Appearing weekly, Nota Bene attempts to provide an overview of the week’s news. Meanwhile, in its appendix, we cull trenchant comments to articles and posts, as well as those heard in person […]
Nota Bene #17
Nota Bene #16
Appearing weekly, Nota Bene attempts to provide an overview of the week’s news. Meanwhile, in its appendix, we cull trenchant comments to articles and posts, as well as those heard in person […]
We can't take Iraq neat, we need a chaser
The upcoming presidential election and the economy are pretty poor excuses for our inability to focus on Iraq. Especially since we’ve not only passed the 4,000 mark of American dead, but 25 […]
Anna Politkovskaya: pushing the envelope of journalism until it's inside-out
“The ‘Chechnya’ special operation has infected the whole country, which is becoming more and more beastly and idiotic. The value of human life was already very low in Russia, and now it […]
CIA: Hackers have shut down power grids outside the U.S.
The CIA announced today that there had been several successful hacks into city power grids by criminals trying to extort money out of the city. When the city(ies) refused, the hackers successfully […]
Experience is to Hillary as 9/11 is to Giuliani
Rudolph Giuliani’s ritualistic incantations of 9/11 have become a national joke. In truth, his inspirational presence was overshadowed by his failure to prepare the city for a terrorist attack. Also he failed […]
All your Internets are belong to ATT & the NSA
By Martin Bosworth Two seemingly coincidental bits of news crossed my desk yesterday morning. First, the Wall Street Journal contains excerpts of an interview with Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell in […]
Quotabull
You know, America is probably wondering why, why do you care? And one of the reasons we care about the suffering in Sudan is because we care about the human condition all […]
Edwards will step up Iraq troop withdrawal
From the New York Times: John Edwards says that if elected president he would withdraw the American troops who are training the Iraqi army and police as part of a broader plan […]
Vultures (presidential and otherwise) descend on Pakistan's chaos
By Martin Bosworth By now you know that Benazir Bhutto is dead and Pakistan is in turmoil. I can’t say anything that Euphrosyne didn’t already say beautifully, so I won’t belabor what […]
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