Month: April 2007

Why We Are Losing in Iraq

If you want to understand why our military is failing in Iraq you only need to watch two documentaries: Alpha Company: Iraq Diary and Gangs of Iraq by Frontline. There is no single, simple answer to our dilemma. It is a...

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The World Bank’s Problem (NOT Wolfowitz)

The World Bank (or specifically the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and the International Monetary Fund have their origins in the Bretton Woods agreement during WWII. The stated aims are: “The...

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Afghanistan

While our media attention has been focused on Alberto Gonzales, Iraq and now the Virginia Tech tragedy, the situation in Afghanistan, the “first front” in Mr. Bush’s “War on Terror” (nomenclature...

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Tuesday News Bucket

“You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.” – Ken Kesey

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