Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
Posted September 7th, 2007 by dougzilla
original article @ www.hnn.us/
By Peter N. Kirstein
Mr. Kirstein is professor of history at St. Xavier University. He debated David Horowitz on his campus in Chicago on March 29 on "The Iraq War: In the Classroom and Beyond." These were his remarks on the Iraq war. Kirstein's blog is http://english.sxu.edu/sites/kirstein.
Lessons from Past Western Incursions in the Middle East
Posted August 27th, 2007 by dougzilla
Juan Cole discusses his new book, Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East and the relevance and lessons of Napoleon's expedition in Egypt to the current American occupation of Iraq.
Pitching the Imperial Republic
Alistair Horne on the parallels between the colonial wars in Iraq and Algeria
Posted February 8th, 2007 by dougzilla
Alistair Horne, discusses the similarities between the Algerian war of liberation against the French colonial rule and the ongoing resistance against the invaders in Iraq... and prescribes solutions ..I'll leave you with the rest.
Noam Chomsky debates William F. Buckley (1969)
Posted September 21st, 2006 by dougzilla
Zeitgeist Films
18 min 23 sec
An oldie, but a goodie.
This is fun to watch. William F. Buckley is as fatuous as ever; he behaves like he might of had one too many martinis over lunch.
On the other hand, Chomsky is razor sharp and does not let Buckley get away with anything.
