Pacific Views

Wednesday Reading

Warblogging is a tremendous site that I don't visit frequently enough. Recent offerings include the revelation that our government doesn't know who they've got at Gitmo, more information on the very scary VICTORY act, and the Justice Department's attempt to convince Americans that the PATRIOT act is good for us. Want a little Kool-Aid with your propaganda today?

Back in Iraq writes on the topic of Bush's own historical revision, and considers yesterday's UN headquarters bombing.

Salam Pax reports a conversation with a US soldier in Iraq.

Kash filling in over at Angry Bear points out that more Republicans are looking at redistricting. Just below that, an outline of Bush's panacea energy policy, which has variously been touted as a cure for high electricity prices, high fuel costs, anti-terrorism, and now blackout prevention. You've got to give them points for persistence.

Dwight Meredith notes that the Bush administration is preparing to gift each taxpayer the cost of a new BMW worth of debt, without the benefit of having a shiny new car, or even better government services.

The Daily Howler is waiting for the press corps to go crazy on Bush for grossly miscalculating the scale of our Afghan deployment, but I hope he isn't holding his breath.

Brad DeLong kicks off a discussion of overseas outsourcing.

Mark Gisleson talks about propaganda in the class war, and Iraq.

Late Night Thoughts writes about the usual fate of empires.

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