Monthly Archives: August 2022

There Were No WMDs in Iraq & No Douma Gas Attack in Syria

The Douma Chemical Attack of 2019 came pretty close to involving the US directly in the Syrian Civil War, fulfilling the desire of pretty much every DC think-tank and frustrating Donald Trump, who had campaigned on stopping foreign wars and … Continue reading

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El atraco del siglo, pero el ladrón es europeísta, así que guay

El Confidencial tiene este interesante artículo sobre un hombre que puede reclamar el título de principal ladrón del siglo, o de la historia: Vladimir Plahotniuc, quien es un perfecto europeísta: Para Moldavia, fue “el atraco del siglo”. Tuvo lugar entre 2012 … Continue reading

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Useful New Words: Krysha, a Roof over your Head

I speak four languages, two of them rather badly, but whatever. I’ve always been interested in words that exist in one language but not another. For example, there’s this Russian word that I find fascinating: “krysha,” which means “roof.” You … Continue reading

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Archivos de Villarejo: el 11-M y la teoría del golpe franco-marroquí (2)

En la primera parte de esta entrada, hablé del contexto de la teoría de Villarejo, y copié el primer texto al respecto que aparece en sus archivos. Aquí está el segundo. Disfruten:

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Drugs are Killing Everyone: a look at the Netherlands

Scott Alexander wrote a good post about San Francisco’s well-known, tangled problems with drugs and homelessness. It’s fine, I don’t care too much about it, because I believe everyone understands that the US has a huge problem with drug-related deaths, … Continue reading

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