Review: The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Phenomenal–Ref A Relevant to Everywhere Else December 21, 2009 Ali A. Allawi The author has achieved extraordinary synthesis and summation, with gifted straight-forward language.This book is not only a capstone reference, but demonstrates why we need to LISTEN–none of us could learn–in a lifetime–all that this author has in his head. That’s why multinational engagement …

Journal: ClimateGate Monday 7 Dec 09

Big three networks highlight own irrelevance by ignoring Climategate email scandal By ignoring the story, ABC, CBS and NBC are highlighting the failures of themselves and much of the mainstream media.  Perhaps more importantly they are contributing to their own demise and irrelevance. Saudi Arabia calls for ‘climategate’ investigation “We believe this scandal — or what …

Journal: ClimateGate Suppression Continues–Academy Wants Gore’s Oscar Back

U.N. to open “climategate” probe, Issa criticizes Obama’s refusal to investigate The UN has announced it will open an investigation into climate research as a result of the CRU e-mails and documents that became public last week. The UN said it is luanching the probe because some of the research in question touches on related …

Journal: Why they hate us (II): How many Muslims has the U.S. killed in the past 30 years?

Tom Friedman had an especially fatuous column in Sunday’s New York Times, which is saying something given his well-established capacity for smug self-assurance. According to Friedman, the big challenge we face in the Arab and Islamic world is “the Narrative” — his patronizing term for Muslim views about America’s supposedly negative role in the region. …