Oh Vladimir!- Article recommendation by Greg Strid

Oh Vladimir, why are you causing such confusion and
panic in the halls of western capitals- especially
Washington D.C.? His show of force against the tiny
nation of Georgia is ruining the vacations of many
presidents and prime ministers. “How rude of him,
what a nasty former spy he is!”, they are saying from
the South of France to the brush [...]

The Big Surge

President Bush will address the nation tonight in order to
achieve the lofty goal of garnering support for the big “surge”;
his latest role of the dice that is intended to establish order on
the streets of Baghdad.
Mr. Bush’s new plan calls for an increase of 20,000 U.S. troops
to be deployed in Baghdad for a period lasting six [...]

From Kool-Aid to Acid

I’ll take the fruit salad please, just remove the cruddy looking,
dried up pieces that are hard to swallow. The toughest looking
pieces in the Baker-Hamilton salad are the ones representing
discussions with Iran and Syria.
As president Bush rambled on about the US not succeeding as
quickly as he hoped, and while he mentioned that progress is [...]

Bolton’s Bed and Breakfast

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 [...]

Assassination streak

This week brought the assassination of Pierre Gemayel, a Lebanese
cabinet minister and fervent opponent of Syrian meddling in Lebanon,
and was met with wide-spread public outrage and international condem-
nation. The first day of official mourning for Mr. Gemayel fell on
Lebanon’s Independence Day, causing the cancellation of the normal
festivities that accompany such an occasion. It [...]

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 [...]

Diplomacy fails as missiles sail

An international conference concerning the war between Israel and Hezbollah convened in Rome as the conflict entered its third week. The US, EU, and several Arab states are calling for the deployment of an international force on the border between Israel and Lebanon, the disbursement of humanitarian aid and reconstruction funds, and a regional [...]

Terror Theater