A Day for Collateral Damage

UPDATED: US Troops Kill Young Iraqi Girl for 'Signaling'British Strike Kills Afghan CiviliansPakistani Forces Miss Target, Kill 15 CiviliansBritish Strike Kills Afghan CiviliansIraqis Bury 10 After Blast US Says Killed No OneChildren Killed as US Troops Fight Iraq...

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McCain Again Supports Torture

John McCain voted to uphold Bush's veto of the latest anti-torture legislation to pass Congress. McCain also voted against the initial version of this law that would ban waterboarding by U.S. government agents. McCain also voted for the final version of the Military...

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Everything You Need to Know About Alan Dershowitz

From the continuing series "A Terror Tour of Israel" at Slate.com: [A]t another stop on the tour, we were introduced to Haim Ben Ami, a former head of interrogations at Shin Bet. He strolled across the stage like a movie director explaining a difficult scene to his...

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Obama Appeals to Libertarians

From the Wall Street Journal [via David Boaz]: Barack Obama, campaigning in Wyoming, appeals to libertarians: "Tailoring his message to the state’s antigovernment streak, Sen. Obama put new emphasis on his criticisms of the Bush administration’s warrantless...

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Paul’s Missed McCain Knockout?

John McCain survived the New Hampshire primary thanks to receiving the support of the bulk of Republicans opposed to the Iraq war. McCain also did much better with the antiwar voters than other GOP candidates in the crucial Florida primary. Ron Paul, who announced he...

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Taki’s Rising Star

The new, completely re-designed, and re-named Taki's Top Drawer -- now known as Taki's Magazine -- is looking real good, and reading even better. New editor Richard Spencer, is not only a great writer and a good fellow, he's as handsome as a movie star. He's also...

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