Author Archives: Juan

Collapse of Kabul Bank Points to Fatal Corruption of Karzai Government

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Juan

I write in anger. Not blind rage, mind you. A cool, searing, steady anger. I think it is a righteous anger. It is not consequential, but it is my reality. I am angry about the 1,172 US troops dead in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Afghanistan | 14 Comments

Dems Reluctant to Allow Taxes on Rich to Rise

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Juan

AP says more Democrats are reluctant to allow taxes to rise on the rich. It is a matter of despair to me that the constituents of these Democrats don’t put their feet down on this issue. Allowing tax rates on … Continue reading →

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Posted in US Politics | 13 Comments

Jolie Appeals for Pakistan Aid as Flood Refugees Return

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Juan

Angelina Jolie makes a plea for aid for flood-stricken Pakistan: Reuters reports on what returnees to flooded areas are finding when they arrive: Print

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Shiite Procession Bombed in Lahore: 35 Dead, 250 Wounded

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Juan

Three explosions hit Shiite processions in the old city of Lahore around 7 pm Wednesday, killing at least 35 persons and wounding about 250. The first explosion appears to have been a pre-set bomb, which went off near to the … Continue reading →

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Obama hands Iraq to Iraqis, Sort of;
al-Maliki Declares Independence

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Juan

Some wag observed of the camel that it is “an animal designed by a committee.” Likewise, the speech that President Obama gave on the end of the US direct combat mission in Iraq last night appeared to have been designed … Continue reading →

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The Speech President Obama Should Give about the Iraq War (But Won’t)

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Juan

Here is the speech that I wish President Obama would give about the Iraq War, but which neither he nor any other president ever will. Fellow Americans, and Iraqis who are watching this speech, I have come here this evening … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan and Paris Hilton’s Purse

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Juan

US mass media is owned by only five corporations, and all of them have decided that advertising dollars flow to celebrity gossip more than to hard news. I’ve had cable television news on in the background all early afternoon Monday, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Afghanistan | 18 Comments

Netanyahu Reneges on Freeze,
Rabbi Calls for Plague to Kill all Palestinians;
On Eve of Obama’s Peace Talks

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Juan

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced his bad faith as he began the first direct talks between Israel and the Palestine Authority in 2 years, implying that he would call off the 8-month freeze on new settlements in the West … Continue reading →

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Salt Water, Slow Aid threaten Sindhis Displaced in Pakistan

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Juan

A new danger to Sindh: the flood waters are meeting and mixing with the salt waters of the Arabian Sea, threatening large tracts of fertile land with being ruined for agriculture for many years. Although the floods swallowed up Sujawal, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Pakistan, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Wertheim: Modern-day Racism: A Mixture That Calls for Some Clarification

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Juan

Anne-Ruth Wertheim writes in a guest editorial for Informed Comment: Modern-day Racism: A Mixture That Calls for Some Clarification Propagators of modern-day racism, which is often called Islamophobia in an effort to take off the edge, claim that all they … Continue reading →

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Posted in Islamophobia, Uncategorized | 9 Comments