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Thursday, January 06, 2005

The Daily Outrage: Illusions in Iraq The Daily Outrage: Illusions in Iraq: "The words to Bush's faith-based war." (Via The Nation Weblogs.) The administration has suggested that Iraq would move closer to stability as it reached one milestone after another," wrote Richard Stevenson in The New York Times. "The capture of Saddam Hussein; the handover of sovereignty and the appointment of an interim government; the deployment of Iraqi security forces; the military campaign to expel the insurgents from strongholds like Falluja; and the first round of elections. Yet most of those milestones have passed with little discernible improvement in the security situation." 3:45:36 PM  Permalink  comment []

Words of Wisdom on Crichton Words of Wisdom on Crichton: "From Elizabeth Kolbert: What 'State of Fear' demonstrates is how hard it is to construct a narrative that would actually justify current American policy. In this way, albeit unintentionally, Crichton has written a book that deserves to be taken seriously. " (Via Chris C. Mooney | The Intersection.) 2:34:05 PM  Permalink  comment []

Irony? Irony?: " The New York Times's Richard Stevenson writes: The New York Times > Washington > G.O.P. Divided as Bush Views Social Security: Mr. Bush intends to step up his involvement in [Social Security] in coming days. He is meeting with Republican leaders at the White House on Thursday and giving a speech next week. In addition, he is dispatching his Treasury secretary, John W. Snow, to New York to reassure Wall Street that... trillions of dollars in new government borrowing is consistent with efforts to reduce the budget deficit and improve the nation's financial condition. Is Stevenson being intentionally funny, or unintentionally funny? I cannot tell. " (Via Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal (2004).) 8:39:49 AM  Permalink  comment []

Green Comet Green Comet: "On Friday night, January 7th, Comet Machholz visits the Pleiades." (Via Science @ NASA.) Big storm forecast here, but if it's clear, I'll be out there. Should be a sight! 8:35:34 AM  Permalink  comment []

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