McCain, the retired military "analysts" and the Myth

of Al Qaeda in Iraq. McCain talks about Al Qaeda in Iraq taking over if the US leaves...he doesn't seem to realize that the US presided over the ascension to power in Iraq, of pro-Iranian Shiite parties. There is a danger that pro-Iranian Shiites will take over? They are already IN power. Or Al Qaeda will take over? They cannot coexist.

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Al Gore's brand-new slideshow on the climate crisis

Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting

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Petraeus, Iraq and the Lebanon Analogy

What if the US is playing the Syrians here, and the Iraqis, the Lebanese?In this analogy, the war is not ended by foreign occupation troops. If anything, the Syrian policies just keep the pot boiling.

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