A recent Time: Asia article details the "undefeated" Taliban: Coalition spokesman Colonel Rodney Davis agrees: "The coalition has degraded what was a formidable force." True enough. But the Taliban have taken what was left of their own army and morphed it into a...
From Matt's newest column: As British opinions on the late war turn frosty, warmer environs must seem appealing to the prime minister. Leaking his resignation to the tabloids at midnight, shafting the BBC, firing a terse last shot from Downing St. ("You won't have...
From Justin's newest column: It wasn't just the possession of WMD that would single Iraq out as the target of our post-9/11 rage: it was the possibility – indeed, given the tone of the administration's rhetoric, the inevitability – that Osama bin Laden would get his...
From the AP: Holidays established, abolished by new Iraqi governing council Sunday July 13, 2003 A look at holidays abolished by the new Iraqi governing council in its first official act, and the new holiday declared to mark the ouster of Saddam Hussein: ABOLISHED...
More from the "New Baghdad Blogger" (an article on him is linked from our page today): "the military in itself is altruistic...communism...but how else could it possibly operate...selfless service...the good of the whole over the good of the one...the pay...the living...
The ”Baghdad Blogger” is a window into the occupation of Iraq. His 7-12 entry discusses a new feature of his Baghdad camp: brown and root is on the ground…this always boost soldiers spirits…when those guys show up things start getting nice quick…they start putting up...
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Apparently, those at NRO have an explanation for everything, which in this case conveniently downplays the increasing casualty count in Iraq. Victor David Hanson of NRO writes: We are winning this war. But we should never forget, because of our amazing success so far,...
From the Financial Times, reprinted in The Weekly Standard. My two favorite parts: "We need to create a colonial office--fast. Of course, it cannot be called that. It needs an anodyne euphemism such as Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance." Leo who?...
Nodding Or Shaking Your Head May Even Influence Your Own Thoughts, Study Finds COLUMBUS, Ohio – When you nod your head to signal approval or shake your head to show disapproval, it's not just sending a message to others – you may also be influencing yourself. A new...
