By now everyone knows that in Jordan yesterday, Sen. John McCain said Iran (predominately Shiite) was training Al Qaida (mostly Sunni) operatives to go into Iraq to fight. In fact, the Sunni and Shia are fighting each other in Iraq, and Iran is reportedly training Shiite extremists, not Al Qaida. However, not until Joe Lieberman whispered a correction in his ear [...]
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Posted in Middle East, Politics, tagged Iraq on February 3, 2008 | No Comments »
The Associated Press just reported the U.S. has killed nine more Iraqi civilians. Accidentally, of course. As if that matters. In shooting wars, innocents die. But in Iraq, we don’t have to be the killers. We should get out, now.
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Posted in Election '08, Middle East, Politics, tagged Barack Obama, Election '08, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Hormuz, Iran, Kenya on January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
» Why is George Bush going to the Middle East this week? What can he possibly accomplish in a region where he is almost universally despised? Perhaps he thinks that every turkey shoot needs a turkey.
» Iranian gunboats have harassed the U.S. Navy in the Strait of Hormuz. Are they trying to provoke an attack [...]
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Posted in International, Middle East, Politics, tagged Abbas, Annapolis, Condoleezza Rice, George Bush, Israelis, Olmert, Palestinians on November 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Palestinian Authority President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert are meeting with President George Bush today in Annapolis, Maryland, in another attempt to reach some sort of peace agreement. I can’t imagine that any of the attendees really believes our decidedly undiplomatic, foot-in-mouth president can broker a deal for the incendiary Middle East.
It was, in [...]
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