Litvinenko Revisionism

Here is Larisa Alexandrovna, of Raw Story, criticizing my most recent column on the Litvinenko affair -- at some length. It starts out: "Seriously, if one more person defends Putin based on the single reason that Putin stands up to Bush, I shall pull my hair out." My...

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Context Is Everything

Sometimes you don't get the real picture without seeing the big picture. But you don't always get such a good example. An Associated Press news photo from today in Pakistan: Droves of people carrying banners, the front one reading "MODERATE EXTREMISTS!" (What could...

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Anne Applebaum, Voice of the Voiceful

Another week, another dreadful column from Anne Applebaum, this time about why we can never ever ever ever leave Iraq. Applebaum, along with Cathy Young and a few others, occupies a weird niche in establishment punditry: as yawn-inducing in her analysis as David...

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A Raw Look at the “Surge”

Maybe this is why they're supporting a candidate that promises to bring them home? American soldiers describe the constant stress of living in a war zone, voice their frustrations over the politics with the war strategy in Washington, and are seen as they watch an...

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