 |
Newest Blog Entries:
NYT Op-Eds (3)
Paul Krugman hits one out of the park ("The G.O.P. is selling the politics of resentment; you’re supposed to vote Republican to stick it to an elite that thinks it’s better than you"); David Brooks manages a single ("The central drama of the convention was the struggle by reform Republicans to break through the pull of old habits and create something new"); and a Guest Op-Ed grounds out ("Basra is as an example of what an exit strategy might look like — and of the dangers of getting it wrong").Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, September 5, 2008
NYT (3): International News
"Helicopter-borne American Special Operations forces attacked Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday in the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground raid on Pakistani soil, American officials said"; anti-Christian violence continues in India; and "even among the most moderate Palestinians, the credo of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is beginning to erode."Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, September 4, 2008
Israel deliberately forgets its history , by Schlomo Sand
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, September 2, 2008NYT Book in Review: “Waiting For an Ordinary Day”
“The genie of terrorism, chaos and mayhem has been unleashed onto this country as a result of American mistakes, and it can’t be put back into a bottle.” Wall Street Journal reporter Farnaz Fassihi reports.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Democracy Now: Iraq Veterans Against the War Lead Thousands in Protest March to Democratic Convention
go to storyI've been mostly following the convention on Democracy Now .. great coverage of speeches mixed with coverage of activism on the streets and issues important to progressives. This story about Iraq vets probably didn't get much play in the MSM - mab
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, August 29, 2008
NYT: Iraq Signs Oil Deal With China Worth Up to $3 Billion
Think Iraq is independent enough now for us to get out?...Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, August 29, 2008
NYT: Israel, After 43 Years, Is Ready for Beatlemania
The government asks for forgiveness for a "missed opportunity" (in 1965 saying that the band had "an insufficient artistic level") and prepares for the first-ever concert by a Beatle.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, August 28, 2008
NYT Book in Review: “The Way of the World”
"Weapons of mass destruction and other imaginative acts."Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, August 27, 2008
NYT Magazine: My Long War
"What it's been like reporting a conflict that never seems to end."Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, August 24, 2008
NYT Books in Review: “A Path Out of the Desert,” “Falun Gong and the Future of China,” “Invisible Nation,” “Spaced Out”
"A grand strategy for America in the Middle East"; why the Chinese reacted so violently to an "exercise society"; the history - and future - of the Kurds; and "a trippy, nostalgic homage to the counterculture era."Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, August 24, 2008
NYT Op-Eds (3)
"Senator John McCain will tell you outright: “I am a Teddy Roosevelt Republican.” That’s about as elastic as the facts can get" (Herbert); "John McCain and his advisers are running a much more conventional race, the kind he used to ridicule. The inescapable fact is: It is working" (Brooks); "What can governments and the United Nations do to help humanitarian workers continue to provide life-saving assistance in perilous circumstances?" (Power)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, August 19, 2008
t r u t h o u t | Saudi Arabia Given Immunity in 9/11 Lawsuit
To keep the oil pumps going and the oil money spigot turned on, anything goes including abandonment of any accountability. Transparency! that is a joke. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Saturday, August 16, 2008
Democracy Now: After Ron Suskind Reveals Bush Admin Ordered Iraq-9/11 Fakery, House Judiciary Chair John Conyers Opens Congressional Probe
go to interviewPart 2 of DN interview w Suskind - mab
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, August 15, 2008
Democracy Now: Ron Suskind on How the Bush Admin Deliberately Faked an Iraq-al-Qaeda Connection and Undermined Diplomacy, Democracy in Pakistan and Iran
go to interviewDemocracy Now interviews Suskind about his new book, "The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism"
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, August 13, 2008
t r u t h o u t | US Surges $11 Billion in Arms Sales to Iraq
Continuing being the Worlds main Merchant of Death.Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, August 12, 2008
NYT (4): International News
Russia finally calls a halt to hostilities; deadly force in Kashmir; stagnation in India/Pakistan peace talks; and (no surprise here) a "heavy reliance on private soldiers and hired hands in war" in Iraq is costing tens of billions.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, August 12, 2008
NYT: See the Pyramids. Without the Plethora of Peddlers.
The Egyptian government finally moves to protect both history and people.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Petraeus: US is flying Georgian troops into battle zone : Information Clearing House - ICH
Seems I recall that besides the US involvement that it was Georgia who made the first move in this war. MBPosted by Michael Butler, Monday, August 11, 2008
Europe: Massive US Naval Armada Heads For Iran
from Bill AltmillerPosted by Michael Butler, Monday, August 11, 2008
NYT (3): International Affairs
"Talk of an attack on Iran won't go away. Maybe that's why it won't happen"; Russia broadens its bombing campaign on Georgia; abd Israel is in growing need of water.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, August 10, 2008
NYT Books in Review: “This Land Is Their Land,” “The Challenge,” “Descent Into Chaos,” “Kingmakers,” “My Guantanamo Diary”
Ehrenreich on "economic casualties"; how a "nobody" "forced the administration to try accused terrorists"; U.S. failure in nation-building in Central Asia; Western imperialism in Arab lands; and some of the Guantanamo detainees speak out through an interpreter.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Forged Iraqi Letter: What Just Happened? : Information Clearing House - ICH
Posted by Michael Butler, Friday, August 8, 2008NYT (3): International Affairs
Compare how the public reacts to politics in Europe to how the U.S. public reacts (or doesn't!) to politics in couch-potato America; Why is the U.S. still paying for Iraqi rebuilding when the Iraqis have more money than they need?; and unsurprisingly, Chavez decides to make an end run around the voters.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Bush’s doomed mideast peace efforts
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, August 6, 2008NYT Op-Eds (3)
"The fastest, cheapest, easiest and cleanest step toward a sane energy environment is the powerful combination of efficiency and conservation" (Herbert); "Much important work remains to be done in Iraq, yet it cannot be completed without the longer presence of a significant number of American combat troops" (Guest Op-Ed); "Barack Obama’s ability to stand apart means that people on almost all sides of any issue can see parts of themselves reflected in his eyes. But it does make him hard to place" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, August 5, 2008
