By Robert Silvey Major General Antonio Taguba, who directed the first investigation of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, has now retired from the US Army and spoken at length with Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker. His story of torture in Iraq and coverup in Washington is newly shocking. Since the release in March 2004 […]
Archive | June 18, 2007
McCartney reaches retirement age, Hendrix still dead – of time and rock stars….
“It’s funny how most people love the dead. Once you’re dead, you’re made for life.” – Jimi Hendrix Today is an important day in rock music history . On this day in 1967, Jimi Hendrix burst upon the consciousness of American rock audiences with a blistering set of psychedelic blues rock at the Monterey Pop […]
No fence, physical or virtual, will ever control the border
Hey, I don’t believe that any system is totally secure. -David Lightman(Matthew Broderick), War Games Building a physical fence along the entire southern border is exorbitantly expensive. I ran through my own quick-and-dirty cost analysis once and was quite surprised at my low-end cost: $30-50 billion for the entire 1951 mile-long border (my original analysis). […]
“Be sure, we will be watching you,” the other GB and the pursuit of social justice
Evolutionary pressure is stimulated by great events. Cataclysms, in particular, let the strongest shine. South Africa has, for centuries, been the social equivalent of a violent tidal coastline filled with danger and sudden-death that stimulated the creation of great people. And we walk amongst them. “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- Profiling the Tea Party: In defense of the IRS. Sorta. Or not.
- Saturday Video Roundup: “Imagine the Band,” by John Lennon and Wings
- The Rest is Noise (6)—Descent into the Maelstrom
- I hate handguns, but I have still considered owning one
- Redneck jokes are racist
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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wufnik: I tend to agree. There are a couple of other thing…
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Samuel Smith: For two times in two tries you have attempted to d…
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Jim Booth: May be much to what you say, here, Wuf. Think abou…
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Frank Dilatush: Interesting Sam, I thought I spoke _directly_ to t…
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