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ABCs for our time

Because he tends to post as sporadically as me, I’m a week behind on this. Steve Perry rings the bell with “A Child’s ABCs of Terrorism.”

Dubya owes Ronnie

In spite of all the revolting hagiography, I will bite my tongue and not speak ill of the dead. Yet there’s no doubt Dubya owes Reagan big time as the US media’s nonstop pandering to and about Reagan chases all other news away. Of course, there’s no news out there — other than Rumsfeld admitting […]

Election reflections

There’s plenty of post-election analysis floating around, ranging from not so good to average or so. The Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor are among those focusing on the race in the context of Democratic efforts to control the House. For some reason, the New York Times led its story indicating the vote was […]

Report: Bush Knew About Leak of CIA Operative’s Name

I know nothing about the source and thus cannot judge its accuracy. But Capitol Hill Blue is reporting that Bush “knew about, and took no action to stop,” the release of Valerie Plame’s identity as a covert CIA agent. (Via TalkLeft). It says that is why Bush has consulted with private counsel. If true, an […]

Unfortunately, a prime example of what’s wrong

As details continue to emerge about the case of Brandon Mayfield, the Oregon lawyer detained and then released as a “material witness” in the Madrid bombings, it becomes more and more a prime example of the problems with our anti-terror approach.

The New York Times reports: “Court records unsealed Tuesday showed that the Spanish authorities […]