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Blame

Posted on November 29, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

It looks like Phase I of our new Iraq exit strategy is going full bore. The US foreign policy poobahs are now singing a new choral tune: “It’s All the Iraqis’ Fault.” It’s the 2006 version of the smash hit … Continue reading →

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Close

Posted on November 26, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

… but no cigar. You don’t like to see this in the New York Times. From an otherwise excellent article on the definition of “civil war” and who gets to say whether there is one in Iraq: Large swaths of … Continue reading →

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Walden

Posted on November 18, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Now that things have settled down a bit, I thought I’d post a few photos from our recent trip to Boston. We found time to poke around Concord and, specifically, Walden Pond. Here’s Laura foraging for stones to bring back … Continue reading →

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20/20

Posted on November 9, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Apropos Rummy’s departure, a pundit had this to say (among other things): Indeed, Rumsfeld’s dominance of the cabinet and the Bush administration may have guaranteed that America chose the entirely wrong paradigm for the past five years. Notwithstanding the spectacular … Continue reading →

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Better

Posted on November 8, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

So far, so good. The House falls from the GOP’s grip. The Senate may end up with 49 Republicans. Fingers crossed for Jon Tester in Montana. Fingers crossed less tightly for Jim Webb in Virginia—it looks like he’s also headed … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on November 7, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

It is finally November 7, 2006. C’mon, America! Show the world we’re not as dumb as we look!

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Bleen

Posted on November 2, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

I have been holding my breath this past month, not wanting to jinx the long-overdue electoral retribution awaiting George W. Bush and his gang of miscreants. To kill time, I’ll write some more irrelevant garbage. Today it concerns my 1990 … Continue reading →

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Weird

Posted on October 12, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

My pal Thomas at Newsrack Blog has tagged me. The task: list five ways I’m weird. Now, being tagged is damnably irritating, as we all know. But it’s twice damnable for a person with limited self-awareness. (Needless to say, I … Continue reading →

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Silencer

Posted on October 10, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

It’s hard to imagine a more cowardly act than the cold-blooded murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. “The pen is mightier than the sword”—and, presumably, mightier than the bullet. Whistling in the dark. Bullets and bombs continue to make the … Continue reading →

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Moonwalker

Posted on October 3, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

I haven’t used a conventional alarm clock for years. I have a personal alarm clock named Laura. But recently I’ve needed its services. And for several days now, when it goes off, I find myself thinking, “The alarum has sounded!” … Continue reading →

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