Abdul Waheed Wafa and Mark McDonald report at the New York Times: An airstrike by United States-led forces killed 40 civilians and wounded 28 others after it hit a wedding party in […]
Why would a redneck vote for Obama?
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen writes: “If the polls are right, if it don’t rain and the creek don’t rise, the winner of the presidential election is sure to be . . […]
Nota Bene #40
Link of the Week (as opposed to the Weakest Link): Jonathan Freedland at the Guardian: “Until now, anti-Americanism has been exaggerated and much misunderstood. … But if McCain wins in November, that […]
Note to Pakistan: Winking does not a foreign policy make
From afar, Afghan boys find Predator drones exciting. In “Right at the Edge,” his essential article in the September 7 New York Times magazine about Afghanistan, Dexter Filkins writes: “The young fighters […]
Daily Brushback: So you say you want war with Russia? Some follow-up questions for Palin
by JS O’Brien Sarah Palin told ABC’s Charles Gibson yesterday that she favors admitting Georgia and the Ukraine, both on Russia’s borders, to NATO. When Gibson asked her if she would go […]
This is not about Sarah Palin
This is not about Sarah Palin. If you want gossip about Sarah Palin read The National Enquirer. If you want to do something about the terrible state of the American economy, health […]
Nota Bene #39
Links of the Week (as opposed to the Weakest Link): Paul Begala: “I was for Hillary in the primaries, but when she endorsed Sen. Obama, I proudly sent him a check for […]
Nota Bene #38
Links of the Week (as opposed to the Weakest Link): Interview with Middle-East expert Joshua Landis at Right Web: “For instance, we just had a Syrian delegation that came to Washington. … […]
Meet Satan's towel boy, Ralph Nader, and other famous rabblerousers in a call for open debates
He’s the man who caused Sep. 11, war in the Gulf, a million Iraqi deaths and probably mad cow disease too, as you’ve no doubt heard from disgruntled Democrats. Of course I’m […]
The U.S. Peace Department: what a novel idea
I ducked out a few minutes ago to grab a gelato over at Gelazzi on Larimer Square and didn’t realize, as I tried to walk in, that it was reserved temporarily for […]
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