It sure as hell looks like it: U.S. forces in Iraq raided Iran’s consulate in the northern city of Arbil and detained five staff members, a state-run Iranian news service said. The U.S. soldiers disarmed guards and broke open the consulate’s gate before seizing documents and computers during the operation, which took place today at […]
Wonkette: Pro-gun Democrats did better in the midterms than probably any other class of politician, but the National Rifle Association is not in the business of reflecting moderate political reality. The NRA lives off memberships, and the standard card-carrying member has two enemies: Democrats and … deer, most likely. But even loyalists go soft, as […]
This past Friday, Dick Cheney said that “Donald Rumsfeld is the best Secretary of Defense we have ever had”. So if he is the “best” then why did Bush fire him? This is a serious question that must be asked. Either Dick Cheney lied to his audience, and the American people, OR George Bush has […]
Now think to yourself about why Osama became our enemy instead of our asset in the early 90’s as you read this: Congressional Republicans killed a provision in an Iraq war funding bill that would have put the United States on record against the permanent basing of U.S. military facilities in that country, a lawmaker […]
Al Gore’s Current TV has been growing. Just this week Current TV hired Emmy award winner Madeline Smithberg, co-creator of The Daily Show. She was hired as a creative consultant and executive producer. I have not been keeping up much with Current TV but I think that will change. Looking through their schedule, they have […]
When it comes to either supporting our troops or Cheney’s retirement then Cheney’s retirement will always win: Halliburton Co. failed to protect the water supply it is paid to purify for U.S. soldiers throughout Iraq, in one instance missing contamination that could have caused “mass sickness or death,” an internal company report concluded. The report, […]
Al Jazeera magazine (not affiliated with Al Jazeera television) raises the question of the authenticity of the latest Osama tape. The audiotapes of OSAMA BIN LADEN have become an important medium between AL-QAEDA network and the outside world. If authentic, these tapes could enable BIN LADEN to convey his opinions to his enemies and followers, […]
Support Our Troops. It’s a phrase we hear daily. Some perform this patriotic act by sending supplies to our soldiers over seas, while others feel they have done their duty by placing a yellow ribbon on their car. Whatever level of support someone decides to show for our brave men and women fighting far from […]
Last night in an 11th hour move, the Pentagon blocked a court order to turn over videos and pictures of the Abu Gharib abuse scandal. Editor and Publisher has an article that sheds light into why this was done. It was not to obstruct justice, but rather to prevent what could become a major up […]