tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post2276846448504503945..comments2023-12-21T03:31:54.013-07:00Comments on Alternate Reality: Abizaid's Oustercapthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-57823096532512671912007-01-10T12:23:00.000-07:002007-01-10T12:23:00.000-07:00A new thread for all to enjoy!
captA new thread for all to enjoy! <br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-80507427028856753912007-01-10T11:40:00.000-07:002007-01-10T11:40:00.000-07:00Israelis like Amiry's heart attack victim may beli...Israelis like Amiry's heart attack victim may believe that Palestinian Christians are not really a threat to their or their state's existence, but be sure that Israel has every reason to continue persecuting and excluding Palestinian Christians as much, if not more, than it does Palestinian Muslims.Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-31695173410404192602007-01-10T11:37:00.000-07:002007-01-10T11:37:00.000-07:00The purging of Christians<a href= "http://www.antiwar.com/orig/cook.php?articleid=10297" >The purging of Christians</a>Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-86434436040920215182007-01-10T11:34:00.000-07:002007-01-10T11:34:00.000-07:00What did Cuckoo ride on<a href= "http://www.antiwar.com/solomon/?articleid=10296" >What did Cuckoo ride on</a>Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-56457768702367315222007-01-10T11:12:00.000-07:002007-01-10T11:12:00.000-07:00The only purpose of the surge is to distract Congr...The only purpose of the surge is to distract Congress while plans are implemented to widen the war.<br /><br />Weapons inspectors have failed to find a nuclear weapons program in Iran. Most experts say it would be years before Iran could make a weapon even if the Iranian government is actively working on a weapons program. Since the danger, if any, is years away, why is Israel so determined to attack Iran now?<br /><br />The answer might be that Israel has the chance now. The Bush administration is in its pocket. The White House is working with neoconservatives, not with the American foreign policy community represented by the Iraq Study Group. Neoconservative propagandists are in influential positions in the media. The US Congress is intimidated by AIPAC. The correlation of forces are heavily in Israel’s favor.<br /><br />Part of the Israeli/neoconservative plan has already been achieved with the destruction of civilian infrastructure and spread of sectarian strife in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. If Iran can be taken out with a powerful air attack that might involve nuclear weapons, Syria would be isolated and Hezbollah would be cut off from Iranian supplies. <br /><br />Israel has two years remaining to use its American resources to achieve its aims in the Middle East. How influential will Israel and the neoconservatives be with the next president in the wake of a US defeat in Iraq and Israeli defeat in Lebanon? If the US withdraws its troops from Iraq, as the US military and foreign policy community recommend and as polls show the American public wants, the only effect of Bush’s Iraq invasion will have been to radicalize Muslims against Israel, the US, and US puppet governments in the Middle East. Extremist elements will tout their victory over the US, and the pressures on Israel to accept a realistic accommodation with Palestinians will be overpowering.<br /><br />Now is the chance – the only chance – for Israel and the neoconservatives to achieve their goal of bringing Muslims to heel, a goal that they have been writing about and working to achieve for a decade. <br /><br />This goal requires the war to be widened by whatever deceit and treachery necessary to bring the American public along. <br /><br />The US Congress must immediately refocus its attention from the surge to Iran, the real target of Bush administration aggression.Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-62540398358977106972007-01-10T11:00:00.000-07:002007-01-10T11:00:00.000-07:00The Real War Plan Is Iran<a href= "http://www.antiwar.com/roberts/?articleid=10298" >The Real War Plan Is Iran</a>Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-64994592569064839422007-01-10T10:32:00.000-07:002007-01-10T10:32:00.000-07:00Watching the WACKO speak: A diagnostic guide<a href= "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/watching-the-presidents-_b_38131.html" >Watching the WACKO speak: A diagnostic guide</a>Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-67360923699701670532007-01-10T10:04:00.001-07:002007-01-10T10:04:00.001-07:00The DLC sucks!The DLC sucks!capthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-10803800115241141342007-01-10T10:04:00.000-07:002007-01-10T10:04:00.000-07:00Fake Pundits
Who Really Is "Out of Sync With th...<a HREF="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/46515/"><B>Fake Pundits</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Who Really Is "Out of Sync With the American Public?"</b><br /><br /><br /><br />You make the call:<br /><br /><b>"The activist left is out of sync with the American public."</b> - DLC leader Will Marshall on progressive efforts to prevent a military escalation in Iraq, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-antiwar10jan10,1,2025057.story?coll=la-news-politics-national">1/10/07</a><br /><br /><b>VERSUS<br /><br />"The American public in general opposes the concept of an increase in troops in Iraq. A number of polls have shown that when given a choice between a set of alternative ways of handling the troop situation in Iraq, only about 10% of Americans opt for the alternative of increasing troops. The rest opt for withdrawal of troops."</b> - Gallup Polling Company, <a href="http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=26080">1/9/07 </a><br /><br />Someone please tell me why the media continues to quote people like Will Marshall as a credible voice with a credible perspective. I mean, honestly - what point, what level of sheer, unadulterated dishonesty disqualifies you from being quoted in major newspapers? And perhaps evenmore importantly, if a major agenda-setting newspaper like the LA Times insists on quoting someone with no credibility, how can they do so without even as much as a mention of the actual public opinion data refuting his insanity?<br /><br /><I>UPDATE: Last I checked, <a href="http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=137&subid=281&contentid=253442">Tom Vilsack is the DLC's chairman</a>. And last I checked, AP reported today that <a href="http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/01/10/news/latest_news/3699c767e21d36ed8625725f004fde7e.txt">"Tom Vilsack called Tuesday for Congress to block funding for additional troops in Iraq."</a> So what gives? Is the DLC's staff now not even listening to its own political leadership? And hey, here's an idea: maybe Tom Vilsack might want to make a call over to his friends at the DLC and tell them to stop attacking progressives and the vast majority of Americans? Just a thought...</I><br /><br /><a HREF="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/46515/">More HERE</a>capthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-30822763968069786302007-01-10T09:36:00.000-07:002007-01-10T09:36:00.000-07:00Democrats Beef Police State With 9/11 Commission B...Democrats Beef Police State With 9/11 Commission Bill<br />Political "opposition" also helping Bush gain traction for Iran military strike <br /><br />Paul Joseph Watson<br />Prison Planet<br />Wednesday, January 10, 2007<br /><br />House Democrats have passed a piece of legislation that was crafted on the back of recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission in their 2004 final report. The bill is a tonic for big government, increased federalization of America, and mandates expansion of no fly lists, terror watch lists and further government surveillance of American citizens.<br /><br />While the HR 1 bill contains some welcome provisions, including a redress of grievance process for passengers unfairly delayed or refused boarding for flights and a re-commitment to the Geneva conventions, it's largely a nightmare for opponents of big government in that it vastly increases funding and scope for Homeland Security, FEMA and further federalizes law enforcement.<br /><br />The legislation takes its cue directly from the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission report, which has been widely debunked by researchers and whistleblowers as a self-appointed whitewash that was harnessed to bury important questions about the impossibility of the official story behind 9/11. Hyping the threat of terror beyond its reasonable capacity, ignoring the reality that peanut allergies and lightning strikes kill more Americans than terrorists, Commission leaders Kean and Hamilton encouraged a broad range of measures that only accelerate the authoritarian surge towards a police state in America. They include;<br /><br />- Homeland Security identity checkpoints on American roads and highways;<br /><br />- Mandated biometric iris and finger scanning systems for all Americans at airports;<br /><br />- Creation of a biometric national ID card for all American citizens;<br /><br />- Expansion of "no-fly" and "watch lists" to prevent more Americans from traveling (even though such lists have been ridiculed time and time again for flagging completely innocent people including Senators and children);<br /><br />- Increased special screening of all passengers at airports (greasing the skids for invasive body scanners that capture a naked image of the passenger to be implemented as standard);<br /><br />- Federal takeover of publicly owned communication systems such as radio;<br /><br />- Increased government surveillance of Americans' financial records and activities;<br /><br />- Domesticating the CIA to watch American citizens;<br /><br />- Government wide sharing of information and centralization of databases containing information about American citizens.<br /><br />All of these recommendations were embraced by the 9/11 Commission and many of them are contained within the bill introduced by the Democrats that has already passed the House.<br /><br />While Americans are placated by promises that Democrats will "symbolically" oppose President Bush's insane troop surge for Iraq, while they actively fund the entire venture through the power of the Congressional purse, the roadmap to Iran is being dutifully upheld by those who came to power vowing change yet are showing all the signs of reverting to type and lining up to salute the continued frog march towards world war three, while ensuring the further downfall of America into a police state at home. <br />=========<br />Call me a cynic or the Queen of negativity, but I don't trust any of them as far as I could pick up their limos and throw them.Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-26850160772459679572007-01-10T09:19:00.000-07:002007-01-10T09:19:00.000-07:00Capt, I think AIPAC is pissed at pelosi, they didn...Capt, I think AIPAC is pissed at pelosi, they didn't give her any money this year. Now she'll have to make it right. steny hoyer was a step in the right direction. An Israel firster extraodinaire!Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-84861595539919220112007-01-10T09:13:00.000-07:002007-01-10T09:13:00.000-07:00Harring Report: The National Young Men’s Meat Grin...Harring Report: The National Young Men’s Meat Grinder <br /><br />When our research is complete, and watertight, we will publish the results along with the sources In addition to the evident falsification of the death rolls, at least 5,500 American military personnel have deserted, most in Ireland but more have escaped to Canada and other European countries, none of whom are inclined to cooperate with vengeful American authorities. (See TBR News of 18 February for full coverage on the mass desertions) This means that of the 158,000 U.S. military shipped to Iraq, 30,000 deserted, were killed or seriously wounded. The DoD lists currently being very quietly circulated indicate over 12,000 dead, over 25,000 seriously wounded and a large number of suicides, forced hospitalization for ongoing drug usage and sales, murder of Iraqi civilians and fellow soldiers, rapes, courts martial and so on –<br />===========<br />If the people knew the real numbers, would it matter?Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-74437438168584058452007-01-10T09:09:00.000-07:002007-01-10T09:09:00.000-07:00Pelosi?
"a check-up from the neck up!" (tee hee!...Pelosi? <br /><br />"<i>a check-up from the neck up!</i>" (tee hee!)<br /> <br /><br />But I heard she was tore-up from the floor up and torn down from the neck down? <br /><br />Maybe one of the lobbyists can help her, she is in a world of trouble.<br /><br /><br />HA! <br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-34052330059997376882007-01-10T09:05:00.000-07:002007-01-10T09:05:00.000-07:00Saladin,
Nobody can "win" an occupation.
When t...Saladin,<br /><br />Nobody can "win" an occupation. <br /><br />When the occupiers leave the resistence can always declare victory because all they ever call for is to have the occupiers leave. <br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-30010793192259860192007-01-10T09:04:00.000-07:002007-01-10T09:04:00.000-07:00Distracting Congress from the Real War Plan: Iran ...Distracting Congress from the Real War Plan: Iran <br /> <br />by Paul Craig Roberts <br />Is the surge an orchestrated distraction from the real war plan? <br /><br />A good case can be made that it is. The US Congress and media are focused on President Bush’s proposal for an increase of 20,000 US troops in Iraq, while Israel and its American neoconservative allies prepare an assault on Iran.<br /><br />Commentators have expressed puzzlement over President Bush’s appointment of a US Navy admiral as commander in charge of the ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The appointment makes sense only if the administration’s attention has shifted from the insurgencies to an attack on Iran. <br /><br />The Bush administration has recently doubled its aircraft carrier forces and air power in the Persian Gulf. According to credible news reports, the Israeli air force has been making practice runs in preparation for an attack on Iran. <br /><br />Recently, Israeli military and political leaders have described Israeli machinations to manipulate the American public and their representatives into supporting or joining an Israeli assault on Iran. <br /><br />Two US carrier task forces or strike groups will certainly congest the Persian Gulf. On January 9, a US nuclear sub collided with a Japanese tanker in the Persian Gulf. Two carrier groups will have scant room for maneuver. Their purpose is either to provide the means for a hard hit on Iran or to serve as sitting ducks for a new Pearl Harbor that would rally Americans behind the new war. <br /><br />Whether our ships are hit by Iran in retaliation to an attack from Israel or suffer an orchestrated attack by Israel that is blamed on the Iranians, there are certainly far more US naval forces in the Persian Gulf than prudence demands.<br /><br />Bush’s proposed surge appears to have no real military purpose. The US military opposes it as militarily pointless and as damaging to the US Army and Marine Corps. The surge can only be accomplished by keeping troops deployed after the arrival of their replacements. Moreover, the increase in numbers that can be achieved in this way are far short of the numbers required to put down the insurgency and civil war. <br /><br />The only purpose of the surge is to distract Congress while plans are implemented to widen the war.<br /> <br />Part of the Israeli/neoconservative plan has already been achieved with the destruction of civilian infrastructure and spread of sectarian strife in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. If Iran can be taken out with a powerful air attack that might involve nuclear weapons, Syria would be isolated and Hezbollah would be cut off from Iranian supplies. <br /><br />Israel has two years remaining to use its American resources to achieve its aims in the Middle East. How influential will Israel and the neoconservatives be with the next president in the wake of a US defeat in Iraq and Israeli defeat in Lebanon? If the US withdraws its troops from Iraq, as the US military and foreign policy community recommend and as polls show the American public wants, the only effect of Bush’s Iraq invasion will have been to radicalize Muslims against Israel, the US, and US puppet governments in the Middle East. Extremist elements will tout their victory over the US, and the pressures on Israel to accept a realistic accommodation with Palestinians will be overpowering.<br /><br />Now is the chance – the only chance – for Israel and the neoconservatives to achieve their goal of bringing Muslims to heel, a goal that they have been writing about and working to achieve for a decade. <br /><br />This goal requires the war to be widened by whatever deceit and treachery necessary to bring the American public along. <br /><br />The US Congress must immediately refocus its attention from the surge to Iran, the real target of Bush administration aggression.<br />==========<br />Distraction of the American public is more like it. Israel has used this tactic before when they attacked the USS Liberty, I would put nothing beyond these neocon lunatics.Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-83149402044820403692007-01-10T08:56:00.000-07:002007-01-10T08:56:00.000-07:00The Headless Horseman of the Apocalypse
Antiwar
b...The Headless Horseman of the Apocalypse <br />Antiwar<br />by Norman Solomon <br /><br />President Bush may be a headless horseman. But the biggest problem is what he rode in on.<br /><br />Martin Luther King Jr. had a good name for it 40 years ago. "The madness of militarism."<br /><br />We can blame Bush all we want – and he does hold the reins right now – but his main enablers these days are the fastidious public servants in Congress. They keep preparing the hay, freshening the water, oiling the saddle, even while criticizing the inappropriately jocular rider. And when the band plays "Hail to the Jockey," most of the grown-up stable boys and girls can't help saluting.<br /><br />The people who actually live in Iraq have their own opinions, of course. UPI reported at the end of December that a new poll, conducted by the Iraq Center for Research and Strategic Studies, found that "about 90 percent of Iraqis feel the situation in the country was better before the U.S.-led invasion than it is today." Meanwhile, according to a CNN poll last month, 11 percent of Americans support sending more U.S. troops to Iraq.<br /><br />Buried in a New York Times news article on Tuesday (Jan. 9) was this statement of fact: "By law, Congress can limit the nature of troop deployments, cap the size of military deployments and cut financing for existing or prospective deployments."<br /><br />Some Democrats in Congress want to hand the president his head and some don't. But, as a practical matter, the distinction is moot. He's in the thrall of what you might call a repetition compulsion disorder that manifests as digging in his heels.<br /><br />Obviously the president likes the wind in his ears. And he shows no sign of slowing down. Bush can keep riding the madness of militarism at a gallop unless people on Capitol Hill stop nourishing it with appropriations. And they won't do that unless we find effective ways to insist that they cut off funding for the war.<br /><br />The key problem right now isn't the headless jockey. It's the stable hands who keep feeding the horse he rode in on. <br />==========<br />That sums it up pretty well.Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-75110514705080752432007-01-10T08:42:00.000-07:002007-01-10T08:42:00.000-07:00The Kennedy legislation calls for a plan to succee...The Kennedy legislation calls for a plan to succeed, how does he define success? Winning I assume, but how can we possibly win an occupation that no one wants? This war was illegal from the get go, yet they are still trying to figure out how to succeed? Thinking people know this war is about two things, the oil and securing Israel's hegemony in the middle east so it can continue it's land and resource grab, is that the goal for success? I say success is impeaching, removing from office and charges against all who went along with this ASAP. Congress approval and non-binding resolutions are just more arm waving and manipulation. Every day that goes by is more death, but now the blood is firmly on the hands of the dems. No more talk, no more procrastinating, no more laws giving the Iraqi's oil to the corporate monsters. There is no way bush can ever justify this crime against humanity, and if pelosi thinks he can she needs a check-up from the neck up!Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-22034722726702257562007-01-09T21:14:00.000-07:002007-01-09T21:14:00.000-07:00Kathleen, I will try to catch it, Finklestein is a...Kathleen, I will try to catch it, Finklestein is a great person. I hope you saw my post from Milfuegos regarding Carter, it is a very good article. Thank God for the brave people in the world.<br />Pat, it is so good to see you post!Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756928226921879640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-19445252819765623822007-01-09T20:52:00.000-07:002007-01-09T20:52:00.000-07:00Hi Capt. and all. I signed the petition on the fi...Hi Capt. and all. I signed the petition on the first post above. <br /><br />Last week after viewing An Inconvenient Truth in a large showing, a woman who used to work for Bob Dole suggested this: If you want a Congress critter's attention, write your own letter. Those get opened while mass mailings are often ignored.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456685757193348323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-27784797500573159612007-01-09T20:24:00.000-07:002007-01-09T20:24:00.000-07:00Saladin/Capt I think you would really enjoy the de...Saladin/Capt I think you would really enjoy the debate between Gil Troy and Norman Finkelstein at Democracy Now on Jan. 8. Really worth listening to.kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825791488028032591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-88985908598862286012007-01-09T20:10:00.000-07:002007-01-09T20:10:00.000-07:00The debate between Gil Troy and Norman Finklestein...The debate between Gil Troy and Norman Finklestein debate on Democracy Now.<br /><br />Norman Finklestein rockss!!!!!kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825791488028032591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-65657611792119117782007-01-09T19:51:00.000-07:002007-01-09T19:51:00.000-07:00Jimmy Carter on Democracy Now on Monday Jan 8th.Jimmy Carter on Democracy Now on Monday Jan 8th.kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825791488028032591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-31898007945305172702007-01-09T19:48:00.000-07:002007-01-09T19:48:00.000-07:00Robert the more people on the streets the better. ...Robert the more people on the streets the better. We should all be calling media outlets before the Jan 27th march in D.C. and demand that they cover this march in a fair and balanced way.<br /><br />Instead of what the mainstream did before the invasion. Show the same footage of the 20 people at the march with black hoods over their heads hundreds of times.<br /><br />I AM PUSHING FOR FOLKS TO ASK CARTER OR FLYNT LEVERETT TO COME TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SPEAK.<br /><br />Middle East analyst Flynt Leverett, who served under President Bush on the National Security Council and is now a fellow at the New America Foundation, revealed today that the White House has been blocking the publication of an op-ed he wrote for the New York Times. The column is critical of the administration’s refusal to engage Iran.<br /><br />Leverett’s op-ed has already been cleared by the CIA, where he was a senior analyst. Leverett explained, “I’ve been doing this for three and a half years since leaving government, and I’ve never had to go to the White House to get clearance for something that I was publishing as long as the CIA said, ‘Yeah, you’re not putting classified information.’”<br /><br />According to Leverett the op-ed was “all based on stuff that Secretary Powell, Secretary Rice, Deputy Secretary Armitage have talked about publicly. It’s been extensively reported in the media.” Leverett says the incident shows “just how low people like Elliot Abrams at the NSC [National Security Council] will stoop to try and limit the dissemination of arguments critical of the administration’s policy.”<br /><br />Listen to Leverett’s remarks at a panel today at the Center for American Progress:<br /><br />CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO<br />Transcript: <br /><br />Thanks. I think I was able to put out some of my basic ideas on how we need to be engaging Iran diplomatically. They’re, you know, expounded on in greater length on paper. I wanted to say something briefly about the administration, and where it is.<br /><br />I have been extremely pessimistic that this administration is inclined or capable of genuinely rethinking its approach to Iran in the way that we need it to at this point, and I’ve had an unfortunate experience this week that has only confirmed that for me. As I do with all of my publications, the Century Foundation paper, I showed to the CIA, for whom I used to work, to verify that I was not revealing classified information. They did so, as they have with 30 other things that I’ve published since leaving government. Didn’t ask to change a word.<br /><br />I prepared an op-ed for the New York Times off of this paper, which is ready to go, ready for publication. The CIA says that as far as they’re concerned, there’s not any classified information in it. But the White House has intervened, claiming that there is classified information in the op-ed, even though it’s already been cleared. It’s all published. It’s all based on stuff that Secretary Powell, Secretary Rice, Deputy Secretary Armitage have talked about publicly. It’s been extensively reported in the media. But the White House is saying I can’t publish an op-ed in the New York Times that lays out the argument. I’ve been doing this for three and a half years since leaving government, and I’ve never had to go to the White House to get clearance for something that I was publishing as long as the CIA said, ‘Yeah, you’re not putting classified information.’<br /><br />Why this week — after the Baker study group, when pressure is on them to rethink their position on Iran — why do they not want this op-ed, based on my experiences in government, my experience dealing with Iran, with Iranian officials, after I left government? Why do they not want this op-ed going in the New York Times this week? I think it says something, and I think it says something about just how low people like Elliot Abrams at the NSC [National Security Council] will stoop to try and limit the dissemination of arguments critical of the administration’s policy.<br /><br />UPDATE: For more on Leverett’s perspective on Iran, read a paper he wrote for The Century Foundation earlier this month. <br /><br />AT THINK PROGRESSkathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825791488028032591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-39921642791830283722007-01-09T19:17:00.000-07:002007-01-09T19:17:00.000-07:00Saladin,
You are on a roll!
Keep the hits comi...Saladin, <br /><br />You are on a roll! <br /><br />Keep the hits coming! <br /><br /><br />I love it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-21504646089101193752007-01-09T19:16:00.000-07:002007-01-09T19:16:00.000-07:00"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important f..."Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." : Texas Governor George W. Bush, April 9, 1999, on the US intervention in Kosovo<br /><br />=<br />Conquered states that have been accustomed to liberty and the government of their own laws can be held by the conqueror in three different ways. The first is to ruin them; the second, for the conqueror to go and reside there in person; and the third is to allow them to continue to live under their own laws, subject to a regular tribute, and to create in them a government of a few, who will keep the country friendly to the conqueror: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince <br /><br />=<br />"It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than by men intent on doing evil.": Fredrich August von Hayek - (1899-1992), Nobel Laureate of Economic Sciences 1974 - Source: The Constitution of Liberty (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972), p. 146.<br /><br />===<br /><br />Read this newsletter online http://tinyurl.com/dy6yy<br /><br />Thanks ICH Newsletter!capthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.com