National Public Radio has been spending much news time on Darfur in Western Sudan where a great deal of human suffering and death are occurring. The military conflict has been brought on… Continue reading
The United States has frozen on arms sales to Taiwan following concerns expressed by China, top US military commander in Asia Admiral Timothy Keating said Wednesday.
He said Washington made the decision… Continue reading
Jun 20
The Return of the Neocons
Ever since the Rumsfeld era at the Pentagon ended abruptly in the aftermath of the Democratic victory in the 2006 mid-term elections, the civilian hawks who ruled the Defense Dept. during the early years of… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — One was an oilman from Texas, the other a high-paid energy executive. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, for seven years George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone companies that took part in President George W. Bush’s warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from billions of dollars in lawsuits under a electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday… Continue reading
I’ve startled a bug scientist. “Yeah, now I’m nervous,” said Mike Hoffmann, a Cornell University entomologist and crop specialist who spends his days with cucumber beetles and small wasps. But he’s also in charge of… Continue reading
Wonkette is a predominately mindless political gossip blog which mixes serious items in with alleged humor. Its founding editor, Ana Marie Cox, was eventually recruited by… Continue reading
Press lauds Romney’s victory in meaningless Iowa contest, yet barely acknowledges Texas Congressman’s sweep of Alabama and New Hampshire
The establishment media… Continue reading
Aug 17
The Problem With America
The biggest problem in America today is not George W. Bush, but he does give it a face. The biggest problem in America today is that the party line has been drawn over… Continue reading
If it were built, the road would be one of the engineering wonders of the 21st century -a trade route a quarter of a mile wide, carving a path from Mexico through the heart of… Continue reading