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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 →

From Informed Comment Terror Attack on US Embassy in Athens Terrorists fired a rocket from across the street into the US embassy in Athens on Friday morning. The rocket exploded in the bathroom on the third floor but did not … Continue reading →

An Italian Comfort Food Feast (18 February 2000) This is comfort food, I guarantee, but rather different from an Osso Bucco that folks would name “traditional.” Osso Bucco Two 2- to 3-inch thick beef shank pieces (about 1 pound)Sea salt … Continue reading →

The signals, despite being rather loud and believable in the past year and a half, have become deafening. In his mockery of democracy, liberty, and peace last night, George Bush said a couple of things that were strange: Succeeding in … Continue reading →

Dear George W. Bush:

From Reality-Based Educator Too Little, Too Late The United States had 165,000 troops in Iraq in late 2005/early 2006 for the Iraqi national elections. The Pentagon rotated troops out over the ensuing months and never replaced them until the troop … Continue reading →

Another bit of evidence that there’s little difference between the two parties. Politics is politics, and politicians are assholes. Oh, well … Déjà vu.“… what happened on January 10, 1967 … The big news story that night? President Lyndon B. … Continue reading →

From Crushed by Inertia Crip Walkin’ and Chicken Hawkin’ Glenn Greenwald has an interesting post up about supporters of this insane Iraq “Surge” idea. His notes that Fred Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute, one of the architects of this … Continue reading →

We posted about this Kissinger fellow previously. Reaction to Bush’s Speech: Will This Change Anything? Is This is a Kissingerian Ploy? Everyone knew what Bush was going to say before he made his address tonight. And the ‘surge’ which Democrats … Continue reading →