Rumsfeld's Shocking Memo; Over 100 Dead in Sectar
Rumsfeld's Shocking Memo; Over 100 Dead in Sectarian Violence The NYT has gotten hold of a memo by Donald Rumsfeld detailing options on Iraq. Several things struck me about it: 1. Rumsfeld doesn't understand the magnitude of the crisis
Talabani, Hakim Reject Int'l Conference 9 GIs Kil
Talabani, Hakim Reject Int'l Conference 9 GIs Killed The US military announced that Sunni Arab guerrillas have killed 9 GIs in Baghdad and al-Anbar over the weekend. AP says that 71 bodies were found in Baghdad and other cities on
The Bush-Maliki Summit and the New Middle East Co
The Bush-Maliki Summit and the New Middle East Cold War Over 100 Bodies found in Past 48 Hours Al-Hayat writing in Arabic sums up the results of the Bush-Maliki Summit: 1. The US and its Arab allies rejected the notion of making any
Bus Stop Massacre Kills 20; Sistani Aide Warns ag
Bus Stop Massacre Kills 20; Sistani Aide Warns against Violence, Blames Arab TV On Saturday morning, an empty fuel trucker slammed into people waiting at a bus stop in al-Wahada, 22 miles south of Baghad, killing twenty persons and
233 Dead in Civil War Carnage Health Ministry Bes
233 Dead in Civil War Carnage Health Ministry Besieged 3000 Widows Created Each Month So as Thursday began, Sunni Arab guerrillas surrounded and attacked the Ministry of Health, which is dominated by followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada
In Other Words…
Juan Cole has updates on Iraq and some surrounding issues this morning that are well worth a read. Laura Rozen has a link to the ISG's Executive Summary (PDF). And Swopa has some thoughts on the Dick Cheney trip to Saudi Arabia,
Bush's Cedar Revolution Collapses in Yet Another P
Bush's Cedar Revolution Collapses in Yet Another Policy Failure The assassination of Lebanese cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel on Tuesday has thrown that country further into yet more turmoil. The crisis is a further testament to the
655000 Dead in Iraq since Bush Invasion It is a
655000 Dead in Iraq since Bush Invasion It is a big news day. Don't miss my interview with veteran Iraq reporter Rajiv Chandrasekaran, below. Among other things, on Tuesday guerrillas blew up a bakery in Baghdad and killed and wounded a
What does it Mean for Iraq? The fourth popular
What does it Mean for Iraq? The fourth popular revolution of the twenty-first century (after the Ukraine, Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan) swept America on Tuesday, as voters engaged in the moral equivalent of storming the Bastille.
Re: Juan Cole on Rumsfeld’s memo
On Dec 4, 2006, at 5:53 PM, Chris Doss wrote:. The NYT isn’t elite opinion. It’sa step down from that. I can’t believe the elites are so stupid as to base their opinions on the NYT. I’m afraid they do. The CEO class loves Thomas

Studying Iraq WNYC New York Public Radio
The Iraq Study Group releases its long-awaited report today on how to end the war in Iraq. We broadcast the event live and look at what the U.S. should do next with guests including Juan Cole and Robert Kagan. Iraq Study Group Report
Early Divisions at Root of Sunni-Shia Conflict NPR
Shia and Sunni Muslims in Iraq continue to clash violently, and their conflict appears to have no solution. Juan Cole, Professor of Middle East History at the University of Michigan, talks with Andrea Seabrook about the differences between the two Islamic sects and why the differences seem so intractable.
STATE FOOTBALL LIST The Salt Lake Tribune
Marley Haws Senior, San Juan Kamren Garfield Senior, North Summit Gordon Garrett Junior, Grand Tanner Brown Senior, Grand Brian Kirk Senior, San Juan Running back TJ Robbins Senior, Millard
Around the Atlantic 10 USA Today
Around the Atlantic 10
Boxing - News & Results - USA News SecondsOut.com
By Ant Evans: It has become common currency amongst the boxing fraternity to speak of 1980s heavyweights like Greg Page, Big John Tate, Tony Tubbs, Michael Dokes, Trevor Berbick, Gerrie Coetzee, Tim Witherspoon and Pinklon Thomas collectively.
PREPS Richmond Times-Dispatch
103: double forfeit; 112: Massie (C) p. Sheneman 1:02; 119: Wilkinson (F) by forfeit; 125: Blair (C) md. Brown, 10-2; 130: Brougham (C) p. Kelly 1:15; 135: Friddell (C) p. Green 1:25; 140: Coates (C) p. Smith 1:05; 145: Goggins (C) p. Huberts 2:29; 152: Campione (F) p. Crutcher 4:48; 160: Ragsdale (C) by forfeit; 171: double forfeit; 189: Hopkins (F) p. Jamerson 2:58; 215: Garrison (F) md.
Multicultural nature of EPL should be celebrated. SoccerTimes
(Friday, November 25, 2006) -- One esteemed and talented American-based soccer writer, who is normally quite sound in his perceptions, has taken a strange detour in a recent magazine article he penned titled: "England's Constant Blind Spot". To put it mildly, he is very upset that there are not more players from South America competing in the English Premier League, and thus those narrow-minded
Early Divisions at Root of Sunni-Shia Conflict NPR
Weekend Edition Sunday , December 3, 2006 · Shia and Sunni Muslims in Iraq continue to clash violently, and their conflict appears to have no solution.
From 'almost' to 'much worse' than a civil war Electronic Iraq
Last week, much was made on the decision by some networks, including NBC and CNN , to call the sectarian violence in Iraq a civil war. Now UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has essentially called the situation in Iraq a civil war, too.
Flashback The Morning Call
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