He really does-Iraq is about the Iraqis, and their failure to do anything for themselves. In the end it’s not the Democrats who are failing Iraq-it is the Iraqis not even living up to the incredibly low standards Arabs set for themselves. Help Wanted: Peacemaker By Thomas L. Friedman I
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Last night was Easter, but unless you have cable you would not know it from watching the TV over here. Only by watching American news did I know it was the holiest day of the Christian calendar. The TV watching was OK though because they ran the TV debut of
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Working over here in Korea has been smothering interesting to say the least. However, I am constantly reminded that not everywhere has the Cold War ended. I do all of my work each day in a place called the HTACC, which stands for Hardened Tactical Air Control Center. For anyone
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To get really depressed by. The following video discusses the explosion of knowledge and how the United States is ill equipped to deal with it. Set to the music from Last of the Mohicans, I guarantee you will feel like Chingachgook fighting Magua when its done. Tired. At least in
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Yea, Yea, I know Christmas is over and now its time to get back to the normal insanity. Enough of that “Peace on Earth” junk- its time to get back to attacking terrorism-in the name of the global democratic movement! Truth be told though, I just don’t feel like it.
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One of the problems with my given nome de guerre is that its pretty common among those of us who seek to travel the path less followed. I earned mine about 20 years ago when it became apparent to all who knew me that I had an evil twin brother
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“The war is popular beyond belief” Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians Somehow it is probably fitting that the President comes out and states the obvious on the one hundred and 2nd anniversary of the Battle of Balaclava. The battle will fovever be linked with gallant men, astounding
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I watched 2010 on TV tonight. Seeing it on Turner Classic movies makes me feel old. Its a good movie in my opinion, especially the way they melded the story together and tried to stay true to Arthur C. Clarke’s work. The entire series is worth the read if you
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