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Crisis Zionism

Ron Andreas on intentional instability and crisis in the Middle East and elsewhere (found via here):"Unlike the Western oil majors, the militant Zionist proponents of greater Israel view stability...

Our Allies Want McCain

Despite the carefully crafted image of Obama as the choice of the world beyond our borders, those people fighting the war on terror alongside us support McCain overwhelmingly.

RNC Convention Schedule Begins to Return

Which is good, because when my nose needs to be wiped I expect them to get over here immediately!Republican Convention Turns Focus on Palin Speaking to convention delegates Tuesday night will be...

The Last Samurai and Europe's First Suicide

 Left: General Maresuke Nogi, Wikipedia photo. Probably taken soon after his 1905 return from the war in Manchuria. Right: World War 1, French assault on German trenches,date and location not...

Backgrounder: Situation Report, Russo-Georgian Conflict…and other full-text reports on DocuTicker

Posted 12 August 2008 on DocuTicker: + Backgrounder: Situation Report, Russo-Georgian Conflict (Institute for the Study of War) + Contractors’ Support of U.S. Operations in Iraq (Congressional Budget...

Backgrounder: Situation Report, Russo-Georgian Conflict…and other full-text reports on DocuTicker

Posted 12 August 2008 on DocuTicker: + Backgrounder: Situation Report, Russo-Georgian Conflict (Institute for the Study of War) + Contractors’ Support of U.S. Operations in Iraq (Congressional Budget...

Iraqi oil exports estimated to bring in $80 billion profits

Due to increasing prices of gasoline worldwide, Iraq?s prodigious oil exports are expected to bring the country an estimated $80 billion surplus in the next four years. Numerous members of Congress...

George Parkin Grant: A Philosopher of Localism, A Man for Europe

“Modern civilization makes all local cultures anachronistic,” wrote Canadian political philosopher George Grant (1918–1988) in his Lament for a Nation (1965). Grant, who regarded English-speaking...

'Next-War-itis' Rampant in US Military

Oh guys, you're gonna love this one. From today's front page of Military.com: Gates Cautions Against 'Next-war-itis' COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Pentagon must focus on current war demands, even if...

Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.As predicted, at the Iraq hearings yesterday, we did not get an answer to the most important question: How has the continuing war in Iraq made us safer? There is an answer, but we won't...