from the New York Times Group Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Sadr Party Fadhila Party Leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim Moktada al-Sadr Muhammad al-Waeli (local leader) Militia Badr Organization Mahdi Army No specific name Formerly called Sciri, or the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Prime Minister al-Maliki’s government depends on support […]
U.S. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia Americans Appear To Take the Lead As Iraqi Units Wait U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army fighters Thursday in Sadr City, the vast Shiite stronghold in eastern Baghdad, as an offensive to quell party-backed militias entered its third day. Iraqi army and police […]
Militias Resist Iraqi Forces in Fight for Basra The fighting in Basra with the Mahdi Army, the armed wing of the political movement led by the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, set off clashes in cities throughout Iraq and major demonstrations in Sadr City, the huge Baghdad neighborhood that is Mr. Sadr’s base of power, […]
Something else stuck in my mind from McCain’s speech yesterday. It was a sensible point, sort of. I’ll just say it the way I recall it. He said we can’t deal with people the way we want them to be. We have to deal with the way they are. We can’t just look for the […]
The Democrats’ Super Disaster By JOHN YOO Until recent weeks, one of the least understood aspects of the Democrats’ primary contest was the role of superdelegates. These are Democratic Party insiders, members of Congress, and other officials who can cast ballots at the party’s national convention this summer. But now these unelected delegates are coming […]
I caught pieces of McCain’s speech today. He said some good things. No torture, Geneva Conventions, having allies, partnering with South America, it’s a different world with many powers, global warming is a problem, There were snatches of traditional Conservativism, small government, fiscal responsibility, etc. I was involved with something else, so I mostly caught […]
McCain’s secret weapon: maps by ‘Karl Rove & Co.’ During a public conversation in Texas last night with former Bush pollster Matthew Dowd, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) media adviser, Mark Mckinnon, displayed “maps of the states broken down by electoral votes” that gamed McCain’s chances in November. According to Texas Monthly’s Evan Smith, “the printed […]
Well, I watched it all – Bush’s War. It was well done – a timeline with contemporary footage, narrative, and interviews. The Iraq War was an obviously naive [and wrong] thing to do in the first place. The Intelligence wasn’t there to justify it. I’m not sure it would have been a good idea, even […]
If you’ve harbored any doubts about the worst idea in the our history Iraq War and how it came to be, watch BUSH’S WAR. It’s excruciatingly clear. The bullies are shown above. Add to that, the quintessant con man, Ahmad Chalabi, of the self-defined Iraq National Congress. But the monsters are on the left of […]