I certainly hope not: The images in the Basra police file are nauseating: Page after page of women killed in brutal fashion — some strangled to death, their faces disfigured; others beheaded. All bear signs of torture. The women are killed, police say, because they failed to wear a headscarf or because they ignored other […]
This shows how bad things really are: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan war against Taliban guerrillas can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Islamic militia and its supporters into the Afghan government. The Tennessee Republican said he learned from briefings that Taliban fighters were […]
Well check out how we are dealing with Iran: The Pentagon is bypassing official US intelligence channels and turning to a dangerous and unruly cast of characters in order to create strife in Iran in preparation for any possible attack, former and current intelligence officials say. One of the operational assets being used by the […]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Baghdad police found the bodies of 18 men, bound and blindfold, in a minibus close to a violent, mainly Sunni Arab, district of the capital, officials said on Wednesday. It was unclear how the men died, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. One police source said they may have suffocated. The identities of […]
Remember when Howard Dean made his statement on a radio station about how we are losing the war in Iraq? The right was up in arms calling him a traitor. Pundits came out from everywhere on the right to try and discredit him. Well here is something new for them to get up in arms […]
Rather your for Alito or against him, you got to admire the historical event taking place this weekend. Bloggers from the left side are working non-stop to oppose the confirmation and muster enough support for a filibuster of Alito. This is the first movement of its kind considering it has taken place on the internet […]
Just a reminder to all my readers, make sure you get out and vote today. Some states have hotter items than others but no matter how hot or lame the ballot if you don’t vote you don’t have a right to complain. And for the Ohioans – DEFINITELY GET OUT AND VOTE. Issues 2, 3, […]
New AP-Ipsos poll shows Bush’s approval rating holding steady t 39%. Right now only 21 % strongly approve of his job. The alarming numbers come from the dwindling support in his actual base. Approval Rating Based Upon Group GROUP JANUARY NOW +/- Evangelicals 33 49 -16% Republican Men 57 42 -15% Protestants 36 25 […]