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Category Archives: Iraq
Why Krugman Is Right About “The Years of Shame”
Anyone who read yesterday’s post, “The Hardest Part of Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 Is…“, probably won’t be surprised that I agree with Paul Krugman: What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Human Decency, Conservatives, Iraq, Propaganda
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The Obvious Post-Osama bin Laden Question That Isn’t Being Asked
“OK, he’s dead, can we go home?”
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Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq
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Bin Laden Is Dead: Now Do We Come Home?
Well, do we? Or will the war–actually wars–against Oceana continue?
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Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Military
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How Not to Make Iraq-Like Mistakes Again
Everyone antes up and kicks in.
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Posted in Ethics, Iraq, Military
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What Do You Say to the Last Man to Die For Outrage Over Shoddy Nation Building? On the Misuse of the Pronoun “We”
‘We’ aren’t fighting over there.
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Posted in Iraq, Military
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Peter Galbraith: Others’ Blood for Iraq’sHis Oil
How many lives is a $100 million oil lease worth?
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Anthrax: The Disconnect Between the Investigation and the Iraq War Supporters
Lieberman and McCain claimed there were “indications” Iraq was behind the anthrax attacks. So why was the FBI focusing on U.S. scientists? Either this was an outright lie or a case of hysterical delusion.
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Posted in 'Snuggles' McCain, Fucking Morons, Iraq, Microbiology, Propaganda, Terrorism
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Quote of the Day: Leaving Iraq Isn’t Admitting Defeat…
…and you’ll be surprised who said that.
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Posted in Iraq
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Mother to McCain: “You Can’t Have Him”
The Washington Mandarins are clutching their pearls over this dastardly Democratic ad.
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Posted in 'Snuggles' McCain, Iraq, News Media
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Clinton, Obama, and the Mainstream Media Seeing the Trees and Missing the Forest
The NY Times has an article recapping how Obama defeated Clinton in the Democratic primary. The article is a prime example of the myopia that afflicts our political press. And it’s not what’s in the article, but what’s missing.
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Posted in Democrats, Iraq, News Media, Voting
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