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...
Pretty good short take on the Spanish elections by Jerry Brito over at the America's Future Foundation. AFF is a mixed bag, some gold, some guano--see the revolting comment by AFF regular James Markels just beneath the essay--but Brito gets major props for recognizing...
After reading my last post, alert reader Jake Avery sent me the following correction re Lawrence Henry's American Spectator piece: Not only is this over-the-top hysterical, it's factually wrong. The Spanish conquered the Moorish kingdom of Granada in 1492, which was...
Better to be thought a fool... Than to blog something really stupid and remove all doubt. Johnathan Pearce at Samizdata asks: Well, if it were the case that no link existed[between Saddam and Al Qaeda], why did the statement purporting to be from al-Qaeda after the...
I was reading Jim Henley last night when I came across this— The Socialists have apparently won the Spanish elections. So! How many of those who were falling all over themselves with solidarity and compassion yesterday will suddenly discover, and unburden themselves...
Tonight on the Simpson's, Homer is looking through the attic for something, but all he can find is a copy of Newsweek from 1986 with the cover story: "Why America Loves Saddam Hussein."
I was reading Jim Henley last night when I came across this— The Socialists have apparently won the Spanish elections. So! How many of those who were falling all over themselves with solidarity and compassion yesterday will suddenly discover, and unburden themselves...
Canadians overwhelmingly believe US President George W. Bush lied to justify the Iraq war and their own government was wise to stay out of the conflict, according to a new poll published Monday. The poll, conducted by Ipsos-Reid for the newspaper the Globe and Mail...
