"The invasion of Iraq was not an unprecedented event; it really was the natural extension of a conflict with Iraq that began on August 2, 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait and occupied Kuwait, which was a major oil supplier to the United States."

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Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

Michael Klare

#August Quotes #Kuwait Quotes #Oil Quotes

“I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.”
“My job is to make superhit films”
“The outlook on practice is we really have to prepare harder. We really have to focus harder on everything - we can't slack off. Any slacking off is going to put us behind.”
“He [Erdogan] has crept up to the edge talking about mistakes by pilots. But he also knows that with leaders like himself and Vladimir Putin, apologies may not be the answer. Just look at Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu apologized years ago to Erdogan over this incident off the coast of Gaza in which Turkish people died onboard an aid ship. And only just now is that relationship at least in talks to be improved.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“The irruption of the supernatural into our world is a much more enticing notion to explore than the same thing happening in some past time, or in a wholly imaginary world.”

Source : Interview with Cheryl Morgan, strangehorizons.com. November 29, 2004.
“Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small child, was appreciating Jamaican music.”

Source : "No Doubt's Adrian Young gets irie with a reggae mix". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. October 2, 2012.
“I have my own style that happens to be different from everyone else in Hollywood. My inspiration is me.”
“Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.”

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