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Monday, June 12, 2006
Zarqawi Successor 2Looks like the French-language press was offsides on life in Iraq after Zarqawi. BBC (and everyone else) as a fresher story.
PS: Note American football reference in the above. Completely accidental, since I'm obsessed with soccer now. Today I watched the US play a lousy game against the Czechs, then watched Ghana lose a heartbreaking game against the Italians, at a level that looked (to me) far above both the Americans and the Czechs. (But maybe the Czechs weren't challenged.) The US is in the same group as Italy and Ghana, so I think we're doomed.
MSNBC reports a possible reason for the embarrassing loss:
The Americans got a pregame pep talk from President Bush, who called from Camp David and wished them well. PPS: Most of the American players speak pretty good German, since their careers are here.
PPPS: Spiegel Online combines thorough World Cup coverage with political context, wherever appropriate. If you're into that kind of thing.
PPPPS: This interminable bear story could be ended by importing a cat from New Jersey.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
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