Al Gore’s Shadow at DNC Annual Winter Meeting

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There’s quite a lot of fascinating action over at the Washington Hilton. The smart state party chairs are working bloggers row — as well as some of the candidates. Dennis Kucinich‘s people look like they are having the most fun.

Zbigniew Brzezinski Calls Iraq War a Historic, Strategic and Moral Calamity & Says Stop the Trappings of Colonial Tutelage

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TWN has secured testimony being offered by former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski tomorrow morning in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 9:30 a.m. Brzezinski will be paired with former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft who will testify about their views on the strategic context of America’s actions in Iraq.

Another Fine Mess: Lebanon on the Brink

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I found that this piece in the Economist captures well the fragility of Lebanon’s current political order. I recommend reading it. Here’s a section I found compelling: Such conundrums point up the peculiar make-up and intractability of the opposing forces.