Category Archives: Foreign Policy

A Friend Of The Devil Is A Friend Of Mine

Meet our newest best friends: the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism, or, ARPCT for short. Our latest best friends are at the vanguard of President Bush’s Global War On Terror, or as those who know the lingo … Continue reading

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These Songs Of Freedom

    BBC aired a documentary on March 29, 2006 about an anti-war march that some Iraq War veterans took across the South to protest the war. Here is a Daily Kos diary by theyrereal that discusses the march. Click … Continue reading

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Haditha And The Menendez Defense

Can we agree on a few basic things? Can we agree that unprovoked premeditated murder is a criminal act? Can we agree that there is no excuse for murdering toddlers in cold blood? Can we agree that we must punish … Continue reading

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Never Mind The Corpse In The Street

    Amir Taheri has written an article for Commentary magazine entitled "The Real Iraq". As most people know by now, Taheri is the charlatan who made up the Iranian Jewish badge story out of whole cloth. Taheri is also … Continue reading

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Hearts And Minds In Iraq

[Via AMERICABlog] The new Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie, presented his credentials to President Bush yesterday. With him however he brought more than his credentials, he also brought with him a personal story of the quagmire the … Continue reading

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