Archive for February 17th, 2009


Tom Ricks and the American Caesar’s Ghost

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Jeff Huber under Journalism, Politics, Law & Government, World [ Comments: 9 ]

We are witnessing what a military takeover of a superpower looks like in the new American century. David Pertraeus became the most dangerous American general since Douglas MacArthur when George W. Bush announced that his “main man” would decide when, how and if an Iraq troop drawdown would occur, giving Petraeus unilateral control of U.S. foreign policy. In the summer of 2008, when then candidate Barack Obama started talking about a 16-month withdrawal deadline and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki said that sounded about right, you could almost hear Petraeus screeching What a world! What a world! from Baghdad to Washington. If you listened closely, you also heard the propaganda campaign to sell America on an endless occupation of Iraq click into high gear. Full story »


Photography – Object for Tuesday

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Dawn Farmer under Arts & Literature, Scholars & Rogues, What's It Wednesday [ Comments: 15 ]

Yesterday was lettuce on a tortilla – congratulations to Rho.

Have a guess at this image – same rules as yesterday.