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Nota Bene #91: No Joke
Well I figured I’d give you all a break
Al-Maliki: Father of his country?

For his New Yorker piece, “The General’s Dilemma,” subtitled “David Petraeus, the pressures of politics, and the road out of Iraq,” Steve Coll discussed Iraq with top American and British officers. Since […]
Nota Bene #18 Part 1 of 2

Nota Bene attempts to provide an overview of the week’s news. Meanwhile, in its appendix, we cull trenchant comments to articles and posts, as well as those heard in person or emailed. […]
How to win the Iraq war debate against your dumb friends
by Lee Camp Recently I was arguing with one of my dumber friends about the Iraq war. He loves Bush and thinks bigger bombs is the answer in Iraq. I wasn’t gaining […]