Antiwar.com BlogRamblings of the Antiwar.com StaffNew Blog Software- May 21, 2006 RSS readers, please change your feed to http:www.antiwar.comblogfeed or http:www.antiwar.comblogfeedatomhttp://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2762 Slime and Slander from the Albanian Lobby- Imagine That- May 20, 2006 After a long day, one can always look forward to a good beer and, if truly lucky, a good laugh. Yesterday I was blessed with both. I have finally received yes! - the dubious honor of being mentioned by that very devious lobby interest, the Albanian-American Civil League - that is, not so much mentioned as smeared (in not so many words) as being a paid Serbian lobbyist, in a slimy article by Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi, wife of the famous former congressman Joe how can I profit...http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2761 Tale of Two War Trophies- May 20, 2006 Saddam's Mercedes Federal agents seized a Mercedes-Benz from an Army reservist who said the armor-plated, bulletproof luxury car probably belonged to Saddam Hussein. First Sgt. William von Zehle said he bought the car while serving in Iraq. U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agents said the car, which was also equipped with loudspeakers and hidden microphones, was being treated as a possible war trophy. It belonged to the former Iraqi regime, ICE spokesman Dean Boyd said. He...http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2760 Doug Bandow Joins Antiwar.com- May 19, 2006 Our newest columnist, Doug Bandow, a trenchant critic of interventionism, was formerly a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He worked as special assistant to President Reagan and editor of the political magazine Inquiry. He is the author of The Politics of Envy: Statism as Theology (1994) Tripwire: Korea and U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changed World (1996), and Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (1988), and served as editor for several books. His articles have appeared...http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2759 Bombing Iran in 4 Easy Steps- May 18, 2006 Retired Col. Sam Gardiner lays it out for Steve Soto at the Left Coaster:"I. Period of Building Pressure: This could be 60 days or even six months in which the US and European leaders continue to talk to their publics on the failure of the Iranians to comply with "the wishes of the international community." There will be talk and work on sanctions but those, will be for the purpose of building US and international support; they will not be done with any hope of changing...http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2758 Six Months to Life- May 18, 2006 Thirty months ago, the NYT's Tom Friedman wrote,The next six months in Iraqwhich will determine the prospects for democracy-building thereare the most important six months in U.S. foreign policy in a long, long time.He likes that six-month time frame. A lot. Via.http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2757 Empire's Workshop- May 18, 2006 Another new book that may be of interest to AWC readers is Greg Grandin's Empire's Workshop: Latin America, The United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism, which examines the roots of that "Salvador Option" the neocons have been so keen to employ in Iraq.http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2756 Look Homeward, America- May 18, 2006 Bill Kauffman's new book, Look Homeward, America: In Search of Reactionary Radicals and Front-Porch Anarchists, looks mighty interesting. From the Introduction:Look Homeward, Americaand yes, the echoes of Thomas Wolfe and George McGovern are intentionaloffers an alternative to the American Empire whose subject no true-hearted American would wish to be. Mine is a Middle American, profoundly un-imperial patriotism based in love of American music, poetry, places, quirks and...http://www.antiwar.com/blog/index.php?id=P2755 |