Dowd: Rush Limbaugh is immature and narcissisticShock jock Rush Limbaugh is one of the key media mouths of the Republican Party and he loves to insult at Obama. Too bad he forgets the actions of his good mate Dubya, because it wasn’t Obama who stuffed the economy or brought about the war in Iraq, notes Maureen Dowd.
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VIDEO: Remote control warfare: the destructive double-life of drone pilots
By day, these US Airforce pilots fly combat planes over Iraq and Afghanistan; at night, they return home to their kids in Las Vegas. They’re the remote control navigators of unmanned “drone” planes whose lives are in America while their heads are in a warzone.
Obama’s done good but not that good…
Barack Obama’s Nobel win acknowledges that he’s changed how Americans deal with the world, particularly the Muslim world and has helped reform the world’s view of the US. But, let’s not forget Afghanistan. Or Iraq.
Nelson: high on rhetoric, low on policy
Brendan Nelson’s speech failed to explain his justification for the war on Iraq and highlights how the Opposition just wants to stand for something, writes Gary Sauer-Thompson.
What happens when war gets photographed
A photo of a dying US marine in Afghanistan was plastered across newspapers this week. With support for the war dwindling, will it provoke the same outrage that the flag draped coffins of US marines killed in Iraq did?
Howard hits the headlines again
Former PM John Howard is back in the media again, thanks to Paul Kelly’s new book. So what have we learnt? Crikey takes a look at the revelations from Children Overboard to Hating Peter Costello.
Gays under attack in Iraq
Gays are being targeted in Iraq, with increased attacks and killings on suspected gay or even effeminate men. Human Rights Watch say Iraqi police and security forces are doing little to stop the violence.
Let’s leave Iraq NOW
With civil violence down to a manageable level and US forces ceasing to be the dominant player in Iraq, is there actually any reason for them to stay another two years, costing taxpayers $12 billion a month? Let’s leave now, says Tim McGirk.
Chilling photos from a war on terror
Peter van Agtmael worked as an embedded photojournalist in Iraq and Afghanistan. His book, 2nd Tour, Hope I Don’t Die, tells of a complex war.
‘Coalition of the Willing’ now a coalition of one
With both Britain and Australia ending their military presence in Iraq, the US is now effectively on its own for the next two years until their planned withdrawal of troops in 2011.
The soundtrack of war
Music isn’t just about delighting the senses. Sometimes its about getting soldiers amped up and ready for killing. The New Yorker explores what US soldiers are listening to on the frontlines.
When will Tom Switzer condemn the war on terror?
Can the man who brought Janet Albrechtsen to the national stage now honestly claim he was never a neo-Con after all? Asks Irfan Yusuf.
Farewell to Dubya, worst president ever
Our laughter at the idiot who was cunning enough to steal the US presidency died in our throats as he set about inflicting profound damage on the rest of the world, writes Bernard Keane.
Rundle: Dubya’s last days
Dubya is almost jaunty these days, as the sand runs out of the hourglass on his disastrous reign, writes Guy Rundle.
Downer laughs at water-boarding and other “pretty fascinating” stuff
Well, it’s great to see Alexander Downer having a good laugh in his retirement, writes Irfan Yusuf.
A follower not a leader be
When he talks about the war in Iraq, John Howard sounds like a true Burkean conservative. Prime Ministers of course should listen to the views of the people they represent but in the end they should have the courage to do what they think is right, writes Richard Farmer.
Political bite-sized meaty chunks
Nothing like an election … A word you can’t say on the ABC … Johnny Be Gone …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications and c*ck-ups
Oil and the war in Iraq … Gunns antediluvian forestry practices … Howard’s NT plan … we need an Australian Olbermann … the mortgage treadmill … so bikies invented motorcycles? …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 5 July, 2007
Has oil got anything to do with the war in Iraq? What a difference three and a half years can make.
