The one prominent issue that both American political parties can seemingly agree on is that the U.S. should be less dependent on foreign oil. And Santa Claus has apparently listened and granted their wish. The United States is in the midst of a mini-oil boom, which...
The Life and Death of American Drones
It’s 10 pm. Do you know where your drone is? Oh, the confusion of it all! The U.S. military now insists it was deeply befuddled when it claimed that a super-secret advanced RQ-170 Sentinel drone (aka "the beast of Kandahar") that fell into Iranian hands on Dec. 4 —...
We Shall Overcome
The governor of Iowa says that if Ron Paul wins the GOP caucus, the best thing to do is to “ignore him” – and, if you go here, you can see the “mainstream” media agrees. Rich Lowry over at the National Review proclaims that if the only...
Sectarian Tensions in Iraq Reach Crisis State
Let’s Do 1989 All Over Again
How many times have we heard that the United States cannot abandon Afghanistan to the mercy of armed militias and thugs like we did in 1989? So, why, pray tell, are we doing it? After the U.S. helped to fund the Afghan mujahideen that led to the Soviets’ legendary...
Iraqi PM Turns Focus on Second Political Rival
Hundreds Rally in Support of Accused WikiLeaks Source
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people gathered Saturday outside a U.S. military base where evidence against Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking classified information to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, is being presented before a military judge for the...
When the Bubble Bursts
As the trial of Bradley Manning begins, the focus is on the boring and utterly irrelevant detail of his sexual “orientation”: the defense is, understandably, trying to get the charges dismissed by playing up this aspect of the case. His lawyers are making...