Month: January 2007

Is Turkey "Civilised" Enough To Join The EU?

Posted by heathlander | Jan 21, 2007 |

In Turkey yesterday, an ethnic Armenian journalist was gunned down, apparently by a teenager, outside his office in Istanbul. Hrant Dink, editor of the Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, was considered a traitor by many in Turkey...

Lounge Closed. New Cafe Opened

Posted by froggybottom | Jan 21, 2007 |

This is an Unhosted Cafe. Not shaken but possibly stirred. Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier)

Even Kissinger and Krauthammer Lukewarm on Iraq "Surge" Strategy

Posted by Jeff Huber | Jan 21, 2007 |

You know there’s good reason to be leery of a neoconservative driven foreign policy decision when a) young Mr. Bush makes it and b) Henry Kissinger endorses it with faint praise and c) even neocon stalwart Charles...

Open Thread

Posted by BooMan | Jan 21, 2007 |

So far this NFC Championship Game is boring as hell. Neither team has any business playing in the Super Bowl. But at least it is being played outdoors, which is more than can be said about the AFC Championship Game. It looks...

Iran’s not stupid. You’d think that was kind of important.

Posted by clammyc | Jan 21, 2007 |

You know, lost in the whole US planning on opening up a big old can pf WhoopAss™ on Iran news is a fact that is pretty important, but is relegated to the back burner in a way that resembles the hiding of facts about Iraq a few...