Archive for May 25, 2010
Bush’s brilliant Middle East experts
“A little-noticed blog post by a veteran intelligence reporter averred Tuesday that the CIA’s Iraq Operations Group weighed a plan prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion that sought to discredit Saddam Hussein by portraying him as gay.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on May 25, 2010 by As'ad
A new low for Octavia Nasr: “Even if they belong to the Shiite sect of Islam”
“”Fakih’s modern looks and open-minded interests are indicative of a portion of Lebanon’s population that is Western-oriented and non-conservative even if they belong to the Shiite sect of Islam.”" (thanks Saja)
Posted on May 25, 2010 by As'ad