Purple Haze (10 links)
Don Surber
And now for something completely different: The BBC reports on the democratization of the Middle East, ranking 20 countries.
No. 1 is 57-year-old Israel for the 57th consecutive year. It is followed by Leba

The 'Cut and Run' Prescription for Iraq (9 links)
All Things Beautiful
This vote was being billed as a major showdown on the War on Terror in Iraq. The suggested Democratic prescription was 'Cut and Run', that turned out to be a 'Vote and Run'. The vote landed at 403 to 3 against.
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The 'Cut and Run' Prescription for Iraq (9 links)
All Things Beautiful
This vote was being billed as a major showdown on the War on Terror in Iraq. The suggested Democratic prescription was 'Cut and Run', that turned out to be a 'Vote and Run'. The vote landed at 403 to 3 against.
    related topic: iraq