I am not sure to make of this rambling and incoherent piece by Richard Cohen other than to let the WaPo front office know that Oliver Willis would love to write for them.
Foreign Affairs
Sully Nails It
Many times, Sully’s rhetoric is over the top, but he nails it here: For some it’s about “war” in general – a newly empowered new age pacifism. For France, it’s about … France, and its eclipse as a power of any significance. France’s crisis is deepened by the fact that a successful war against Saddam …
Life Imitates Art
Via Rantburg, we note this story: Afghan authorities have arrested a Pakistani man in eastern Afghanistan, accusing him of spying for his country, officials said Sunday. The man, Sayed Wali, was arrested Wednesday by border guards on charges of illegally entering Afghanistan in eastern Nangarhar province. Sayed Wali- Why does that name sound so familiar? …
The Saudis- Middle East Cowboys
When George Bush says he is going to hunt down Osama or dis-arm Saddam, he is portrayed as a cowboy. Do the Saudis have to fear the same characterization after badmouthing another tyrant/lunatic (to be fair, he is the UN Chair for Human Rights): Libya
Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge
I am getting really tried of reading this story, over and over and over again: France and Germany have called for more cooperation from Iraq with UN weapons inspectors. French President Jacques Chirac said Baghdad should do more but he emphasised that U.N. arms inspections were “still the way to go”, Chirac said during a …
Turkey’s Financial Woes
The fall-out from the Turkish vote to not allow American troops base there for any war with Iraq included a substantial hit to the Turkish market. Does anyone have any decent information on the Turkish economy?
Stupid and Cowardly
The ragtag collectioon of nitwits that deployed themselves to Iraq to act as human shields seem to be coming to their senses: A dozen peace activists who went to Iraq to serve as human shields in the event of war returned home amid fears for their safety, a spokesman said Sunday. One wonders if they …