Yearly Archives: 2007

Not rocket science to figure out that our military and political planners in the Bush administration are as fuckin’ stupid as they come. This is as predictable as pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving … Guess God didn’t tell George that al-Sadr … Continue reading →

As far as I’m concerned, I’m the one who was saying this first. Richard Jehn Surge And Mirrors – What Bush Really SaidBy Paul Craig Roberts1-12-7 Bush’s “surge” speech is a hoax, but members of Congress and media commentators are … Continue reading →

h/t Pensito Review

From Missing Links PR gains expected from “lightening attacks”; Americans in the dark Al-Hayat this morning says Iraqi politicians and officers have said there are secret clauses in the Bush “new strategy” that talk about cooperation [between the Bush and … Continue reading →

The Iraq Gamble: At the pundits’ table, the losing bet still takes the potBy Jebediah Reed A few years ago, David Brooks, New York Times columnist and media pundit extraordinaire, penned a love letter to the idea of meritocracy. It … Continue reading →

Bush’s Sacrificial AmericansBy Tom Engelhardt A Surge of Bodies On January 4th, the Pentagon “announced the identities” of six American soldiers who had died between December 28th and New Year’s Eve. It was just one of many such listings over … Continue reading →

We presume this results directly from Bush’s assertions that Syria and Iran will pay dearly for interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. Erdogan thinks little of it. Turk PM asserts right to intervene in Iraq, raps US12 Jan 2007 … Continue reading →

Eviction struggle highlights Katrina housing crisisBy David HoskinsJan 12, 2007, 13:28 On Jan. 4, eighteen families of the Woodlands complex in New Orleans assembled for a press conference to protest their eviction by Johnson Properties Group, LLC. Minutes before the … Continue reading →

A virtual replication of what I wrote last night. This is from Steven Clemens The Washington Note. Did the President Declare “Secret War” Against Syria and Iran?January 11, 2007 Washington intelligence, military and foreign policy circles are abuzz today with … Continue reading →

Surging toward the holy oil grailBy Pepe Escobar “I see the imminent death of 20,000 men,That, for a fantasy and trick of fame,Go to their graves like beds …O, from this time forth,My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth.”Hamlet, … Continue reading →

Yes, getting Moqtada al Sadr good and pissed off will really help calm things in Baghdad … US forces expected to target Sunni, Shiite extremist leaders: officialFri Jan 12, 9:49 AM ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – US forces are likely to … Continue reading →

Waist Deep in the Big MuddyThere’s a real alternative in Iraq. And it isn’t more troops, George.by GREG PALAST George W. Bush has an urge to surge. Like every junkie, he asks for just one more fix: let him inject … Continue reading →