The National today (Monday March 28) has a very very interesting documentary about the Oil for Food program. Who speicifically benefitted from it (including French Pres. Jaques Chirac) what the UN and US position on it was at the time…. and others. If you’d like to see someone sweat, watch for the interview with one …
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Christopher Albrighton: Back in Baghdad
The intrepid, and seemingly fearless (some might say stupid) freelance reporter/blogger Christopher Albrighton is back in Baghdad after a long hiatus. He has an account today of his first day back. Christopher is the only reporter that I know of that not only performs his journalistic duties for respected publications (currently Time Magazine) but also …
Remember Fallujha
If you do, it appears that you are in the minority. It doesn’t look so bad from the air. (Don’t know when this shot was taken… I’m guessing before the November assaults) From MilitaryUnits.com It has a nice river running through it… a picturesque city of 300,000. As a reminder, this is what happened in …