Warning: Very Disturbing Footage July 12, 2007 From CollateralMurder.com: WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff. Reuters...
How's this for a recipe that defies the seeming laws of common sense: First, take Blackwater, otherwise known as "Xe," a private security contractor that has been accused of abusive, hostile and violent behavior against the indigenous population of Iraq -- including...
After all these years, Jane WAS Right! British political news has been consumed for the last several weeks by a formal inquiry into the illegality and deceit behind Tony Blair's decision to join the U.S. in invading Iraq.... A major focus of the investigation is the...
I'm not sure why Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, decided to surprise everyone and announce his retirement Tuesday. I'll admit right up front that I am not an expert on North Dakota politics, nor a thorough observer of the man's nearly-30 year career (17 years in the...
For just one example of the disgusting exploitation of Capt. Scott Speicher by pro-war officials and pundits, I give you this from Jed Babbin on March 23, 2003, three days after the invasion of Iraq began: He [Speicher] may still be alive in Iraq, rumored to have been...
From the New York Times, March 14, 2002: President Bush said today that he ''wouldn't put it past'' President Saddam Hussein of Iraq to have secretly held an American pilot hostage for more than a decade. Speaking at a news conference, Mr. Bush indicated that he did...
Kelley Vlahos has a great piece today on the Henry Gates affair and the larger problems of which it's a symptom. One such problem is the ever increasing number of pretexts on which the authorities can interrogate, search, assault, and arrest citizens. The authority...
Looking at Margaret and Jason's close monitoring of the continued bloodshed in Iraq-- something like 300 Iraqis dead in bombings since last Monday -- it's becoming clear that nothing short of a nuclear bomb dropped on the Green Zone will get administration...
Like Justin, I'm pulling for Iran's Greenies. No, Mousavi's worldview and goals aren't radically different from Ahmadinejad's; if they were, his candidacy wouldn't have been approved by the clerics. Nor are the people out in Tehran's streets good little junior...
On June 15, Rep. Ron Paul gave the following speech in opposition to the Democrats' new $106 Billion war funding bill, after it was sent back to the House from the conference committee. (The bill passed Tuesday evening.): Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to...
