Much has been made by the new administration of the idea of national service and volunteerism. While service to one's community is certainly admirable, it is not the federal government's place to "encourage" or promote volunteerism. Moreover, there are...
With growing public support for a public investigation of crimes that may have been committed by the administration of former president George W. Bush in waging its "global war on terror," policymakers and legal experts are deeply divided on how to proceed...
RAMALLAH - Israel is toughening its negotiating stance with Hamas as the two try to hammer out a permanent cease-fire agreement. According to reports in the Arab media a permanent cease-fire between the Jewish state and the Islamic resistance organization would have...
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EST, Feb. 17, 2009At least 6 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in new attacks. None of the attacks appeared to target Arbaeen travelers. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a U.S. army sergeant will testify against a fellow...
According to the New York Times, suicides in the U.S. Army this January alone could total as many as 24. (For January 2008, the number was five.) If so, that would not only be the highest monthly total since the Army started keeping such figures in 1980, but more...
Three human rights groups have released documents that they say reveal close cooperation between the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in rendering terrorism suspects to secret prisons, creating "ghost prisoners" by...
Updated at 7:01 p.m. EST, Feb. 16, 2009Overall, at least 14 Iraqis were killed, and 41 more were wounded across the country. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that Iraq's diplomatic footing with its neighbors is on the mend as its image as an American...
For the sake of all the people who have either lost their jobs, seen their mortgages turned upside-down, or at least been plunged into anxiety, one certainly hopes that the $790 billion "stimulus" package, the most expensive piece of legislation ever passed,...
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recently briefed President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and the Pentagon's proposal to send 15,000 more troops there by late spring. Obama is expected to accept the plan as a "down payment" on his pledge during the campaign to put more...
I don't, as a rule, endorse legislation: being a libertarian and all, my faith in the ability of government action to have any beneficial effect is exactly nil. However, in the case of the Executive Accountability Act of 2009 [.pdf], I'm making an exception. This is...
