Two powerful posts from Martial at De Spectaculis: Insolence and Blindness Lost in Afghanistan?
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Hersh book to be about Abu Ghraib
A new Seymour Hersh book planned:The details of the deal were not disclosed, but the book, to be titled “Chain of Command” is expected to be published in the fall. “Sy Hersh has been writing big, important stories for more than 30 years, and we see this book as...
Sistani’s fatwa
Juan Cole has translated Sistani's fatwa on the "new" government. It sounds pretty harsh to me. He didn't call for an uprising, but he might as well have:1. Obtain a clear resolution from the United Nations Security Council on the return of complete sovereignty over...
Chalabi piles on Tenet
Ever the opportunist, the "Hero in Error" accuses Tenet of everything he himself did :Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi accused CIA director George Tenet on Thursday of being responsible for allegations that the former exile leader passed intelligence information to...
Empire Discredited?!
According to Michael Lind, writing wistfully in the Financial Times, the Iraq campaign has punctured the "mystique" that made the American Empire possible. Lind laments that the neocons had fouled the playground for the "neoliberals" like him - a breed that cheered...
All New! Iraqi “Government!”
Iraqi Governing Council Takes Bold New Step Of Renaming ItselfIraq took a mighty step forward toward creating an independent sovereign government this week as the Iraqi Governing Council -- a group of U.S. appointed Iraqi exiles seen as largely subservient to U.S....
Saudi “Terrorists” long gone before “rescue”
Well, well. The Religious Policeman was right.Saudi Elite Forces capture Terrorists Well, only one actually. Three others escaped, as they always do, because that is how it is foretold in the old prophesy from the Sage of Riyadh "Tho' many be surrounded, and the...
The Banality of Evil
Must-read post by Lawrence of Cyberia
Brahimi: Bremer a “dictator”
Dexter Filkins writes: Asked about the selections of the prime minister and the president, which became divisive decisions, he alluded to the role of L. Paul Bremer 3rd, the chief American administrator here. . "The government of Iraq, I sometimes say - I'm sure he...
Rocket attack on ammo dump
US base at Kirkuk attacked Reuters:Massive explosions rocked a major U.S. military base outside the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk Wednesday, shrouding the city in smoke, after what police said was a rocket strike on an arms store. Shells and rockets screamed into the...
