Stand up already!

Fantasy Policy

President Bush will be asking Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malilki what his plan
is to end the sectarian violence in his traumatized land. When the president was
asked about the explosion in violence that has plagued his pet democracy project, he
pointed the finger at al Qaeda..
According to Bush, it is a simple case of al Qaeda [...]

Iraq Trap

Sports jargon to cure Iraq

According to a report in the Washington Post, “Go Big”, “Go Long”,
“Go Short”, are the options initially put forward by the US military
with regard to halting the collapse of Iraq into all-out civil war.
These phrases are usually uttered by sports announcers during football
season, it is nice to know that they can be applied to [...]

Hussein’s death sentence

The Iraqi High Tribunal found Saddam Hussein guilty just two days
ago of crimes against humanity, and was sentenced to death by
hanging. The court set up to judge him also allows for an automatic
appeal of the verdict. This will likely postpone the execution by a few
months, and has denied Republicans a great election eve [...]

Militia Madness

The president said today that we are not going to take sides in the
sectarian battles raging in Iraq, and we are not to act as cannon
fodder in the battle between Shiites and Sunnis, Kurds and Sunnis,
and the rival Shiite groups battling each other as they strive for
increased political influence on the streets of Iraq.
Meanwhile, the [...]