Category Archives: Iraq

George Bush’s Library

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Matt

One of the great things about being an American president is the complete immunity that comes with the job.   No matter what you do or what laws you might break,  you will never pay more than a mild political … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Careerist

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Matt

You have to admire the courage and moral fibre of Britain’s military chiefs.  Here they are, ten years after the Iraq war, queuing up to describe the inept planning for the post-invasion scenario as ‘wholly irresponsible’.    So we hear former … Continue reading →

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Iraq’s Missing Pages

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Matt

Reading Peter van Buren’s excoriating indictment of the role played by the ‘complacent and sleepy media’ in paving the way for the Iraq war reminded me of an episode during the build-up to the war that when the mainstream media … Continue reading →

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Peter van Buren on the Iraq War

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Matt

‘ I was there. And “there” was nowhere. And nowhere was the place to be if you wanted to see the signs of end times for the American Empire up close. It was the place to be if you wanted … Continue reading →

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