Bookmarked at Del.icio.us for 2007-03-19

• Inside Iraq: Every time I tell myself that my next blog will be a pleasant story of days of old, I am confronted with a different story that needs to be told.
  (tags: 20070318 iraq terrorism bushisms)
• Matthew Yglesias: Bolivar Fuerte: "Mr. Chávez said the authorities would remove three zeroes from the denomination of the currency, the bolívar. Then he said the new bolívar, worth 1,000 old bolívars, would be renamed the 'bolívar fuerte,' or strong
  (tags: 2070318 venezuela inflation economics)
• macroblog: Inflation Chckens Roosting In China? Are an unadjusted yuan, still-strict capital controls, and low inflation compatible goals? Normally one would would think not, but we shouldn't forget this (again from the Wall Street Journal): "China only
  (tags: 20070318 China inflation exchange_rates international_finance)
• The Four Phases of the U.S. COIN Effort in Iraq:Colin Kahl: Phase 1: Denial. This period lasted from the fall of the regime until April 2004.... Phase 2: Learning curve. From the spring of 2004 to the late summer of 2005.... Phase 3: Getting it. By the la
  (tags: 20070318 Iraq bushisms)
• WIRED Blogs: Danger Room: Oops! I Blew up the Secret Drone! Costs for Lockheed Martin to build its super-secret stealth "Polecat" unmanned aerial vehicle: $27 million. Theoretical market for an unmanned stealthy aircraft like the Polecat: In the billions.
  (tags: 20070318 defense)
• Oliver Willis: On Meet the Press, they expressed their commitment to "fair and balanced" debate (see MTP's horrid record here) by having on disgraced war supporter Richard Perle and indicted, deposed ex-congressman Tom DeLay against Admiral and Democratic
  (tags: 20070318 journamalism)
• James Fallows on the Economist: This brings us back to Robert Wade’s book. The crucial paragraph of The Economist review — the one that convinced my friend the official, and presumably tens of thousands of other readers, that Wade’s years of researc
  (tags: 20070318 Economist journamalism economics economic_development economic_growth Wage east_asia political_economy)
• Journamalism Watch: Ann Althouse vs. Ann Althouse!: March 8: "Gasp or yawn. Your choice. You know, I've heard there's pornography on the web! AND: You can't say I don't have the personal experience to know how the Yale law students and Feministe Jill feel
  (tags: 20070318 journamalism utter_stupidity)
• Mark Thoma: Economist's View: FRBSF: Prospects for China's Corporate Bond Market: Financial markets in China are inefficient and underdeveloped. Because of this, China is not able to achieve an efficient allocation of capital. However, since many of the p
  (tags: 20070318 international_finance finance banking economics macroeconomics china)