BurningbirdJust when you thought that we were going to have a typical weblogging Dead Zone (i.e. the weekend), more juicy tidbits pop up. An open letter from a neighbor to the North: You have become a nation of monsters, America. Hypocrites. Murderers. Fools. And an accompanying MeFi thread. We in the US are more than aware of what’s […]
Mike Golby references a report in the suspect online publication DEBKA that the invasion of Iraq has already started. According to the report, the invasion started August 6th with the seizure of Bamerni airport. In addition, DEBKA implies that the troops moving into Jordan for military exercises, are, in reality, moving in as part of a stealth invasion force. Unfortunately, the Islamist opposition […]
As noted yesterday, Jonathon had suggested that if I was interested in a debate about Iraq, I should focus on Steven Den Beste: Although I don’t have any interest in discussing an invasion of Iraq on my weblog, it occurs to me Bb—if you’ll excuse the gratuitous advice—that your time might be more constructively spent debating the issues […]
I just couldn’t leave Steven Den Beste’s postings about a ground war in Iraq. While I can assume that he has a good understanding of tactics and strategy and troop movements, there was something about his postings that jarred me. Something that didn’t feel right. I finally realized what it is. Seven Den Beste talks about a […]
This is one that all bloggers, be they peace, war, anti-war, green, blue, techno, porno, whatever, should get angry about. First up: Camps for Citizens. Ashcroft wants to create camps for US citizens that are determined to be “enemy combatants”. There, people will be held indefinitely, as ‘guests’ of the US government without any recourse to […]