Two great posts from Portland blogger Michael J. Totten. The first, on Iraq, has this indispensable bit of wisdom:

Iraq is critical for strategic reasons. The Middle East will continue cranking out terrorists until its political slum has been renovated. We are not going to be safe as long as the Middle Eastern status quo is tyrannical. Slum-clearance had to start somewhere, and no dictator in that region had as pernicious an influence as Saddam Hussein.

The second Totten item that caught my eye today was about a "sensitive war-mongering" punk-rock musician and blogger named Dr. Frank. He's with The Mr. T. Experience, and started a well-known war blog, The Blogs of War. Now Frank's got a new blog, "Dr. Frank's What's-It." Read his thoughts on touring, politics and more. You can also download his song, "Democracy Whiskey Sexy" - inspired by one Iraqi's post-invasion take on the U.S.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at February 10, 2004 12:34 PM

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