August 30, 2006
Thaddeus Russell, in a brilliant piece published today in Salon (which may require some hassle to view, but is well worth the annual subscription fee to have at one’s disposal), explains exactly why we can “cut and run” in Iraq, and leave the democratization of the Middle East to its citizens.
August 18, 2006
In a landmark ruling handed down Thursday, U.S. District Court Justice Anna Diggs Taylor ruled the Bush Administration’s warrantless spying program is an “obvious” violation of the Fourth Amendment, was illegally implemented without regard to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and should be halted immediately.
August 10, 2006
Authorities in Great Britian arrested 21 people in and around London Thursday, claiming to have foiled a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic jetliners bound from London to the United States. Security was raised to its highest level in Britain, and carry-on luggage was banned on all flights. Huge crowds backed up at London’s Heathrow airport as officials searching for explosives barred nearly every form of liquid outside of baby formula.
August 8, 2006
The first crack in the neoconservative facade appeared tonight just after 11:00pm Eastern time, when Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman conceded his state’s Democratic primary to millionaire challenger Ned Lamont. Just three months ago polls showed the three-time incumbent senator held a commanding lead over his little-known opponent. With but three months before this year’s mid-term elections, conservatives everywhere must be feeling less secure than they have in quite some time.
August 1, 2006
When the chips are down, the Bush administration apparently just cooks the books and hopes for the best.