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Council speak 07/06/07

The council has spoken and it has voted JoshuaPundit's Guess where your President was Wednesday morning ... a criticism of one of President Bush's biggest weaknesses, his inability to recognize the extremism that runs through "mainstream" Muslim organizations among council entries. The runaway winner in the non-council portion of the competition was Michael Yon's harrowing (warning: gruesome picture and descriptions) report of a massacre American and Iraqi troops uncovered, Bless the beasts and the children.

This week's competition was quite keen as there were 4 (count 'em) second place finishers on the council side. They were: With Snark by Done with Mirrors - a plea for substantive debate instead of sound bites; This I Believe a conservative/llibertarian manifesto by The Education Wonks;
Condescension As Bigotry by Bookworm Room, a look at the Democratic debate and the way the candidates treated race; and
Quote of the Day: Islamophobia Edition by Cheat Seeking Missiles, similar to JoshuaPundit's entry, but directed at new British PM, Gordon Brown.

The runner up in the non-council portion of the competition was the very important Understanding Current Operation in Iraq in the Small Wars Journal. It's written by Australian Gen. David Kilcullen one of the deputies of Gen Petraeus.

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