For those interested in American history (and interesting parallels between the nineteenth-century frontier and our current projects in the Middle East), here’s a very interesting book review, of an old and obscure book, over at Albion’s Seedlings.
[Update on Friday morning]
Sorry, link was wrong, but it’s fixed now.
I should note, for those who are still arguing about whether or not the president broke the law when he intercepted enemy communications, they should go read that notorious neocon (note: I’m being sarcastic) Cass Sunstein’s take on it.
Sixty five percent of Palestinians support attacks on America and Europe:
According to PMW, prayers to annihilate all
Sixty five percent of Palestinians support attacks on America and Europe:
According to PMW, prayers to annihilate all
Sixty five percent of Palestinians support attacks on America and Europe:
According to PMW, prayers to annihilate all
Al Qaeda is establishing a base in Gaza.
Al Qaeda is establishing a base in Gaza.
Al Qaeda is establishing a base in Gaza.
The next time someone tells you it’s a bad idea to allow firearms in an aircraft, because firing a bullet through the fuselage will bring it down (one of the many bogus arguments against allowing flight crew to be armed), point this out.
This seems like good news:
…some Iraqis are warming to a stronger relationship with Israel, in part because they are frightened of Iran’s influence.
“They are afraid of Iran’s extremist political system. If Iran were a democracy, they wouldn’t be afraid,” Alusi said. “We don’t have border problems with Israel. We don’t have historical problems with Israel,” just Iran.
At last a glimmer of common sense on the issue. Of course, it’s important to not let this grow into a civil war, with Israel and the Sunni Iraqis on one side, and the Shia and Iranians on the other.