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.
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...
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...
Well, I'm kidding, Madison wasn't really considering asking for a National Guard presence at the city council meeting which will decide the fate of the Rafah Sister City proposal. And it has decided not to deploy the police, even though the emotion will be "intense,"...
Iraq to name 43 ambassadors Want to know who they are?If you know a brother, a nephew, a boot-shiner of anyone in the government of Allawi, or even someone who has a similar relation to the big names of the 1970's Ba'athis criminals, please tell them to look up their...
Accused U.S. deserter arrives in Japan Chess renegade Fischer arrested in Japan Trading Fischer for Jenkins? Xymphora thinks so.
Aaarrrrrrgh! Prepare to retch if you read this.....
I saw the flick last night, and it's disappointing. I knew going in what the limitations were going to be. I knew this was going to be an anti-Bush attack, geared toward getting him out of office, but I really hoped there would be more substance in this flick. The...
Some Soldiers Seem to Be Enjoying the Whole 'Killing' Thing a Little Too Much "I enjoy killing Iraqis," says Staff Sgt. William Deaton, 30, who killed a hostile fighter the night before. Deaton has lost a good friend in Iraq. "I just feel rage, hate when I'm out...
Here's an interesting juxtaposition of articles that came over the news service I read within minutes of one another: Fallujah savors peaceFALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) - Two months after U.S. Marines pulled out, residents of Fallujah feel safe again, sleeping on their roofs to...
