On the surface one might think that this is better than a direct rocket attack... but dig deeper and you realise that this was the worst possible cause of this tragedy. When I first heard the reports from the Pentagon (at all the usual places) that the attack on the base at Mosul was carried …
Almost Christmas!
I know. You're all going to kill me because I've been highly negligent in my duties on updating the website. What's worse, I've been updating Murkyview far more regularly. Sorry. I'm Bad. Suffice to say in the new year I will attempt to balance my writing more between the two blogs. I have to convince …
Ongoing US prison scandals
Over the past couple days more allegations have surfaced about the US using Abu-Graib style interview techniques in their prisons in Iraq and Guantanamo. Why is this such a problem when it's the modus-operandi of most Middle Eastern nations? Well, to blunt... The United States of America is not a Middle Eastern nation. I find …