Yesterday I talked about how the Iranian government was using many different levers to “disrupt and annoy” the United States. Most critically, I mentioned their move to making all their oil transactions in Euros instead of Dolllars, thus forcing any countries using their oil to hold Euros in their federal reserves instead of Greenbacks. Admittedly, …
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Juan Cole, blowin’ in the wind
Juan Cole has a nice post set to Bob Dylans’ tune. How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? In response to the call for a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by a retired marine colonel, decorated Vietnam War veteran and Democratic Congressman, John Murtha, White House Spokesman …
Honest Reporting from Iraq
It’s hard to know whether you’re getting the “straight” news when it comes to Iraq these days… or anywhere for that matter. But there are moments when individual reporters and journalists seem to make an effort. And today there seems to be one of those moments. Christopher Albrighton of Back to Iraq is confused by …