SFGiants:
I don't think that Ohio and UCLA are getting as much credit as they deserve. Florida and North Carolina probably won't make it to the championship
(about 1 year ago)
Ox:
The championship is going to the Big 12 Conference this year. That is all, nothing to see here.
(about 1 year ago)
FOIA:
There is always so much controversy over the number of people killed and the relative levels of violence in Iraq. However, I think the trend is more important than the absolute perfect estimate. You can see that Iraq is slowly spiraling downwards. For a country of 26 million to have close to 55,000 civilians (2%+ of the population) killed by violence over 3 years, and the violence to have doubled in 2006 vs. 2005 is the beginning of the end for peace.
(about 1 year ago)
Ox:
The whole region has tribal and religious conflicts that go back hundreds of years. Just like every other country in the region, they need a common enemy to provide unity (Shia--> Sunni, Palestinians --> Israeli). I suggest focusing their anger on Britney Spears, or maybe bears.
(about 1 year ago)
:
Are there numbers before the US invasion? This could be very interesting, although I doubt that Saddam's "government" publiced those numbers...
(about 1 year ago)
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