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Archives: December 2006
Murderers Gibbet Cole In Salon
The Murderer's Gibbet Cole in Salon.com on the Saddam Execution My article on the execution of Saddam is out in Salon.com. Excerpt:' The body of Saddam, as it swung from the gallows…For Whom Bell Tolls Top Ten Ways Us
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Top Ten Ways the US Enabled Saddam HusseinThe old monster swung from the gallows this morning at 6 am Baghdad time. His Shiite executioners danced around his…Riverbend Is Back Riverbend Weighs In
Riverbend is Back Riverbend weighs in on the condition of Iraq and Saddam's impending execution.I disagree with her about Jalal Talabani (the old-time Kurdish politician who is now Iraq's president), who has…Alexandrovna Guest Op Ed Saddams
Alexandrovna Guest Op-Ed: Saddam's Execution and the Campaign Against Iran Saddam's Execution is about IranLarisa Alexandrovna'PROLOGUE: When someone does something obviously egregious, we tend to look past it because it is our…Guerrillas Kill 5 Gis Security Alert
Guerrillas Kill 5 GIs Security Alert over Saddam Sentence Al-Aamiri killing Roils Shiite Politics The US military announced that Iraqi guerrillas killed 5 GIs on Thursday in separate incidents. All but one…
Thousands Demonstrate In Najaf Sunnis
Thousands Demonstrate in Najaf; Sunnis Clash with Gov't in Baghdad over Saddam Sentence; Ford blasts W., Cheney on Iraq Iraqi guerrillas killed three US GIs on Wednesday in two separate bombings.Thousands of…Polk Guest Editorial Pros And Cons Of
Polk Guest Editorial: Pros and Cons of ISGThe Baker-Hamilton Study: Pluses and MinusesWilliam R. Polk 'In recent days, as you know, there has been a great deal of publicity on the Baker-Hamilton…Guerrillas Kill 7 Gis Blow Up 52
Guerrillas Kill 7 GIs, blow up 52 IraqisAFP rounds up the violence in Iraq on Tuesday. 7 more US GIs were killed, and bombings in Baghdad and Kirkuk killed and wounded scores.…Ford And Foreign Policy Snapshots From
Ford and Foreign Policy: Snapshots from the 1970sFormer President Gerald Ford has died at 93. A Wolverine star of the early 1930s at the University of Michigan, Ford passed up an opportunity…Top Ten Myths About Iraq 2006 1
Top Ten Myths about Iraq 2006 1. Myth number one is that the United States "can still win" in Iraq. Of course, the truth of this statement, frequently still made by William…Shiite Militias And Iran In Iraq
Shiite Militias and Iran in Iraq Another US soldier was killed on Christmas Day, bringing the number of GIs killed in Iraq to one more than the number of persons killed in…Christmas In Middle East Silent Night
Christmas in the Middle East Silent night, Al-Zaman reports that "The Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad appeared almost deserted on Christmas Eve. Christian celebrations of Christmas were limited to private…Sistani Rejects New Sunni Shiite
Sistani Rejects New Sunni-Shiite Coalition 6 Dead in Samawa Clashes 47 Bodies in Baghdad Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has rejected a plan for a new coalition in the Iraqi parliament that would…5 Us Gis Killed British Raid Rogue
5 US GIs Killed British Raid Rogue Police in Basra Coeds Raped, Killed in Baghdad Reuters reports several deadly bombings in Baghdad. In addition, US military spokesmen said that 5 GIs were…Swearing On Quran And Nut On Miami
Swearing on the Qur'an And the Nut on MiamiFlorida Governor Jeb Bush called Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo "a nut" for comparing Miami to a "third world" country. Cuban-Americans and other minorities who…Iraq Roundup Us Military Announced 3
Iraq RoundupThe US military announced 3 more US GIs killed by guerrillas on Thursday. The Arab League ambassador in Baghdad, Mukthar Lamani, said Thursday that in the previous week, 250 prominent Iraqi…76 Bodies Found In Baghdad Dozens More
76 Bodies found in Baghdad, Dozens More Killed Attacks on Teachers Roil Education Raed Jarrar argues that the Bush administration's plans to ally with the Kurds and the Shiites and crush the…Hashimi Bush Blackmailed Blair On
Hashimi: Bush Blackmailed Blair on Timetable Sistani Said to Back New Coalition A US Marine died of wounds received in al-Anbar Province on Monday, the US military announced.Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi…3 More Us Troops Killed Violence In
3 More US Troops Killed Violence in Iraq at 'All Time High' The deaths of three more US troops at the hands of Sunni Arab guerrillas were announced on Monday.Iraq violence is…More On Elliot Abrams Censorship Of
More on Elliot Abrams' Censorship of LeverettThe Last Hurrah has imagined the content of Flynt Leverett's squashed opinion piece on Iran, based on his past pronouncements on the matter. Thanks to Daily…Bush White House Censors Op Ed On Iran
Bush White House Censors Op-Ed on Iran Elliot Abrams Must Go Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation carries the story of how Elliot Abrams and others at the National Security Council…Dozens Of Red Crescent Workers
Dozens of Red Crescent Workers Kidnapped The horror show in Iraq continued on Sunday, when men dressed as special police commandos invaded the offices of the Red Crescent Society [which is allied…3 Gis Killed 53 Bodies Found Sunnis
3 GIs killed, 53 Bodies found Sunnis, Sadr Boycott 'Reconciliation' Conference Sunni Arab guerrillas killed 3 GIs north of Baghdad on Saturday with a roadside bomb.Police found 53 bodies in the streets…Lando On Oil Insecurity In Basra Ben
Lando on Oil Insecurity in Basra Ben Lando of UPI gives us a 2-part report on oil security [part 1 here] in Iraq, or rather the lack thereof. This problem is often…3 Marines Killed Dozens Of Bodies
3 Marines Killed Dozens of Bodies found 3 US troops were announced killed by Sunni Arab guerrillas on Friday. At least 22 bodies were found in Baghdad. A prominent Iraqi politician and…How Republicans Are Stealing November
How the Republicans are Stealing the November Elections Or, Bushes and Bonapartes On November 7, the American people delivered a stiff rebuke to the Bush Administration and the Republican Party over its…Bush Hints That He Will Send More
Bush Hints that he Will send More Troops Dozens Killed in Continued Violence Bush seems likely to try the "surge" tactic in Iraq of putting in substantially more troops, perhaps 20,000, in…