#1 As is usually the case with Schwartz, damned good article. Tells the truth about Fallujah (insurgents running a Taliban-style gov't, locals glad to see us running 'em out), and lays the smackdown on the lamestream media for - let's just lay it on the line, folks - lying about it.
Schwartz is a very savvy analyst of the situation in that part of the world. He's also a convert to Sufi Islam (the gentler, mystical strain of the religion), so he has a cultural awareness that many of us admittedly lack. Only minor gripe I have with him is his past expressions of optimism that the House of Saud can change into something deserving of a destiny other than permanent enshrinement on the Endangered Species List. |