"Politicians hide themselves away. They only started the war. Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah. "Time will tell on their power minds, making war just for fun. Treating people just like pawns in chess, wait till their judgment day...
In response to the July 7 terrorist bombings on London's tube system, on July 21 police began conducting random searches of bags and packages carried by people on the New York city subway; those who refuse to be searched are not allowed to ride. The New York City...
It seems that liberals will go to any lengths in order to protect the sanctity of President Clinton's legacy, and it is getting downright aggravating. Take Joshua Micah Marshall, the Ivy-league liberal who publishes Talking Points Memo, an enormously popular online...
As blowback from the lies that duped us into war plunges Washington into a maelstrom of investigations and counter-investigations, Ahmed Chalabi adds insult to injury by making a return trip to the Imperial City. He's staying at the ritzy-glitzy Ritz-Carlton, where...
In case you haven't noticed, it's been a while since a top U.S. official delivered one of those wordy sermons to China or Russia about their responsibility to fix their governments, fight political corruption, and protect human rights. With President George W. Bush...
Anyone following Italian newspapers lately has discovered new meaning in the words "shock and awe." In an article in La Repubblica, an unnamed SISMI (Italian secret service) agent affirms the prewar meeting in Rome among high level U.S./Italian officials and...
The Tyrant of Bosnia Goes Home After over three years of holding near-absolute power, the tenure of Jeremy "Paddy" Ashdown as the Imperial viceroy of Bosnia-Herzegovina is coming to an end. He told the press he intended to be home for Christmas....
My Weekend With the Wonks Leon Hadar's well-written article on his meetings with the Washington policy wonks, "My Weekend with the Wonks," is another bad omen of comparison between the Iraq war and Vietnam. Hadar says the wonks today have no clear answers to Iraq or...
Has U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney become so much of an albatross around his boss' neck that he will have to go? While that question may appear a bit premature at the moment – speculation about the tenure of President's George W. Bush's chief political adviser,...
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