Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice.
To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.
America betrays its friends. It sets them up and betrays them. I'd rather be America's enemy.
Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.
. . . The meeting is called by the U. S. to give their vision of the interim Iraqi authority. It will be a one-day meeting. And the U. S. will present its vision, and there will be a statement after the meeting.
Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you - that was his message.
The Kurds' achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically. European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly. Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.
Their smiles are lies. Most smiles are.
When poems stop talking about the moon and begin to mention poverty, trade unions, color, color lines and colonies, somebody tells the police.
Often times I'm confronted with a quote that I don't remember saying. So, on one hand it's very flattering, it is just so surreal.
There are a lot of people who say, 'Yeah yeah, I'm a feminist,' and they're not, actually. I wouldn't want to throw that word around, because it's a very strong thing.