Eric Florack on September 10th, 2007

The Weekly Standard notes something which should amaze nobody… particularly nobody’s that’s been reading here the last several days.:

Tomorrow–as General David Petraeus provides his Iraq assessment to Congress–the antiwar group MoveOn.org is running a full-page advertisement in the New

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Eric Florack on September 7th, 2007

Phil Brennen at News Max:

A video taped from a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle purported to show the action that took place in Haditha when 24 Iraqi civilians and insurgents were killed was heavily edited by government investigators, a

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Eric Florack on September 7th, 2007

First of all, I will say up front that I do not believe Osama BinLaden is still alive. The illness that he is known to have, and the captures of the vids released supposedly just recently, and again back and

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so desperate are they to prevent any idea of our actions in Iraq being the correct ones to take, that democrats are preemptively dismissing the report to be issued by General Patreus.

Joyner says:

Democratic leaders are dismissing the “Petraeus

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Eric Florack on September 6th, 2007

I’m getting really tired of opening my mailbox, and coming up with the massive load of cow feces, that is commonly referred to as leftist thought.  I had three different messages, supposedly from different people, today ; interestingly enough my

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

I saw this one linked earlier, elsewhere, but when I went back for it, couldn’t find it. McQ did and posted his extended comments. Worthwhile.

But the real reason the “reasons aren’t clear” is what the MSM doesn’t dare say:

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Eric Florack on September 3rd, 2007

It’s what I get for sleeping late, I suppose.  Everybody else’s been all over this story since sunup:

 AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq —(AP)  President Bush and his national security team made a first-hand assessment of the war in Iraq and

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

From Cox and Forkum, whom I really have to get to linking more often….

Ain’t it real, gang… ain’t it real.

The message to the Washington Post can perhaps be best asked in the words of Paul Simon :

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Eric Florack on September 2nd, 2007

Captain Ed gets a second link from me today. The first was because of stout agreement.  This second one, not so much.

It’s doubtful that any newspaper outside of New York City could raise this question, but the Times

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davidl on September 1st, 2007

Seattle From Doug Ross.

Hat tip:  Don Surber.

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Eric Florack on August 30th, 2007

Jeff Jacoby in the Boston Globe this morning… a few clips, anyway, for discussion…:

For most Americans, positive developments in Iraq are very welcome. But good news is bad news for the Democratic left, where opposition to the war has

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Eric Florack on August 28th, 2007

Ouch….

BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s embattled prime minister lashed out at American critics Sunday, saying Sen. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats who have called for his ouster should “come to their senses” and stop treating Iraq like “one of their

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Eric Florack on August 24th, 2007

Douglas Hanson over at the American Thinker, this morning, raises some questions about a story I blogged about the other day:

Yesterday, AT relayed a report  from AdnKronos International that Saddam’s former deputy and current leader of the

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Eric Florack on August 24th, 2007

WASHINGTON -LA TIMES- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is expected to advise President Bush to reduce the U.S. force in Iraq next year by almost half, potentially creating a rift with top White House officials and other

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davidl on August 24th, 2007

Persons of InterestThe FBI has released photographs of persons of interest who were seen acting suspiciouslly aboard several Seattle area ferries.   The attitude of the Council on American Islamic Relations is summed by the Seattle-Times headline, “FBI’s release of ferry passenger

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