Yearly Archives: 2007

From Missing Links Efforts are continuing to organize a joint Shia-Sunni program in Iraq This was published by Aswat al-Iraq yesterday, and it speaks for itself. A Sunni-Shiite fraternal council, organized by [an institution commemorating Moqtada’s father] and the Islamic … Continue reading →

DC Marchers Challenge Congress to End War Actor Sean Penn summed up the new energy — and the new focus — of the anti-war movement Saturday, when he turned George Bush’s own words against the president. Just hours after the … Continue reading →

And we’re kinda happy that Junior thinks he needs to keep expressing his will in such forceful terms. As he alienates more people, he makes it more difficult for his party to ever regain its former influence. Troop ‘cap’ would … Continue reading →

Iran plans to expand ties with Iraq: Tehran envoyMon Jan 29, 9:27 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran is taking steps to greatly expand military and economic ties with Iraq, Tehran’s ambassador to Iraq said in an interview on Sunday … Continue reading →

From Informed Comment Elhanan Guest Editorial: Another Way for Israel Another Way for IsraelElik ElhananCombatants for PeaceVia The Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace This is the message we want to bring to the American Jewish community: Let us try … Continue reading →

1. Propaganda in America – History of Public Relations Documentary: The Origin and History of modern propaganda (public relations), and the story of its creator, Edward Bernays. The story exposes how government and big business manipulate the public’s consent and … Continue reading →

The Saddest Song I’ve Got Here’s what the YouTube poster writes:I think there is a tendency by all of us in the United States, and especially this administration, to overlook the great suffering experienced by the Iraqi population. I wanted … Continue reading →

THE ANGRY ONEInterview by Wil S. HyltonGQ, January 2007 Chuck Hagel came home from Vietnam in 1968 with shrapnel in his chest, scars on his face, and an unyielding certainty that the freedom of men is theirs alone to win. … Continue reading →

Toll Road Giant Buys Newspapers to Silence Critics Critics charge that the Macquarie purchase of American Consolidated Media is designed to silence critics of a Texas toll road project. Trans Texas CorridorAustralian toll road giant Macquarie agreed Wednesday to purchase … Continue reading →

From Fred On Everything Fred: A True Son of TzuGuderian Was the MotherJanuary 23, 2007 Being a military thinker of the profoundest sort, I offer the following manual of martial affairs for nations yearning to copy the American way of … Continue reading →

The Timid Chorus and the Mad Marchers: Bush the Empire SlayerBy BERNARD CHAZELLE If you fancy losing an argument, try shooting down my contention that Mikhail Gorbachev is the leading historical figure of our time. Not one to miss a … Continue reading →

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