October 26, 2007
At a conference of army leaders from 38 European nations organized by the chief of U.S. Army Europe in Heidelberg, Germany yesterday, United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates decried the commitment of European nations to winning the War on Terror.
September 28, 2006
President George W. Bush came one step closer today to wielding the power to undo nearly 800 years of human progress with the stroke of a pen.
September 11, 2006
I feel it’s necessary to make this retroactive post for the record. It’s a link to an amazing litany of facts one ought consider each year on the anniversary of 9/11.
May 13, 2006
Jason Leopold, a journalist who contributes regularly to Truthout reported on Friday that Karl Rove informed top officials in the White House he has been indicted and would resign his post(s) immediately on the forthcoming public announcement by Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.
September 22, 2005
Like many Americans, I’m sure, I sat riveted this evening to the news of Hurricane Rita, another Category 4 weather event bearing 145 MPH winds and possible 20 foot storm surges, churning through the Gulf of Mexico, taking aim on the beleagured Gulf Coast.
September 14, 2005
George W. Bush, for the first time in his Presidency, accepted responsibility yesterday for the failings of the Federal government.
January 8, 2005
I fully intended to sit down tonight and write about the courage of California Senator Barbara Boxer, who stood on the floor of the US Senate today and demanded, alone among her 99 fellow senators, that our government take notice of its democratic obligations.
July 14, 2004
Full disclosure: I live in a bubble.