Monthly Archives: April 2007

Baghdad Huddle Talk

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

"Gates huddled in the former Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory for nearly three hours Friday morning with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace, the top Middle East commander, Adm. William Fallon, and Gen. David Petraeus and Lt. Gen. Ray … Continue reading →

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Show of Force in Baghdad – 18 April, 2007

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

"The U.S. Defense Department called it "a very bad day in Iraq." In the deadliest of the attacks, a parked car bomb detonated in a crowd of workers at the Sadriyah market in central Baghdad, killing at least 116 people … Continue reading →

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BBC Chart on Baghdad

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

Very interesting resource from the BBC.  pl http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/baghdad_navigator/

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Directions to Picadilly

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

Take 60 seconds to do this, I guarantee you will show someone else, it’s too funny not to. 1. go to www.google.com 2. click on “maps” 3. click on “get directions” 4. type “New York” in the first box (the … Continue reading →

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Watch the Bridges

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

It is now clear that AQ in Iraq can strike anywhere in Baghdad in spite of the Kagan/Keene "quadrillage" plan. The attack against the parliament building in the Green Zone is probably indicative of previous activity in caching explosive inside … Continue reading →

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Wolfiegate

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

"It is important to understand what is not at issue here. It is not Mr Wolfowitz’s unpopularity, even though his role as an architect of the Iraq war made him disliked from the start. It is not failures of management, … Continue reading →

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Jeanne Kirkpatrick – “We wuz wrong?”

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

"Iraq presented a very different set of circumstances from Afghanistan, however. These are things we ought to have known and taken into account when weighing our decision to invade in 2003. Iraq lacked practically all the requirements for a democratic … Continue reading →

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Allawi Tells All

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

"First came the "monumental ignorance" of those in Washington pushing for war in 2002 without "the faintest idea" of Iraq’s realities. "More perceptive people knew instinctively that the invasion of Iraq would open up the great fissures in Iraqi society," … Continue reading →

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“I’ll FEDEX my passport back…”

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

Interesting comment from a Briritsh expat down in Dallas.  pl http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1626726.ece

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Propaganda of the Deed

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Michael Chevalier

The Iranians have now achieved a major victory in the "information operation" war that they are waging to reach an acknowledged position as "standard bearers" of Islam. Their propaganda line maintains that the West is degenerate and morally weak, that … Continue reading →

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