That’s 548 Friedmans…

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Defense News:An independent assessment of IEDs in Iraq, obtained by Defense News and based on British military intelligence, said, "Based on current usage, there are enough stocks of illegal explosives to continue the same level of attack for 274 years without re-supply"See also Billmon's discussion of...

More Thailand Thoughts

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I agree with Erik that the King's decision to back the coup has essentially ended the political crisis. Thaksin doesn't have a snowball's chance of finding his way back into power in the near term. I also think that Erik is right to worry about the...

Georgia Vote Suppression Still Illegal

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Another loss for the Poor Voter Disenfranchisement Act. The most instructive information is this:Perdue and other proponents of the law said it is needed to curtail fraud. They cited an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article that said 5,000 dead people were listed as having voted in the eight...
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