Led by the United States, global “defense” spending has risen 18 percent since 2001, presumably justified by an increase in global terrorism. According to a U.S. congressional study, terrorism has risen 35 percent since 2001. The increase in spending has coincided...
Amidst this glowing account, Better days beckon for Baghdad's weary postmen, about the dedication of the workers and all the improvements being made to the "new" Iraqi postal system, be sure not to miss the following sentence:''Hopefully within the next few months we...
Today's statement from Sibel Edmonds:For over two years the Attorney General, John Ashcroft, has been relentlessly engaged in actions geared towards covering up my reports and investigations into my allegations. His actions against my case include gagging the United...
Michael Froomkin parses the OLC's Aug. 1, 2002 Torture Memo ("the Bybee Memo".) This is a very helpful post to read especially if you're becoming confused by the sheer number of various torture memo leaks bombarding us daily. After explaining what the OLC is ( Justice...
In light of the information breaking in the White House's torture scandal, along with the legal complications of their thousands of detainees in Iraq as well as the fact that the Iraqi insurgents are clearly winning, I'm wondering who the Republicans are going to run...
Video Shows Murder And Slaughter Of American Robert Jacob, In Riyadh Click link above for video link on Information Clearinghouse. Chanting glorifying Jihad, or holy war, is heard in the background on the tape as two men are seen chasing a Western-dressed man who...
Remember when Al-Douri was the focus of a manhunt in Iraq because the US was convinced that he was a leader of the insurgency? Here's a Sydney Morning Herald article from December, 2003:With the capture of Saddam Hussein, US forces are focusing more attention on Izzat...
A photo of U.S. engineer Paul M. Johnson is posted on a Web site yesterday along with a claim by Al Qaeda to have kidnapped him. Saudis described as Al Qaeda militants have kidnapped one American and claim to have killed another in the same operation. In a statement...
Another American has been gunned down in Riyadh. No details yet. The last one like this was Tuesday. Last Sunday, a BBC cameraman was shot and his reporter colleague critically wounded. That's just this week. One might wonder if there is a pattern developing.
Sadly, No! makes fun of the warbots at the Corner and InstaStatist by highlighting their now-embarrassing excitement over the State Department's 2003 report on terrorism that turned out to be a lie grossly wrong. Oops! Rahul Mahajan also has some apropriately...
