Author Archives: Mash

Democracy Is Not A Cure For Ignorance

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Mash

AMERICAblog has a post on the Afghan man facing death for converting to Christianity. The original story appears on the ABC News website here. Apparently, the only hope the man has of escaping the death penalty is if he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, International, Islam | 2 Comments

His Vision For Iraq

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Mash

The latest series in the "stay the course" op-eds comes from Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Jaafari, Tehran’s man in Baghdad, writes that his "first challenge will be to stifle terrorism". This is a very laudable goal. I have no doubt … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, International, Iraq | 3 Comments

Iraq War Timeline

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Mash

Here’s a timeline of the last 3 years from Think Progress.

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq | 2 Comments

Losing The Military

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Mash

General Paul Eaton’s scathing op-ed in The New York Times takes aim squarely at Donald Rumsfeld. The first three paragraphs set the tone for a verbal assault on the Defense Secretary: DURING World War II, American soldiers en route to … Continue reading →

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It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Mash

Is Iraq in the middle of a civil war? Former Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi thinks so. George Will thinks so. On the other hand, Vice President Dick Cheney sees nothing of the sort. Secretary Donald Rumsfeld agrees with … Continue reading →

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