tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71234622011-08-16T22:08:53.319-05:00Dedicated to exposing what the media lies about, what they won't tell you<br>and what they don't want you to hear.<br><a href="http://antimedia.blogspot.com/2005/01/media-lies-disclosure-policy.html"><b>Media Lies Disclosure Policy</b></a>antimediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363778534563793986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123462.post-1136240299061598862006-01-02T16:18:00.000-06:002006-01-02T16:18:19.143-06:00

Don Surber: Bush Cracks Down On White Collar Crime

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Please update your bookmarks to point to http://www.antimedia.us/. I will no longer be posting on blogspot.com. All new posts will be at http://www.antimedia.us/.

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....so Chrenkoff has published part 23 of his Good News From Iraq series. He beginsIs the situation in Iraq getting better? It's not really up to me to answer that question, but I can try to answer another one: is reporting from Iraq getting better? To find out, I decided to look back at the past installments of this series and do a little count. For the sake of simplicity I started with Part 6,

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....in Iran, Adventures of Chester has a detailed roundup. Lots of interesting events have occurred.

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Is the Shiite-Kurd coalition falling apart? Only time will tell, but this doesn't look good.

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Athena blogs about one-sided reporting and hits the nail directly on the head.What I have a problem with is one-side Oprah-style stories. I want to also read a story about an Iraqi man who was once tortured under Saddam's regime. I want the specifics like how many fingernails were pulled out, how many times his genitals were shocked, how much skin was peeled off his body, how many times he was

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....with politicians is because they do things like thisHouse Majority Leader Tom DeLay traveled to Britain with his wife, several aides and lobbyists on a $70,000 junket mostly paid for with money from an Indian tribe and a gambling services company, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Not long after the outing, Rep. DeLay, the second most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives,

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One of the enduring memories of this period in history will be the cry of "chickenhawk" directed at those who support the war. It is helpful, then, to remember that some members of Congress put their own children's lives on the line when they voted for the war. The comments of one child, Brooks Johnson, 32, son of Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota, are especially apropos.His dad voted

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Democrats in California have gotten their panties in a wad because Governor Schwarzenegger's office has produced some videos explaining regulatory changes their proposing and distributed them to TV stations all over the state.But recent disclosures that several state agencies have distributed video press releases masquerading as TV news reports have Democrats crying foul and news directors

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A big legal battle is brewing in Kaufman, TX over a horse rendering plant. The mayor thinks it's "a stigma" on the town.The stable-to-table transaction leaves little room for middle ground in the town of 6,600 southeast of Dallas, where the plant has generated controversy since it began processing horses in the 1980s. Many residents accept the plant, which began as a cattle slaughter operation

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In another body blow to UN credibility, WaPo reports widespread sexual abuse in many UN missions.The United Nations is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct by U.N. personnel in Burundi, Haiti, Liberia and elsewhere, which is complicating the organization's efforts to contain a sexual abuse scandal that has tarnished its Nobel Prize-winning peacekeepers in Congo. The allegations indicate

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That's what Alaa says about Iraq.Regarding the situation here, and despite the horrible news you hear about the massive casualties caused by cowardly and criminal attacks against soft targets like funeral receptions and medical clinics; the terrorists are being rounded up and are really under pressure now. Things are moving in the right direction; albeit painfully and at a high price. We have

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....Hammorabi has clung to the news that Zarqawi has been arrested. Now he claims that information on terrorist websites may confirm his belief.The rumours about the capture of the terrorist Abo Mosab Zarqawi last month near Mosel in the North West of Iraq looks true. The prove is not the outbreaks of its news in its city in Jordan last week neither his new released pictures and the arrest of

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....is some very good news from Iraq.The bombing in Mosul followed intense negotiations between Shiite and Kurdish leaders. If the main Shiite umbrella group and the Kurdish alliance reach a final agreement, they will have enough seats for the two-thirds vote in the constitutional assembly that is required to form a new government. The winners of the Jan. 30 elections, particularly the Shiites,

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....of our accomplishments since 9/11 Victor Davis Hanson demonstrates the wealth of knowledge that leads to cautious optimism and a deep appreciation of what George Bush has wrought.I know that things are going pretty well in America's efforts in the Middle East when Fareed Zakaria, who was a sharp critic over the last two years, now assures us that events are working out in Iraq — just about,

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....hmmmmm.....

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....when I read about Widener College's scholarship fund for the children of military slain in battle.A Pennsylvania university is putting its values and money to work for the sons and daughters of servicemembers who make the ultimate sacrifice. “It’s just the right thing to do,” said Widener University President James T. Harris said during a telephone interview with the American Forces Press

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....the US was not informed of the details of Sgrena's rescue. In fact an Italian general in Iraq, with responsibility to liase with US leadership, claims even he wasn't aware of the rescue.US forces might not have known that slain Italian secret agent Nicola Calipari was in Iraq to secure a hostage's freedom, Italian papers say.Calipari was killed by US troops' fire while escorting journalist

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....the Iraqis are getting fed up with the terrorists coming from other lands to kill Iraqis for the "crime" of wanting freedom.Following the suicidal attack against the Shiite funeral in Mosel by a cockroach the other cockroaches fired rockets to prevent a mass funeral for those who were killed.After this many Tribal and local leaders called the justice authorities today to hang all those who

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....and take notice when they read a bipartisan letter signed by fifteen US Senators asking Dr. Rice "to persuade the Saudi government to stop the distribution of such material and to implement other measures to curtail Saudi-based extremism."Sen. Schumer, Sen. Collins, and the other Senators got it right today: "Saudi Arabia’s efforts to export militant Wahhabi ideology throughout the world

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....are quaking in their boots over this latest threat.In a policy shift, the Bush administration will go along with European efforts to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon by using diplomatic carrots now, with the threat of U.N. sticks later.The carrots are nice, but the threat of UN sticks has to be overwhelming. After all, look what they did to Iraq — and Sudan — and the Congo — and

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I sent off a check today to American Powerblogs. I will be leaving blogspot.com for powerblogs in the near future. If everything goes as planned, you will find me at http://www.antimedia.com in the future. I will announce the change here when it's finalized, and this blog will remain accessible for a while, but you should update your bookmarks and rss feeds once I've made the formal

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....but Hillary is definitely running for President. Why else would she cozy up to pro-life advocates and promote censorship? The Clintons are nothing if not politically astute. They fully realize that image is everything for many in the US, and Hillary will take full advantage of their ignorance of her true positions.

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Spanish Muslim clerics have issued a fatwa against Osama bin Laden calling him "apostate" and urging fellow Muslims to denounce him.The fatwa said that according to the Quran "the terrorist acts of Osama bin Laden and his organization al-Qaida ... are totally banned and must be roundly condemned as part of Islam." It added: "Inasmuch as Osama bin Laden and his organization defend terrorism as

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....isn't much according to Iraq authorities. The Counterterrorims blog has posted a link to a pdf file that shows that, of the 19 men that made up Zarqawi's inner circle, 7 have been killed, 11 have been captured, and only one remains on the loose (as well as Zarqawi himself.) They also claim to have "come very close to capturing al-Zarqawi on several occasions".Allah doesn't seem to be doing

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....is because they insult death penalty proponents like me without giving it a second's thought.An Oscar nominee for directing the movie, Mr. Robbins wrote the play at Sister Helen's urging. And, at her suggestion, he's made it available only to student productions – principally, at Jesuit schools such as the one in Dallas. "The important thing is that they are immersed in it," said the actor,

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....with great interest. Steven reports that shariah law may be instituted in Iraq.Second, we should not be surprised by Ms. Yaqoub's sentiments. There are many feminists in Iraq who believe the Koran, and shari'a law, are the proper avenues for women's liberation. Some argue that Islam provides women distinct rights which counter the patriarchal customs of tribalism. Others--Ms. Yaqoub

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....the war in Iraq may have an impact on Vietnam.Nguyen Dan Que is a Vietnamese doctor who has spent more than 20 years in Vietnamese prisons because he insists on demanding that the communist government free his people. He has now been released from prison, for the second time, and immediately began to speak out again."The world is changing," says Dr. Que. "There are more opportunities than

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....hypocrite of the decade. Tonight I'm calling him the worst kind of hypocritical scum. You'll have to read this entire post from Captain Ed to understand how he's done it, but McCain has built a backdoor system, using a non-profit organization, to bypass his own Campaign Finance Reform bill and keep his campaign staff employed, with six-figure incomes, during the "off season".John McCain,

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The dubious award goes to John McCain, co-author of the Campaign Finance Reform bill, who wants to take the financial influence out of politics — so long as it doesn't affect his finances.Sen. John McCain pressed a cable company's case for pricing changes with regulators at the same time a tax-exempt group that he has worked with since its founding solicited $200,000 in contributions from the

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According to Giuliana Sgrena, she and her escorts endured a hail of "300 to 400" bullets. Unless this photo is faked, she cannot be telling the truth. (You can view more by clicking on "IMMAGINI: l'auto colpita dai soldati Usa" under the story.)The pictures of the car Guiliana was riding in disprove the claim that a hail of "300 to 400" bullets hit the car. Sgrena is a bald-faced liar. (Hat

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....are unconvincing to Omar who thinks they're trumped-up, manufactured and altogether calculated.The reason why I adopt this opinion is very simple; the opposition rallies were calling for liberty to their country and rejecting the Syrian interference which has infiltrated all important life sectors in Lebanon in the last 15 years.While Hizbollah's rallies are allegedly opposing the "western

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....to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Italian security officer Nicola Calipari and the wounding of Italian journalist Guiliana Sgrena at a Baghdad checkpoint. This is a "follow-on investigation to the Multi-National Division-Baghdad commander's initial inquiry" and is projected to take three to four weeks to complete.

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....but yours truly was quoted and linked in a Slate article. For those Slate readers who come to my blog, welcome, and let me assure you that the "mainstream media haters" here at Media Lies are me. There is no one else contributing to this blog, and I take full responsibility for all the content.Frankly, I don't hate the mainstream media (which I call "old media"). I mistrust them.

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....Cori Dauber makes the complex simple.Here's the bottom line: there are calls for making checkpoints safer on the margins (larger signs, bigger, brighter lights) and those all sound like good ideas. But the real heart of the matter is that the troops have clearly been told to act as if any vehicle that fails to slow down after a certain number of warnings is hostile. That's where they place

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WaPo published an editorial today on redistricting. It seems they're a bit upset about what we did down here in Texas.WHEN TEXAS Republicans embarked on their unusual effort to redraw legislative district lines in the middle of a decennial census cycle, the ugly future of one of the ugliest features of American democracy was not hard to foresee. Redistricting fights and abuses, instead of taking

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Friends of Democracy calls the Ba'athists "a criminal gang or mafia".I am not exaggerating when I say the word Baath is now synonymous with terrorism and racism. The experiments of two peoples – Syrians and Iraqis – prove that terrorism is a part of the Baath’s ideology.The party relies in part on the Arab Nationalism of its founder Michel Aflak. I have some doubts about his roots. Was he really

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....10th Good News From Afghanistan. He also points to another good news story that the media seems to have missed."In the first substantial shift of public opinion in the Muslim world since the beginning of the United States' global war on terrorism, more people in the world's largest Muslim country now favor American efforts against terrorism than oppose them."This is just one of many dramatic

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....on terrorism.Haider Ajina has translated for us a poll that appeared today in the Iraqi newspaper Al-Sabah Al-Jadeed. The poll surveyed 2,878 Iraqis in and around Baghdad:Do you support the severe measures the Iraqi Government is taking against terrorist acts in Iraq? 93.56% = Yes6.44% = NoHow do you think Arabic satellite news companies are covering Iraqi news?Neutral = 16.75%Not Neutral =

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....but Jennifer has reposted my interview, so if you missed it the first time, here's another chance to read it.

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Instapundit points out an amazing development in Egypt.Someone hit me now. Someone punch me in the face because I still cannot believe what I read today on the front page of Al Ahram newspaper. They published a picture of an Iraqi man rescuing a young girl right after a motorcycle suicide bombing in Iraq. The caption under the photo went like this: Iraqi man helps young girl after a terrorist

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....is not only broad but deep.Inayat Bunglawala had just finished his talk on "Islamophobia and the Media" at the London Muslim Center when a man stood and berated him. "Where is your beard and your thobe?" Mr. Bunglawala said the man shouted, referring to the long garment worn by some Muslim men. "How dare you come to the mosque without them. How dare you preach about the new Koran." Then

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....try, try again.Islamic terror groups are becoming increasingly active in Germany and coordinating with militants across Europe to recruit fighters to join the insurgency in Iraq, equipping them with fake passports, money and medical supplies, security officials say. One of the best examples of the cross-continent cooperation involves an Algerian man arrested in Germany and now on trial in

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Why would a French reporter who was kidnapped in Iraq plead with the French authorities to save her in English? Because the only thing that matters is that Americans see her beg.

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....thinks thinks blogs are bad. Some are actually excited about them.Bloggers are the best thing that has ever happened to journalism. They make a good reporter look better. They expose the phonies, the poseurs, the fast-writing conmen, with the speed of light.They give the journalist a greater access to more information and informational context than ever before.They provide swift

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....from Beirut.Gunfire erupted late Saturday after pro-Syrian protesters arrived in Beirut's Christian sector that is the center of anti-Syrian sentiment, witnesses said. Volleys of gunfire were heard shortly after a convoy of cars carrying pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad, which had earlier demonstrated in Muslim south Beirut, headed later to the Christian sector of Ashrafieh.People in

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As the UN sex scandal continues to unfold the despicable details continue to indict the UN in every more disgusting ways.Although U.N. peacekeepers were dispatched to the Congo to keep order and improve the lives of Congolese, some leave behind disease and heartbreak. Juliette, a Congolese woman who had a relationship with a peacekeeper (search), is the mother of one of an estimated hundreds of

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Ali reports that two parties in the Shiite coalition have left the coalition and are actively courting other groups (both Kurds and Allawi).Yesterday two She'at parties withdrew from the "Unified Coalition List" after stating that "the major powers in the Coalition List are only after positions in the government and not people's interests and that they have marginalized the role of the smaller

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....who was killed by Israeli soldiers, initiating the intifada? The story is false. In what sadly is an unsurprising revelation, the media lied.Clifford May has an important column in today's Washington Times about the 12 year-old Palestinian boy who allegedly was shot and killed by Israeli gunfire in September 2000. The death of the boy, Mohammed al-Durra, helped set off an intifada,

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....I agree with Patterico, who agrees with Beldar, who agrees with Captain Ed, yada, yada, yada. Nothing that the FEC can or would do will stop me from blogging or changing how or what I blog one iota. And yes, I'm ready and willing to go to jail, if it comes to that, but I suspect I can drive up the road a ways and get the Liberty Legal Institute to take my case, keep my out of jail and

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....then you're really enjoy reading this one. Filled with the palpable tension of combat missions, the hilarious misadventures of men at war and the painful memories of man's inhumanity to man, it's a compelling read from start to finish.

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....is the "new" blogs you find by clicking on the links in the comments. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading this post from Riding Sun. Tightly written, cogently argued, extensively documented, leading to a conclusion that is at the same time surprising and eminently sensible, Riding Sun discusses selling "Bush stock" short and the consequences of such a foolhardy strategy. Then he

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According to Factcheck.org, Democrats in Louisiana are running "grossly misleading" ads on Bush's suggested private accounts for Social Security.So what else is new?

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....and the scales are coming off.One of my favourite cinematic moments is the scene in Monty Python’s Life of Brian when Reg, aka John Cleese, the leader of the People’s Front of Judea, is trying to whip up anti-Roman sentiment among his team of slightly hesitant commandos. “What have the Romans ever done for us?” he asks. “Well, there’s the aqueduct,” somebody says, thoughtfully. “The

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....an unusual place. When the Swiss, famous for their neutrality, start arresting extremists, things are going right in the world.Swiss authorities said Friday they have detained five Islamic extremists suspected of using the Internet to show the killing of hostages — which reportedly included the beheading of an American — and to give bomb-making instructions. It was unclear if any of the

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....is right here.American troops fired on a car rushing Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena to freedom on Friday after a month in captivity, killing the Italian intelligence officer who helped negotiate her release and wounding the reporter in another friendly-fire tragedy at a U.S. checkpoint. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, an ally of the United States who has kept Italian troops in Iraq

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....to this.Something remarkable is happening in the Middle East - a grass-roots movement against autocracy without any significant "Great Satan" anti-American component.That's the opening.This is the closing.The movements for democratic change in Egypt and Lebanon have happened since the successful Iraqi election on Jan. 30. And one can speculate on whether Iraq has served as a beacon for

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....Victor Davis Hanson. Blogging is coming of age.

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Please copy this letter (if you're an American citizen) and mail it to your Senators and Representative. Blogging should not be considered an in-kind contribution to a political campaign. This is important. Please do it now.UPDATE: One of my readers is blogging about this and points out that, even if it passes, there will be ways around any restrictions. While I agree with Don, I think the

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....at Harvard. How much longer can Harvard maintain its reputation when things like this happen? After some students were offended by Jada Pinkett Smith’s comments at Saturday’s Cultural Rhythms show, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) and the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations have begun working together to increase sensitivity toward

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Saudi leaders are insisting that Syria get out of Lebanon.Arab leaders grew increasingly impatient at Syria's resistance to a quick, complete withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon, with Saudi leader Crown Prince Abdullah sharply telling Syria's president on Thursday to start getting out soon or face deeper isolation, according to a Saudi official.The unusually tough message came when Syrian

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....is a bozo. From Mudville Gazette comes these inspiring comments from one who has been there, done that and can't stand the liberal jerks that have taken over the state.The Guardsmen who are returning are having an impact as well.Last point, one of our young officers who did a tour in Afghanistan stood up in the town meeting on Tuesday and told the crowd in attendance what he and our troops

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....this post on the Counterterrorism blog about the "Algerian Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat (GSPC)", I couldn't help but wonder — how far do you think the "American Fundamenalist Christian Group for Prayer and Combat" would get before demands were made to shut it down? Why is it that we have a double standard like this? That we wouldn't even dream of doing something like this, and if we

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....why I'm so intense and never post jokes or off-topic stuff. This is why."Back to the story: there were seven other soldiers that came home with me that day. We flew into JFK, and we were talking on the way back: What's going to happen? What will we be facing? Is it going to be like the Vietnam era, are there going to be people spitting at us?"We didn't know. We had that much trepidation

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The removal of the dictator could lead to sectarian violence and anarchy.Sound familiar? No, the story isn't about Iraq. It's about Syria and Lebanon. Change the names, however, and the story could have been written a year ago — or two years ago — or three years ago.A speedy Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon may fulfill the dreams of many Lebanese, but lifting the tight lid Syria has kept on its

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Ali argues that despite its obvious bias, Al Jazeera has benefited (albeit unwittingly) democracy and reform in the MidEast.But Al Jazeera and Al Arabyia served another role whether they wanted or not. Of course Al Arabyia has changed its attitude and now it's considered a pro-west channel by some Arab regimes and lately their crew in Lebanon even received threats from the Syrian intelligence as

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....toward the murderers of innocent Iraqis as well as the Arabs who remain silent while the carnage reigns.Just a quick word: Almost all the important western and international capitals issued their condemnation and expressed their condolences and sympathies on the occasion of the carnage that took place in Hilla. Only the Arabs were quiet and nothing was heard from them. So, it seems that the

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Today Hammorabi posted some thoughts about what's going on in the MidEast, and he makes a very interesting point.n 1990s the democracy in East Europe started in one place and spread like the electrical current to other places so quickly. Not so late after that the world discovered that the parts which remained under the totalitarian role represent the evil and danger which may lead to world

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....is certainly bolstered by this news.Federal authorities from San Diego are investigating a border tunnel discovered by Mexican authorities over the weekend, it was reported Monday.The tunnel connected a luxurious Mexicali residence to neighboring Calexico in Imperial County, officials with the Mexican Federal Attorney General's Office told The San Diego Union-Tribune.Inside the passageway,

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....and not as I say. So saith Joe Biden, a leading Senate Democrat.Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Democratic Sen. Joe Biden, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was asked a direct question about filibustering judicial nominees, and Mr. Biden offered a direct answer. The problem was that Mr. Biden's answer directly contradicted his votes throughout 2003 and 2004.

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One day after massive protests prompted the puppet government to collapse, the Lebanese president is attempting to form a new government.Hundreds of protesters blowing whistles and chanting anti-Syrian slogans returned to central Beirut on Tuesday after forcing out the pro-Damascus prime minister, and Lebanon's president sought candidates for a new government.About 400 people marched through

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....be going well if bin Laden has to ask Zarqawi to attack the US.Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden recently asked his chief ally in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to consider the territory of the United States as a target for terrorist attacks, a U.S. counterterrorism official said on Monday. "There has been communication between bin Laden and Zarqawi, with bin Laden suggesting to Zarqawi the U.S.

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....part 22 from Arthur Chrenkoff is out. Enjoy. Here's one sample that caught my eye.So writes David Ignatius in his recent column. Ignatius could hardly be described as an optimist on Iraq; much can still go wrong, as he and everyday news coverage painfully remind us, but as he writes, "for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically. The most telling sign is that the

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....in Lebanon.With shouts of "Syria out!" 25,000 protesters massed outside Parliament in a dramatic display of defiance that forced out Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister and Cabinet Monday, two weeks after the assassination of a popular politician touched off increasing unrest. Minutes after Prime Minister Omar Karami announced he was stepping down, jubilant demonstrators — shouting, waving

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Over 100 young people died in Hillah today when a murderous bomber drove into a crowd and detonated a huge bomb. The Fadil brothers are philosophical about it, but Hammorabi is spittin' mad, and I don't blame him. The murderer killed more people in one attack than any other rampage since the war.

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Emerson points out the deceipt in AP reporting of Palestinian events. Not much of a surprise here for my readers, but perhaps another reminder of the need to be diligent when reading their stories (and I use that word rather than "reports" deliberately.)

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A Marine buddy sent me this today. It really needs no introduction or comment. DID YOU KNOW THIS? Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq? Did you know that the Iraqi government employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools

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Thousands of protestors defied a government ban on protests in Beirut.Thousands of demonstrators massed in central Beirut overnight to defy a government ban on protests on Monday ahead of a fiery debate in parliament over the assassination of the country's former prime minister. Opposition groups have called a demonstration at central Martyrs Square and a one-day strike to coincide with the

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Activists in Vermont want to condemn the Iraq war and demand that US troops leave Iraq. Oddly enough, the war is winding down to the point that many of them may be able to leave soon for the right reasons.The Vermont resolutions grew out of a peace rally in late 2004. A few activists now working as the Vermont Network on Iraq War Resolutions decided Town Meeting Day was an ideal venue for debate

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Apparently he's the new Al Qaeda spokesman providing the same accuracy in press conferences that he used to do so well for Sadaam.Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq dismissed Sunday reports that top aides of its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been arrested, saying U.S.-led forces were trying to boost low morale, according to an Internet statement. "And who knows which aide was arrested and what lies they

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Syria has turned over 30 Ba'athists to Iraq, including Sadaam's half-brother, Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan.Iraqi officials said Sunday that Syrian authorities had captured Saddam Hussein's half-brother and 29 other officials of the deposed dictator's Baath Party in Syria and handed them over to Iraq in an apparent goodwill gesture. The arrests dealt a blow to an insurgency that some Iraqi officials

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A column by Jack Kelly takes the media to task for having missed every major development in the war on terror.There are about 50-60 attacks a day on coalition forces, about half the pre-Fallujah level. Almost all are within the Sunni Triangle, and most are ineffective. "Most of these are ambush-style attacks that result in no casualties," noted StrategyPage.com.The news media report the attacks,

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If you want to understand the labyrinthine twists of the Valerie Plame story, you could do a lot worse than to read the Trunk's analysis on Powerline.The NY Times pumped up a non-story into a major scandal, then demanded a federal investigation, only to start backing away when their own reporters were facing jail time.It's a classic story of media gone wild, complete disregard for the truth and

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....in translation. Although Hammorabi's grasp of English isn't the polished, smooth prose of an English writer, his point comes through loud and clear.The world witnessed a lot of major changes since late 1980s yet the Arab world remained sleepy and controlled by worn-out dictators. We wrote before about how this oppressions affecting the Arab world and resulted in hate towards the West

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This is a sore subject with me. The media has not only completely fumbled this story but has actively sought to discredit it. Yet the evidence of ties between Sadaam and Al Qaeda has always been readily available, and the arguments against those ties transparently obfuscatory.Now Captain Ed points to an investigator in Spain who has uncovered direct evidence of those ties.Armed Islamist

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....in the war on terror in Pakistan.Pakistan has "broken the back" of al-Qaida by dismantling its network and arresting hundreds of suspects, a top government official said Saturday. Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao's comments came two days after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Pakistani security forces had destroyed al-Qaida-linked militants' "sanctuaries and communication systems"

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....this would have happened if the US had not invaded Iraq and elections had not happened.In a surprise and dramatic reversal, President Hosni Mubarak took a first significant step Saturday toward democratic reform in the world's most populous Arab country, ordering the constitution changed to allow presidential challengers on the ballot this fall. An open election has long been a demand of the

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....really mightier than the sword? We're about to find out.I had a date with Najaf yesterday. The trip this time was a special one because I was there to give lectures to spread blogging and to talk about the importance of blogging and the ways to get blogs and use them. It is a part of the Arabic blogging project of the Friends of Democracy that aims at connecting intellectuals, students and

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....for peace in Palestine, they blew it up.A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of young Israelis waiting outside a nightclub near Tel Aviv's beachfront promenade, killing at least four other people, wounding dozens and shattering an informal Mideast truce. The blast, just before midnight Friday, ended several weeks of calm and presented the first serious test to the

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....are doomed to repeat it" never seems less trite than when a historian articulates the lessons we should have learned. And no historian I'm aware of is more adroit at the task than Victor Davis Hanson.Much of the recent domestic critique of American efforts in the Middle East has long roots in our own past — and little to do with the historic developments on the ground in Iraq 1. "It's

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The Bush tax cuts have ruined the economy.U.S. economic momentum at the end of 2004 was significantly stronger than previously thought, according to a government report on Friday revising up fourth-quarter output to reflect stronger exports and investment. The Commerce Department said gross domestic product, the gauge of total goods and services production within U.S. borders, grew at a revised

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....how much less sympathetic this report would be if it involved US troops.U.N. officials fear the sex-abuse scandal among peacekeepers in Africa is far more widespread and appears to be a problem in each of the global body's 16 missions around the world. As the world body seeks to crack down on the abuse, it could bar countries from missions if they fail to prosecute offenders, even though the

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....then this is the penultimate act of selfishness.The widow of journalist Hunter S. Thompson said her husband killed himself while the two were talking on the phone. "I was on the phone with him, he set the receiver down and he did it. I heard the clicking of the gun," Anita Thompson told the Aspen Daily News in Friday's editions.No matter what he may have accomplished in life, Hunter

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Remember the Taliban? Well now they're "insurgents".Taliban insurgents launched three attacks in southeastern Afghanistan in heavy combat that left 19 dead — including 10 rebels killed by U.S. troops, officials said Friday. An American soldier was wounded. At least nine Afghan soldiers were killed when rebels ambushed their vehicle in Helmand province on Thursday, said Haji Wali Mohammed, a

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Accord to reports from Iraq an important Zarqawi aide has been captured, further decimating the ranks of the terrorists.There's very encouraging news in the report as well.According to al-Rubaie, government security services managed to infiltrate al-Zarqawi's network — a possible sign of its growing weakness. "The Iraqi security forces have managed to insert embedded policemen inside the

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My first thought when I read this headline: Howard Dean Rallies Kansas Crowd.

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....shilling for the Times? (Not really, but I'll bet I got your attention. :-)

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....my interview with Jennifer has been posted.

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....on border protection, and the funding for new agents is grossly insufficient. I understand Bush's desire to maintain good relations with Mexico, despite recent problems, but security should not be taking a back seat to anything. The Mexican government aggressively protects their southern border yet expects us to remain a sieve to alleviate the pressure on them to improve their economy and

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Discerning Texan certainly thinks so. He's bothered by muslim's miserable world-wide record of violence and wonders of muslim can ever get along with their fellow man.I think Iraq answered that question definitively, but the Texan is right to be concerned. Muslims should be too. What bothers me more is not the ones who do violence. We have plenty of those right here in America. Just

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