Another Domino Goes Down
February 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment
BEIRUT, Lebanon Feb 28, 2005 — With shouts of “Syria out!” 25,000 protesters massed outside Parliament in a dramatic display of defiance Monday that forced out Lebanon’s pro-Syrian prime minister and Cabinet. Minutes after Prime Minister Omar Karami announced he was stepping down, jubilant demonstrators shouting, waving flags and handing red roses to soldiers demanded [...]
Hell Freezes Over
February 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Early July 2004, a week or so after the CPA left Baghdad and Iyad Allawi’s interim Iraqi government took over: I was sitting in the Corps’ Joint Operations Center(JOC) in Al Faw Palace, Baghdad, drinking a big cup of tea. The JOC had a huge screen covering an entire wall, like a movie theater screen [...]
No Nukes?
February 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was convinced Iran was not trying to build a nuclear weapon and that Russia would press ahead with nuclear cooperation with the Islamic Republic. Putin’s defense of Iran, where Russia is building a nuclear power plant, comes in the face of U.S. concerns that Tehran [...]
Intelligence Chief
February 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
President Bush on Thursday named John Negroponte, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and currently the administration’s top representative in Iraq, to be America’s first national intelligence director. Announcing the move, Bush said that Negroponte understands global intelligence needs because he’s had a long career in the foreign service. Bush said he wants [...]
The Spirit of Lincoln
February 12, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Today is the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. I’ve been studying Lincoln’s life and speeches in reverent awe for over thirty years. Five years ago Rocket Man and I picked up one thread in Lincoln’s life that led to the most famous of the cases he tried as a practicing lawyer: “A genius for friendship.” [...]
Military Targets Journalists
February 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Did Eason Jordan, chief news executive of CNN, actually say the American military has deliberately killed journalists covering the conflict in Iraq? It’s a serious question, at least to judge by the heat it’s generated. Google “Easongate” and you get 2,500 results. There is an Easongate.com Web site, on which more than 1,000 petitioners demand [...]
Man Bites Dog
February 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment
KEENE, N.H. — Political bumper stickers and articles posted on a professor’s office door are raising questions about free speech and harassment at Keene State College. Shane Calchera, a student and military veteran, accused associate history professor David Stowell of harassment, saying the anti-war, anti-Bush administration statements on his office door created a learning environment [...]
Not-so-Super-Bowl
February 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment
It’s a week before the NFL Championship, but we’ve already seen what could have been the Super Bowl, haven’t we? Sort of. On August 14, 2009, the Vikings beat the Colts 13-3 and on October 4, 2009, the Saints beat the Jets 24-10. Oh, we didn’t get to see the Saints play the Colts or [...]
Killing Machines
February 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment
A Marine Corps general with ties to Camp Pendleton has sparked global debate by saying “It’s fun to shoot some people” and poking fun at the manhood of Afghans during a speech Tuesday in San Diego. Lt. Gen. James Mattis made his comments at the San Diego Convention Center amid an exposition sponsored by the [...]
Wrath of Da Goddess
February 3, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Why is it that we tend to fall back into our political comfort zones instead of addressing the issue? Go back and reread my letter to Carl. What was the point of the whole thing? The letter was a response to Carl’s comment on a post I’d written regarding the elation of the Iraqi people [...]
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