Van Taylor piles on
Van Taylor wants you to know Van is mad at Murtha for something he didn’t actually say. The Miami Sun-Sentinel misquoted him and no one checked the quote (sounds like …
W is for War
Larry Beinhart says we should just “Give George Bush His War” George Bush wants the war. He wants it to be his issue. Yes. Yes, please, let him have it. …
Van Taylor, War Candidate
In many campaigns across this country this year, you hear of candidates running as fast as they can from the disaster in Iraq and the president who got us into …
Direct line from Iran-Contra to “War on Terror”
An evil cast of characters star in both scandals, and Greg Grandin capsulizes the whole ugly mess. Highly recommended.
Our Intelligence Community: massive data, mass confusion
TomDispatch presents a fascinating, troubling and infuriating overview of the Intelligence Community (IC) in the US. [… T]he real story of American intelligence is simply growth and bureaucratic infighting. The …
More on the “War on Terror” lie
An update from Firedoglake, fast becoming my favorite blog. Ever since Pach launched his broadside against the War on Terror and the cover it has provided for a whole host …
There Is No "War on Terror"
Firedoglake – Firedoglake weblog » Memorial Day Truth: There Is No “War on Terror” Terror is an emotion. Emotions are part of human nature and cannot be eradicated. A “War …
This blog is anti-torture
Bloggers Against Torture Join Us! Join Us! I know it will come as a huge surprise to my loyal readers — all two of you — that I am taking …
Tom Friedman’s magical calendar
The NY Times acclaimed foriegn policy wonk, Tom Friendman, is absolutely firm about when that little Iraq thing is going to be over. Yes, at some point, like W. S. …