Monday, November 15, 2004

"We've lost Baghdad". For those who missed it, LRC's resident TV junkie is at your service. Time Magazine's embedded reporter, Michael Ware, was just on Chris (Why are the smartest guys on TV all Irish Catholics?) Matthews, describing the necons' grim outlook in... By James Ostrowski. [LewRockwell.com Blog] 7:04:18 PM    comment () Fallujah and the Aftermath. Most Americans do not realize that Fallujah is celebrated in Iraqi history and poetry for its defiance of the British in the Great Rebellion of 1920. The 1920 revolution against the British is key to modern Iraqi history. One of the guerrilla groups taking hostages named itself the "1920 Revolution Brigades." Western journalists who don't know Iraqi history have routinely mistranslated the name of this group. [Informed Comment] 5:46:58 PM    comment () # The image to the right is from LizMichael.com. Our Glorious Fuehrer Reelected!!! Stay tuned to LizMichael.com for updates on the victory of our Glorious Fuehrer "Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything." -- Josef Stalin [End the War on Freedom] The image is increasingly appropriate. Anyone who thinks that comparing Bush to Hitler is an exageration need only look at the words of Bush supporters themselves--such as this site, or this one, or even this one. 10:14:55 AM    comment ()

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