I know it’s spring break, but this news is just too imporant to sit on. Today’s NY Times ran an article on a police report (published, albeit heavily edited, by court order) which called for, among other things, the police to infiltrate dissident political groups and spread misinformation. I kid you not. It seriously worries […]
That’s what the Chicago Tribune did. Just by searching the internet, the paper found details on 2,653 CIA employees, an unspecified number of whom were confirmed by the agency to be covert. The Tribune also found “two dozen ’secret’ facilities.”
“Asked how so many personal details of CIA employees had found their way into the public […]
This is just lame. The House Appropriations Committe, headed by Jerry Lewis (a staunch Bush ally), has voted 62 to 2 for an amendment that, if passed by the House and Senate, would block Dubai Ports World from running six of our nation’s ports.
“We want to make sure that the security of our ports is […]
Call it what it is. Amnesty International has just released a devasting report lambasting coalition forces for torturing detainees. It wasn’t always this way. The Bush Administration has reversed this nation’s proud history of treating prisoners of war humanely. Even with the new anti-torture legislation, Bush, through an unprecedented (and arguably unconstitutional) use of Signing Statements, […]
In today’s WaPo, Richard Cohen offers some serious insight into the Iran/Israel nuclear double standard. Quote:
The invocation of the term “double standard” is often applied where Israel is concerned. Israel is presumed to have a nuclear arsenal. Why should the United States look the other way at Israel’s bomb and go nuts over Iran’s effort […]
This is why I love Andrew Sullivan.
He is a neocon who supported the war and continues to support it to this day. Does he have regrets about the incompetent way in which it was waged? Absolutely. He has been a fierce critic of this Administration from the start–possessing a certain integrity not common among the […]
This piece, by MIT Prof. Barry R. Posen, is by far the most convincing case for gradual withdrawal in Iraq. I don’t know if I buy it, but god damn… it’s tempting.
Not that this is really news. To quote the Haaretz Daily:
Meanwhile, a British newspaper said Sunday that Israel’s special forces are reportedly operating inside Iran in an “urgent” bid to locate its secret uranium enrichment facilities.
The Sunday Times quotes an unnamed Israeli intelligence source as saying that, “We found several suspected sites last year but […]
Sean Hannity says he’s thinking about suing Peter Greenstreet over his recent documentary, which apparantly makes Hannity out to be a not-so-nice guy. Ironic, because if anything could make the Seanster look like an even bigger bastard than he already is, it’s suing some nobody director over some stupid film. Sigh.
Nuff said.