Travel Trials and Tribulations
One Step Forward,
One Step Back
According to the July 3 Cleveland Plain Dealer, President Barack Obama said something very interesting last week. He told the AP that he has "a very narrow definition of success when it comes to our national security interests" in Afghanistan. "And that...
Obama in Russia
Tuesday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 4 Wounded
At least six Iraqis were killed and four more were wounded in light violence. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki paid a visit to Anbar province. No Coalition casualties were reported.
read more45 Years Later, Serling’s ‘Signposts’ Still Unheeded
Shorter title: Serling’s ‘Signposts’ Still Unheeded
Subhead: Kelley Vlahos on The Twilight Zone‘s fix on postwar America
read moreBull Pulpit
Monday: 9 Iraqis Killed, 17 Wounded
Updated at 6:25 p.m. EDT, July 6, 2009
At least 9 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Again, Mosul was the target of multiple attacks. British authorities are looking into allegations that British troops tortured Iraqi civilians in 2004. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government has banned organized trips to Saddam Hussein’s grave, even as the final resting place for the former dictator’s gun is under discussion.
read moreFalse Sorrow for the People of Iran
Israeli Court Rebukes Military
Not every day, and not even every decade, does the Supreme Court rebuke the military advocate general. The last time this happened was 20 years ago, when the advocate general refused to issue a proper indictment against an officer who ordered his men to break the arms...
