Tag: War
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Worth a try, right?
You’ve got to give these folks credit for trying: Victory in Iraq On this November 22, 2008, join us in observing Victory in Iraq Day. Let us honor the sacrifice, dedication and sheer determination of American, coalition and Iraqi troops who have brought freedom to the nation and people of Iraq. Although our governments have…
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Watching catastrophe
Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images via The New York Times The United Nations warned today of “humanitarian black holes” in the North Kivu region of Congo as continued fighting has forced aid agencies to halt operations in some areas. At a camp for internally displaced people, a girl huddled near a fire in…
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Tony's Nobel grovel
I don’t remember who started it, or when it started, so let’s blame it on Jimmy Carter. The former president rehabilitated his public service record by becoming a world do-gooder in chief. He built homes for the homeless, cured elections, and generally did whatever he could to expunge from the public mind, his four years…
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Webb
“Black America and Scots-Irish America are like tortured siblings. They both have long history and they both missed the boat when it came to the larger benefits that a lot of other people were able to receive. There’s a saying in the Appalachian mountains that they say to one another, and it’s, ‘if you’re poor…