Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category
Monday, August 2nd, 2004
IRAQ THE MODEL
Omar at Iraq the Model has some thoughts about the attack against Iraqi Christians that I posted about earlier. Worth taking a read to see how the Iraqis view things.
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Friday, July 30th, 2004
Schools
Further evidence of the miserable failure or Iraq. Looks like utter hell to me....
Hat tip: Don Barda
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Monday, July 26th, 2004
A few observations from the weekend.
I heard some talking heads on Sunday speculating about the renewed tempo on the abduction of foreigners in Iraq. We aren't seeing any more Americans being kidnapped, and the thinking is that the insurgents are now going after soft targets. They are tired ...
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Friday, July 16th, 2004
Lateline - 16/07/2004: Iraqi PM executed six insurgents: witnesses
Does anyone have a problem with this, if it is true? I don't at the moment, since they are under what is essentially a 'martial law' situation over there right now. I would be troubled if this continues beyond the ...
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Thursday, July 1st, 2004
IRAQ THE MODEL
Ali at Iraq the Model has some observations about the handover.
The speech [By Paul Bremer] was impressive and you could hear the sound of a needle if one had dropped it at that time. The most sensational moment was the end of the speech when Mr. Bremer used ...
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2004
Yahoo! News - Iraqis Rejoice on Talk Radio Airwaves:
If you have talk radio, does that mean you are free?
"'I send my congratulations to all Iraqis and every Iraqi home,' a woman who identified herself as Um Yassin gushed, her voice choked with emotion. 'I want to tell Dr. Allawi to ...
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