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6 months ago

in Batboy could not be reached for comment on The Washington Independent
Not surprisingly, the people who had seen Obama before he had his ears done and his fangs filed down just can't be found. Not since the eclipse.

6 months ago

in R.I.P. Harold Pinter on The Washington Independent
And he adapted it into a superb movie.

6 months ago

in erica saves the day on erica saves the day
If you're gonna give your heart to politicians, your own head will likely feel squeezed.

6 months ago

in What Does the Status of Forces Agreement Really Mean? on The Washington Independent
Why? What need is there for more clarity than the agreement contains?

6 months ago

in Shoe-Thrower Charged With Laughably Phony Crime on The Washington Independent
They're probably too flustered to know how to respond. Anywhere else in the Middle East, they would be able to figure out the charge afterwards.
It's an assault and he deserves cell time and a photo op with Dan Rather.

7 months ago

in Karzai — Whoa! — Calls for a Timetable to End the Afghanistan War on The Washington Independent
Perhaps he's searching for a way to counter the stories coming out of DC suggesting that the US might withdraw it's support for his continuation in office.

7 months ago

in McClatchy Publishes Translation of U.S.-Iraq Basing Deal on The Washington Independent
I believe the new sentence is legalese for Iraq hasn't any claim on US forces.

8 months ago

in Do I Talk About the Karzai-Taliban Negotiations in Platitudes? on The Washington Independent
"But attempting to negotiate is cost-free."
Well, what if the attempt succeeds? Would you say that negotiating is cost-free?
Do you have any idea of what good would come from negotiation at present?
Are you being careful about what you wish for?

8 months ago

in waterboarding on The Washington Independent
There's a bit of ground between being"... held in any way accountable" and criminal prosecution and the interests of the country might be best served by the next administration's denouncement of the opinions and methods of the Bush administration.

8 months ago

in Philippine Court Nixes Deal With Insurgency on The Washington Independent
Was Gen. Thurman calling for an increase in the number of persons in the armed forces?

8 months ago

in Et Tu, California? on The Washington Independent
They spell Obama with two "g" s, right?
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Groo OMg I so should not have laughed at that but my friends and I were just discussing how "terrorist" has become the new code for the 'n word'

8 months ago

in Happy Teenage Dad Levi Johnston Works For Big Oil & Won’t Be Voting For John McCain on Cynics Party
You're way suave lavishing your praise on provincial teens!!!! So good to be you.

8 months ago

in Abdel Bari Atwan On How To Destroy Al Qaeda on The Washington Independent
What about that first thing?
What "do something" would satisfy al-Qaeda sympathizers and also Americans?

8 months ago

in Petraeus and Rumsfeld: Awwwwwwwkward on The Washington Independent
What do you expect from your sister and her cats?

8 months ago

in Petraeus and Rumsfeld: Awwwwwwwkward on The Washington Independent
I'm no fan of Mr. McNamara, but this is undue bedevilment.

8 months ago

in Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama on The Washington Independent
Why would you think that Powell's a war criminal?

8 months ago

in Petraeus Talk Seems to Bolster Obama on The Washington Independent
@ Triathalon

"on The Islamic People's Neck". Are you suggesting that Islamic people haven't waged wars of aggression throughout their history? Have not soldiers, in the name of Islam, acted in the manner of oppressors?
You're comments are ill-considered.

9 months ago

in Risks Seen in Obama Pakistan Proposal: Experts Fear Destabilization on The Washington Independent
For how many years and how much per annum has been given to Pakistan by the US? How much over the last thirty years has gone to the Pakistani military in cash, weapons, equipment, and training?

9 months ago

in Liveblogging The First Debate on The Washington Independent
Hey, Ed. McCain did NOT win the debate. Further, he continues to deliberately misrepresent Obama's actions and ideas. Most days of the week this practice is summarized as lying. Obama's misrepresentations , particularly on the nation's economic problems, are more subtle.

9 months ago

in Liveblogging The First Debate on The Washington Independent
Obviously, you would say that it was an Obama win.
Would you summarize reasons for so saying?

9 months ago

in Liveblogging The First Debate on The Washington Independent
Up to 10:00 well conducted and pretty intelligent. Compare either of these men to the incumbent bunger.

9 months ago

in Liveblogging The First Debate on The Washington Independent
Stop talking about what McCain looks like.

9 months ago

in Pakistanis Fire On U.S. Troops In *Afghanistan* on The Washington Independent
It could be that the Pakistani military wasn't actually trying to hit copters, but was simply engaging in the traditional covering fire for terrorists returning home after trying to destabilize Afghanistan.
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Thomas Gunning Before you start to speculate, read actual accounts of what happened in Google news " US choppers tried to enter Pakistani Airspace" despite Admiral Mike Mullen assuring Pakistanis that US would respect that countries sovereignty. The Pakistani forces fired flares to warn their allies to respect international borders and their sovereignty so before you get all testy and jumpy ask yourself what we are trying achieve by being in that region our premise for going to war in Iraq (i.e finding WMDs -more like occupying oilfields for Dick Chaney Hallibuton et al) -was a sham and in Afghanistan fighting Al-Qaeeda seems futile our economy is collapsing because of the strain of these wars and years of mal-adminstration, isn't it time we stopped meddling in the afairs of others and tried to improve the situation at home?
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