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Cease-fire Agreement Tenuous at Best

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Posted on August 13, 2008 - 7:38am at The Crone Speaks
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A quick morning update on the Georgia-Russian conflict.

It doesn’t look as if the cease-fire between Georgia and Russia is holding.

The Bear Backs Off, Believes Violence Leads to Peace

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Posted on August 12, 2008 - 7:03am at The Crone Speaks
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I don’t know what changed Medvedev’s mind, but change his mind he did, and recalled Russian troops out of Georgia.

The Demilitarized Zone

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Posted on August 9, 2008 - 2:45am at Appalachian Scribe
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The Cold War ended almost two decades ago, but a few vestiges remain. The most prominent of these is the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or the DMZ, the 155 mile long border between North and South Korea.

While the Democrats are rooting for the U.S. to lose to the terrorists

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Posted on May 22, 2008 - 5:39pm at Right Minded
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There is undeniable proof that President Bush's War on Terrorism has worked. According to Reuters, "global terrorism fatalities declined by 40 percent between July and September 2007, driven by a 55 percent decline in the 'terrorism' death toll in Iraq after the so-called surge of new U.S.

A Pinch Of Science, A Dash of Art

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Posted on April 14, 2008 - 2:22pm at Shoot The Moose
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There is a certain duality to my personality which I’m sure drives everyone who knows me crazy. 

Now, every endeavor or facet of life has art to it, and science.  We have many words for this duality.  Left brain/right brain.  Art/Science.  Mars/Venus .  In Christianity we call it Spirit / Truth . 

Iraq Is Getting Ready to Erupt

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Posted on March 27, 2008 - 11:53am at The Mundane Life of Thunder Jones
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Unfortunately, it looks as if the pressure cooker that is Iraq is getting ready to explode again. All of this started with the Shiite minority getting tired of the lack of progress during their cease-fire called for by Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr. Then, there was a triple car bombing that got them pissed.

The Expectations Game

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Posted on March 14, 2008 - 2:46pm at Nashville21
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No, not with winning states in the Democratic primary, but in Iraq. Via Mac Attack:

Look At Stringer Bell

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Posted on March 10, 2008 - 9:00am at Nashville21
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What happens when a thug tries to leave the thug life? Well, his fellow thugs get antsy.

Last year, when the US announced its "surge," the leader of the Shiite militias, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced a cease-fire and told his followers to lay down their arms. Most did, and as a result we saw a significant reduction in violence in the region.

Bolton pulls rug from under Olmert

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Posted on January 21, 2008 - 6:19pm at Sense of Events
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Via email from Israel, by Daniel Jackson

Haaretz reports of former American UN Ambassador John Bolton's visit to Israel. Bolton essentially cuts Olmert's legs out from under him. The message is incredibly blunt:

John Bolton, who was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Second Lebanon War, rejects Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's version of he launched [sic] a failed ground offensive during the war'
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