Vote or Die

Falah Hassan al-Naqib, Iraq's Interior Minister, told the Associated Press on Tuesday that anyone who fails to vote in the upcoming elections is guilty of a criminal act: "'If any group does not participate in the elections, it will constitute treason,' al-Naqib said,...

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Condi on ice

The Senate Democrats are holding up the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice: no, nix that -- Senator Robert Byrd is holding up the confirmation vote until Thursday on the magnificently combative grounds, as explained by the Senator's spokesman, that "Senator Byrd and...

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So much for racial profiling

The news that the FBI has initiated "a massive manhunt" for six suspected terrorists, four of whom are reportedly Chinese, is bad news for the racial profilers. It should also raise more than a few questions about the President's proposed immigration "reform", which...

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Quotations of Chairman Jonah (II)

Hey, what's the moon in? The reason I ask is because I actually agree with something written by Jonah Goldberg!: "[Woodrow] Wilson, by my lights, was the worst president of the 20th century and did more damage to that century than any other American statesman. Much of...

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RE: Collective punishment

RE: Justin's post Life in Sparta, referring to Dahr Jamail's article on al-Dora. There is an album on Jamail's website that illustrates the story.  See here.

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Breaking bones in Gaza

Ran HaCohen has one of his infrequent but always worth waiting for articles on the main page of Antiwar.com. Much discussion is ongoing as we watch the spectacle of Israel's Sharon struggling to cope with the loss of his favorite scapegoat. (See peacepalestine here...

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Quotations of Chairman Jonah

"Amid the media din about the tsunami, Dan Rather's implosion, and the usual grim news from Iraq, an amazing story has been unfolding -- but has received scant appreciation from the chattering classes. Democracy is on the march." -- Jonah Goldberg, National Review,...

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Politically Correct Interventionism

The first black female Secretary of State testified yesterday at her confirmation hearing that we now have an adjunct to the infamous "Axis of Evil" -- the Outposts of Tyranny: "To be sure, in our world there remain outposts of tyranny and America stands with...

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