Casting the net – Iraq Week
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Obsolete – Iraq week.
Many of us will write about Iraq, but retrospective “navel-gazing” will not solve a thing. Iraq is an ongoing humanitarian disaster and Baghdad is a city riddled with sectarian battle-lines. Regardless of the latest (electorally motivated?) spin and the framing of the surge as a “success”, Iraq’s near-future remains a dark and bloody one.
Love and Garbage – With friends like these…
Oh dear. It appears Iain Dale has handed the Scottish Labour Party a gift.
Indigo Jo Blogs – A healthy obsession?
Public toilets are not only grim, they’re impractical. A bit of a rant, this.
Cicero’s Songs – Lib Dem v. Tory (Round 2)
Will the Liberal Democrats’ economically liberal policies mean they can outflank the Tories (from the right!) at the next general election?
The Daily (Maybe) – George Galloway, a Byron for our times
Is Galloway excusing Tehran’s barbaric attitude towards homosexuality?
Elsewhere
OurKingdom – Was there a New Labour establishment? Helena Kennedy responds.
Mick Hartley – Disgraceful Acts
Andy Worthington – Why Guantánamo Must Be Closed
Stephen Tall/LDV – Top of the Blogs: The Golden Dozen #56
Clive Soley – The Lords they are a blogging!
Political Betting – Tories take 13% lead in new ICM poll
Pickled Politics – More LOL-Blairs
Jon’s union blog – Feeling Blue 
Lynne Featherstone – Is it pensions rather than the Budget that are dragging Labour down?
Vishakha N Desai/CiF – Asia matters
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Speaking of Iraq, are you guys doing anything for the blogswarm tomorrow?
For those who missed it, the rising cost of fuel is yet another sign of a Bush Cheney Mission Accomplished. What mission was that you ask? Why the mission was to create record profits for Bush’s old oil buddies and Cheny’s old corporate buddies. Why do they think the Bush administration went all the way to the supreme court and invoked executive privilege to keep Cheney’s secret deals a secret? So when someone tells you Bush’s legacy is just torture and lying about it you tell them: hogwash. For the first time in history an American president has started a war for the sole purpose of raising corporate and oil profits and it worked! There’s your legacy! In my humble opinion.
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