyone in touch.
(012307g) Kurdish soldiers don't like the idea of going to Baghdad,
not a bit and desertions
are happening, but no hard numbers are to be had
(012207a) Militia's
brace for a new battle for Baghdad (012207c)
and
another startling tactic (012207b) One
cannot go a mile from the famed green zone, without fire
fights. (012407c) Baqouba, is improving, that is the US line,
residents
describe it as ridden with violence, ethnic cleansing and
battles being fought (012307f) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern Theater:
Iran ... Pakistan ... Afghanistan ... et al ...
Afghanistan: The winter is upon the ground and for a time
last year's successes and failures are studied, a new
year comes now with boasts from both sides, while only the
future remains to tell the tale Part
one (012707f)
Part two (012707g) Iran: US military given the "go ahead" to
kill
or capture Iranians believed to be assisting Iraqi
opposition (012707a) Outsourcing military
operations, Dick style,
and Blackwater makes the bucks behind it
(012707c) Pakistan and the Taliban and Afghanistan, nice
bedfellows,
even if strange, very very strange (012107d) part
two, the
who's who and what they do (012107e) part three,
mixed
messages from the Paks, oh well.
(012107f) Russia, our ally in many ways, is not in some,
notably with the
selling of weapons to Iran, missiles apparently
(012307c) And
which way are the arms going when they do cross the Iran
Iraq border? Maybe both ways...(012307i)
and
part two (012307j) Here
is what the Iranians say (012307k) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Ethiopia ... Somalia ... Eritrea ... Sudan A surrender of an opposition leader of the SCIC in
Somalia, but the
capital is increasingly unsafe, sound familiar
(012207h) China ... Japan ... the Koreas and Russia China makes some moves, slight and clever the
US changing its tune, maybe it has to do so?
(012107g) part two, what
is a "concert of democracies"? (012107h)
Some
more reaction on their anti satellite test
(012307a) Sure
enough Chavez doesn't like the US, our CandyGirl Rice or our
Dumbbell in Chief (012107c) Greg Palast on
1/25/07 talks about Big Oil and Big Brother in the the royal
Dumbbells SOTU (012407a) Why
I won't donate or support Kucinich, at least for
now. (012307h) The
SOTU and the facts it denies (012407a) Just a sampler of the cost Dingleballs in Chief has cause
the US, a poll says it all, most
people think our actions in the Middle East have made
matters worse, more dangerous and I would think that they
don't like us all that much nowadays
(012307e) SWAT teams proliferate as do errors and accidents,
but do we have 40,000 high stakes incidents a year?
No.
So what are they doing? (012407d) What is left of our democracy and how a "dictatorship
within a facade of democracy" is operating, even
now. (012407e) Our dear leader, the Schmutzkoph in Chief gets a 28%
approval rating, so
70% DO think he is a dumbass numbnut.
(012307d) An example of how commercial fishing and changing, by
that I mean increasing,
demand for tuna has caused concern (012207g)
Water shortages even now but with big
population increases later the handwriting is on the wall
for China and India (012207i) A
survey indicates that many, many water fowl are in decline,
the world over (012307b) and during the last
five years, the losses have been more and more
noticeable. When it comes to casualties, it is interesting that
the
press seems to "go along" with the military's story, no
matter the truth (012707b) Keeping
track of the liars and the lies they tell
(012207d) And the latest methodology involves
knowing
that the best way to avoid having to lie is to make sure no
one asks questions (012207e) The basic facts
have it, surge
or no, we don't have enough "boots on the ground" to do the
job, period (012207f)
01/13//07
01/20//07
01/27//07
02/03//07 Foreign policy as nonsense, that is what we have, thanks
Condi, George. I
understand better when I'm wasted. (012407b)
The
hegemon will live, that is what one writer says,
(020107b) making persuasive arguments regarding the US
relationship to its empire. One wonders about the
correctness of this, and the consequences. A brief enough story, but with so many links that it is
hard to ignore.
The upshot is the drumbeat for a war against Iran is
louder than ever.(020207g) In history, we can see parallels to what we are doing
today. Essentially
we have a democracy at home and an empire abroad as long as
this dichotomy exists we can look to the post WW2 history of
England, they gave up empire (020107a)
because they could not maintain it and domestic
principles at the same time. The Epicentral Theater The "old" Muddle
East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: Gunfights indicate a burgeoning disaffection between
Hamas and Fatah, western
aid to Fatah is supposedly forthcoming, aid that will take
the form, at least partly, of arms.
(012807b) Chaos
in Gaza seems to be getting a grip on things there and it
spreads, a bit, into Israel (012907d) In Beruit there are more than grumblings as
some
say they've reached the "red line" and fear spreads of
another civil war,(012807x) reminiscent yet
distinguishable from their last 15 year conflict The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Iraq: How
the US effort in Iraq helps Al Sadr equip and train his
army (020207f) and a closer look at the
recent battle/slaughter in Najaf, it seems a
non sectarian group comprising Sunni's and Shia's who are
anti US and anti Iran were taken out (020407b)
after
that list of names, here is the nitty gritty
(020407b) What
do the "boots on the ground" have to say about the situation
in Baghdad? (020207b)"They control it," it
is said, "they allow us to drive around"
What does ex commander Casey have to say: "things have
gotten markedly and progressively worse and the situation in
Iraq can now best be described as dire and
deteriorating. (020207c) I regret that our
window of opportunity to reverse momentum may be closing."
Howzabout that? Nufsaid! Iraq,
Iran says it wants to help. Banks, financing, aid,
reconstruction, and ... security.(012907b)
Just as Bush Boy has warned them off, issued orders
targeting Iranians in Iraq and, after capturing a few, says
that they are involved with attacks on coalition forces
and, Part
two, regarding those captured Iranians (012907c)
Bush
says we'll be respond firmly (012907e) It seems
that Kikurk is back in the news.
A struggle there may comprise a "third front" in the morass
of chaos that has become the one time nation of
Iraq. (020107c) A vote to decide its fate
draws nigh and no one wants war though they all prepare for
it. Najaf,
Iraq: US and Iraqi forces kill hundreds of Sunnis and Shias
who were working together. (012807h) I had
been thinking today that this would be the next
evolution, as ethnic cleansing is accomplished both
sides would then turn on the coalition's forces and its
efforts and Part two, speculating
as to their intentions (012807i) Yemen: The occasional battle in this region is
small, yet fierce. Another
front in Yemen anyone? (012807d) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern Theater:
Iran ... Pakistan ... Afghanistan ... et al ...
Afghanistan, we must stay, fight and win, that is
CondiGirl for you, course she wasn't in the country at the
time, but meddlesome neighbors, poor planning, a weak
government corruption and a few other
sailients mark this conflict as similar to that of Iraq, and
we're doing well there as we all know
(012907f) Word is that Sunni/Shia violence has been present in
Pakistan, but
it should be all the more serious now a days, another
bombing (012807g) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Ethiopia ... Somalia ... Eritrea ... Sudan An interesting interview with a film maker who created a
documentary on suicide bombers. A
controversial opinion is voiced, to say the least, but it is
a perspective that has insights (020407a) How
does ExxonMobil's war on science proceed, not to badly it
seems. (020207e) The president grasping for powers that have been
proscribed often in the past,
an attempt by congress to reassert those rights and limit
an imperial president may set the stage for a constitutional
showdown, interesting times these
(012907a) How to do nothing, or worse than nothing, (020107d)
the
non binding, non hand slap of a hand slap to Bushwhackoff's
surge plan is literally "nothing" new. It might be that the alarm is going off and the US is,
metaphorically speaking, reaching for the snooze button,
knowing that it will have to awaken to the reality of Global
Warming. The
SOTU mentioned it and inferred that it was
factual. (012807a). A sea level rise of a few
feet is the sugar coated version of a report, updated
data not being included.
Greenland and Antarctica melting should be figured
in (012807e) I mean, since they are giving
off much more melt water than ever before Centuries
of hotter weather are in store for the world?
(020107e) Rising seas and chaos, but recall,
this is the mild report. (020207a) Global
warming is, most likely, man made and
unstoppable.
Do we have a shadow army in Iraq? It seems so. An
unaccountable one as a matter of fact, private, who knows
what they do or why or for whom, tens of thousands of
them. (020507k) Speaking of shadowy forces,
we
have enough felons in Iraq to stuff a prison with
(020707b) and surging
into Bin Laden's hands, onward Christian soldiers
(020707c) The Epicentral Theater The "old" Muddle
East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: You know as soon as I read this article's headline I
laughed, I
mean, it's an absurd example of "So what'd you
expect?" (020607b) And here is more of the
same, predictable,
the rioting over Israeli activity near a holy site.
(020907a) Here is one for t he books, folks. Everyone plays their
role, predictably.
I read through half the article and each person or group
mentioned did as one might expect. If this is indicative of
the mindsets and cultural zeitgeist's of the region
(020607c) there is little reason for any
reasonable hope. Maybe we are all simple mechanical
constructs, in essence, and the progress or crashes of
civilizations are no more than the inevitable wearing out of
parts and consequent dissolution. Saudi money to bankroll the Palestinian government?
We'll
see if the US scuttles it or not, or tries to
(020907b) Israel's
campaign against Iran goes public and strident, I'd guess
you'd say (020707j) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Iraq: Can
we F _ _ _ up our campaign against Iran any more than we
already have, (020707f) why of course we can,
we've "neo-con" power!? And air
power, discreetly used, hardly anyone notices or reports on
it (020707g) The
past four months were the deadliest trimester yet, sounds
like progress (020807a) meanwhile
the Iraqi army still is not "making it"
(020907c) The
Surge, Sadr, Maliki, Iran and the US plan,
(020907d) a nice package deal story Corruption
is spelled W-a-t-e-r at least in part of Iraq
(020707h) The
horror is immense, hundreds killed or wounded after the US
security effort cleared out neighborhood/militia
checkpoints. We are blamed for the disaster
(020507a) Following a bloody month with the
"official" death
rate way up over last January, but that 's progress
(020507b) Four copters shot down, that is the
word and Iran
gets blamed for supplying the weaponry, nice
(020507c) When a
resistance challenges the copters of the occupying power,
successfully, then there are problems, (020807d)
do we see this in Iraq? What
makes a fireball? (020807e) Doctored though it must be, the NIE for Iraq makes
for grim reading, here
are the sparkling out takes : ) (020507d) And why
stepping
back, in defeat, may lead to victory, whatever that means
(020707d) But
we sent them tons of money, really (020707e)
though no one knows where most of it went. The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern Theater:
Iran ... Pakistan ... Afghanistan ... et al ...
Iran: More case-building for a war with Iran,
ironically the man sought is a member of the Iraqi
parliament and is living in Iran, allegedly
funneling Iranian "influence" into Iraq, countering US
efforts in that unfortunate land (020607a) If
you care to read the
socialist perspective on the "developing" confrontation with
Iran, read on (020607h) Maybe
all our naval hardware will "bump" into something and start
something, brilliant analysis (020807b)
and
the pieces fall into place (020807c) Even we, the US, say the case for Iranian "involvement"
in Iraq is weak, so
what is with the hardware bearing down on the
region? (020507f) Maybe
this article clarifies the evidence that a push for war "is
on" (020507g) But while Hillary is "gung
ho" for
a scrap with the "axis of evil" (020507h) She
gets little applause from the AIPAC because she mentioned
the "diplomacy" word Yet, the thinking is "going forward" despite
nay sayers among the people who are "in the know"
(020907e) Afghanistan: The Brits cut a deal, leaving a town
that they'd fought the Taliban for, in exchange the town got
to rule itself, but
its back in the news and has Taliban controlling
it (020507i) The Greater Islamic regions, South Asian Thereto:
India ... South Asia Does it not seem that building new ICBM's and
nuclear submarines are a sign that Russia
is resurgent in a big time sort of way and that the US has
yet another competitor? (020707a) How
wonderful! I would submit that our Dumbbell in Chief has had
an incompetent hand in making this possibility a
reality. China ... Japan ... the Koreas and Russia China: Another
grand tour of Africa for HU, (020907f) but
behind the scenes it is not all glory and beaming - Part
two, aid
with no strings? (020907g) Part three,
the
caveats (020907h)
and the details and perspectives (020907i) part
two, what
China gets back (020907j) part three:
China
finds a need and fills it, leaving US out
(020907k) Here is just one more example of how our
dearly beloved Jackass in Chief has F - - - - - up again,
royally yet already, even if on a smaller scale, see
Ecuador. (020607d) Why is our government so F - - - - - up? Well, we don't
have much of one anymore, everything
is farmed out, even the investigation into contractor
fraud. (020507e) A
military state, not just a police state is what this writer
postulates (020607h) Then there is the start up of this: the feds say it's
OK to collect DNA from those arrested and detained. Now
arrested is arguable, but to collect DNA from anyone
detained? Doesn't
anyone see that this is a violation of constitutional
guarantees against search and seizure? or invasion of
privacy or something? (020507j) A stark comparison between Congressional Democraps and
Repuglicans, it seems that only
13% of Repuglicans think Global Warming is happening and is
a result of human activity. Dems have the agreeable response
in the high 90 percent. (021007a) Some
banks don't fund projects that warm things up and some
do (021007b) And a sample of "politics
as usual" from Canada (021007c) The interesting thing about this simple list,
outlining
what happens with each additional degree of warming, is that
it does not state how much warming we're
experiencing, (021007d) I have heard
different things ranging up from 3 degrees. A sampler of the "propaganda" channel by Faux and Co.
Interesting tidbit, if true, tying
Saddam's elders to NAZI efforts and raving anti Semitic
violence in the country during WW2. (020607g)
Don't forget Georgy Pordgy,'s connection in this regard,
oh well. Everywhere but in Washington, it seems, the war is a
"dead duck" a "lead balloon" a "turd in the punchbowl"
listen
to Russ Feingold (020607e) Yes, read it first
"over
there" the Guardian bravely reports on American foibles too
(020607f) stealing from the poor? A
Bushocracy backwash blowback buyout special! From
Florida we hear they are getting rid of the touch screen
voting machine, New Jersey may be next. (021007e)
And read what New Mexico Governor Bill
Richard's has to say, stunning, just stunning
(021007f)
Clearly
the war in Iraq is not supported by "the people"
(021307g) but Jerkoff in Chief still wants to shoot his
"daddy wad" Valentine's Day, the
Turd in Chief says Iran is a threat to troops in Iraq and
he's going to do something about it (021407a)
Well, Iranians
have been caught giving arms to Iraqis but those were OUR
Iraqis, ahem (021407b) The pride of the CIA's Air Force? torture
on the wing and EU complicity in hundreds of flights
(022407e) Why are things going "to hell in a hand basket"?
Take
a look at where the great dimbulb gets his "best and
brightest" (021507f) Bush, "And I'd like to repeat, I do not know
whether or not the Quds Force was ordered from the top
echelons of the government. But my point is, what's worse,
them ordering it and it happening, or them not ordering it
and its happening?" So the conclusion is that it does not
matter, one way or the other, does it? Which means
the US reaction may as well be framed as if the Iranian
government WERE complicit. All
that is implied in Mr. Jacakanapes dry drunk
rambling (022507) The Epicentral Theater: The "old" Muddle
East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: Call it a ticking time bomb, Lebanon
is still stuck with its divisions and things have stayed
tense (021307b) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Yemen: headlines a battle with rebels
who say their government is corrupt, are there outside
influences at work, who knows, will this be a
big deal? Who knows. (021307c) Iraq: Who boy, just what is needed another
chaotic front in a "going to hell" conglomeration.
Kikurk
folks, it's not just a bone of contention, its a car bombing
hotspot. (021307d) of course "dingleballs" in
Chief is as clueless as ever. Ok,
ok, look at the statistics people, oh wait, don't, not yet,
no wait, not EVER (021407c) The so called
"slow bleed" strategy. Meanwhile Sadr etcetera head for the Iranian hills and
prep for their return, while
"Imposing Law" the name of the surge in Baghdad, churns up
dust and eliminates competition (021507f)
Man
on the street = mixed views, at best
(021507g)
Reuters gives a positive account and some
details. (021507h) and so the
"whack
a mole" theory gets an additional example
(021607b) A
brief on how the Iraq war was supposed to go
(021507e) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern Theater:
Iran ... Pakistan ... Afghanistan ... et al ...
Iran: Not a new story, but a reminder:
US
saber rattling, weakens opponents of the current Iranian
administration (021107g) meanwhile "the beat"
goes on and both
sides seem to be continuing on a collision course
(021107h) Well
more "grist for the mill" is it buildup or bullshit?
(0212097a) and
now for the frightening quotation (021207b)
And
even more crap about this diabolical idiot's plan
(021207c) Yank
a few loose strings and the king is naked, does it make
sense? (021407f) Who bothers asking since
they aren't telling Three
wars at once? Why not???(021307f) In the chaos of Iraq, how can anyone be sure where any
weapon comes from, miraculously
our trusty admin knows and thankfully tells, even more than
they know (021207f) Still the its what
the Prez Sez that counts (021507c) Russia ... China ... Japan ... the Koreas Russia: Putin
criticizes the west, the US, Germany, and our
hegemony (021107x) ... maybe they are sick
and tired of our criticism? Oh goodie goodie gumdrops, now
the pesky Ruskies
unilaterally withdraw from an arms control treaty almost 20
years old. Medium range nukes anyone?
(021507x) Korea: Dast I say it, progress? Dast I say even
more? Defusing? I dast, I dast! A
deal is penned and it seems maybe things will cool off as
Korea gets an oil fix to kick off the agreement
(021307a)
China says its a "win win" now we wait and see
(021507b) Sudan
and Chad, nearly went to war, the Darfur problem continues
and extends, once again, into Chad.
(021507k) Talk about a sea change from just 10 years ago too,
imagine a long time European ally indicting American
citizens and CIA agents? Italy
has done so, so has Germany (0216.07c) If Russia, China and India decided on a "group approach
to "balance US influence in their region and or the world,
would
that not signal a sea change in the geopolitical
landscape? Yup.(021507x) A follow up on the
removal and replacement of US attorneys shows how partisan
it is and how the Senate, via Arlen Spectator, gave up its
oversight and management of the process (021107a)
even though he wrote the bill he did not read it, that's
the "explanation The US, China and Russia are fighting
over whether or not we can weaponize space, guess who takes
up which side of the debate, no, I mean really guess first
before you read (021307e) Another previously unheard of name, supposedly famous,
makes a splash in the press about global warming, surprise,
surprise, he says China and the US need to do much, more and
a disaster looms. (021607a) European reports a loss in their fish stocks, reports
from around the world are no different, over
fishing, global warming or pollution, pick your
cause (021107b) Part two: with a crisis
forming, of
course a political solution to a completely apolitical
situation is applied, oh well (021107c) In
Peru the accelerating melt of glaciers signals water worries
(021107d) In
the US a bee die off is in progress, a mysterious "syndrome"
(021107e) and it is serious for the bees and
agriculture How
to slant a super power's media and so direct it's blinded
power to your ends. (021407g) or
you could give them a "Snow" job and Tony's the
man (021607f) The so called "paper
of record" parrots Bushwhackoff dimbulbedness
(021207d) - no questions asked -
apparently no one bothers to fact check, oh, excuse me,
someone does (021207) Yes and WashPo and NYT base an argumentative
article on anonymous sources, nothing odd in that -
except
tone writers earlier defended their action, or rather lack
of it, on NOT wanting to use anonymous sources
(021307h) So I understand the
NYT's asking for help because the "just can't shut
themselves up" when pimping a war
(021407d) Then there is the comparison between how the media
focuses on things, Anna
Nicole Smith vies with events in Iraq and the presidential
campaign of 2008 (021307i)
War candidate Hillary. The newest "one name"
candidate,
I guess she doesn't want Bill's name being "in the
mix" (022207h) Court contortionists carry the day, twisting Habeas
Corpus, or rather decisions rewarding that, are used to
justify or allow GTMO and deny
petitions for that right by GTMO prisoners
(022107f) How we've goofed the GWOT.
Bush inspires many, not however in the way he'd like
(022007c) But
Pakistan says they're doing their job (022007d)
How
is that GWOT going anyhow, a seven fold increase in
terrorist acts you say, (022107c) well that's
progress isn't it? A global poll showed me one interesting fact, that many
believe that the cause for conflict between Muslim and
Western culture are due to radical minorities on both sides.
Now I know who they mean when they talk about the Muslim
side, but
who are they talking about when referring to the Western
side? (021907i) The Epicentral Theater: The "old" Muddle
East: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Gaza: Palestine: The
most recent of impasses involving Palestine and the
"Quartet" of nations "solving" the "problem"
(021807f) Lebanon: There
are factions and characters, charges and counter charges,
and Photoshop artists ... confused? I am
(021807j) I cannot vouch for the source but
the state of mind is clear enough A
Beirut Blog has stories that give an alternate view, meaning
non Hezbollah (021807k)- who said they were
good guys anyway? The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Syria's
leader visits Iran, and bits of related news, ominous
rumblings too (021807g) Iraq: The Brits getting out because it is not good, Jackass
Cheney says it "shows progress is being made" while, in
reality US forces may be endangered by their departure and
what might fill the vacuum (022307f)
The
road to defeat (022307g) And that new Iraqi oil law is still shaping up,
even though no one knows much about it,
as it is secret, from just about everyone
(022107d) and
some basics to worry about considering Iraqi oil export
future (022107e) Famed blogger "riverbend" from Baghdad, read
the story and see if there is a dry eye in the
house. (022007e) Meanwhile
insurgents begin to work out new tactics
(022007h) The Baghdad crackdown, part of the surge, has had a good
start despite a few car bombs and dead bodies turning up,
it
is quieter (021907h) Getting
the hang of using chlorine in bombs
(022207a) It is amazing that what would have been seen as great and
wonderful news, only a generation, or ten years ago, is now
seen as having the
potential to further divide a nation already at war with
itself and worsen global warming: Iraq's new Sunni oil
fields (021907a) Part two,
simple math: Sunni fields could have them be independent
(021907b) Where
do the Sunnis get their military money? The Saudi citizen?
Really? (021807c) They can organize and
support a militant insurgency and the Saudi government knows
nothing, can't stop it? Helicopters
being shot down every few days, a new tactic or threat? How
about both? (021807m) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern Theater:
Iran: Blair
says attacking Iran is "wrong"
(022307h)
Flaps over the intel regarding Iranian nukes
(022307i) The
US reportedly is developing a 24 hour plan,
(022407x) one that can be implemented in that time
frame, wunnerful Iran
says its ready "for anything" (022407d) Part two,
Israel
in the mix (022407e) Part three, what
will the cotillion do, continue to dance or face the
music? (022407f) The latest exchange Iran:
"No" (022307b) Part two, Jackass
Cheney: "All options on the table ..." (022307c)
Part three, asking
for the impossible (022307d) Part four
unity
in sanctions? (022307e) The view from
Iran, discontent
exists, tomatoes coast a lot, but revolution? No, not
likely (022207c) But we DO
HAVE A PLAN for Iran (022207d) Iran
wants to speed up their nuclear work
(022207e) Some think we want to do the "counterpunch thing" by
getting
Iran to strike first or by blaming Iraq on them
(022207f) Another day another deadline, Iran
defiant, so what else is new? (022107a)But we
really don't have to worry about our problems in Iraq, it's
all Iran's fault, if they'd only quit "messing with us" That
is the spin anyway, and speaking of that, the
spin cycle seems broken on the Dumbass administration's
propaganda efforts to "run up" to another war
(021907e) and
an interesting bit about "how wars start"
(021907g) And
speaking of wars, here is the latest "tit for
tat" (021907r) Well here is my favorite quote Milt Bearden, former
CIA official, said "As
insane as the prospect for war might [be]...
Americans should be prepared to wake up one morning and find
themselves at war with Iran." (021907f) Afghanistan: Taliban
control of an important province? Not a good sign,
Yes? (022307j) Another
enemy offensive in the offing, why it must be spring!
(021807l) Pakistan: AQ and Mr. B. Laden et al are ensconced
in the "wild" regions of this country and seem to be
making
something of a come back according do Bushwhackoff
even (021907o) And
THEY too are building fences to make good neighbors
! (021907q) Russia ... China ... Japan ... the Koreas Russia: They don't like the US building bases in
Poland, the
bear blusters and huffs and puffs. Poland feels more secure,
but is the world? (022007a) Bouncing
Baby Bashir Bashes UN hopes of delivering Darfur
(021907d) while neighbors Chad and The
Central African Republic experience "border incidents A
call for anti-imperialist unity gets mixed results but that
beat goes on (021807h) Mexico
City's protesters are still "holding court"
(021807i) and voluntarily suspends itself for
a military parade which Obrador does respect and honor As has been reported, the housing market is seeing
problems emerge.
It is the linchpin of the US's economic well being
(022407g) Part two, stretching
it and losses mounting (022407h) At least one thing is going waaaaay
up, - Since
George, "Der Sheisskoph" Bush's election severe poverty has
grown by leaps and bounds (022307k) So,
13,000 votes not counted in a raced decided by less than 400
votes, but everything went right, (022307a)
the machines functioned correctly that is the word from
Florida I guess it doesn't matter if you do your job well, you
can be fired anyway. That's what US attorneys are learning,
have learned and now congress is asking questions, bravo for
them,
but what will they DO ABOUT IT? That is the ten dollar
question (021807d) Here is the skinny,
corruption
investigations get axed with the attorneys
(022407a) Part two, December
7th a day of infamy (022407b) Humanity was actually warned years ago about
global
warming, as early as 1988 according to this article
(022007f) Exxon Mobil and others say global warming is not
really a fact, not really happening and that their
efforts to "educate" the public by sharing their "company
perspective" have really been misunderstood.
(021807e) You can fool government inspectors, fiddle with figures
and fudge faith in fundamentals but you cannot lie to Mother
Nature. England has found this out and the science has gone
from the 2001 statement that the chance of such an event
(polar meltdowns) was "not well known, but probably very
low". to this years assessment: "there
is a 50% chance that widespread ice sheet loss 'may no
longer be avoided' because of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere"(021907c)
More recent it is said that Global Warming is 90% likely to
be caused by human factors (021907p) If you scored 10% on a test, that is failure. Scoring 28%
is better, but it is still a failure. What
is the cost of a scientifically illiterate society? I guess
we'll find out, or maybe we already have?
(022307l) A civil - military confrontation going on? Bushwhackoff
and SnowJob say one thing and Pace says another, contradictions
are not welcome and so one wonders
(022207g) How we treat our wounded needs fixing, the medical
treatment is fine the bureaucratic
bumbling that follows is, at best, "controversial" Walter
Reed Hospital, building 18 (021907j) Part two
the
"janitor translator" and "helpful" pamphlets
(021907k) Part three, finding
your case worker (021907l) Part
four,
lost paper work, amazing tales (021907m) Part
five, 7
am formation, owing money and not knowing what to do
(021907n) It seems hunger is the simplest of the ills facing
humanity and its cure, food aid, is available.
A
real way to leverage present contributions into future
progress (021807a) Hey, shut up already, we have a war to sell, either get
on board or jump overboard. (021807b) The
selling of Iraq's war. How do we care for our
troops
who are suicidal or with PTSD? (022107b)
Famed presstitute, the NYT's
Gordon, strikes again making nonsense but selling the Iran
war all the same (022207b) The
states are suing the feds over mercury emissions, you know,
the ones it lowered not so long ago. (022007b)
and some belated action climate
change in Washington DC, Bush even mentioned to it.
(022007g)
02/10//07
02/17/07
02/24//07
03/02/07 The
British forces are stretched to, as much as the US forces
are (030307d) Will we see an active and public resurgence of Al
Qaida? That is the word in this article, 2007 is
supposedly the year for them to go on
the offensive now that deals have been made, money available
and recruits are plentiful as are targets of
opportunity (030107j) Part two: new
weapons and strange bedfellows (030107k) "The
Surge" may really be meant to ensure a freer hand for the US
against Iran? (030107m) Gore called it before it happened. Much
of what he said years ago, about the then pending invasion
of Iraq, has come to pass, but then, it's only "lyin
Al" (022707l) The
great "Arab Unraveling"?(022807f) perhaps it
is already underway (022807f) We do seem in the habit of allowing to much "mission
creep" and "fall into" nation building disasters,
Afghanistan is supposed to have a surge too,
wunnnerful (022807h) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt gets
"troubles" but my bet is that it will prove resilient and
prosper, Egypt
knows not what it does (022807d) Iraq: Ahmed
Chalabi, an interview heheheheheheee (030207b)
And, hold onto your hats, Sadr
City is in the cross hairs of the Surge. Will they "melt
away" to fight another day? (030207c) This is SO Bushwhackoff, if
you can't hide the truth, hide the man who has it
(030107d) Could it be because he was, one time,
highly
critical of the Administration and its operations in
Iraq? (030107e) We are SO concerned about Iran's sending weapons to Shia
militias but our
own data show that most of the damage being done to US
forces come from Sunni attacks (030107b)
Another factor, we
still have a few thousand ammo dumps to clear out
(030107c) Do we seeeeeee cooperation? The US sitting down with
Iraq's neighbors? Will
wonders never cease! (022807c) The Baghdad security surge seems to have some
results, even if mixed. US
"officials" are cautious (022707b) What are
the reasons behind Repuglican
idiotic arguments defending the Iraq War?
(022707c) Oh, I guess would be the place to mention
the
new Iraqi oil law, (022807g) wouldn't it? Revising
the manner in which we're accusing Iran of "actions" in
Iraq, finding their "stuff" (022707d) Despite the
fact that some
of the "stuff" came from all over, even Iraq
(022707e) and then there is "healthy doubt" existent
in some stories, a
legacy of the "run up" to the Iraq invasion
(022707h) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern
Theater: Iran: Making whatever moves seem prudent,
the US riles rivalries along ethic and sectarian lines
(022507a) Part two,
unnamed officials produce the excuses we need to do what it
was we went into the area to prevent, terrorism
(021507b) So even if we "go for it" and start a
bombing program, would it "do the job" ? Many say
no (022707x) What
would happen if the "Old Man" died? what is the
rumor? (030107x) Afghanistan: If the Paks have pulled back and cut deals with AQ and
they do not allow any hot pursuit, doesn't
that mean that there must be safe havens for AQ to operate
and such like? (030307a) Pakistan: Musharaff makes the deals, we squeal, or
we might but to no avail. An
offensive is in the air, (030107n) Part two
Mullah
Dadullah (030107o) What is Pakistan's role, I
mean really? What
does it profit from our presence? (030107p)
Answer: lots! Part two, Musharaff
the errant school boy with Cheney holding the
whip (030107q) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Sudan, ... Ethiopia ... Somalia, etc. ...
Sudan's
Darfur dilemma: ramp up the search for oil, develop exports
or solve the war, (030307c) which should come
first? Russia ... China ... Japan ... the Koreas Korea: So now, it appears, we
did have cause to doubt our public assertions regarding
North Korea's nuclear program way back when things were
different (030107x) like we did not have a
jackass leading the country or a a witless dumbbell for a UN
ambassador acting like a misanthropic throwback to a shit
eating outhouse maggot. Venezuela nationalizes what oil operations are not
already nationalized - another step for more
independence and more
resistance to the US? (022707a) I guess that
is something
that gets CandyGirlCondi's attention
(030207d) The
killing of a couple of Mexico's government
officials? (030307b) One hopes such things
are not a harbinger of repetitions Economic setbacks around the world signal a
"change of fortune" for the American people and the USA
itself (022807x) as
debt comes home to roost Here is some
facts
and figures: time may well be short, very short
(030107a) Our
military's readiness is significantly endangered
(022707f) Doesn't that mean our security is not as
good as it was before G.W. Dumbbell became prez? But it is
not only the rank and file that are uncomfortable with the
Jackanapes in Chief, generals
and admirals are too (022707g) An interesting idea, that maybe greed will help in the
fight against global warming, I've said as much years
ago when referencing the problems of hunger, poverty and
warfare - so
it is not that far fetched (022507c) A global
overview of what
Global Warming means to agriculture, ecosystems, weather
patterns and more (022507d) for example
the
hornet invasion of France (022507e) An
update on the Andean glaciers melt down and what it means
(022507f) Still, in the good old U Ess of Ay we've
money betting on dirty coal, the comments are more
interesting than the story (022507g) I should have a section called "Continental Drift"
because there are many stories in that category, now
that I think of it. This story about a
disconnect between Europe and the US regarding their
investigations into CIA "turtler flights and bases"
Thanks to you our Dumbass in Chief (022807b) If much of the media do not give a truthful picture of
our climate, how can the public
be expected to make up its mind and force their political
leaders to take action (030107h) answer, they
cannot, really (030107h) Flapdoodle "Larry King" (is he still "live"?)
tosses fluff balls at Laura Bush who complains the
public's poor perception of Iraq is due to biased media,
it's that "one bombing a day that does it" never mind
the
record number of attacks and casualties
(030107f) and seething violence which our media
kindly ignores. How to ignore the "cloud over the white house"
simply do
not report it and ignore what the president himself said
about "those who leak" (022507h) CNN, Hard hitting, no holds barred, go for it,
gonzo journalism, yup, its
24-7 Anna Nicole Smith, just about
(022707k) A
clamp down on the coverage of the Walter Reed hospital
flap (030107g) Fix the flap: putting
some OTHER questionable person in charge
(030207a) wunnerful I guess this would fall under the "hope" category,
Green Peace took part in an action that saved
about 300 whales from the Japanese whaling fleet's
"research" (022807a)
The US State Department gets a guy who believes we're
fighting WWIV, III was the cold war, and
he is neo con's neo con. A sign of such thinking being "in"
in the inner sanctum? Ye Gods! (030607g) A missile system that may or may not work
set up to defend against an attack that may or may not come
from Iran using missiles that may or may not
exist (030407h) I say you gotta love Georgie
boy Talk about our Jackass in chief the Brits certainly have
their own Blair
still believes in the Niger yellow cake
(030607v) The "center" of the Muddle East: Israel ... Palestine ... Lebanon ... For the region in general there does not seem to be a
real need to resolve issues, Israel
does not seem to "need" to. The current calm may not last
long, so, then what? (030607w) Lebanon: Beirut, today
some rioting, and other info from a blog
(030607x) Maybe
there will be large rallies for the March 8 group or the
other which celebrate March 14th still no
compromise on governing the place (030607y) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Egypt: Iraq: There
is no military solution to Iraq says Gen.
Petraeus (030907c) gotta talk too, I
guess "The
Surge" is it working? Controversially at best
(030807c) Another
bloody day (030707i) Some
details indicate that the people think the Mahdi Army did a
better job of securing the safety of the
celebrants (030307j) and so the US is blamed
for the deaths, nice, just nice as frickin' pie and
some details (030707j) Sunnis organize and adapt to the surge, taking
advantage of it to make their moves, even though Baghdad is
quieter they undertake attacks, for
although their strategy has changed, their aim has
not. (030607r) To much torture, by the Iraqi government it
seems,
security is not so secure (030607e) So
get rid of 10.000 bad apples? That's what they
did! (030607k) Our
top military man in Iraq says the surge has a one in four
chance of succeeding (030607a) But
we do not have a plan B ready to go, do we?
(030607b) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern
Theater: Iran: How we are talking ourselves into a nuclear
war with Iran. By
not talking about it (030907a) It seems the dance continues Russia
and China balk at suggested sanctions (030807a)
Bombing won't stop them from getting the nukes we
believe they want, in
fact such action will accelerate their work
(030607h) Here
are the details on that (030607i) Afghanistan: There's
trouble "winning the hearts and minds" - to many collateral
deaths that don't make sense (030607p) even
if they really do, the allied image suffers greatly. Pakistan: Getting a little rough around the edges?
15
dead in a tribal/AQ clash? (030607m)
And
death squads are in operation as well
(030607n) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Sudan, ... Ethiopia ... Somalia, etc. ...
Somalia, Mogadishu, it may well be that the
"resistance" in this city will take its lessons from that
which exists in Baghdad, Palestine and Lebanon - a
mortar attack disrupts the welcoming of peace keeping
troops (030607u) This city is starting to
model
Baghdad, bombings, mortar attacks and guerilla
warfare (030707e) Russia ... China ... Japan ... the Koreas Russia: developing a new weapon system, defensive
and offensive. At
least that is the word, sounds like we're being "all
friendly" (030407b) They
also warn the US against military operations against
Iran (030407d) And they are upset about plans for
US
missile defense systems close to them
(030607o) China: Taiwan
wants modern missiles to defend against the threat of
China (030407e) Who you choose for your friends speaks volumes about you.
Thus
does Columbia's Uribe provide insight into our Jackass in
Chief. (030907d) A stupid email error allows exposure of a
Repuglican scheme to steal 70,000 votes, the man
behind this is now Timothy
Griffin, Karl Rove's assistant, is the President's pick as a
US Attorney (030707a) Here is why any apology Hillary makes regarding
her Iraq votes in the Senate such
statements from her now a days would be suspect
(0307607d) We
have an "impeachment Tour" going on in Vermont, will it "get
back on the table"? (030407j) More
on the purge in the Justice Department something of a
brouhaha is brewing (030407g) But don't wait
for ABC,
NBC, haven't bothered to cover it (030807b)
But
the eight fired attorney's are just the tip of the
iceberg (030907e) or the first whiff of a
whale of a manure pile Nor is anyone asking why
Cheney got so pissed at Wilson that he outed his wife
Plame (030807c) Just
a reminder, the stolen election of 2004
(030407i) Well, at least we won't be fooling ourselves. If 50,000
scientists focus on something then we'll know what is what
pretty darned quickly. They'll
be looking at the polar effects of global warming
(030907b) Signs off climate change from England, hedgehogs
are confused and then they're starving for it
(030407a) The approval of new antibiotics for cattle has problems
but the
US goes ahead nonetheless, we could be on the way to
creating a super bug, oh well (030407f) The "electronic wall" that the "sold out" US media
maintains on the news in this country is not global.
China's
criticism of America's violation of the civil rights of
Iraqi's gets coverage "over there" However
hypocritical they are, see Sudan, our hypocrisy can still be
highlighted. (030707f) We'll be paying for the kind of errors that took place at
Walter
Reed because of the Dumbbell in Chief's desire to privatize
and outsource is implicated in the problem
(030607c) The politicians cant say them, nor, does it seem, can the
media shout it from the proverbial roof tops. The
four unspeakable truths concerning the Iraqi
quagmire (030707h) You have to go to England to see a headline about a
"Liar
in the Whitehouse" (030607s) And with all the
crap going on with the Dumbass in Chief, you would think
that an article talking about how and why he is loosing
control of events in Washington would mention
Iraq, the environment, firing of US attorneys, mercury,
Katrina, Abramoff, mercury emissions, the rearming of
Russia, failure in the middle east, the housing market,
voter fraud, corruption of contractors and job losses and so
forth and so on ... (030707x) There is bravery amongst their ranks, clearly.
Interesting statistic: the most
dangerous places to be a journalist are Iraq and
Russia. No wonder coverage is difficult in
either place (030607q) Hmmm which is more important Anna Nicole Smith or the
veterans at Walter Reed and possible corruption or
incompetence, that's right Faux News calls it a 12
to one ration for Smith over Walter, sounds balanced and
fairly fair to me (030607x) The reason Blair can say what he likes regarding
progress in Iraq is that independent verification cannot
be made of his claims. Most of Iraq is so dangerous that
the
usual ways of covering stories or fact checking don't
work (030607f) Over in England they are considering
the same stupid idea we're trying to get rid of,
electronic voting, even voting by phone
(030407b) What is justice? What is international justice? What
does the US need to do to reestablish its moral authority?
Some interesting articles referenced here
(030707d) Western
states team up to circumvent the Jerk in Chief's global
warming policy (030707b) The
US being sued because of our "contributions" to C02
emissions (030707c) Libby
found guilty, will the trail be followed along to its
"logical conclusion"? (030607s) "This Pres." a couple of words in a note written by
Cheney and then scratched out, implicates the Dorkwad
in Chief in the Plame scandal. Libby complained about being
set up for the Plame affair (030607l)
How the Musilm world must view this story, Checnya slides
into pacification under the Russian hand. Restive, yes, but
organized battles are a thing of the past. Victory, it
seems.
One minor battle in the long war might be
over. (031307b) Going back to "what started it all" lest we forget. 9/11
and those
planes which flew into their targets with extraordinary
skill.(031207j) Save for the one which
"crashed" or so they say. But we have a
guy who has confessed to many, many acts of terror,
including masterminding 9/11 (031507c) Only
trouble is no
one can verify what the US government says he's
saying (031507d), it makes for good news and
provides rationale for what we're doing in this war. Bushwhackoff
flunks his "axis of evil" report card (031207c)
Plame and "scooter". There
was/is more to the story than a simple
outing(031207d) More troops heading "over there" I guess no one asked if
"the surge" was "his last demand" I
figure it as being an "extra increase of about 38%. Will the
Dems ever do something? NOT. (031107a) Well,
there is a shortage so "send
in the sick" (031207c) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Iraq: Very
bad poll numbers from Baghdad, (031607c)
granted the surge has not gathered steam, but still not
good The battle for Baghdad, here, deep into the article,
you see the resistance shifting tactics. So what is Baghdad like today? Check
it out (031507f) A mixed bag of
"progress" in Iraq, Baghdad
has less death, but it's up elsewhere. Ya, gotta take the
good with the bad. (031207a) A panel of
experts,
generals, and others, say we done goofed it good
(031207b) The
big conference, well, simply did not go well, oh
well (031207h) Three elements to the Bushit "surge plan"
(031207g)
and why they may well not work the way we've been told
The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern
Theater: Iran: Mr. Sy Hersh may have done it again, a
military operation for the region run out of Cheney's
office?
Circumventing congress and US law?
(031407d)
Read Sy himself (031407e) Iran: OK, let's put it in plain English, our
intel on Iran has been crappy and sloppy and we
still suffer from the "Iraq Syndrome" as far as the rest of
the world is concerned (022507i) Part
two,
exploiting the "drama" and second guessing Iran
(022507j) Making whatever moves seem prudent,
the US riles rivalries along ethic and sectarian lines
(022507a) Part two,
unnamed officials produce the excuses we need to do what it
was we went into the area to prevent, terrorism
(021507b) Is
Russia yanking Iran's chain? (031107e) delaying
the delivery of nuclear fuel? Whassup wid dat Doc? (031107e)
and
the straggling details (031107f) Afghanistan: Do
we feel like putting in a few generations of effort in this
effort? (031207e) Pakistan: Uptick in suicide bombings and other
violence,
territory lost to AQ? (031407f) Could it be
we are fed
up with the current ruler? (031407g) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Sudan, ... Ethiopia ... Somalia, etc. ...
Somalia: Our gift to this nation is a return to
constant warfare, Mogadishu
begins to model Baghdad (031407h) It must be
a real war,
they have "torture flights too (031407i) Just a bit of spreading chaos, in central Africa, that's
all, Sudan
and the Chinese hand at work (022607c) Adventures in the Tri-State region of South
America, Brazil wants a wall near the
Friendship Bridge, isn't this a smuggling zone?
Yes. And isn't the Paraguay portion of this
region the site of a Bush property of compelling
proportions? One
would have to say yes. (031307a) Blocking FISA requests, the firing of US attorneys,
the long nose of the law is sniffing about for
executive connections, Gonzales,
Rove and Bushwhackoff himself! (031607a)
Course ... I don't know what all the fuss is about
most
all those there US attorneys are really into the
Bushworldview (031607b) A great article on the details of the US attorney's
being fired, how it was done, why and how Rove is involved
and the lies that tried to cover
it all up (031507b) I once wrote about the "wind of China".
Schools adding Chinese programs, presumably for those
interested. Long term thinking this
(031307c) The controversy over the firing of US attorneys "licks"
at the White House and its denizens
(031207i) The housing bubble, that most said did not exist,
nor would it, if it did exist, experience any turmoil, is
seeing just that, true it is around the edge, but
the problem is growing, not contracting and it involves a
big slice of the American dream the owner occupied
house. (031107b) Part two, the
unseemly practices highlighted (031107c) Part
three,
forewarnings of things to come (031107d) The
housing bubble, foreign investment and US government debit
financing, linked (031407a) But it's only 18 to
23 billion lost,
no big deal (031407b) how
it all comes together, neat (031407c) A quick overview of a
"worst case" scenario and what "the fuss" is all about
(031507a) An interesting idea, that maybe greed will help in the
fight against global warming, I've said as much years
ago when referencing the problems of hunger, poverty and
warfare - so
it is not that far fetched (022507c) A global
overview of what
Global Warming means to agriculture, ecosystems, weather
patterns and more (022507d) for example
the
hornet invasion of France (022507e) An
update on the Andean glaciers melt down and what it means
(022507f) Drought
in China gets news, a pattern forming?
(022607a) Arctic
invaders of a new sort, take scientists by
surprise (031407j) Still, in the good old U Ess of Ay we've
money betting on dirty coal, the comments are more
interesting than the story (022507g)Japan has
spy satellites, interesting, that's all, another sign that
the
post WW2 "stability" is fraying, and badly
(022607b) Accused
Narco Banker to Host Bush-Calderón Meeting in
Yucatán (031407k) An
example of a lying liar and the lies he
tells.(031207d) I guess he just really thinks
his brother is right about the "Iraq approach" The
Drudge report announces spectacular reductions in US
casualties due to the surge's effectiveness,
(031507e) but the debbil am in dose details ob dis fat
moufed liar bushit. How to ignore the "cloud over the whitehouse"
simply do
not report it and ignore what the president himself said
about "those who leak" (022507h) Now,
this is more like it, the NYT lambastes Gonzales, nicely
done! (031207f)
Cannon
fodder, isn't that what they're called? (031807)
Israeli
weapons make it into Iraq, Afghanistan and other "battle
zones in the GWOT" (032007g) Do they keep a
low profile, YES. The FBI, aren't' they supposed to enforce the law, and
abide by it? The
wiretapping scandal seems to indicate that they kept
changing horses in the middle of the stream and then they
fell flat on their fat asses. (031807g) Plame on! The girl gives them some hell and slaps
them down, showing
cards that the US media should have been scrambling after
for years now (031707c) The epicentral Theater: Israel ... Lebanon ... Palestine ... Jordan Lebanon: our
support for its current government and the UN forces
there are not having quite the effect that we
wanted (031907d) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. Yemen: I guess you'd call it a war when hundreds
have died over the last couple of months.
(031907a) Iraq: When the
Brits pulled back from parts of Basra, fighting broke out
between surrogates of Iran and those of "others"
(032407c) WE do have a plan in Iraq, even if it is a
new
one, a new purpose: to safeguard the capital, Baghdad.
Sounds good to me., you? (032007e) How
do the Iraqi's who REALLY wanted us there feel
now? (032007e) Operation Iraqi Liberation, acronym O.I.L. That's what
the invasion of the country was going to be called,
but
now there is a bit more to show the oil connection. Oh,
CondiGirl whereforartthou? (032407a) What
does the "survey say?" Not much that's good,
it seems (031907b) Health
crisis can be laid on the Jackass in Chief's
doorstep and a "Time Line" of Iraq
War moments we all remember (031907e) If you read between the lines, don't worry this
one is not hard,
you can see that we've pushed Iraq into Iran's arms, their
economies are blending and integrating at a goodly
clip. (031707d) And here I thought we were
trying to isolate Iran and keep the those two countries
separate,
so here is part two (031707e)\ NYT can do graphics, that's for sure. The
good news is that inflation is going down,
(031807f) Iran's influence on the economy is being felt,
so they say. The headline has it that some places
in Baghdad have returned to normal, then they describe what
would hardly be called normal (031807x)
whether you think of Iraq or any other nation Shill it is
not wholesale chaos The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern
Theater: Iran: Capturing
15 British military persons makes for interesting headlines,
but what else? (032407b) Ok, maybe this time they'll get it right and not
put stuff they claim is from Iran on the table for display
when showing off
the "proof" that Iran has been supplying deadly weapons to
Iraqi resistance (031707a) And part two
"whoopee
we're all going to die" (031707b) Deaths
and destruction, casualties and chaos
(031807n) Pakistan: What is this country? A
peeky overview of some of its salient political realities
(032207a) Mr.
M is not getting over that "bridge to far"
(032207b) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Sudan, ... Ethiopia ... Somalia, etc. ...
Darfur, Sudan
and Chad, the usual warfare via surrogates and the poorest
of the poor are squeezed for everything they have
(031807m) There is some disagreement as to Russian intent regarding
supplying Iran with nuclear fuel for their programs.
Now,
it seems they may not want to "help Iran" with its
program. (032007a) Part two, the
blather and rumor (032007b) and Part three,
the
official blather and rumor (032007c) A shadow army follows the US military forces in Iraq, no
not the resistance, but
the contractors who number over 100,000 strong, that we know
of (031807j) First. what is happening, natural,
or primary, forests declining (031807b)
Who
makes the money? Here is an example (031807c)
nice if you can read German. The US attorney firings, well they had their reasons for
firing them. It is just that the reasons came about AFTER
the firings took place. Hey,
everyone just got to busy (032007d) The housing bubble story. I don't understand this article
except to say that lots of money is involved with this and
that many,
many financial institutions hold a slice of the pie ... so
if the housing market goes south then a lot will go with it,
I guess that is the point. (031807g) Part two,
the role of multinationals and making
one big mess out of many teeny tiny ones
(031807h) and, Part three, the
rationale for a big shakedown (031807i) Connections between Bush,
his avoidance of the draft during Vietnam, Harriet Meirs and
the firing of US attorneys (031807a) Do INQUIRING
minds want to know? A link to a set of highlights from V. Plames'
testimony, she
did fry the suckers where they stood
(031807d)
The big news was the Democrats "win" in getting a "date"
for the end of the Iraq debacle. But
from what this article says it is not much more than a
same-o same o approach more or less. (033107e)
And a bit of news
from everywhere (033107) The "greater" Muddle Eastern Theater: Egypt, ... Jordan ... Syria ... Iraq ... Saudi Arabia,
etc. A big confab, with bigwigs and Saudi Arabia saying our
presence in Iraq is "illegitimate".
Has that country gone "off the reservation?"
(033007o) Iraq: The surge and
ethnic cleansing, it goes on, here is an example of
how. (033007q) Anniversary #4 and the lying liars still lie about
the casualties, even
in England where the government AGREES with the Lancet's
600K+ figure (033007h) Well,
some progress, can you imagine Sunni leaders in Anbar
publicly making an alliance with the US?
Well, that is the word - part of the "catch" though is
that the Sunni chiefs now have their own militia's on
patrol, well it could still be good. (032507b) Then
again a pretty violent week belies that kind of report
(033006a) overall
violence up and more dispersed (033007b)
and
a bit more in the "oh well" category
(033007c) Our own DOD, in its quiet understated way, say, we
blew it in the planning stages of the war, in particular
concerning the management of the munition dumps left
over. (032607) The Greater Islamic regions, Eastern
Theater: Iran: The captured Brits part of a "tit for tat"
conflict triangulating
with the US, its capture of Iranians in Iraq
(033007i) a
fake map to bolster the Brits "case"?
(033007j) US
Naval forces "flexing their muscles" in the Persian
Gulf (032707a) Blah
Blah Blair makes noises, but is he just a farting mouthed
jackanapes (032707b) or something more like
our own Jackass in Chief? And from Russia with confusion,
mixed
messages for different audiences (032707c) Iran
ready to fight, if need be? Maybe, but
I think they'd rather not despite this article
(032707k) The flap over the Brits captured by Iran
continues. One wonders if this is or could be
the
spark for igniting something larger and more
damaging. (032507a) It does not look like it,
granted, but who knows? Meanwhile,
despite all the UN "consequences" Iran vows to continue its
atomic research (032507d) This is just page
one Afghanistan: Pakistan: Mush Mouthed Musharraf, means what he
says, but what does he say, and to whom? Another
deal handing over border "security" to tribal
forces? (032706d) The Greater Islamic regions, Southern Theater:
Sudan, ... Ethiopia ... Somalia, etc.: Somalia, Mogadishu, a
helicopter is shot down, tanks battle insurgents and people
panic? (033007d) Dragging
the dead bodies through the streets (033007e)
urban
warfare (033007f) a planned reconciliation
and,
surprise, no one wants to send troops to help
(033007g) details, people flee the city in despair,
violence, crime, thugs: its
"mini Baghdad" (033107d) Voting
rights scandal from Georgia? Are they the only
one? (033007p) Each time I read about the sub prime "event" I understand
a bit more. Essentially the housing market has gone through
a cyclic appreciation. As
loans became "easier" more people bought, the prices went
up, and people could sell to finance their next purchase
turning over houses (032707i)Part two,
the
numbers and details (032707j) Hurray, the Democraps and Repuglicans are in agreement,
at long last and just in time. It
seems the major candidates for the next election all agree
that Iran is a threat. Now we can have a real debate, just
like we have for "withdrawal" (032607e) If the dollar depreciates while the currencies of the
oil exporting nations appreciate, wouldn't that mean
that the price of gas is set to rise:? Couldn't
that then make our economy more of a mess that it already
is? You make the call (032507c) Alberto
Gonzales and the case for his impeachment. There
is other game afoot in this field but he's done done bad.
(032607a)
One of his "peeps" taking the 5th? (032707e)
Does that sound as if "shit be goin' on"? What say?
Give
one of his assistants enough rope and he'll hang his boss,
oops (033007k) So
will another, or so it seems (033007l) The differences between the Vietnam war protests, its
"dynamics" and those of today. Economics have something to
do with it, the lack of the draft, yes,
and much of the Iraq war is "manned" by outsourced personnel
and so forth, but there is much more (032607c)
A bit of a dry spell in the American southwest?
Sure, could it last? Maybe. No
one in the article sounds real alarmed though.
(033107a) The
irony of drought is felt most fully, however in "lowly"
Bangladesh. (033107b) Again we stand alone, and for cluster bombs, yet
already, how low can we go? With
GW the jackass in command, I guess we'll find out
(033107c) The wars the US has fought now in Iraq and not so long
ago in Vietnam have parallels to a war fought just over a
century ago, the US war in the Philippines. If
Iraq is an oil war; the Philippines was a sugar
war (032606b) Asymmetrical
warfare: it's getting harder for the "big guys" to win
(033007m) Those
generalities applied to Iraq (033007n) How
media pimps, pimp the publics perception of the
Democrapswith ease it seems (032707f)
And
if there was a "holler" about Walter Reed, why not about the
injured troops sent to train for the surge?
(032707g) Troops that simply stayed in tents recovering
being counted as part of "the count"? Why is the coverage out of Iraq so sparse? I mean real
coverage? Well,
to begin with it is violent there and expensive as hell to
be safe while trying to cover any story.
(032607d)
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