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Political commentary from a left wing perspective on current affairs. Either written by myself or articles that I find interesting or provocative enough to post. Covering the Iraq War, The War on Terrorism, George W. Bush, Gordon Brown, the Neo-Cons and politics in general.
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Israel Says its Army is Fighting War to the Bitter End Against Hamas

Dec 30, 2008
I suppose it's hard to remain outraged - or even fully engaged - for most newspapers with a story that essentially doesn't change. And so it is with Israel's relentless pounding of the Gaza Strip. Having led on the front page of the Guardian, the sto...

Condi Rice Is "Proud" that the US Attacked Iraq

Jul 6, 2008
This kind of insane talk is why the Republicans must be removed from office. Condi now feigns concern for Iraqis and how Saddam treated them, despite the fact that the US were supporting Iraq when Saddam was gassing the Kurds...

Addington & Yoo Give Masterclass On How To Talk Without Saying Anything

Jun 27, 2008
Cheney's chief of staff and a former Bush administration lawyer play words for a congressional subcomitee.

Glenn Beck: Media Matters' 2009 Misinformer of the Year

Dec 27, 2009
Media Matters have named Glenn Beck as the Misinformer of the Year: Glenn Beck's well of ridiculous was deep and poisonous before he launched his Fox News show, but the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States -- and the permissive...

Gaza ceasefire in jeopardy as six Palestinians are shot.

Dec 27, 2009
What the Hell is Netanyahu up to? Israeli troops yesterday shot dead six Palestinians in two separate incidents, as evidence emerged that an increasingly fragile ceasefire between armed groups loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement and...

Leading article: A victory that may come to define the Obama presidency.

Dec 27, 2009
I was pleased reading yesterday's Independent editorial, that they have come to the same conclusion as I have regarding Obama's healthcare bill. They begin by admitting that it does not give everything that progressives like myself might want: For...

President Obama: I'm Getting 95% of What I Want on Reform in Health Care Bill.

Dec 26, 2009
At least he's stopped pretending that he didn't campaign on the public option. This is a much more honest answer; he couldn't get everything he wanted because of the Blue Dogs. Tags: blogosphere, ego, health care bill, health insurance, Holidays,...

Krauthammer Blames Obama For Iranian Regime's Survival.

Dec 26, 2009
According to Charles Krauthammer, it is Obama's fault that the Iranian protest over last summer did not result in the collapse of the Iranian regime. Obama responded by distancing himself from this new birth of freedom. First, scandalous silence....

Israel Says its Army is Fighting War to the Bitter End Against Hamas


Condi Rice Is "Proud" that the US Attacked Iraq





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  This is one of the top two Left wing blogs I read, and the only one i deign to link to in my own blogroll. It averages several large, thoughtful posts a day, and the moderator responds to most comments, even dissenting ones. Top notch. It also focuses on a European view of American politics, which I find refreshing and unbiased by American Jingoist influences.
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