Ares and Eirene

Thu - May 8, 2008

Wise words from a knowledgeable observer

Nir Rosen in the Washington Note on official American ignorance of the Middle East, especially Iraq.

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Mon - May 5, 2008

Blowback from Pakistan

The Reverend Nehemiah Wright is not the only one to have spoken of "chickens coming home to roost" as a cause for 9/11.

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Where we go wrong

We refuse to adapt to the customs of another country, even though we keep saying that we want to bring them liberty.

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Sun - May 4, 2008

The ugly face of racism in America

That's what it has come down to.

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The perils of short term vision

In Iraq, US policy makes less sense than ever.

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Tue - April 29, 2008

More on Wright

A clash of egos?

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Fri - April 25, 2008

Bemused, sad and angry

That's me.

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Tue - April 22, 2008

Wise words from a chastened liberal

Peter Beinart writes for the New Republic.

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Sat - April 12, 2008

Raed Jarrar makes sense

He works with the American Friends Service Committee.

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Thu - April 10, 2008

McCain and Iraq

Here's an explanation of why all of John McCain's statements about Iraq seem so nonsensical.

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Thu - April 3, 2008

What's beneath the surface?

There's a huge difference between public statements coming from Iraq, and government actions.

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Wed - April 2, 2008

Bush in Europe and Robert Fisk

He's gone to the NATO meeting. I quote Fisk and Pat Buchanan.

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Sat - March 29, 2008

Maliki in Basra

He doesn't seem to be able to do what he set out with a lot of hubris to do.

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Thu - March 27, 2008

US politics in Basra

One more time, you could say that US political concerns are pushing events in Iraq.

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Sun - March 23, 2008

Happy Easter

Or is it?

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Update on Jeremiah Wright

One man's return to Iraq

Some interesting statistics

The Flap over Obama's Robes

Real Life in Iraq

Gates - The Foreign Policy We Don't Have

Do we do intelligent intelligence?

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