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November 30, 2008 08:09 PM EST --   So-called "honor killings" have become so prevalent in the southern Iraqi city of Basra that, according to today's edition of the Guardian, "you can find a killer standing . . . more
May 20, 2007 11:24 AM EDT -- Is President Carter the only high level politician or ex-politician who tells it like it is? He has been a constant and lonely voice reminding us of the plight of the Palestinians under the restrictive . . . more
May 25, 2007 10:14 PM EDT -- Yep, he said it yesterday at a White House news conference. His very words were:“You know, I would like to see us in a different configuration at some point in time in Iraq.” Wow, that . . . more
July 02, 2006 02:46 PM EDT -- Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, their puppet, GWB, and other Republican Party shills, have evidently decided that the macho morons of this country hold the key to the upcoming elections.  In a new media . . . more
Bleak
by Dave McGill
views: 94 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 31
December 20, 2006 05:50 AM EST -- The war in Iraq will likely cost the American taxpayers $170 billion this fiscal year, if Bush requests another $100 billion in February, as he is widely expected to.  That works out to $19.5 million per . . . more
March 21, 2008 05:22 AM EDT -- President Bush might be excused for saying, as he did, that the success of the surge in Iraq has justified the war's cost. As the architect and the man responsible, his statement could almost be considered . . . more
May 19, 2008 05:43 PM EDT -- Think it's funny?  The next time you read that the national committees and the presidential candidates are spending close to one billion non-productive dollars in this election . . . more
August 21, 2007 11:58 PM EDT -- They operate with little or no supervision, accountable only to the companies or federal agencies that hire them to do their dirty work. According to a recent Associated Press article, “they have . . . more
October 03, 2007 02:29 AM EDT -- To paraphrase Alexander Pope‘s famous comment from his Essay on Criticism in 1709, a little foot-in-the-door is a dangerous thing. And this is particularly true in politics. How many times has, . . . more
October 24, 2007 12:20 AM EDT -- The Bush administration is ratcheting up the rhetoric on Iran again. Whether that “old dog” will still hunt is yet another matter. What’s important, however, is that our gang seems to . . . more
Whither Iraq
by Dave McGill
views: 53 | rating: 9.2 | comments: 19
November 13, 2006 02:11 AM EST -- I stretched back in the chaise and closed my eyes.  It was a clear morning with the temperature hovering in the mid 80's.  Lying in the sun, it was comfortably toasty and far preferable, . . . more
The Toll - 9/10/06
by Dave McGill
views: 58 | rating: 7.8 | comments: 36
September 10, 2006 11:14 PM EDT -- Last week, the defense Department released the obituaries of 24 military personnel killed in and around Iraq. Through last Friday, 9/8, total U.S. deaths have amounted to 2,662 in and around Iraq, and . . . more
January 10, 2007 11:35 PM EST -- There are just three brief points concerning the president's speech tonight that, it seems, call into question the level of judgment - or the motives - involved. First of all, it has been reported . . . more
Between the Lines
by Dave McGill
views: 81 | rating: 8.7 | comments: 37
January 13, 2007 01:31 AM EST -- Embedded in the president's speech is a possible roadmap of the future course of events here and abroad. This new strategy will not yield an immediate end to suicide bombings, assassinations, or IED . . . more
September 05, 2007 12:11 AM EDT -- If there's any service we here at home can perform for the troops in Iraq, it is simply, but importantly, to be aware of the issues and to follow the debate this month as it unfolds. An informed electorate . . . more
A Trail of Deceit
by Dave McGill
views: 63 | rating: 7.8 | comments: 40
July 31, 2006 01:59 AM EDT -- There were a couple of items in today's LA Times which apparently extended the trail of deceit that has seemingly permeated all things having to do with Iraq, and perhaps the entire . . . more
Sacrifice
by Dave McGill
views: 113 | rating: 6.9 | comments: 60
January 03, 2007 11:34 PM EST -- Over the last two months, the American voters, the generals on the ground in Iraq, and the Iraq Study Commission all expressed their opposition to increasing our troop levels in Iraq.  They have been . . . more
June 11, 2007 02:59 AM EDT -- Speaking on the CBS show “Face the Nation,“ Sunday, Senator Joseph Lieberman said that the United States should consider attacking Iran.  Curiously, his apparent reasoning was not based . . . more
July 18, 2007 10:07 AM EDT -- There are deep suspicions that the invasion of Iraq was a smokescreen on the part of the Bush administration to distract attention away from the campaign in Afghanistan that was allegedly intended to . . . more
The Toll - 8/19/07
by Dave McGill
views: 72 | rating: 10 | comments: 32
August 19, 2007 02:18 PM EDT -- At least one aspect of next month’s anticipated report on Iraq is suddenly becoming apparent. Yesterday, the administration, through its various spokespersons, launched a multi-barreled attack . . . more
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