by Paul Szep
Uncle Sam & the 'Stans (by Paul Szep)
The lesson that bin Laden learned from Reagan
There is a particular narrative about Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War that has always struck me as compelling. I bought the argument at the time and I think […]
As Taliban tactics grow more sophisticated, why does it still use suicide bombers?
If the Taliban wishes to be taken more seriously, it needs to outgrow suicide bombing.
Send The D-bags To War (video)
By Lee Camp follow me at http://www.Twitter.com/LeeCamp
Who's serious about reducing the deficit?
Cut Medicare payments and tweak Social Security. Cut defense spending by directly reducing spending and getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Raise income, corporate, and payroll taxes. These issues essentially define what […]
How to tell who’s serious about reducing the federal deficit
The federal deficit is a major topic of conversation these days, both in the media and around the nation’s water coolers and copiers. In fact, many freshmen Republican Representatives and Senators believe […]
Nota Bene #118: VOTE!
“I am not fit for this office and should never have been here.” Who said it?
Aid worker Linda Norgrove victim of the "Entebbe Fantasy"?
Grandiosity plus ineptitude equals a senseless death. Politicians seeking credit for a sensational rescue may have helped condemn Linda Norgrave.
Review: Dying City by Christopher Shinn
“This city is dying and we are the ones killing it,” writes Craig, a U.S. soldier stationed in Abu Ghraib, in an e-mail to his twin brother, Peter. But Craig’s statement is […]
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