DNC Night 1

I'll skip the standard analysis of the Dems' first night – OK, Al Gore was kinda funny, Bill Clinton was kinda funny – and focus on a face in the crowd. At one point, Clinton said something ostensibly inspiring – I can't remember what, which is probably comment enough...

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From the Cellar

Notable lower page news you might have missed today: *We reported earlier this week that Canadian authorities had approved al-Jazeera for broadcast, but the conditions are apparently prohibitive. Will David Frum finally go home now? *You thought MREs were bad...

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Blowin’ Every Time You Move Your Teeth

From Reuters:After launching two wars, President George Bush said he wanted to be a "peace president" and took swipes at his Democratic rivals for being lawyers and weak on defence. ... "The enemy declared war on us," Mr Bush told a re-election rally in Cedar Rapids...

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Blowin’ Every Time You Move Your Teeth

From Reuters:After launching two wars, President George Bush said he wanted to be a "peace president" and took swipes at his Democratic rivals for being lawyers and weak on defence. ... "The enemy declared war on us," Mr Bush told a re-election rally in Cedar Rapids...

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Eff Bush, Eff Kerry, Vote Martha

Let's actualize that Nelson Mandela analogy! Arthur Silber elaborates on my post of last night and Jim Henley joins the burgeoning mob. Head on down to the local K-Mart and grab a stylish Martha Stewart-brand pitchfork.

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The Creeping 1,000 Mark

U.S. military deaths in Iraq have just passed 900. Since the June 28 handover, 46 U.S. troops have died in Iraq. I hesitate to make the following grim calculation, but it's time for us to contemplate the future of this misadventure. 46 dead in 23 days works out to a...

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Something for David Brooks to Ponder

While Antiwar.com, LewRockwell, and even – gasp – those lefties at The Nation stick up for Martha Stewart, National Review applauds her imprisonment for failing to worship the state. Forget NASCAR dads and all that Red/Blue silliness – could this be the year of the...

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Antiwar.com in the News

The Christian Science Monitor cites Justin Raimondo in an article on the unfolding New Zealand-Israeli spy scandal. In a story on the New York Times' cyber-cluelessness, Wired lists Antiwar.com as one of the "low-budget rabble-rousers" shaking up journalism.

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What Sibel Edmonds Is Allowed to Say

Virtually nothing, thanks to an Ashcroft gag order. See the highlighted list of questions she's allowed to answer in a deposition here. And make sure you check out our exclusive interview with the FBI whistleblower here.

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