Updated at 6:50 p.m. Oct. 28, 2008Bombing attacks left dozens dead or wounded across Iraq today, while a mass grave was found in the northern city of Tal Afar as well. At least 36 Iraqis were killed and 63 more were wounded in the latest reports. A No Coalition...
An Upside to the Financial Crisis?
As the election the candidates and media have been presaging for about two years now finally arrives, it might be difficult to find much reason to be thankful except that it is finally over and it may be a week or two before the pundits start speculating on 2012 (oh,...
October Surprise?
Who would really be all that surprised by an October surprise? After all, if history teaches us anything, it's that incumbent presidents are inclined to use their power in this way. George Condon, the San Diego Union's man in Washington, gives us a little history...
Putting the Pentagon on the Auction Block
Back in September 1989 almost a lifetime ago I published an article in The Progressive magazine under the title "Star Wars Won't Die." Star Wars was, of course, the movie-inspired nickname for Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), his...
Monday: 1 US Soldier, 20 Iraqis Killed; 29 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 7:17 p.m. EDT, Oct. 27, 2008At least 20 Iraqis were killed and another 29 were wounded in the latest violence. One American soldier died Friday of wounds received on Oct. 16 during a small arms attack in Baquba. Meanwhile, U.S. authorities confirmed a...
Sunday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 28 Wounded
Updated at 7:34 p.m. EDT, Oct. 26, 2008 At least 11 Iraqis were killed and another 28 more were wounded as the Iraqi government canceled a meeting where lawmakers hoped to settle disagreements over a U.S.-Iraqi security deal. No Coalition deaths were reported. Syria...
Bipartisan Policy: Bomb-Bomb Iran
Well, according to a report released last month by the Grand Pooh-Bahs of The Bipartisan Policy Center and an op-ed piece based upon their report, published this week in the Washington Post it shouldn't matter whether a Republican or a Democrat becomes...
Saturday: 1 US Soldier, 21 Iraqis Killed; 17 Iraqis Wounded
Updated at 4:05 p.m. EDT, Oct. 25, 2008At least 21 Iraqis were killed and 17 more were killed in a number of small attacks across the country. Also, one American soldier died from a non-combat-related illness. Meanwhile, the top US commander held talks on the PKK in...
Obama Gets Powell and McCain Gets al-Qaeda
In the battle for endorsements in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama snared a strong nod from former Secretary of State Colin Powell and John McCain received an equally strong recommendation from al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda? Yes, you heard right, al-Qaeda! This...
Backtalk, October 24, 2008
When Is a Child Not a Child? It may have been worthwhile to mention in the article that Omar Khadr is accused of throwing a grenade that killed an American soldier and injured others; perhaps by doing a little research of their own your readers could come up with the...


