PASS THE POPCORN WAR AS A “BRAIN FART” HURRICANE KOBE “Pass the popcorn, this could be really fun,” was justone comment I parsed, as the blogosphere exploded last night with commentaryon the first juicy Bush scandal to gain media traction, with many a Democratsalivating over the prospects of some political fatalities in the WhiteHouse. I [...]
DEBATING IRAQ (AGAIN) “VIETNAM TEMPLATING” PENTAGON REFUSES TO PROBE MEDIA KILLINGS The Iraq War is far from over. It is just in a different stage. It could be just beginning. The Administration understands that it cannot win, cannot put this debacle behind it, and cannot snatch another victory out of the ashes of political defeat [...]
MANUFACTURING “PROGRESS” PENTAGON FLACK JOINS CNN REMEMBERING EDWARD SAID Like the little Dutch boy who was said to save his country by putting his finger in a broken dyke, the Administration is moving on a number of fronts to defuse growing criticism of its Iraq Policy. Even as another US solider is killed and three [...]
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