‘Into the Abyss’
March 28, 2008An uneasy sense of watching in slo-mo some nasty, cruel shit hitting the fan. Iraq’s Prime Minister was staring into the abyss today after his operation to crush militia strongholds in Basra stalled, members of…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
‘By-product’ Civil War
March 28, 2008Despite wanting to wield a mighty sword, Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki’s central government assault this week on Shia militia in Basra has encountered much difficulty, making no significant gains against the army of Mugtada al-Sadr, and creating…
‘Positive” Iraqi Pause
March 27, 2008A spokesman for the Baghdad security plan, Tahsin al-Sheikhly, was kidnapped from his Baghdad home by armed men on Thursday, security officials told AFP. The officials said Sheikhly, who spoke on civic matters related to…
Easter’s Ending
March 26, 2008Just at dawn on Christianity’s most-holy day, rockets and mortor rounds slammed into Baghdad’s Green Zone. Time for the biggest blunder in history to begin its horrific draw down. The attack seemed to spark violent incidents all across Iraq, like a disjointed, ragged shock wave, although…
Surge II: The Anti-Sequel
March 23, 2008A mark in the sand. This evening as it does just about every evening, the death toll in the horrific war in Iraq has quietly spiked. BAGHDAD – Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a bomb blast…
‘Shorthanded’ Spin
March 22, 2008As 2008 A.D. un-gaily moves forward, Decider George is playing out his game in high drama. Although cavorting all over the planet the last few months, he and his cohort, Dufus Dick Cheney, have sealed themselves into a self-created, highly-hardened ‘bunker…
Blundereous al-Qaeda Blowback
March 20, 2008Al-Jazeera broadcast on Thursday an audiotape on which a voice identified as Osama bin Laden declares “Iraq is the perfect base to set up the jihad to liberate Palestine.” The voice calls on “Muslims in…
Romancing the Gall
March 19, 2008March 19, 2003: Today five years ago. Better yet is yesterday five years ago. Then there was still a chance, a flicker of a remote possibility something could have stopped the horror from happening; a 24-hour…
Bush Butt
February 28, 2008Even in a clenched-teeth lie, Decider George is incapable of talking straight. In a press conference Thursday, amid a gaggle of bullshit about the failing economy, Decider George waded into the current presidential race, offering a…
Comedic War Machine
January 23, 2008The scenario would be hilarious if death wasn’t the outcome. Gen. David Petraeus, Decider George’s head lackey in Iraq, went on NBC Tuesday morning with a tongue-wrapping excuse to continue the horror that’s Iraq. “We…