From “turning-tables” — a blog written by a US soldier in Baghdad: at the doors of the palace there are filipino guards in tan uniforms…i think they are part of a civilian security company…brought in by the u.s….i recognize the uniforms…they had them in doha…but in kuwait they were americans…guarding all the gates to doha [...]
Sad old droopy-eyed Michael Ledeen pitches a hissy fit over Anthony Gancarski’s last article. These guys sure talk tough for a bunch of pansies.
In yesterday’s issue of NIN weekly, Serbian political commentator Aleksandar Tijanic writes about the late PM Zoran Djindjic and his alleged nemesis, Colonel Milorad “Legija” Lukovic, deconstructing them both as the same type of character, the ambition-driven worshipper of violence and coercion. The Serbian press is generally statist, though on occasion critical of individuals. Tijanic’s [...]
Devil’s advocate on “postwar” Iraq: Why withdraw? The Bush administration will be blamed for what happens in Iraq whether U.S. troops stay or leave. If they stay, every dead soldier and civilian, plus general unrest, will be blamed on the occupation. If they leave, critics of the war (especially in Europe) will blame Bush for [...]
My new article, now online. Try to find all the thought crimes I’ll be charged with in my forthcoming PATRIOT Act indictment!
For some reason, foreigners are less than wild about the idea. The great Moja, U.S. Army sergeant in Iraq, thinks he knows why: i get the feeling these countries offering their support want to make a good impression…they want to be seen as professional world powers…and helpful allies…but still they are only here…so far…in one’zees [...]
