It was predictable that our invading Iraq could lead to military clashes between Turkey and the people of Kurdish Northern Iraq. It was predictable because it was predicted. To some, then, the latest flare up of fighting in the long simmering hostilities on the Turkish Iraqi border comes as anything but a surprise. To some, in fact, it qualifies as an inevitability. According to all reports from Kurds themselves the yearning for the establishment and recognition in their homelands...
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100 Walk Out on John Ashcroft Speech
About 13 minutes into former attorney general John Ashcroft’s speech at Cornell University’s Statler Hall a couple of days ago, “more than 100 students and Ithaca community members stood up from their seats, turned their backs to Ashcroft and placed black shrouds over their heads. The protesters stood in silence for another 14 minutes before walking out of his speech together.” Watch the video here: There’s more at the HuffPo from Michael Siegel who says, “We hope to inspire similar resistance wherever...
Ten Post Round-Up: Saturday Night’s Alright
Gettin’ in a little blogging action before the afternoon over takes me and I become pre-occuppied with what to do with myself come sunset. I actually had a little bit of success finding some good news on the interwebs, today. But, the number of positive stories still feels like too few and far between. I’m actually in a bit of a bad mood, myself. The television was ablaze with foul weather crawls, all night. Many of us in residence...
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