Author: Zandar1

The $9 Gas Price Gas Face

From Talking Points Memo comes this story, courtesy of the Las Vegas Review-Journal: WASHINGTON — Gasoline prices could rise to about $9 per gallon if the United States withdraws troops from Iraq prematurely, Rep. Jon...

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This Week in the Long War: A Foregone Conclusion

The hard sell of the Long War rolls on, this week the President made crystal clear the goal of that hard sell: to prepare the public for the coming attack on Iran. Where both Glenn Greenwald and here on BMT, Larry Johnson have...

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Gone-zales: It’s Still The "Why" That Matters

So where exactly does Alberto Gonzales’s resignation leave the universe? Was it just his time?  Was he just worn out? Most people, including myself, thought he had this beat and was just going to remain lying around...

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Sunday Wankery: The Humiliated Titan

The hard sell of the Long War marches on.  The three-pronged attack to try to convince America that perpetual war in the Middle East is our country’s only hope continues largely unabated in “the liberal...

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Maliki Flies The "Coup"?

There are a disturbing number of dots to try to connect this month when it comes to the future of Iraq.  The picture those dots form could very well be titled “Occupation in Perpetuity” but the fine details of...

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