Entries (RSS)Archive for 'Iraq'
Creative Destruction and the Iraq War
Ledeen: “Creative destruction is our middle name, both within our own society and abroad. We tear down the old order every day….” Klein: “Iraq wasn’t being destroyed by cruise missiles, cluster bombs, chaos, and looting; it was being born again.”
Posted by eatbees on 26 Nov 2009 at 21:03 under Imperialism, Iraq, Politics, War.
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Bush Dodges Shoes in Iraq
While on a surprise visit to Iraq, President Bush was just starting a news conference with Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki when a reporter for Al-Baghdadia television hurled his shoe at the president’s head from a few meters away.
Posted by eatbees on 15 Dec 2008 at 05:32 under Iraq, Media, Politics.
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Last Days as Emperor
The Bush administration is pressuring the Iraqi government to sign an accord in which they will agree to be trampled forever by American troops.
Posted by eatbees on 06 Jun 2008 at 17:42 under Imperialism, Iraq, Politics, War.
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Thank You Fallujah
Is it too farfetched for Americans to thank the Iraqi resistance for giving us back our democracy?
Posted by eatbees on 02 Jun 2008 at 23:10 under Imperialism, Iraq, Politics, War.
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Injustice
In case you ever doubted whether the U.S. presence in Iraq is an occupation, President Bush is hoping to write imperial privileges into Iraqi law before leaving office.
Posted by eatbees on 01 Feb 2008 at 17:30 under Imperialism, Iraq, Politics, War.
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Barbarism
To my dismay, I found that Aimé Césaire’s cry of protest against mid-20th century French colonialism is a perfect fit for the moment we are living now. Change a few place names, and you will find that he is describing American behavior in Iraq and Afghanistan, or Israeli behavior in Palestine and Lebanon, and its corrosive effect on our own souls.
Posted by eatbees on 17 Nov 2007 at 05:22 under Imperialism, Iraq, Politics, War.
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Kissing the Ground
One thing that strikes me about these two images is that neither involves kissing the actual earth. Instead men are kissing the pavement we have put between us and the earth. There is a tragic element in these photos, an element of unrequited love.
Posted by eatbees on 05 Nov 2007 at 14:00 under Culture, Iraq, Politics.
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Meet Bush, Get Blown Up
Naturally I don’t approve of blowing anyone up, but in this case I can’t help being aware of the irony. Just a week ago President Bush was in Anbar Province, Iraq, shaking hands with Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, described as a key ally in winning over Sunni tribes to the fight against Al Qaeda. Today Abu Risha is dead, killed by a roadside bomb.
Posted by eatbees on 13 Sep 2007 at 12:21 under Iraq, Politics.
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Caesar and the Midget
“He’s learning to be a leader. And one of my jobs as the president and his ally is to help him be that leader without being patronizing.”
Posted by eatbees on 12 Sep 2007 at 04:36 under Iraq, Politics.
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Repentance
Kennedy said, “Those who make peaceful evolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.”
Posted by eatbees on 02 Sep 2007 at 03:44 under Iran, Iraq, Politics.
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