Bombings, clashes kill over 120 in Iraq today – and not a word yet (3:50 CST) from Glenn Reynolds, Jeff Jarvis, Volokh, Tim Blair, Roger L. Simon, or Andrew Sullivan, all of whom have found time today to post mind-numbing trivia. Come on guys, I need some positive...

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The top news story out of Iraq today reports a massive suicide car bomb in Baqouba. Early reports neglected to mention that the target of the bombing was an Iraqi police station, in front of which lines of Iraqis applying for jobs as policemen had formed, but that...

Everyone hates at least one of them, and this is why: Michael Moore vs. Bill O'Reilly. (Be sure to read the conditions Moore stipulated for the interview at the beginning of the article – i.e., that it oughta be an honest record of what took place.) My favorite...

Sweet merciful God, is it over yet? Tonight was pure fluff from start to finish. Ted Kennedy tried to beat a few more flecks of pixie dust from Camelot's rugs. Howard Dean played the good party hack. Barack Obama said little of any interest, but he benefitted from...

American, do you realize, That the taxes that you pay Feed the forces that traumatize My every living day? The bulldozers and the tanks, The gases and the guns, The bombs that fall outside my door, All due to American funds. Read the whole thing here: Subzero...

Here's a good illustration for Charley Reese's column, featured on AntiWar.com today: United States aircraft dropped leaflets on the rebellious Iraqi city of Fallujah on Tuesday, warning residents they will lose $102-million (about R637-million) in rebuilding funds if...

"Counterterrorism Evolves" highlights the many faults with the US law enforcement and intelligence gathering agencies prior to 9/11. One includes the structure of institutions such as the FBI:"[P]erformance in the Bureau was generally measured against...

A Jordanian company has vowed to pull out of Iraq in response to the demands of kidnappers who hold two of it's employees. A Saudi Arabian company did likewise a few weeks ago. I can't help but wonder if these companies aren't feeling a sense of relief to have a...

I'll skip the standard analysis of the Dems' first night – OK, Al Gore was kinda funny, Bill Clinton was kinda funny – and focus on a face in the crowd. At one point, Clinton said something ostensibly inspiring – I can't remember what, which is probably comment enough...