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Uday’s Bodyguard Interviewed
This is fascinating tale. The interesting part to me is the talk of how Uday and Qusay were organizing resistance. They were killed in northern Iraq which was not suppose to be an area particularly fond of their regime.
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The Decline in Relevence
The U.S. and France have been at odds lately. One U.S. Senator recently branded french a “near forgotten” language in some of the rhetoric bandied about. This caused some reflection on the state of things among some french intellectuals.
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5 Steps Toward Democracy in Iraq
Since the topple of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq we are seeing that country move toward a western style democracy. There have been some stumbles but with the implementation of just five little things the US/UK coalition will help the … Continue reading
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Bush, Blair Nominated for Nobel Prize for Iraq War
Yeah, like there’s a chance in hell of them winning.
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Munitions Explosion Causes Much Resentment
Stupidity and incompetence does much more to damage the United State’s reputation abroad than any secret imperialistic designs. For Pete’s sake, haul the stuff off into the desert to get rid of it. Keeping this stuff around the civilian population … Continue reading
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Those Iraqi Playing Cards
QUSAY SADDAM HUSAYN AL-TIKRITI Special Security Organization (SSO) Supervisor/Ba’th Party Military Bureau Deputy Chairman Want a deck of those Iraqi playing cards? Lord knows I’ve been inundated with enough spam offereing those cards that some … Continue reading
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The News We Kept to Ourselves
This is going around a few other places but I felt compelled to comment on it also. Eason Jordan gives us a very good reason of why the lives of a few often must be sacrificed for the lives of … Continue reading
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Dear Raed; News From Bahgdad.
Dear Raed is a blog published from Bahgdad. It’s still being updated. Todays entry made me stop and think. On BBC we are watching scenes of Iraqis surrendering. My youngest cousin was muttering "what shame" to himself, yes it is … Continue reading
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One Last Comment Before the Trigger is Pulled.
I expect bombs to be dropping over Baghdad in the next few hours and once that hammer drops I will not be commenting on things concerning Iraq as far as whether or not I am supporting this action. Under war … Continue reading
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Americans Want UN To Declare Its Position.
It’s pretty clear that Americans want to know where we stand with the rest of the world in regards to our invasion of Iraq. Its also apparent that once know we don’t really care where it is we stand as … Continue reading
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Zoran – Coming to a theatre near you.
The events leading up to the death of Zoran Djindjic, Serbia’s Prime Minister, has all the elements needed to make a major motion picture™. In October 2000, shortly before orchestrating a successful uprising against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, Serbia’s future … Continue reading
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We Need a Good Brand Strategy
I’m not sure I’m ready for this but it does make sense; a marketing analysis of the upcoming war and the need for branding.
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France Backs Addition of India to Permanent Seat on UNSC
A month ago French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin visited India and told people there that France is supportive of the addition of India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Coucil. I think this is a great idea. … Continue reading
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Feet of Clay
I was born in the South in the mid-50s. I spent my formative years going through the turmoil of the civil rights movement and the peace movement of the 60s in the South. Many of the men (and women) who … Continue reading
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End of the War Predictions.
Shelley has posted here predictions of the way things will be in Iraq after the war and Dan has put out a request for predictions. I’m not much on making predictions because they can make one look soooo stupid after … Continue reading
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