Headline from July 17, 1963: U.S. Spies Discover What Lies Beneath Russian Nesting Dolls; 'It's More Dolls,' Says CIA Director From The Onion, of course. (scroll down)

Think we need to eliminate that pesky $455 billion deficit? It's not as important as invading third world nations, liberating oppressed foreigners and ridding the world of evil-doers, says the administration: "Restoring a balanced budget is an important priority for...

Rep. Ron Paul wonders: "Where are all the conservatives?": One thing is certain: those who worked and voted for less government, the very foot soldiers in the conservative revolution, have been deceived. Today, the ideal of limited government has been abandoned by the...

From the Telegraph: "Tony Blair is expected to put his name today to a declaration justifying armed intervention against failing states." What are "failing states," you ask? "Where a population is suffering serious harm, as a result of internal war, insurgency,...

A recent Time: Asia article details the "undefeated" Taliban: Coalition spokesman Colonel Rodney Davis agrees: "The coalition has degraded what was a formidable force." True enough. But the Taliban have taken what was left of their own army and morphed it into a...

From Matt's newest column: As British opinions on the late war turn frosty, warmer environs must seem appealing to the prime minister. Leaking his resignation to the tabloids at midnight, shafting the BBC, firing a terse last shot from Downing St. ("You won't have...

From Justin's newest column: It wasn't just the possession of WMD that would single Iraq out as the target of our post-9/11 rage: it was the possibility – indeed, given the tone of the administration's rhetoric, the inevitability – that Osama bin Laden would get his...

From the AP: Holidays established, abolished by new Iraqi governing council Sunday July 13, 2003 A look at holidays abolished by the new Iraqi governing council in its first official act, and the new holiday declared to mark the ouster of Saddam Hussein: ABOLISHED...

More from the "New Baghdad Blogger" (an article on him is linked from our page today): "the military in itself is altruistic...communism...but how else could it possibly operate...selfless service...the good of the whole over the good of the one...the pay...the living...

The ”Baghdad Blogger” is a window into the occupation of Iraq. His 7-12 entry discusses a new feature of his Baghdad camp: brown and root is on the ground…this always boost soldiers spirits…when those guys show up things start getting nice quick…they start putting up...