Author: DoDo

The Barons, the Empire Builder and the Czar

It’s history Thursday! Promoted by Steven D. When the expanding transcontinental railroads completed the conquest of Native American lands in the Western USA from the 1860s, the owners of these exclusively private...

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About The Spam Attack

Regulars to Booman Tribune will have noticed the flood of spam diaries earlier this month, and the attempts to fight off the spammers. In the latter, the European Tribune (where I am a frontpager) helped out, based on past...

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fOtofair 2006 DoDo after-party (Autumn in Slovakia)

(I came late and then missed the deadline due to the combination of uncertainty about the rules and time constraints; but at olivia’s request, I repost my ET diary in slightly edited form anyway. Without proper fOtofair...

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How We Got Into This Mess…

Claims from an enemy of Saddam taken at face value, a jury-rigged intel process, a media campaign of lies and spin, and domestic political calculation; a military attack executed in violation of US and international law (even...

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Support Your Troops (why Cindy Sheenan is right)

Altough some pundits try to spin it, Cindy’s message is to pull out NOW. Some argue that that would be irresponsible, that somehow the US presence has a calming effect. I’m afraid they are completely mistaken about...

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