http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13521628/site/newsweek/

MSN is the only place I can find this story. It is bullshit or are certain sites exposing their bias?

Edit: Its also on BBC, but that's it. No Fox and no CNN.

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Just by the exclusive part we'd assume we wouldn't find it being reported on by any of the other networks *yet*. Newsweek was given exclusive rights to the story in the US. BBC probably was as well - for Europe.

They are scheduled to release it tomorrow, as it says in the article. Then will probably be when all networks cover it.

* Al-Maliki, look's to the west and the last remnant's of sundown across the Iraqi desert. his resolve steeled he take's a deep breath of the rapidly cooling desert air. " HEY US Congress!!!! FUCK YOU!" *

I also liked this part."national resistance" should not be punished for what they see as legitimate self-defense in attacks against a foreign occupying power
So much for the conquering heroes role.

Focking guys, they'll always like the intestinal fortitude to crawl out of the morass they put themselves in.

Need to get rid of our need for oil, then wall off the entire region and let them enjoy their middle ages...no aid and no involvement.

Fandros

There is also a similiar story in the NY Times: Gen. George Casey has plans for massive cuts in troop levels in Iraq (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/world/middleeast/25military.html)

Did they mis-title the article? Shouldn't it be US General has plans to cut and run in Iraq? Or General Casey supports terrorism?

Isn't leaving Iraq cutting and running? Would this not be caving into the terrorists? I swear I've heard things like this before from some government officials.

I'm curious how the Rovians will spin this one, probably tie it into the Iraqi PM basically saying: GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR SANDBOX!!!

Didn't the:
Senate this week rejected Democratic calls to force troop withdrawals.
I swear I heard someone say that the Dems were cowards for proposing this.

In other News, Seems the NY Times has help in deciding national security:
it was described by American officials who agreed to discuss the details only on condition of anonymity.

The insurgency has proven resilient despite several big military operations over the years
So why change tactics now? resiliency is good...no?

Completely agree with ya fandros take our money outta the region completely and they'll be worse off than the poorest African nation. and fuckem and good riddance.
Sadly the ultra -rich oil tycoons cant seem to let go of the cash cow they have. if mobil chevron etc. would begin pouring thier record profits into serious development of the next gen energy source they would find themselves poised to once again be at the forefront of the most profitable industries in the world.
One of these days i'm hoping to get the time to really delve into the Brazillian oil independance thing. what little i read on the subject seemed encouraging. of course wont happen here till we start lynching the oil execs.

Completely agree with ya fandros take our money outta the region completely and they'll be worse off than the poorest African nation. and fuckem and good riddance.
Sadly the ultra -rich oil tycoons cant seem to let go of the cash cow they have. if mobil chevron etc. would begin pouring thier record profits into serious development of the next gen energy source they would find themselves poised to once again be at the forefront of the most profitable industries in the world.
One of these days i'm hoping to get the time to really delve into the Brazillian oil independance thing. what little i read on the subject seemed encouraging. of course wont happen here till we start lynching the oil execs.

China will happily replace any monies we take out, unfortunately, so they will really not lose that much if we were to totally stop doing business there.

Actually...
If you take away the oil profit from these countries, they would so much BETTER off.
They would have to diversify their economies, they would have to open their markets and allow their citizens freedoms, they would have to interact with the rest of the countries of the world in economic partnership.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_curse


If you REALLY wanted peace in the middle east, you'd bomb every oilfield.

How are market future for sand looking these days, L2? ;)

next gen energy source

Two words : Oil Shale.

Not that we really want to mine it due to environmental/logistical problems (i.e. water), Look in Wiki.

60?70% of reserves (1.0?1.2 trillion barrels) in the United States

Use that as a transition to alternative fuels. Though it hasn't been feasible up to now, at $70+ a barrel of oil it's getting really close and we'd be able to give a giant raspberry to OPEC.

Interesting piece here: http://ww2.scripps.com/cgi-bin/archives/denver.pl?DBLIST=rm05&DOCNUM=20000

More good news;


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13546160/