Posts Tagged ‘Iraq’
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Two Faces of Janus
Posted on November 30, 2010
Janus is a fascinating mythical figure. He is honored at the beginning of each year, although most people don’t know it, because January is named after him. According to Wikipedia:...
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It’s Complicated
Posted on November 23, 2010
Every once in a while, as I peruse my Facebook friends, I run across a friend who has put “It’s complicated” in their relationship status. It’s a phrase that neatly...
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Obama’s Cruelest Month
Posted on September 7, 2010
“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” – T.S. Eliot–The Wasteland Had T.S. Elliot just...
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Turn the Page
Posted on August 31, 2010
The President said he wanted to turn the page on Iraq. I wonder how that makes the Iraqis feel. My guess is that they are saying, “wait, this chapter isn’t...
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Iraq, Bush and the Upcoming Campaign
Posted on August 19, 2010
I was talking to my good friend Alex Mistri, a man who spent a year working for the military and the State Department in Iraq, and I asked him what...
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