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A Congressman ignites a netstorm about Twitter8 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 2 weeks ago: Congressman John Culberson (R-Texas) has ignited a small storm on the Internet.  He tells a horri … more »

Tags: Internet, John Culberson, Mike Masnick, twitter

Does reading Debkafile make us smarter, or dumber?3 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 1 month ago: (This was originally part of a June 8 post, but extracted for better clarity and focus.) For those w … more »

Tags: War with Iran, DEBKAfile

The myth of media pessimism about the economy48 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 1 month ago: Summary: Do the major media give a negative slant to the economic news, perhaps to help Obama win th … more »

Tags: post-wwII geopolical regime, end of, recession, Instapundit, media

"Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable"8 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 1 month ago: Summary:  this post examines yet another rumor of a strike at Iran by Israel.  A successful raid … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, War with Iran, Israel, Propaganda, Iran, rge monitor, DEBKAfile, Yedioth Ahronoth

When did "Dude" predict a recession? How severe?28 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 1 month ago: Summary:  this is a follow-up to the many comments in Making us dumber, chanting “Dude, where’s … more »

Tags: media, selective perception

Making us dumber, chanting "Dude, where's my recession?"26 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 1 month ago: Summary:  The Internet can make us smarter — or dumber.  Google “Dude, where’s m … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, blue chip financial forecasts, Business Cycle, Internet, Martin Feldstein, natinal bureau of economic research, NBER, recession, rge monitor

Update: Is al-Sistani about to call for US forces to leave Iraq?6 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 1 month ago: Summary:  The Internet is buzzing with rumors about a change in al-Sistani’s policy towards t … more »

Tags: Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Juan Cole, Iraq War, Bill Roggio, Ali al- Sistani, Gateway Pundit, iraqslogger, nibras kazimi, fars news

Scoring Basra: War bloggers 2, area experts 07 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 2 months ago: English-language sources have reported little about Basra since the fighting burned down, but what l … more »

Tags: Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Basra, Iraq War

Successful info ops, but who are the targets?4 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 2 months ago:  This looks like good news: U.S., Allies See Progress in Selling Al-Qaeda As an Enemy to the Muslim … more »

Tags: 4 GW, Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, al-Qaeda, information operations, juan zarate, Marc Lynch, Walter Pincus

Who was right about Basra -- experts or war bloggers?3 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: Here is the first follow-up to the my series of posts about the fighting in Basra, a test of credib … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Badr Organization, Internet, Iraq War, Sadr City, War with Iran

Mosul is just like Chicago!3 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: The Instapundit keeps America informed about events in Iraq: “CHICAGO SOUNDS LIKE MOSUL: … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Juan Cole, Iraq War, Michael Yon, Instapundit, Mosul

Two views of Fallujah - which tells us more about the future?2 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: One consistent oddity of the Iraq War is that we read two streams of reports about it, so different … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Iraq War, inter press service, IP's, Fallujah, Michael Totten, Internet

Fantasy sells so much better than news!5 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: How does one become a super-node on the Internet?  Newspaper editors believe “if it bleeds, i … more »

Tags: Peak Oil, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, David Tilman, Instapundit

The Internet makes us dumber: the Bakken euphoria, a case study5 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: Summary:  A case study of information flow on the Internet, and some conclusions.  Why does the In … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Peak Oil, bakken formation, classical values, Instapundit, Internet, Leigh Price, m simon, next energy news

Euphoria about the Bakken Formation7 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: Summary:  The euphoria about this is nonsense.  The Bakken Formation was discovered in 1953; produ … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Peak Oil, bakken formation, Internet, Leigh Price, unconventional resource, USGS

Bill Roggio comments on this series about "war bloggers"4 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: Here is a comment from Bill Roggio about these posts about war bloggers, posted with his permission. … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Basra, Bill Roggio, Iraq War, Michael Totten, war blogger

Some comments by Bill Roggio, Editor of the Long War Journal2 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: Bill Roggio, Editor of the Long War Journal, generously replied to my posts about his recent reports … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Basra, Benedict Anderson, Bill Roggio, Iraq War, long war journal, war blogger

Sources of the Instapundit's knowledge about Iraq -- analysis or cartoons?

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: War bloggers are the foundation of one chain providing information and analysis of the Iraq War to A … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Iraq War, Basra, Internet, Glenn Reynolds, Austin Bay, Instapundit

Experts' views about the recent fighting in Basra7 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: (#9 in a series)   The recent events in Basra provide a test, allowing comparison of a war blogger … more »

Tags: Geopolitical News, Iraq & Afghanistan Wars, Basra, chet richards, Gareth Porter, gareth stansfield, Iraq War, Malcolm Nance, Marc Lynch


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