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Thomas Friedman

wanker of the decade

a belated memorial day in nyc

June 16th at the Intrepid

Libya

three years into the Obama presidency - not content with continuing Bush's two idiotic wars - he's bombing a third Arab country. The differences between Iraq and Libya are obvious, but it's still mindblowing.

As a friend noted today; the protestors in Bahrain must be reassured help is on the way.

FT: Blair urges the west to confront Iran

while being questioned about the Iraq debacle no less.

where's Bush when you need him?

To be an American soldier today

is to serve a people who find nothing amiss in the prospect of armed conflict without end. Once begun, wars continue, persisting regardless of whether they receive public support. President Obama's insistence to the contrary notwithstanding, this nation is not even remotely "at" war. In explaining his decision to change commanders without changing course in Afghanistan, the president offered this rhetorical flourish: "Americans don't flinch in the face of difficult truths." In fact, when it comes to war, the American people avert their eyes from difficult truths. Largely unaffected by events in Afghanistan and Iraq and preoccupied with problems much closer to home, they have demonstrated a fine ability to tune out war. Soldiers (and their families) are left holding the bag. WP

email circulating around today

when I got into the army it was illegal to be a homosexual, then it became optional; I'm getting out before it becomes mandatory.

war

this is a good book - Americans should try to read it.

so true

this sounds familiar

duh, whoops.

The father of terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab met with the CIA at the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, and told of his son's likely radicalization, according to the CIA.

The initial meeting Nov. 19 led to a broader gathering of multiple U.S. agencies the next day, in which the information was shared.

U.S. officials said it is unclear whether intelligence officials in Washington effectively collected and analyzed all the relevant information gathered in Nigeria, pointing toward a possible lapse that could have helped prevent Mr. Abdulmutallab getting on the plane he attempted to bomb. wsj

Nigeria has weapons of mass destruction

we should occupy the Delta.

A Nigerian national, claiming to be acting on behalf of al-Qaeda, is in custody in Detroit after allegedly attempting to light an incendiary device aboard a Northwest Airlines flight after it landed Friday, federal officials said. A White House official said the indicent was an attempted act of terrorism.

note to African terrorists; explosives better before landing.