It’s interesting to see that a Democrat who opposed the war and has been critical of the government’s conduct in the war all along has come to agree with the Administration that the best available option is to stick it… Continue Reading
For the past several days, there have been a lot of discussions about The New Republic publishing descriptions of atrocities and other acts of insane cruelty by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, published under the pseudonyms “My Diarist” and “Scott Thomas.” … Continue Reading
Senator Jon Tester wants to proclaim victory in Iraq as a precedent to a withdrawal of our troops. “Victory” being defined, I suspect, as displacing Saddam Hussein’s government and replacing it with a representative government that operates on democratic principles.… Continue Reading
This morning, I got to thinking about the kind of week I’m going to have. I figured, what with the Fourth of July falling on a highly inconvenient Wednesday, it’s pretty much just a day off in the middle of… Continue Reading
Tony Blair resigned as the PM of England today. It’s been a long time coming, so the Beeb is more interested in what the new PM, Gordon Brown, is going to do. But it’s interesting to see that Blair has… Continue Reading
This morning, I heard on the radio that “Chemical” Ali Hassan, the former Saddam Hussein’s cousin who ordered chemical weapons attacks that have killed as many as 180,000 Kurds, was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to die… Continue Reading
Today, President Bush dedicated a statue in Washington as a monument to the estimated hundred million people killed by communist regimes in the past century. While somber, it is an important event. We tend to forget these days that there… Continue Reading
This sounds depressingly familiar. The U.S. moves its ballistic missile defense program forward, Russia responds with angry rhetoric and technological innovations of its own. It’s an expensive, nerve-wracking display of gamesmanship between the two most powerful militaries on the planet.… Continue Reading
One of the world’s leading challengers to U.S. hegemony demonstrated his strength and grasp over power today by shutting down a TV station that aired points of view in opposition to his own. It is no coincidence that nations unfortunate… Continue Reading
The President has found his war czar. Should When things don’t go very well as Iraq’s parliament retires for a two-month recess and eventually reconvenes for its rigorous schedule of meeting for two hours a day three days a week,… Continue Reading