Hillary and Obama respond to critics
By LibbyThe old and new media outcry over the latest round of negative politics in the Democratic primary seems to have had some effect. Hillary's latest remarks, in the miltary heart of North...
View ArticleThe Knight's Move
By CernigEarlier today, Fester wondered why Maliki has gone charging into a city of 2.6 million after a numerous and entrenched Mahdi Army - armed only with a division of troops possessing no heavy...
View ArticleOffensive of the Weak
The motivation for a major offensive in Basra that was almost certain to force the Sadrists to have a de facto end to their mostly unilateral ceasefire has been bugging me. It does not make a whole lot...
View ArticleA small serving of justice for Siegelman
By LibbyThe attorney purge scandal largely dropped out of the media narrative once "Fredo" Gonzales finally resigned, and nobody has been indicted for the gross politicalization of our Justice system...
View ArticleSurprising Casey Endorsement
Senator Bob Casey endorsed Barrack Obama for President this morning and I am very surprised on a couple of fronts as I would have thought that he was a more natural fit for Hillary Clinton's base of...
View ArticleProtestors Will Be Tried Under Iraq Anti-Terror Laws
By CernigThe Iraqi government's spokesman Ali al-Dabagh has promised that anyone taking up Muqtada al-Sadr's call for civili disobedience will be tried under Iraqi laws that mandate a death sentence,...
View ArticleSigns Of Turkish Front Heating Back Up
By CernigAs if US and Iraqi government forces didn't have enough troubles in Southern Iraq, there are signs that the Northern border may be heating up again. After Turkish crackdowns on Kurdish...
View ArticleMulligan called for in Basra
The Iraqi Army is unable to accomplish its objective, and given the swirl of rumors of Ayatollah Sistani getting ready to step in on the side of a negoatiated settlement that strengthens Sadr and that...
View ArticleBasra Blowback
By CernigWell, just recently people on the Right were asking why Iraq was off the front pages "now that there's only good news". I bet they wish they'd not tempted fate. They didn't really listen to...
View ArticleLife is funny
By LibbyI'm fighting the effects of too much sleep this afternoon. I spent ten solid hours, catching up on lost REM time and dreaming heavily, mostly about politics, which left me more exhausted than...
View ArticleThe trial of Osama's driver
By LibbyI suppose the law of averages would dictate that a tiny handful of the Gitmo detainees really are high value inmates, worthy of prosecution, but judging from the outcomes of the previous...
View ArticleTribal values
By LibbyDan at Pruning Shears has an interesting post this week. He wonders why the big Second Amendment proponents aren't more concerned about domestic surveillance. That's a point I've been making as...
View ArticleWill The Iraqi Army Please Stand Up?
By CernigAs Maliki's offensively political offensive bogs down in Basra, the Associated press looks at the long tale of the Iraqi Army's failure to stand up so that US forces can stand down - mostly...
View ArticleIn The Midst Of His Army, Maliki Guarded By US Soldiers
By CernigThis will do for a metaphor of all that's gone wrong with Bush's Iraqi project:The U.S. military raised its profile in Basra still further, providing protection for installations including the...
View ArticleBreaking - Sadr Plays "Good Guy" Card [Updated]
By CernigThere's breaking news that Muqtada has issued a nine point statement, the most immediately important of which is the one ordering his supporters to stop attacking government forces and clear...
View ArticleThe neverending primary
By LibbyWhen the WaPo editorializes in favor of an extended Democratic primary, my first instinct is to be against it. After all they're careful not to endorse anyone and hint that they might...
View ArticleObama shows his class
By LibbyI don't want to get into a electability argument but by any reasonable metric I've seen, Obama is leading in this race, even if only slightly, so I think this is really gracious. “My attitude...
View ArticleThe Texas two step bows to its partner
By LibbyBurnt Orange Report seems to have the most comprehensive coverage and is reporting that Obama is winning the second step conventions with 56.05% to Clinton's 43.95% with 46.13% of the Texas...
View ArticleClinton's internet ignorance
By LibbyFrank Rich looks at the Bosnia debacle and ruminates on how the Clinton campaign shot themselves in the foot by ignoring the reality of the intertubes age. That Mrs. Clinton’s campaign kept...
View ArticleBasra And Beyond
By CernigThere are a couple of worth-a-reads on the situation in Iraq today. I particularly recommend James Joyner:The parallels between this action and the Israeli’s 2006 invasion of Lebanon to take...
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