Monthly Archives: September 2005

By Jill Carroll and Dan Murphy (Christian Science Monitor) BAGHDAD AND CAIRO – In the north and west of Iraq Wednesday, troops were wrapping up operations designed to restore government control to insurgent dominated towns, in an effort to deny … Continue reading →

Download opposition_reform_party_of_syria_leader_syrian_regime_is_nurturing_terrorism.txt Hey folks, here we go. This guy is nobody in Syria but the Neocon, Jacobin crowd are pushing him as a neo-Lincolnesque figure. To quote the ending from one of my favorite childhood films, "The Thing From Another … Continue reading →

An Israeli who is opposed to Sharon’s existence much less his policy took these pictures near Peta Tikva in the eastern suburbs of Tel Aviv and a few mile northeast of Ben Gurion Airport.   You can see this place on … Continue reading →

"Politics cannot solve what ails Iraq now. It can help, and certainly the constitution is an important step in that direction. But at the end of the day, it’s only when the so-called dead-enders are either dead or vanquished that … Continue reading →

"GOVERNOR BLANCO FAILED TO ASK FOR FEDERAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE EARLY ENOUGH AND THAT IS WHY THE DISASTER OCURRED AND POOR BLACK PEOPLE WERE ABANDONED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LOUISIANA." THIS POINT IS BEING EXPLAINED AT SOME LENGTH TO MINORITY RELIGIOUS … Continue reading →

Sure as hell it is in the newspapers today that a large percentage of the "Iraqi" troops at Tel Afar are Kurdsh Pesh Merga (or were).  pat lang http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/12/AR2005091200310.html

"The offensive in Tal Afar is especially delicate because of the tangle of ethnic sensitivities in the region. About 90 percent of the city’s population — most of which fled to the countryside before the fighting began — is Sunni … Continue reading →

"Here are some simple ways to identify a real democratic election. The ruling party should not be allowed to shape the election arrangements and intimidate voters. The candidates should be able to compete on a reasonably level playing field. Impartial … Continue reading →

"In the short term, the election will make little difference. It failed to even address two big questions. The first is that of the succession to Mr Mubarak, who in dynastic style that the ancient pharaohs would have recognised, has … Continue reading →