Christopher Hitchens on the misconceptions on al Qaida: Fighting the Real Fight: Foolish Myths about al Qaida in Mesopotamia By Christopher Hitchens Posted Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at 12:02 PM ET It is argued, first, that there was no such organization (al Qaida in Iraq) before the coalition intervention in Iraq. It is argued, second,
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Ach du Lieber! Der Spiegel: US Military in Iraq More Successful Than World Wants To Believe Excerpts from article: By Ullrich Fichtner in Iraq When describing Iraq, the word “peace” is seldom used. Truth be told, the Americans have restored order to many parts of the county. But Iraq remains fractured, and where new schools
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Britain’s final descent into capitulation: Boycott of Hamas is ‘counterproductive: British MPs By Simon Rabinovitch Reuters Monday, August 13, 2007; 9:23 AM LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s and the international community’s refusal to speak to the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is doing more harm than good, a British parliamentary committee said on Monday. Pursuing a “West
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Congratulations, Democrats. Add another item to your ‘stupid’ column: Macon, Ga. Residents Upset by Mayor’s Letter of Solidarity To Hugo Chavez Tuesday, August 14, 2007 MACON, Ga. — Some Macon residents have called for demonstrations and boycotts after the mayor of the central Georgia city formally reached out to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with a
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The Army Responds From Bill Roggio: I recently emailed Col. Steve Boylan asking for whatever information he could provide regarding the status of the investigation of Scott Thomas Beauchamp. Here is his response: His command’s investigation is complete. At this time, there is no formal what we call Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) actions
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Hat tip to Hang Right Politics and Rob Thompson: From Michael Goldfarb’s post on The Weekly Standard: Beauchamp Recants THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned from a military source close to the investigation that Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp–author of the much-disputed “Shock Troops” article in the New Republic’s July 23 issue as well as two previous
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