Friday, October 08, 2004
Weekend Reading
Home Stretch Edition:
Well, we're in the home stretch now. Only 23 or so days until the election. Here's your homework for the weekend. Enjoy!
First, two must read articles from the Atlantic Monthly. Both well written and intelligent discussions on Iraq.
Bush's Lost Year (A must read)
By deciding to invade Iraq, the Bush Administration decided not to do many other things: not to reconstruct Afghanistan, not to deal with the threats posed by North Korea and Iran, and not to wage an effective war on terror. An inventory of opportunities lost http://www.ocnus.net/artman/publish/article_14273.shtml
Welcome to the Green Zone
The American bubble in Baghdad
http://www.ocnus.net/artman/publish/article_14240.shtml
Debate preview: Bush might have an edge in St. Louis
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-07-bush-debate-preview_x.htm
Detroit's plan for 'African Town' stirs racial tensions
Chinatowns add flavor to many downtowns, so should a majority black city fund an effort to build an "African Town"? When a group is 86% of the population, is it still a minority?
Well, we're in the home stretch now. Only 23 or so days until the election. Here's your homework for the weekend. Enjoy!
First, two must read articles from the Atlantic Monthly. Both well written and intelligent discussions on Iraq.
Bush's Lost Year (A must read)
By deciding to invade Iraq, the Bush Administration decided not to do many other things: not to reconstruct Afghanistan, not to deal with the threats posed by North Korea and Iran, and not to wage an effective war on terror. An inventory of opportunities lost http://www.ocnus.net/artman/publish/article_14273.shtml
Welcome to the Green Zone
The American bubble in Baghdad
http://www.ocnus.net/artman/publish/article_14240.shtml
Debate preview: Bush might have an edge in St. Louis
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-07-bush-debate-preview_x.htm
Detroit's plan for 'African Town' stirs racial tensions
Chinatowns add flavor to many downtowns, so should a majority black city fund an effort to build an "African Town"? When a group is 86% of the population, is it still a minority?
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041008-123152-7116r.htm
Skyboxes May Reach A Limit
As Baseball Arrives, Luxury Seating Is a Tougher Sell
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16346-2004Oct7.html