Month: July 2007

Updated at 6:35 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2007At least 89 Iraqis were killed and 53 were wounded in the latest round of attacks. No foreign military were reported killed, but a Turkish villager was killed when he refused to feed Kurdish rebels. In Baghdad, 20 unidentified bodies were found scattered across several neighborhoods. A car … Continue reading “Saturday: 89 Iraqis Killed, 53 Wounded”

Last week the Christians United For Israel organization held its annual show-of-force in our Nation’s Capital and Max Blumenthal recorded for posterity – if, God Willing, there is to be one – this most “politically extreme, outrageous” spectacle. “Founded by San Antonio-based megachurch pastor John Hagee, CUFI has added the grassroots muscle of the Christian … Continue reading “Armageddon – Bring It On”

I know that being a lame duck can make presidents act strangely, and this president has never had anything more than a nodding relationship with reality itself, let alone a deep-seated concern for truth. But it seems to me that President Bush has become almost pathological in his determination to sell the public on the … Continue reading “Allergic to the Truth”

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi football victory seems to have united Iraqis across the country where politicians only divide it. The Iraqi football team defeated South Korea 4-3 in Malaysia Wednesday to gain entrance into the finals of the Asian Cup. That set off a wave of celebrations across the capital and most of the country. … Continue reading “In Iraq, Soccer Succeeds Where Politics Fails”

Last week’s briefings for the press by U.S. civilian and military officials in Baghdad were uniformly upbeat, cautious, and predictable. The first half of the message was straightforward: "Don’t judge too early. Give the ‘surge’ a chance." One division commander said all he needed was another year. The second half, anticipating the day when the … Continue reading “Iraq: Finding the Diamonds?”

A shocking thing happens midway through Norman Solomon’s documentary film War Made Easy. While analysing the George W. Bush administration’s lead-up to the Iraq invasion, Solomon plays a news clip of Eason Jordan, a CNN News chief executive who, in an interview with CNN, boasts of the network’s cadre of professional "military experts." In fact, … Continue reading “A Blurry Line Between Propaganda and News”

Updated at 11:30 p.m EDT, July 27, 2007U.S. forces entered Karbala where a major clash with the Mahdi Army ensued and dozens were killed or wounded. Overall, at least 60 Iraqis were killed and 55 were wounded throughout the country. Also, a Task Force Lightning was killed when an explosion blasted his vehicle while in … Continue reading “Friday: 1 GI, 60 Iraqis Killed; 55 Iraqis Wounded”

When, in the South Carolina debate, Barack Obama said he would meet with the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran and North Korea in his first year as president, he stepped into a cow pie. Hillary pounced, declaring that in a Clinton White House, there would be no promised first-year meetings with any dictator or … Continue reading “Hillary’s Late Hit”

This has got the War Party in an uproar: Michelle Malkin‘s head is spinning practically off its axis, like Linda Blair in The Exorcist, only faster, the boys over at Powerline are hotly demanding an "explanation," and, to top it off, Jonah Goldberg, of all people, is waxing skeptical over "Shock Troops," a piece in … Continue reading “Militarism – America’s State Religion”

Withdrawal is now so mainstream. Last week, debate about it led to a sleep-in protest in the Senate and, this week, it’s hit the cover of TIME Magazine, of which there’s no mainer-stream around. The TIME cover couldn’t be more graphic. The word “IRAQ” is in giant type, the “I,” “R,” and “Q” all black, … Continue reading “The Withdrawal Follies”