As the war in Iraq drags on, less and less attention is being payed to the daily carnage there. In addition to the hundreds of Iraqis dying every week, an average of three American troops are dying every day there. In the first 24 days of this month, 76 GIs have lost...
Are Iran’s Arguments Sound?
Frequent contributor Jorge Hirsch writes:Iran dropped a bombshell with a full-page ad in last Friday's New York Times (Nov. 18, 2005, p. A11). It presents clear factual information and levelheaded arguments on what kind of nuclear program Iran is pursuing and why, and...
The Third Strike
Arthur Silber has a thorough treatment of the latest in the Padilla case. There's good news and bad news:The good news is the Supreme Court will not have an opportunity in the near future to declare that the president has dictatorial powers. That's very good news in...
Are Iran’s Arguments Sound?
Frequent contributor Jorge Hirsch writes: "Iran dropped a bombshell with a full-page ad in last Friday's New York Times (Nov. 18, 2005, p. A11). It presents clear factual information and levelheaded arguments on what kind of nuclear program Iran is pursuing and why,...
Delirious Dayton Drivel
With the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords yesterday, every liar, calumnist and imbecile in the mainstream media has felt the need to flap their gums about it, preferably in the context of paeans to American interventionism, empire and "commitment." In the...
Talkin’ Jonah Goldberg Paranoid Blues
You'll recall that Jonah Goldberg recently declared anyone who accuses Bush of lying about prewar intelligence "paranoid," even if Bush did lie. I wonder what Jonah thinks of his ideological chums Michelle Malkin and Glenn Reynolds, who, along with a slew of other...
Nancy Pelosi: The Shame of San Francisco
Profiles in cowardice: "A close ally, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, was anxious to open a second axis of attack on Iraq—and was aware of his growing antagonism toward the war. The two met and agreed that he would make his case in private to the party conference....
Elsewhere
Benjamin Alpers of Historians Against the War is guest blogging over at the always interesting Liberty & Power.
Fitzgerald Convenes New Grand Jury
It looks like Patrick J. Fitzgerald isn't quite done: "Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said in court filings that the ongoing CIA leak investigation will involve proceedings before a new grand jury, a possible sign he could seek new charges in the case. "In...
Ah, Good Times
Neocon media giant Conrad Black was indicted on multiple charges of fraud today. He could get up to 40 years in prison for allegedly stealing $52 million from Hollinger International (part of $80 million allegedly stolen overall). Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (yes,...
