October 10, 2008 – 9:12 am
On one hand, the Surrender Monkey is not amused. It really does not help the cause of the Defeatocrats to talk about The Surge having worked in The Paper Of Record. On the flip side, there is nothing Surrendie loves more then a surrender to the inevitable Market by market, square by square, the walls […]
October 5, 2008 – 9:52 am
7.62mm justice An Al-Qaida in Iraq leader suspected of executing a Russian official and orchestrating a recent wave of bombings in Baghdad has been killed by U.S. forces in a shootout, the U.S. command said Saturday. Mahir Ahmad Mahmud al-Zubaydiand his wife were killed Friday when U.S. troops surrounded a building in an attempt to […]
October 3, 2008 – 9:13 am
Even though the Times puts the story on A6, and attempts to mix the bad in with the good, can you imagine a story like this a year ago? First, it might not have been possible, and second, the Times was still trying to tear the mission down Bombs go off infrequently now in Samarra, […]
October 2, 2008 – 9:06 am
I’m waiting with bated breathe for the big boys in the Credentialed Media to cover this story. I like looking blue U.S. monthly combat casualties are down 86 percent from where they were a year ago for September, making it one of the least deadly months since the war began, according to a CNSNews.com analysis […]
September 25, 2008 – 8:57 am
How in the heck did this make it in to the New York Times? Even if it is on page A5 today, and the writer attempts to add some negative spin, it is still good news After months of negotiation, Iraq’s Parliament passed a crucial election law on Wednesday, but only by setting aside for […]
September 20, 2008 – 7:02 pm
The Islamists are at it again ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 150, the police said. Interestingly, The Times Of India is currently whining about it being tough to be a Muslim […]
September 12, 2008 – 9:17 am
The Coalition forces and Iraq government bring into light something that was woefully missing during Saddam Hussein’s long rule “Iraq was the first country to introduce laws to the world and now it is important to bring back the rule of law to Iraq,” said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at yesterday’s opening of the […]
September 10, 2008 – 10:08 am
If we had just picked up and left, would we see this? News of the grand reopening of Aden Street on the Suk Shelal Market in the Shaab neighborhood here was greeted with great enthusiasm from the public. Many shop owners said the increase in vehicular traffic will be good for their stores, since many […]
September 1, 2008 – 12:45 pm
I mentioned a few days ago a story about Anbar Province and that it was about to be handed over to the Iraqi’s in full. Now (and it is from CNN!!!!) Iraqi troops take control of Anbar province Coalition troops formally handed over security control of Iraq’s Anbar province to Iraqis on Monday. The transfer […]
August 28, 2008 – 8:27 am
How the hell did this get in to the NY Times? Usually, good news from Iraq stories show up in the Saturday edition. My theory is because all the editors are out getting drunk after a hard week of bashing Bush, Republicans, Conservatives, etc. Maybe they were a lit Wednesday night watching Big Dog speak […]
