On December 15, 1791 the U.S. Bill of Rights was adopted. This was considered the first and most important business of the new government, for many states only agreed to adopt the U.S. Constitution on the condition that it be quickly amended to restrict the power of...
And in the Forgotten War…
... in Afghanistan, since September 1, 2006, a total of 24 British and Canadian troops have lost their lives.Â
Is Chalabi in, or is Chalabi out?
Buried down at the bottom of this news article: Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum, who resigned as oil minister last week over increases in consumer fuel prices, also resumed his old post after the prime minister and president asked him to do so, Iraq's Council of Ministers said....
Afghanistan Casualties Doubled in 2005
Sadly, it appears that the number of American troops killed in Afghanistan this past year have just about doubled the casualty rate of each of the preceding years. Troop deaths of other coalition members are also at their all time highest level. There are currently...
Earlier Wiretap Accusations
With all attention focused on the New York Times' expose of illegal wiretapping of Americans without the benefit of a court issued warrant, that story withheld for a year, it was not the first time that accusations have come up that the NSA was indeed illegally...
Iraqi Army Desertions
Buried away toward the bottom of this news article are a few interesting paragraphs about the morale of at least one Iraqi Army battalion: Meanwhile, gunmen Friday attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in the city of Adhaim, in religiously and ethnically mixed Diyala...
Bush on Wiretaps
From a speech by George W. Bush on April 20, 2004 , more than two years after the illegal wiretapping of Americans commenced on his personal say so: Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government...
Bumbling Bureaucracy
As has always been the case, bigger government with its limitless bureaucracy only results in bumbling on a much grander and more expensive scale. From the Washington Post today: "Bureaucracy has murdered people in the greater New Orleans area," Aaron Broussard,...
106,356 beds volunteered – so far
When it comes to the 'can do' spirit of private citizens compared to the slogging bureaucracy of big government, the private sector wins, hands down! MoveOn.org, the civic action, antiwar group, posted a volunteer registry at their website for people wishing to offer...
“Bring it on!”
It was two years ago, on July 2, 2003, that George Bush bragged, "There are some who, uh, feel like that, you know, the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is: Bring 'em on. We got the force necessary to deal with the security situation. “ -...
