tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post5073995550101201135..comments2024-03-29T02:03:49.151-04:00Comments on History Unfolding: Algeria and Iraq. .David Kaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-87380688394617175872008-03-03T19:53:00.000-05:002008-03-03T19:53:00.000-05:00Excellent analogy between today's Iraq and the eve...Excellent analogy between today's Iraq and the events as they unfolded in the Battle of Algiers.<BR/><BR/>It's one thing to worry about genuine al-Qaeda operatives, but the overwhelming numbers of insurgents are Sunni or Sadr militia fighting for their own purposes and using their own dirty tactics.<BR/><BR/>So if only neocoversatives could see that they've more or less beat al-Qaeda (if there was really a war between us and them anyway), then victory can always br "arranged."George Buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567769949113869344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-57020140398200215662008-02-03T13:45:00.000-05:002008-02-03T13:45:00.000-05:00A propos the film, I find it ironic that the US mi...A propos the film, I find it ironic that the US military was so entranced by a film depicting a Marxist-inspired struggle against colonialism/racism directed by a Marxist. As if it hadn't been combatting such struggles for decades, from Laos to Angola!<BR/><BR/>A big topic of conversation among friends after 9-11, I purchased the film from "Arab Films" in Seattle, WA, with the instruction to send by overnight courier. Alas, the return address had the A-word (Arab), and the courier refused to dispatch it. It had to go standard mail. The box had a big red stamp on it "Homeland Security: Do not transport by air"!Nur-al-Cubiclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240215262850274264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-23092462215713848842008-02-02T12:44:00.000-05:002008-02-02T12:44:00.000-05:00We'll see how the "vast offensive" on Dilaya and M...We'll see how the "vast offensive" on Dilaya and Mossul will go as 100,000 troops (of which 24,000 US combat troops) prepare to "rid Iraq of al-Qaeda" once and for all.Nur-al-Cubiclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240215262850274264noreply@blogger.com