Argentina’s team doesn’t impress me that much. Yes they had a spectacular game against Serbia and Montenegro - the tema that finished 32nd out of 32 in the tournament. Yes, they have an impressive attack and GREAT attacking depth on the bench. However, their defense is still suspect. It hasn’t been tested very much.
Germany, however, […]

Nir Rosen is an American journalist of Middle Eastern descent who has lived in Iraq since the US-led invasion. His reporting over that time has been must-read material and I’m sure many of you are familiar with his work. His latest piece is another challenging read:
The Haditha massacre was compared to the Vietnam […]

Because of its tradition as a football powerhouse, Brazil is heavily weighted with expectations and becomes an often ridiculously easy target for critics despite its performance in the World Cup. The most important statistic people should consider however is this: goal differential.
Let’s look at the goal differential for the eight quarterfinalists thus far through the […]

Or should that be, the Howard scared campaign? For a guy who can reasonably be considered to be a good chance of being returned at the next election, the prime minister sure is acting like a major bedwetter.
Previously we’ve seen him suggest that your whole life will be ruined if employers can’t force you […]

Another day, another Rush Limbaugh drug bust:
Carrying a vial of Viagra without his name on it got talk-show host Rush Limbaugh in hot water with U.S. customs officers Monday.

…Limbaugh was stopped after flying in from the Dominican Republic on a private jet. In a bag search, customs officers found a bottle of Viagra without his […]

In incredible news this morning, the prime minister has uncovered a plot by unions to rule the known universe:
THE Federal Government has accused unions of having a secret plan to take over the Government after comments made by the ACTU secretary, Greg Combet, which he says were a joke.
According to the Prime Minister, Mr Combet […]

ESPN is owned by the Disney Company, yet somehow they hire idiots to do soccer commentary. A case in point is Marcelo Balboa who said that Brazil did not play impressively today and that they don’t play as a team. He heaped praise on Ghana, some of which was deserved, much not. He heaped scorn […]

Argentina-Mexico
Mexico played hard, but all credit to Maxi Rodriguez for having the vision to see Oscar Sánchez off his line and scoring one of the great goals of the tournament.
I cannot understand, however, why the official stats still credit Hernan Crespo with Argentina’s first goal, when it clearly came off of Jared Borghetti’s head. It’s […]

And, all things being equal, I will be watching both of them this morning when Australia plays Italy. I feel oddly confident about this game. But then again, I’m not playing. (And yes, I’ve decided to call it soccer.) Hope you enjoy the game, wherever you are watching from. Feel […]

“But we are not going to be in a situation where the assumption is made that come what may, Australian troops will stay there indefinitely.“
No, heaven forefend that we ever got into a situation where the troops were staying somewhere indefinitely.
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