Yearly Archives: 2007

Mutiny in Iraq

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Mutiny in Iraq”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail American soldiers can get in trouble for not massacring Iraqi civilians. It’s true. I’m not making this up. Yes, I hear what you’re thinking: Where, pray tell, did I find this peacenik idea — … Continue reading →

Posted in Army Times, combat stress, iraq, mutiny in iraq, the surge, veterans, veterans issues | 3 Comments

Square-Peg Pounding Continues

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Square-Peg Pounding Continues”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe neocon counteroffensive against the National Intelligence Estimate went into full swing today. Their dream of reversing the 1979 revolution cannot be denied, even by reality. Alan Dershowitz showed up on Huffpost (once a paladin … Continue reading →

Posted in dick cheney, facts about Iran, george bush, George Orwell, Iran, Iran's 1979 Revolution, Iran's nuclear program, MSM lapdogs | 1 Comment

Selling Iran: Part Four

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Selling Iran: Part Four”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSpin for Dummies, page 15: “When square news does not fit the round hole of your narrative, bang it with a hammer until it fits.” A new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has been released. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bush foreign policy, dick cheney, george bush, Iran, Iran's nuclear program, March to War with Iran, political marketing | Leave a comment

Photo of the Day

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Photo of the Day”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail No, your browser’s working correctly. That’s the actual picture, black empty space and all. Condi Rice stands alone on a huge stage, proclaiming “progress” in the quicksands of Palestine. Thanks to Michael Shaw … Continue reading →

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Rudy Repetitions

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Rudy Repetitions”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCould it be that slowly, surely, the “Post-9/11 World” meme is passing?

Posted in 2008 election, parody, political marketing, post-9/11 world, presidential election, Rudy Giuliani, September 11th | Leave a comment

Our Last, Best Hope for Peace

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Our Last, Best Hope for Peace”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMy fellow Americans, the troops are never coming home. The permanent occupation of Iraq is here, dressed up as a happy “relationship” between Iraq and the United States. Don’t say nobody warned … Continue reading →

Posted in David Petraeus, Donald Rumsfeld, iraq, occupation, oil politics, permanent bases | Leave a comment

Culture Wars Can Never be Won

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Culture Wars Can Never be Won”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Can someone write a peace treaty for the Culture Wars already? It’s a metaphor gone bad. We have declared war on too many things: terror, drugs, crime, you name it. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill O'Reilly, Culture Wars, domino theory, Francis Fukuyama, George Orwell, Kulturkampf, Otto von Bismarck, Pat Buchanan, The End of History | 2 Comments

The Drug Gang That Wasn’t

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Drug Gang That Wasn’t”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe War on Drugs hit close to home the other night. Check out this article in my local newspaper about the county sheriff’s department executing a number of warrants for drug charges: Sheriff … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Fred Oerther, drug task force, Lauderdale County, marijuana, sheriff Ronnie Willis, War on Drugs | Leave a comment

Selling Iran, Part 3

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Selling Iran, Part 3″FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail ‘Iran is a crazy country, run by a new Hitler, who is building nuclear weapons to destroy the United States and Israel.’ That is the essence of the White House marketing campaign to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bush, China, deficit spending, Iran, Iran's 1979 Revolution, Iran's economy, Iran's electric program, Iran's nuclear program, March to War with Iran, petrodollar, petroeuro | 1 Comment

Selling Iran, Part Two

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Selling Iran, Part Two”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis is what we face in trying to stop the march to war with Iran: The words “terror, terrorism, and terrorist” are used fourteen times in four minutes. “Al Qaeda” is mentioned four times. … Continue reading →

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Selling Iran, Part One

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Selling Iran, Part One”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail“From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August.” – White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card on advance public relations for the invasion of Iraq. In fits and starts, … Continue reading →