Monthly Archives: January 2005

More On Iraq Election

Posted by Reilly on 1/30/2005 281 comments

Rice: Election Going Better Than Expected – – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the Iraqi elections are “going better than expected” Sunday, despite conflicting reports about the extent of voter turnout in areas plagued by intimidation and violence. “Every …

Iraq Votes

Posted by Lisa on 1/29/2005 73 comments

HOW DO DESCRIBE THE FEELING: How do you begin to contain the emotion of contributing to freedom for the very first time in over 50 years. And for many – the first time ever in their life? How do you …

US Embassy Blast

Posted by Reilly on 1/29/2005 31 comments

U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Hit A rocket or mortar hit the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad late Saturday on the eve of Iraq’s landmark elections, killing two people and wounding four, a U.S. Embassy official said. One round fell into the …

Mexico Threatens Arizona

Posted by Reilly on 1/29/2005 49 comments

Mexico threatens Arizona over anti-illegals measure A Mexican government official has threatened to use international courts to block an Arizona law meant to prohibit illegal aliens from receiving public benefits and voting rights. Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said in …

Getting Ready To Vote

Posted by Reilly on 1/29/2005 14 comments

Iraq Sets Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew Before Vote Just ahead of the first free balloting in Iraq in half a century, the nation battened down for the vote, imposing a 7 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew on Friday and closing Baghdad International Airport. Five …

Hillary’s In The Blocks

Posted by Reilly on 1/29/2005 4 comments

Clinton is veering strongly to the Centre If there was doubt before, there can be none now. Hillary Clinton is positioning herself for a run for the White House in 2008. With her recent attention to God, the military and …

Global Tax

Posted by Reilly on 1/28/2005 20 comments

Chirac: Global tax needed for AIDS French President Jacques Chirac has resurrected his proposal for a global tax to help fight AIDS. Calling it an “experimental” tax, Chirac proposed a levy on airline tickets, some fuels or financial transactions. According …

Teddy Makes A Demand

Posted by Reilly on 1/28/2005 33 comments

Kennedy Calls for Troop Withdrawal in Iraq The American military’s continued presence in Iraq is fanning the flames of conflict, and signals the need for a new detailed timeline to bring the troops home, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday. …

Voting Fever

Posted by Reilly on 1/28/2005 188 comments

Voting fever takes hold of a people finally free to choose For decades, voting in Iraq meant taking part in a national exercise of state-enforced adulation, as 99 per cent of the electorate would dutifully turn out to tick the …

Beware Of The Blog

Posted by Reilly on 1/28/2005 110 comments

In Minneapolis a newspaper columnist and a prominent blogger wage a war of words If you don’t believe that bloggers are giving newspapers a headache, talk to Nick Coleman. A veteran newspaper columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Coleman is in …

Iraqis Vote!

Posted by Lisa on 1/28/2005 309 comments

Iraqi Expats Vote Around World In the nations bordering their homeland, in a furniture warehouse in Australia and in an events center in London, Iraqis on Friday began voting for an interim government that they hope will bring peace and …

All Iraq Needs to do is Request it

Posted by Lisa on 1/28/2005 10 comments

Bush Says Iraqi Leaders Will Want U.S. Forces to Stay to Help President Bush said in an interview on Thursday that he would withdraw American forces from Iraq if the new government that is elected on Sunday asked him to …

Noonan Responds

Posted by Lisa on 1/27/2005 18 comments

After receiving some harsh criticism regarding her harsh criticism of the President’s Inaugural Address – Peggy Noonan responds without a shred of regret: A Sourpuss? Moi? Further thoughts on the passions of the inaugural. A week later, do I stand …

They Need Better Hosts

Posted by Reilly on 1/27/2005 20 comments

Springer joins liberal foray into talk radio Liberal talk radio shows are beginning to find a place in American broadcasting after years of dominance by Rush Limbaugh and his conservative cohorts. Despite the fresh infusion of high-profile names into market …

Tehran’s Killing Fields

Posted by Reilly on 1/27/2005 196 comments

Iran’s Many Killing Fields Given Iran’s incessant foreign policy saber-rattling”including its continued development of nuclear weapons, support for Islamist terrorist groups, and facilitation of the terrorism in Iraq”it’s easy to lose sight of the horrifying domestic situation within the Islamic …

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