Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In March 1896, William Hechler, the Anglican chaplain at the British Embassy in Vienna, came across a book […]
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Miscellany and Annapolis
On the Annapolis “meeting” (downgraded from a conference), Mark Matthews of the Baltimore Sun contrasts the preparation and success of the Madrid peace conference in […]
Tanter on Rudd and Australian Security Policy
Professor Richard Tanter of the Nautilus Institute at RMIT in Melbourne writes from Australia: ‘A small note on your comment on Kevin Rudd’s election in […]
Firedoglake Book Salon: The DeLay Reaction
Check out the Firedoglake Book Salon on Sunday, All About The Benjamins: A “Follow The Money” Book Salon Preview. It is the story of how […]
New Australian PM Rudd will Withdraw Combat Troops from Iraq Shahristani: Kurdistan Oil Deals Void Bush scales back Expectations (again)
Another one bites the dust. World politics is littered with the political corpses of rightwing leaders who bucked their own public to join in George […]
Iraq Clerics Call for Stronger Security Forces, National Reconciliation
The USG Open Source Center rounds up Friday prayers sermons shown on Iraqi television this week: ‘Round-up of Iraqi Friday Sermons 23 NovIraq — OSC […]
20,000 Brain-injured Troops Not Counted as War Casualties by Pentagon Sectarian Shiite Tribes denounce Iran Chretien Proud of Bucking Bush
Whoever is responsible for this disgusting travesty is an automatic candidate for Keith Olbermann’s “Worst Person in the World.” My guess is that the trail […]
Sadrists: Will Purge Mahdi Army Reject Iranian Troops for Iraq Demand Election Law Reform
The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Iraqi newspaper “Ilaf,” on planned housekeeping inside the Sadr Movement, in which leaders plan to […]
Dozens Killed in Bombings, Clashes 3 Mn. Iranian Pilgrims Expected 41% of Jihadis are Saudis
Guerrillas detonated a bomb in a Baghdad pet market on Friday morning at 9 am, killing at least 13 persons and wounding others. Two important […]
Pink: Dear Mr. President
Pink – Dear Mr. President Dear Mr. PresidentCome take a walk with meLet’s pretend we’re just two people andYou’re not better than meI’d like to […]
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