Terrorist attacks in Europe have been numerous and ongoing, but the sheer scale of Spain's "3/11" and the concomittant carnage are new and shaking. Spain is frightened -- and lashing out. Remember how badly the US needed to act, to do something, practically anything,...
With love to George, Dick, Donald, Paul and Doug From Osama and the gang. Billmon is on a roll....
How refreshing. A politician displaying consistency and adherence to principle. In response to pressure from Bush " not to yield to pressure from al Qaeda by pulling their troops from the coalition occupying the turbulent country," Zapatero responds: "I will listen to...
In my last post I mentioned Michael Scott Doran's article "The Saudi Paradox." For a more complex, though not necessarily contradictory view of the Saudi power struggle there's Robert Baer's Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude. Baer,...
From TechCentralStation: El Cid has risen from his tomb, he's parted with Ximene, His people, whose bright honor still has never suffered stain, Now run from battle, hide their heads: he is ashamed of Spain. Oh God, please stop!
Monday's Washington Post featured an article titled "'Democratic' Frenzy in the Arab World," which claims that U.S. aggression in the region is already reaping desirable political changes. A bit premature, I'd say, and maybe fundamentally misguided. As mentioned on...
Chris Deliso fills us in on Dubya's new TV action series, brought to you by the folks behind Benny Hinn. Imagine a cross between Get Smart and the Crusades.
A tribute written by Starhawk for Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall, two young volunteer activists working for freedom and justice with the International Solidarity Movement who were killed by Israeli soldiers. I am writing this as we approach the anniversary of two...
By now everyone even vaguely following events in Spain has undoubtedly noted the pro-Iraq war, conservative and Republican response to the ousting of Aznar's PP party in the recent election. It goes like this: Thanks, Spain! Due to your cowardice, every democracy must...
Ok, not really. But this piece at the Daily Farce is pretty funny. Interim Haiti President Boniface Alexandre was surprised to see so many Marines carrying an Arabic dictionary around with them looking for weapons of mass destruction. More...
