Monthly Archives: October 2005

"BAGHDAD, Iraq – Bomb blasts killed six Marines in western Iraq, and U.S. forces killed 29 militants in U.S. offensives aimed at uprooting al-Qaida insurgents ahead of the country’s vote on a new constitution, the military said Friday."  Yahoo News … Continue reading →

"Now Sunni Arab leaders were gearing up to try to veto the constitution at the ballot box.  "With this result, the Sunni Arabs will be able to defeat the constitution, if there is honesty and an international supervision on the … Continue reading →

Finally – someone speaks out!  I know we all have a variety of views on the many machinations of the UN; however, this time they are on the mark. The January Iraqi elections were a farce and did not meet … Continue reading →

The godlike reference by  Bill O’Reilly to the supposed massacre by the 82nd Airborne Division of German prisoners at Malmedy during the Bulge is on this page.  In fact it was soldiers of the 1st SS Panzer Divsion, specifically the … Continue reading →

"This area could — if substantial Iraqi forces are not added, or if U.S. forces are trimmed during a pullout — foretell a future where Sunni tribes with ties to the insurgency rule large parts of Iraq."  Castaneda for AP … Continue reading →

Download monitors_find_significant_fraud_in_afghan_elections.pdf This kind of thing is absolutely predictable in 3rd World Elections (someone will now write to say that it is true of elections everywhere).  I think it is less likely in Europe.  Nevertheless, it raises the issue of … Continue reading →

This is tough stuff.  I don’t often agree with him but the budget numbers are impressive. Pat Lang Download cbs_60min_andy_rooney_iraq_war_051002a.wmv

That’s what Lawrence said of the Arabs.  Kurds aren’t Arabs but…  They couldn’t even make it to the referendum… It was predictable that the Shia Arabs, having achieved power in the supposed government (and backed by their Iranian friends) would … Continue reading →

No comment.  Pat Lang http://movies.crooksandliars.com/This-Week-Bush-Cheney-Plame-10-02-05.wmv       

"QAIM, Iraq (AP) — Hundreds of U.S. troops combed through a village near the Syrian border Sunday, breaking into houses and fighting sporadic gun battles with gunmen on the second day of a new offensive against al-Qaida insurgents. At least … Continue reading →