Monthly Archives: October 2006

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901907.html?referrer=email http://insider.washingtontimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20061019-115632-5191r Guess what, folks, these stories are mutually exclusive if they are to be taken as indications of a likely change of course for the USA in Iraq. There is a great deal of wishful thinking going on along … Continue reading →

The republic effectively ended today with the signing of the "Military Commissions Act."   This law made into a farce the "Great Republic" as Winston Churchill described the United States.  The forms continue but the substance is gone. Bonaparte styled himself … Continue reading →

Just heard the sainted James Baker on "Hardbrain."  He said that: 1 – He is a friend of the dynasty. 2 – The prez has blessed his effort.  Paraphrasing – "You come back, Jim and tell me whut yuh got."  … Continue reading →

Download the_advisor_14_october_2006.pdf I continue to post the weekly edition of "The Advisor" in this space for several reasons: 1- Fairness toward those who think the present policy in Iraq is wise. 2- A desire that there should be an appreciation … Continue reading →

(For those who did not get it,  these are creatures summoned from "the vasty deep" to work on the Iraq Study Group)  pl ——————————————————————— Cast your eye across the lists of members of the specialist panels of the Iraq Study … Continue reading →

""We’re constantly changing tactics to achieve a strategic goal," the president said, adding that "stay the course" is only a partial description of his strategy in Iraq. "My attitude is, ‘Don’t do what you’re doing if it’s not working; change,’ … Continue reading →

Download the_advisor_07_october_2006.pdf