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Hundreds Die in Clash Near Shiite Holy City
Monday 29 January 2007
Baghdad - Iraqi and American forces killed several hundred gunmen apparently planning to attack a Shiite Muslim shrine Sunday, fighting a daylong battle in which a U.S. helicopter crashed, killing two U.S. troops, Iraqi security officials said.
The fighting near the holy city of Najaf [...]

First, allow me to thank Richard for a superb assessment of one aspect of the situation on the ground under the “Surge Strategy.” I was on-line a week or so ago and came across an news report that honestly made me sick to stomach. Perhaps, the PTSD and suicides of returning Iraq Veterans ought to [...]

20 U.S. service members killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 20 American service personnel were killed in military operations Saturday in one of the deadliest days for U.S. forces since the
Iraq war began, and authorities also announced two U.S. combat deaths from the previous day.
The day’s worst loss came from the crash of a [...]

It appears almost beyond question that the Shia-dominated government of Iraq rushed to execute Saddam Hussein on the first day of the Sunni version of Eid al Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) as an affront to Sunnis. The shouts of “Muqtada, Muqtada, Muqtada!” and other taunts of Saddam just before his death were completely uncalled [...]

In Talking Points, George Lakoff and Co. include a discussion of the distinction between the ways in which people regard steadfastness.
Among Iraq war supporters, the worse the situation, the more obvious it becomes that the war was a disastrously bad idea from the beginning, the more important “steadfastness” becomes. In the face [...]

Whatever our view on the life and possible divinity of Jesus Christ during this Christmas season, it is healthy that we can each have and share our personal beliefs, and that we afford ourselves the courtesy of celebrating and enjoying each others’ religious diversity.
Even better is when an easily accessible forum is provided wherein those [...]

Now Bush has something to read that’s better than Camus’ The Stranger (which is about a guy who kills an Arab for no good reason).
In fact, we can all read the short (160 page) Iraq Study Group Report today in PDF format. Below are the options presented in the report. Which one would [...]

It has been evident well before 9/11 that George Bush would invade Iraq in the name of the United States of America. The carnage, the savagery, the tribal, sectarian and feudal brutality was foreseen by many, including me. Some of us have been writing and speaking against this butchery since Bush took office. Our choice [...]

It has been evident well before 9/11 that George Bush would invade Iraq in the name of the United States of America. The carnage, the savagery, the tribal, sectarian and feudal brutality was foreseen by many, including me. Some of us have been writing and speaking against this butchery since Bush took office. [...]

…almost. As reported today newly elected Senator Jim Webb “wanted to slug” George. I think I speak for most of the people on the planet when I respectfully submit, I wish he had. I’m pretty sure it would have come off quite well as world opinion goes. Frankly, its more the sort [...]

For those who haven’t been keeping up with Marshall Thompson’s walk to advocate an end to the war in Iraq, he recently went to Washington, D.C. for the last day of his journey. Check out his journal for full details.
Although very skeptical of the hyperpartisanship on Capitol Hill, Marshall met with Senator Barbara Boxer, [...]