SILWAN, Occupied East Jerusalem - Frequent clashes and continuing tension in disputed East Jerusalem could portend a major outbreak of civil unrest, residents fear. Confrontations follow Israel's acceleration of plans to demolish dozens of Palestinian homes. This...
Monday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 46 Wounded
Bill Kristol Must Resign!
Bill Kristol is demanding the head of GOP national chairman Michael Steele, who, in a moment of honesty, questioned the wisdom of invading and occupying Afghanistan. Yet Kristol has never been elected to anything: indeed, the pretentious little gremlin once threatened...
Sunday: 19 Iraqis Killed, 57 Wounded
Saturday: 4 Iraqis Wounded
Afghanistan War: Why Are We Doing It?
Statement in the House by Rep. Tim Johnson of Illinois on funding the war in Afghanistan. I stand in opposition to this rule and in sincere but deep opposition to this $63 billion massive spending bill, and particularly the war spending component of the bill. I...
The War That’s Not a War
Statement in the House by Rep. Ron Paul of Texas on funding the war in Afghanistan. In January 1991, we went to war in the Middle East against Saddam Hussein, Iraq's dictator who was our ally during the Iran-Iraq war. A border dispute between Kuwait and Iraq broke out...
The Stray Bullet Theory
Since the invasion of Afghanistan for the purpose of overthrowing its government, I have wondered what to call the stupidity of the operative theory. There is no superior strategy for getting Bin Laden than the strategy of getting Bin Laden. Anything other than that...
Outgoing UN Nuclear Inspector Pushed Dubious Iran Nuclear Weapons Intel
Olli Heinonen, the Finnish nuclear engineer who resigned Thursday after five years as deputy director for safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was the driving force in turning that agency into a mechanism to support U.N. Security Council...


