all that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned
I mentioned I thought it was likely that the US would begin eliminating many in-country anti-Saddam forces of any significance, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon. A local Kurdish group called...
So Turkey is invading northern Iraq, conveniently close to their arch-enemies, the Kurds, who meanwhile are in a defensive posture facing off against both the Iraqis and the Turks. The Turks have been warned...
What’s it like for the targets of such a heavily mediated war? Rich nations can use their spysats and UAVs to gather intelligence while poor nations are reduced to watching the TV for vital...
An interesting article exploring the tensions between the republicans, the neocons, and the christians in the Bush Junta. Some of these groups are more hawkish than others: some would settle for a negotiated peace...
Other people seem to be noticing the the Conservative agenda has indeed turned back the clock in many ways. The 21st Century is beginning to look an awful lot more like the unilateralist 18th...