Bill's Nibbles -- 2007.02.05 Contributed by Bill Faith
Some posts, some things I excerpted and linked but I'm sending you to the original post. I may rearrange the order of the links within this post as I add new things that I think belong "above the fold." --- --- Please forgive me for switching formats in the middle of a post. I'll use the newer one all the time from here out.
Iraqi lesson for the morally idle you should read Christopher Hitchens column.
So far I'm finding the news coverage on this confusing as hell. I'd blame it on the fact I'm not feeling well but I don't seem to be the only one: ...
Insulated By Criticism, Iran Is Killing Americans ...And Everybody Knows It By Steve Schippert
Some in the US Intelligence Community seem to operate in another realm and in a world with significantly different realities, dangers and potential outcomes. How else can it be explained that United States political leadership has been persuaded to withhold releasing intelligence regarding Iranian actions in Iraq, including arming, funding and training both Sunni and Shi’a groups killing US soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, let alone the mind-boggling toll upon Iraq’s civilian population? ...
Michelle Malkin
I am addressing this to the Senate staffers who read this blog. As you and your bosses statements about what's working and not working in Iraq and on the surge/clear-and-hold/counterinsurgency plan, I ask: Do you know the whole story? Or are you relying on the NYTimes and AP for full, honest assessments of the failures, successes, setbacks, and forecasts? ...
Ed Morrissey
The classified portion of the National Intelligence Estimate downplays the effect of al-Qaeda in Iraq, declaring them to be a small minority of the Sunni terrorists. However, from this view, including the intel units of the two forces fighting in Iraq. They believe that the Sunni insurgencies have been almost completely co-opted by AQI: ...