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			<title><![CDATA[ Why The Surge is Working, even Though it Isnt ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ President Bushs much maligned troop surge, despite much evidence to the contrary, has in fact begun to make the kinds of tactical gains that it was designed to achieve. Al Qaeda in Iraq has been ejected from many of its more secure bases of operations in and south of, Baghdad, and in Diyala province. As a result, U.S. forces have attained higher levels of control and situational awareness in those areas, creating the prospect of even higher levels of success. In Anbar province, secular Sunni... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Playing Both Sides Against the Middle ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <br><br>&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp As articulated by the Iraq Study Group, the situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. The lack of sufficient forces to impose security on the country, coupled with the failure of the Iraqi government and security forces to reach a political settlement among themselves has brought Iraq to the brink of a fully fledged conflict. Only the presence of U.S. forces prevents Iraq from descending into a cataclysmic civil war, though a low grade civil war has existed... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:39:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ National (lack of) Inelligence Update ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The unclassified NIE report, which describes current, and predicts future, conditions in Iraq is in layman's terms, quite lame. The document includes little info that could not have been ascertained by close study of Iraq YEARS prior to it's release. It can best be described as a play it safe attempt, designed more to strattle the partisan line without giving a political leg up to either faction, much more so than an attempt to shed light on the subject. Sadly, it is the private analysts who... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:52:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ War in Iraq: Who's side are we on? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ That there is a war in Iraq is certain. However, what is less certain, is whose side are we on? Is it the Shia, the Sunnis, the Kurds? The government? The army? It is impossible to tell. Siding with the Shia means an alliance with the likes of Maliki, who is aligned with al Sadr, who is aligned with the Iranians, the financiers of Hezbollah and Hamas. The Sunnis are aligned with the the Saudis, extremist arabs, Baathists, and even al Qaeda. Neither &quot;group&quot; seems interested in... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:29:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The &quot;real&quot; Way Forward ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ On the surface, the president's plan to surge additional troops into Iraq appears extremely misguided. However, under the surface, the plan does in fact propose a wholesale change in tactics, a renewed sense of urgency, and an unprecedented level of coordination between the military, political, and economical sides of the mission. The army's most celebrated general, Lt. Gen Petreaus, former commander of the 101st Air Assault division, and author of the Armys FM on counterinsurgency... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:12:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ THE LUNATIC FRINGE? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>PUBLISHED BY: <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://tmpoi2.blogspot.com">THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>by David Kennedy Houck<br><br>In 2004, Brown v. Board of Education marked its fiftieth (50th) anniversary ending legalized segregation in American schools. The Brown decision reversed nearly one-hundred (100) years of institutionalized racism and became the casual nexus for the modern day civil... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:57:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ FEAR AND SELF-LOATHING IN AMERICA ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY: <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://tmpoi2.blogspot.com">THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>&quot;States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.&quot;</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> - President George W. Bush<br><br>Who now recalls the President's words from this (in)famous... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:24:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ And the Band Plays On ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Is jihadism growing exponentially because of Iraq? The liberal parts of the press, Democratic politicians, and numerous counterterrorist experts say as much. They cite the classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) &quot;Trends in Global Terrorism,&quot; completed in April 2006 but recently leaked in snippets, which they claim concluded that we are losing the fight against Islamic extremism because the war in Iraq is producing ever-expanding waves of holy warriors. <br><br>While it is... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Iraq Breaking point ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A stunningly apolitical, to the point analysis. <br><br>Break Point: What Went Wrong<br>August 08, 2006 17 26  GMT<br><br><br><br>By George Friedman<br><br>On May 23, we published a Geopolitical Intelligence Report titled &quot;Break Point.&quot; In that article, we wrote: &quot;It is now nearly Memorial Day. The violence in Iraq will surge, but by July 4 there either will be clear signs that the Sunnis are controlling the insurgency -- or there won't. If they are controlling the insurgency,... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:21:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ WESTERN INSANITY, ISLAMIST CLARITY ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>&quot;We are going to make Israel not safe for Israelis. There will be no place they are safe...You will see a new Middle East in the way of Hizbullah and Islam, not in the way of Rice and Israel.&quot;</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> - Hizballah representative Hossein Safiadeen<br><br>It is axiomatic to define insanity as: continuing to do the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. Presently, nothing could be more emblematic of the... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Unintended Consequences &amp; a New Middle East Balance of P ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Quite simply, the removal of Saddam Hussein has thrust the Iranians into the role of preeminent power in the Middle East. While a certain rise in power for Tehran was inevitable after Hussein's ouster, the degree to which Iran has taken advantage of the situation was unexpected. Specifically, the level of cooperation between Iraqi Shiites, and the Iranians both before and after the war came as a major suprise, with far reaching implifications for Iraq and beyond. <br><br>The ramifications of... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:56:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ THE SPRING COUNTER-OFFENSIVE THAT WASN'T ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ On war, Sir Winston Churchill lamented: Never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. Yet, despite this sober advice and without any regard for the tides of war, the mainstream media, with grim and somber tone have warned of the gathering gloom in that other war  the good war in Afghanistan. In case you havent been following developments; or, more accurately, since the media has almost... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:10:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Iraq, Iran, Al Qaeda, Hamas, and Beyond. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Almost four years after the Sept 11 attacks, Al Qaeda, in terms of being the global network that it had been in the past is all but extinct. The strenuous attacks on its members, finances, and infrastructure by intelligence and military services have destroyed much of Al Qaeda's rank and file, and sent the rest so far underground that it is difficult for them to even keep abreast with events and communicate, much less train and plan for new tactics, strategies, and attacks. Moreover, Qaeda's... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 05:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Insurgent Resurgence ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> Article by Anthony Cordesman, CSIS </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>There is no certain way to know the motives behind the latest wave of attacks in Iraq, but there are good reasons for such attacks as seen from the viewpoint of hard-line insurgents. The efforts to form an inclusive coalition government are underway, and one key insurgent objective is to block the creation of a stable coalition that includes Arab Sunnis, Arab Shi'ites, and... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ ON THE EVE OF DEMOCRACY ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ After two and a half years of rhetorical assault at home, and endless ankle-biting and lecturing from Europe, the U.S. military stands upon the cusp of an amazing accomplishment: The beginning of a new democratic state in the Middle East.  And this astonding feat is solely the product of those Americans who have bravely accepted the challenge and entered the fray in Iraq.  And despite endless tirades as to the growing skill of the &quot;insurgent&quot; enemy; our militaries impotence and... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Israel vs Iran ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ So Israel has made some very public statements to the effect that if the international community (read US) can't stop the Iranian nuclear program, they will.<br><br><br>My question is, if Israel decides for a millitary intervention and if the intervention takes the form of an air strike (I can't see Israel having the power projection to strike Iran through anything but an air or missile strike and I am ruling out the missile strike at the momment) what do you think the political and military... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Jefffar)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2005 03:29:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Iraq: Reality Check ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Months ago, behind closed doors, in classified briefs, it was decided that the U.S. could not and would not defeat the Iraqi insurgency. It is too widespread, elusive, resilient, well supplied and funded to be defeated by a modern military. A military designed to fight other armies, not small bands of killers and saboteurs. The job would be left to the Iraqis, and would continue long after the departure of U.S. forces. The next phase would be the extrication of U.S. forces. Leaving too soon... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:11:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ THE ENEMY WITHIN ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ As the Iraq war slogs on both here at home and in Iraq, the operative question is: How much more sedition and subterfuge must Americans tolerate before the yoke of political correctness is finally rejected? From tales of Quranic desecration to absurd attempts at moral equivalency about modern day gulags, America's war against Islamo-fascism is progressively being subsumed by an endless tempest of anti-American vitriol and invective. And quite unfortunately, much of this rhetoric originates... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:08:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cyprus ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ What do you think the future will bring to the eastern Mediteranian politics if the &quot;Annan plan is accepted and what course will the things take if it is rejected?<br><br>Would love to hear your opinion ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:10:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ If an American president had any guts... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ he would take the following actions:<br><br>1) Pull the PRC's Most Favored Nation/Normalized Trade Relations (MFN/NTR) status until China stops flagrantly violating international copyright and patent laws. <br><br>2) Refuse to buy oil from any nation that remains a member of OPEC, which essentially constitutes an illegal price-fixing cartel of the sort that has been eliminated in every other international industry (other than perhaps diamonds). Open the strategic oil reserve, giving us a few... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2004 11:16:13 GMT</pubDate>
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