Category Archives: Iraq

The reasons and morality of the conflict, and why I opposed that particular war, waged by that particular coalition, at that particular time.

Zarqawi “still dead”

Posted on 9 June 2006 by Robert

Much talk in the media about the recent missiling of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. I’m waiting for the inevitable scandal to break, when we will discover that the air-strike was a mistake, and US forces were actually aiming at an Iraqi … Continue reading →

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A Big Stick and a Small Carrot: A Few Bad Apples

Posted on 31 May 2006 by Robert

Legitimate opposition to the Iraq war stemmed from the hypocrisy of the people waging it. Continue reading →

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T’war

Posted on 26 May 2006 by Robert

Over at The Sharpener (I wish I’d called this blog that, but its way too late now), Jarndyce repeats the reasons why he supported the war in Iraq: I do think we owed [the Iraqis] big time, in a collective … Continue reading →

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Kember: No longer a ghost

Posted on 25 March 2006 by Robert

The release of Norman Kember returns him to normality. For four months he has been a ghost, hovering on the edge of our consciousness. Now he is human again, we can criticise him for going there in the first place, … Continue reading →

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Still a long way to go

Posted on 21 January 2006 by Robert

Is voting along ethnic lines really a democracy? Continue reading →

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Bombing the messenger

Posted on 29 November 2005 by Robert

Fuck it. Everyone else is pledging to break the law, so why not me? Its all in a good cause. Continue reading →

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Tips for the neo-con project

Posted on 28 November 2005 by Robert

Clive Davis is pleased someone is being fair to the neo-cons… but Stephen Pollard comits a dirty sleight-of-hand. Continue reading →

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Basra, and the benefit of the doubt

Posted on 23 September 2005 by Robert

When commenting on any political issue, the real challenge is to present evidence that convinces people who are not already predisposed to your point of view. Continue reading →

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The Cost of War

Posted on 19 September 2005 by Robert

We should have just paid Saddam to leave… Continue reading →

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Letter to Lord Falconer

Posted on 5 September 2005 by Robert

Trust is not a right; it is something to be earned Continue reading →

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