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If Friday's turnout in Austin, TX is any indication, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "is gaining huge momentum," KEYE-TV reports.
"More than 20,000 supporters filled Auditorium Shores to hear him speak. The crowd shows Obama?s appeal crosses boundaries of age, race and gender. Long lines and rainy weather didn't keep supporters of the Democratic party's fastest rising star away."
The AP reports Obama "is drawing eye-popping crowds in an unusual campaign swing that is taking him to large urban areas outside of the early voting states where presidential candidates typically stump for votes."
Video: Watch Obama's speech in Austin.
Canadian Court Limits Detention in Terror Cases OTTAWA, Feb. 23 — Canada’s highest court on Friday unanimously struck down a law that allows the Canadian government to detain foreign-born terrorism suspects indefinitely using secret evidence and without charges while their deportations are being reviewed. The detention measure, the security certificate system, has been described by government lawyers as an important tool for combating international terrorism and maintaining Canada’s domestic security. Six men are now under threat of deportation without an open hearing under the certificates. “The overarching principle of fundamental justice that applies here is this: before the state can detain people for significant periods of time, it must accord them a fair judicial process,” Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote in the ruling.
If Friday's turnout in Austin, TX is any indication, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "is gaining huge momentum," KEYE-TV reports.
"More than 20,000 supporters filled Auditorium Shores to hear him speak. The crowd shows Obama?s appeal crosses boundaries of age, race and gender. Long lines and rainy weather didn't keep supporters of the Democratic party's fastest rising star away."
The AP reports Obama "is drawing eye-popping crowds in an unusual campaign swing that is taking him to large urban areas outside of the early voting states where presidential candidates typically stump for votes."
Video: Watch Obama's speech in Austin.
Canadian Court Limits Detention in Terror Cases OTTAWA, Feb. 23 — Canada’s highest court on Friday unanimously struck down a law that allows the Canadian government to detain foreign-born terrorism suspects indefinitely using secret evidence and without charges while their deportations are being reviewed. The detention measure, the security certificate system, has been described by government lawyers as an important tool for combating international terrorism and maintaining Canada’s domestic security. Six men are now under threat of deportation without an open hearing under the certificates. “The overarching principle of fundamental justice that applies here is this: before the state can detain people for significant periods of time, it must accord them a fair judicial process,” Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote in the ruling.
Obama takes on Cheney and is funny while he does it!
Obama takes on Cheney and is funny while he does it!
"Talk about surreal. Was that really Tom DeLay stepping up to the mike at the National Day of Prayer service last week and making a call for humility?" It seems like a long time ago that our biggest worry was Tom DeLay!
President Bush recently fired seven U.S. Attorneys for political reasons and replaced them with members of his "inner circle." Today, a new report concludes that Bush's actions were completely unprecedented. The study was conducted by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) and released by House Judiciary Chairman Rep. John Conyers and Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Linda Sánchez. The CRS found that of the 486 U.S. Attorneys confirmed in a president's initial term since 1981, 54 left voluntarily before completing a full four-year term. Of those, no more than three had been forced out under circumstances similar to the current situation.
"Talk about surreal. Was that really Tom DeLay stepping up to the mike at the National Day of Prayer service last week and making a call for humility?" It seems like a long time ago that our biggest worry was Tom DeLay!
A human rights group said Thursday that Saudi Arabia violated international law when it ordered the beheadings earlier this week of four Sri Lankan robbers and then left their headless bodies on public display in the capital of Riyadh. Human Rights Watch said the four men had no lawyers during their trial and sentencing, and were denied other basic legal rights. The group called on Saudi Arabia to halt all pending executions and retry those remaining on death row. "The execution of these four migrants, who had been badly beaten and locked up for years without access to lawyers, is a travesty of justice," Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said in a report.
Abolishing the death penalty should be a conservative issue. Most conservative Catholics already understand that. In addition to the question of the sanctity of life, it’s fiscally sound policy, does not satisfy deterrence, and is arguably an overextension of government power and raises several constitutional questions.
President Bush recently fired seven U.S. Attorneys for political reasons and replaced them with members of his "inner circle." Today, a new report concludes that Bush's actions were completely unprecedented. The study was conducted by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) and released by House Judiciary Chairman Rep. John Conyers and Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Linda Sánchez. The CRS found that of the 486 U.S. Attorneys confirmed in a president's initial term since 1981, 54 left voluntarily before completing a full four-year term. Of those, no more than three had been forced out under circumstances similar to the current situation.
A human rights group said Thursday that Saudi Arabia violated international law when it ordered the beheadings earlier this week of four Sri Lankan robbers and then left their headless bodies on public display in the capital of Riyadh. Human Rights Watch said the four men had no lawyers during their trial and sentencing, and were denied other basic legal rights. The group called on Saudi Arabia to halt all pending executions and retry those remaining on death row. "The execution of these four migrants, who had been badly beaten and locked up for years without access to lawyers, is a travesty of justice," Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said in a report.
Abolishing the death penalty should be a conservative issue. Most conservative Catholics already understand that. In addition to the question of the sanctity of life, it’s fiscally sound policy, does not satisfy deterrence, and is arguably an overextension of government power and raises several constitutional questions.
Giuliani To Run For President Of 9/11
The blow-up demonstrated how these two candidates are moving to nail down support in all quarters....
Giuliani To Run For President Of 9/11
Here's a little spare Plameology as we wait to learn if there's a possible Libby trial verdict, or whether the jury simply asked for a flip chart, masking tape, and Post-It notes to track Britney's trips in and out of rehab put together an Oscars pool on the government's dime.
First, something that seems obvious in retrospect, but I'm not sure if anyone's specifically pointed it out yet. One of the pieces of new information that has come out in the trial is that columnist/ghoul Robert Novak gave a advance draft of his piece outing Valerie Plame Wilson to buddy/GOP lobbyist Richard Hohlt on Friday, July 11th, 2003, and Holht immediately forwarded it on to Karl Rove. What else happened with Rove on July 11th? That's right, he blurted out to Time magazine's Matt Cooper that Joe Wilson's wife had been responsible for his now-famous trip to Niger. So, I guess we know now what prompted Rove to "say too much" to Cooper — his excitement at learning the cat was finally coming out of the bag, courtesy of Novakula.
I've long speculated that Rove made an unauthorized leak to Cooper, which in turn led to the conspiracy I believe special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald still has his eye on — VP Dick Cheney's possible authorization of additional, still-unacknowledged Plame leaks on July 12th (including Ari Fleischer's now-confirmed call to the Washington Post's Walter Pincus). But one still-missing piece of the puzzle is whether and how Rove communicated to Scooter Libby that he had leaked to Cooper. In fact, I don't believe Libby was called back to testify after it turned out Rove was Cooper's original source, so Scooter's probably never been directly asked about it.
We also learned (in a major vindication of emptywheel's hunch) that Novak did indeed speak to Libby during that contentious week, on July 9th. According to Novakula, though, Libby didn't say anything of import to him about Joe Wilson's wife — even though Libby had given the name "Valerie Plame" to Ari Fleischer on July 7th, had coffee with Judith Miller on July 8th (in a meeting for which her notes include the words "Valerie Flame"), and Novak just coincidentally went on to write a column two days later outing "Valerie Plame" (the maiden name she no longer used). Does anybody here believe that?
There's also the curious miracle by which Karl Rove mysteriously forgot to tell FBI investigators and the grand jury about his conversation with Matt Cooper until Cooper himself was forced to testify, while Libby just coincidentally made up a story that he had been the first to tell Cooper where Joe Wilson's wife worked. Odd that those two lies fit together so well, isn't it?
Murray Waas has long reported that FBI investigators as far back as the fall of 2003 believed that Libby, Rove, and Novak had cooked up joint alibis to minimize their wrongdoing — but as he pointed out, it's a truism of criminal probes that if all parties to a private conversation lie about it, there's almost no way to convict them for obstruction of justice. If Libby is convicted of the current charges, however, and he wants to cut a deal without sacrificing his boss Big Dick… maybe he could start by coming clean about his collaborations with Turdblossom and Novakula?
Tori Spelling has installed cameras in the bedrooms of her bed and breakfast. The blonde actress - who is currently starring in a new reality show 'Tori and Dean: The Love Inn' with husband Dean McDermott, in which they run a hotel - is hoping the spy cams will catch couples getting steamy during their stay. Tori told Britain's OK! magazine: "There isn't a camera in the toilet, but there is a bedroom camera. I think that is pretty cool because that's the most intimate place for a husband and wife!" The 33-year-old is excited that her former 'Beverly Hills: 90210' co-star Shannen Doherty is set to appear on the show. Tori said: "If you're asking me if Shannen Doherty is going to be the first guest, then yes! We will be having a grand opening night with the rest of Hollywood." She also revealed her relationship with mother Candy is still frosty, following her TV producer father Aaron's death last year. Tori admitted: "I wish things were different, but they are pretty much what they were at the moment." People Tori Spelling and her husband Dean on Monday.
Angelina Jolie has stopped eating in the wake of her mother's death. The 31-year-old star is struggling to come to terms with losing her mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, to cancer last month, and her weight has reportedly dropped to just 109 pounds. Angelina's grief has deepened since moving to New Orleans with her partner Brad Pitt and their three children, Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh. A source told Us Weekly magazine: "She isn't eating. She is very lonely and desperate to make new friends." In an effort to get over Marcheline's death, 'The Good Shepherd' actress has been flying out childhood friends to New Orleans. The source added: "Brad has been worried about her day and night. She has been under so much stress, and Brad is trying to be understanding." Angelina and Brad, 43, were by Marcheline's bedside when she finally lost her battle to ovarian cancer aged just 56. Us See also: Brad and Angelina Try Counceling Angelina and Brad in New Orleans
John McCain has hopped back on the Straight Talk Express, everyone! The Maverick’s back and he’s tellin’ like it is again!
Since the weekend, WALNUTS! has been telling everyone who’ll listen that he hate hate hated ol’ Don Rumsfeld. Walnuts decided a couple days ago that he’s always thought that Rummy was the “one of the worst secretaries of defense” (he’s no Clark Clifford, that’s for damn sure). Reporters dutifully pretended the statement mattered, and McCain dutifully kept saying it.
Asked by a reporter about his comments about Mr. Rumsfeld, Mr. McCain said, “The criticism of the conduct of the war I have voiced for more than three years when I saw that this train wreck was taking place.”
Some minutes later, after the news conference had ended, Mr. McCain, unbidden, said to the reporter, “Sir, I stand by my comments about Secretary Rumsfeld, by the way.”
The criticism would maybe carry more weight if it wasn’t coming from the only dude currently running for President who very well could be even more unbalanced and insane with regards to foreign policy than Rummy was. Of course, “Donald Rumsfeld was one of the worst secretaries of defense ever and if I’d been in charge there’d be a couple hundred-thousand more troops stuck in the morass of a never-ending occupation of an unfriendly country we know fuck-all about running. Also we woulda nuked Iran by now. Walnuts!” isn’t as catchy.
In Both Parties, 2008 Politeness Falls to Infighting [NYT]
Celeb-Reality Got You Down? The constant mud-slide of celebrity drama can be a fun distraction, but with all the sad Anna Nicole news and Spears stunts this week, celeb-reality has been a bit of bummer. That's when we turn to...
In another low moment for American justice, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that detainees held at the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, do not have the right to be heard in court. The ruling relied on a shameful law that President Bush stampeded through Congress last fall that gives dangerously short shrift to the Constitution. The right of prisoners to challenge their confinement — habeas corpus — is enshrined in the Constitution and is central to American liberty. Congress and the Supreme Court should act quickly and forcefully to undo the grievous damage that last fall’s law — and this week’s ruling — have done to this basic freedom. The Supreme Court ruled last year on the jerry-built system of military tribunals that the Bush Administration established to try the Guantánamo detainees, finding it illegal. Mr. Bush responded by driving through Congress the Military Commissions Act, which presumed to deny the right of habeas corpus to any noncitizen designated as an “enemy combatant.” This frightening law raises insurmountable obstacles for prisoners to challenge their detentions. And it gives the government the power to take away habeas rights from any noncitizen living in the United States who is unfortunate enough to be labeled an enemy combatant. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which rejected the detainees’ claims by a vote of 2 to 1, should have permitted the detainees to be heard in court — and it should have ruled that the law is unconstitutional. As Judge Judith Rogers argued in a strong dissent, the Supreme Court has already rejected the argument that detainees do not have habeas rights because Guantánamo is located outside the United States. Judge Rogers also rightly noted that the Constitution limits the circumstances under which Congress can suspend habeas to “cases of Rebellion or invasion,” which is hardly the situation today. Moreover, she said, the act’s alternative provisions for review of cases are constitutionally inadequate. The Supreme Court should add this case to its docket right away and reverse it before this term ends. Congress should not wait for the Supreme Court to act. With the Democrats now in charge, it is in a good position to pass a new law that fixes the dangerous mess it has made. Senators Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, and Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, have introduced a bill that would repeal the provision in the Military Commissions Act that purports to obliterate the habeas corpus rights of detainees. The Bush administration’s assault on civil liberties does not end with habeas corpus. Congress should also move quickly to pass another crucial bill, introduced by Senator Christopher Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, that, among other steps, would once and for all outlaw the use of evidence obtained through torture. When the Founding Fathers put habeas corpus in Article I of the Constitution, they were underscoring the vital importance to a democracy of allowing prisoners to challenge their confinement in a court of law. Much has changed since Sept. 11, but the bedrock principles of American freedom must remain.
CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) -- It took less than an hour of the first all-candidates Democratic forum of the 2008 presidential campaign for John Edwards to lob the first stone.
Tori Spelling has installed cameras in the bedrooms of her bed and breakfast. The blonde actress - who is currently starring in a new reality show 'Tori and Dean: The Love Inn' with husband Dean McDermott, in which they run a hotel - is hoping the spy cams will catch couples getting steamy during their stay. Tori told Britain's OK! magazine: "There isn't a camera in the toilet, but there is a bedroom camera. I think that is pretty cool because that's the most intimate place for a husband and wife!" The 33-year-old is excited that her former 'Beverly Hills: 90210' co-star Shannen Doherty is set to appear on the show. Tori said: "If you're asking me if Shannen Doherty is going to be the first guest, then yes! We will be having a grand opening night with the rest of Hollywood." She also revealed her relationship with mother Candy is still frosty, following her TV producer father Aaron's death last year. Tori admitted: "I wish things were different, but they are pretty much what they were at the moment." People Tori Spelling and her husband Dean on Monday.
Angelina Jolie has stopped eating in the wake of her mother's death. The 31-year-old star is struggling to come to terms with losing her mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, to cancer last month, and her weight has reportedly dropped to just 109 pounds. Angelina's grief has deepened since moving to New Orleans with her partner Brad Pitt and their three children, Maddox, Zahara and Shiloh. A source told Us Weekly magazine: "She isn't eating. She is very lonely and desperate to make new friends." In an effort to get over Marcheline's death, 'The Good Shepherd' actress has been flying out childhood friends to New Orleans. The source added: "Brad has been worried about her day and night. She has been under so much stress, and Brad is trying to be understanding." Angelina and Brad, 43, were by Marcheline's bedside when she finally lost her battle to ovarian cancer aged just 56. Us See also: Brad and Angelina Try Counceling Angelina and Brad in New Orleans
John McCain has hopped back on the Straight Talk Express, everyone! The Maverick’s back and he’s tellin’ like it is again!
Since the weekend, WALNUTS! has been telling everyone who’ll listen that he hate hate hated ol’ Don Rumsfeld. Walnuts decided a couple days ago that he’s always thought that Rummy was the “one of the worst secretaries of defense” (he’s no Clark Clifford, that’s for damn sure). Reporters dutifully pretended the statement mattered, and McCain dutifully kept saying it.
Asked by a reporter about his comments about Mr. Rumsfeld, Mr. McCain said, “The criticism of the conduct of the war I have voiced for more than three years when I saw that this train wreck was taking place.”
Some minutes later, after the news conference had ended, Mr. McCain, unbidden, said to the reporter, “Sir, I stand by my comments about Secretary Rumsfeld, by the way.”
The criticism would maybe carry more weight if it wasn’t coming from the only dude currently running for President who very well could be even more unbalanced and insane with regards to foreign policy than Rummy was. Of course, “Donald Rumsfeld was one of the worst secretaries of defense ever and if I’d been in charge there’d be a couple hundred-thousand more troops stuck in the morass of a never-ending occupation of an unfriendly country we know fuck-all about running. Also we woulda nuked Iran by now. Walnuts!” isn’t as catchy.
In Both Parties, 2008 Politeness Falls to Infighting [NYT]
Eisenhower's Worst Nightmare Now Harsh Reality For USA By John Hanchette Consider this mind-twisting equation from a well-researched article in the current issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine: Private federal contractors now "absorb the taxes paid by everyone in America with incomes under $100,000."
Celeb-Reality Got You Down? The constant mud-slide of celebrity drama can be a fun distraction, but with all the sad Anna Nicole news and Spears stunts this week, celeb-reality has been a bit of bummer. That's when we turn to...
In another low moment for American justice, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that detainees held at the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, do not have the right to be heard in court. The ruling relied on a shameful law that President Bush stampeded through Congress last fall that gives dangerously short shrift to the Constitution. The right of prisoners to challenge their confinement — habeas corpus — is enshrined in the Constitution and is central to American liberty. Congress and the Supreme Court should act quickly and forcefully to undo the grievous damage that last fall’s law — and this week’s ruling — have done to this basic freedom. The Supreme Court ruled last year on the jerry-built system of military tribunals that the Bush Administration established to try the Guantánamo detainees, finding it illegal. Mr. Bush responded by driving through Congress the Military Commissions Act, which presumed to deny the right of habeas corpus to any noncitizen designated as an “enemy combatant.” This frightening law raises insurmountable obstacles for prisoners to challenge their detentions. And it gives the government the power to take away habeas rights from any noncitizen living in the United States who is unfortunate enough to be labeled an enemy combatant. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which rejected the detainees’ claims by a vote of 2 to 1, should have permitted the detainees to be heard in court — and it should have ruled that the law is unconstitutional. As Judge Judith Rogers argued in a strong dissent, the Supreme Court has already rejected the argument that detainees do not have habeas rights because Guantánamo is located outside the United States. Judge Rogers also rightly noted that the Constitution limits the circumstances under which Congress can suspend habeas to “cases of Rebellion or invasion,” which is hardly the situation today. Moreover, she said, the act’s alternative provisions for review of cases are constitutionally inadequate. The Supreme Court should add this case to its docket right away and reverse it before this term ends. Congress should not wait for the Supreme Court to act. With the Democrats now in charge, it is in a good position to pass a new law that fixes the dangerous mess it has made. Senators Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, and Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, have introduced a bill that would repeal the provision in the Military Commissions Act that purports to obliterate the habeas corpus rights of detainees. The Bush administration’s assault on civil liberties does not end with habeas corpus. Congress should also move quickly to pass another crucial bill, introduced by Senator Christopher Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, that, among other steps, would once and for all outlaw the use of evidence obtained through torture. When the Founding Fathers put habeas corpus in Article I of the Constitution, they were underscoring the vital importance to a democracy of allowing prisoners to challenge their confinement in a court of law. Much has changed since Sept. 11, but the bedrock principles of American freedom must remain.
CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) -- It took less than an hour of the first all-candidates Democratic forum of the 2008 presidential campaign for John Edwards to lob the first stone.
It's more powerful, more insidious and more secretive than Halliburton or Bechtel. It's called SAIC. More than 1/2 of its employees have security clearances, has been awarded more individual govt. contracts than any other private company in America - some 9000 contracts in all. It's return on revenue last year was higher than Exxon Mobil's.
Eisenhower's Worst Nightmare Now Harsh Reality For USA By John Hanchette Consider this mind-twisting equation from a well-researched article in the current issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine: Private federal contractors now "absorb the taxes paid by everyone in America with incomes under $100,000."
It's more powerful, more insidious and more secretive than Halliburton or Bechtel. It's called SAIC. More than 1/2 of its employees have security clearances, has been awarded more individual govt. contracts than any other private company in America - some 9000 contracts in all. It's return on revenue last year was higher than Exxon Mobil's.
AP - The rival presidential campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded accusations of nasty politics Wednesday over Hollywood donor David Geffen, who once backed Bill Clinton but now supports his wife's top rival.
Prince Harry's regiment will be deployed to Iraq for a six-month tour of duty, defence officials confirm.
Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) Wii was the best-selling video game console in the United States in January, and the Japanese company also boasted four of the top 10 games, data released on Wednesday showed.
A new Strategic Vision (R) poll finds that Democrats in Iowa would choose John Edwards as their party's presidential nominee. Edwards leads among likely caucus voters with 24%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama tied at 18%. Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack received 14%.
On the Republican side, Rudy Giuliani received 29%, followed by Sen. John McCain at 22% and Newt Gingrich at 11%. Mitt Romney received just 9% support.
On the central charge of the article--that the Iranian government is providing the weapons to Shia militias in Iraq--not a single source was named. Instead, Gordon offered a peculiar, seemingly second-hand citation of an intelligence document: An American intelligence assessment described to the New York Times said that "as part of its strategy in Iraq, Iran is implementing a deliberate, calibrated policy--approved by Supreme Leader Khamenei and carried out by the Quds Force--to provide explosives support and training to select Iraqi Shia militant groups to conduct attacks against coalition targets." The reference was to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian leader, and to an elite branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Command that is assigned the task of carrying out paramilitary operations abroad. Who exactly is doing this "describing" is not made clear.
Obama vows sweeping changes
Many conservatives say that the intensity of anger toward Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has subsided....
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton told an audience of black voters on Monday that they would be “breaking barriers” if they supported her for president in 2008....
Mitt Romney will run television advertisements in five states starting Wednesday, the latest sign of how quickly the 2008 campaign is moving....
Wes Clark is a voice of reason in an increasingly unrasonable situation.
The Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday threw out science standards deemed hostile to evolution, undoing the work of Christian conservatives in the ongoing battle over what to teach U.S. public school students about the origins of life.
The board in the central U.S. state voted 6-4 to replace them with teaching standards that mirror the mainstream in science education and eliminate criticisms of evolutionary theory.
AP - The rival presidential campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded accusations of nasty politics Wednesday over Hollywood donor David Geffen, who once backed Bill Clinton but now supports his wife's top rival.
Prince Harry's regiment will be deployed to Iraq for a six-month tour of duty, defence officials confirm.
Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) Wii was the best-selling video game console in the United States in January, and the Japanese company also boasted four of the top 10 games, data released on Wednesday showed.
A new Strategic Vision (R) poll finds that Democrats in Iowa would choose John Edwards as their party's presidential nominee. Edwards leads among likely caucus voters with 24%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama tied at 18%. Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack received 14%.
On the Republican side, Rudy Giuliani received 29%, followed by Sen. John McCain at 22% and Newt Gingrich at 11%. Mitt Romney received just 9% support.
On the central charge of the article--that the Iranian government is providing the weapons to Shia militias in Iraq--not a single source was named. Instead, Gordon offered a peculiar, seemingly second-hand citation of an intelligence document: An American intelligence assessment described to the New York Times said that "as part of its strategy in Iraq, Iran is implementing a deliberate, calibrated policy--approved by Supreme Leader Khamenei and carried out by the Quds Force--to provide explosives support and training to select Iraqi Shia militant groups to conduct attacks against coalition targets." The reference was to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian leader, and to an elite branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Command that is assigned the task of carrying out paramilitary operations abroad. Who exactly is doing this "describing" is not made clear.
Obama vows sweeping changes
Wes Clark is a voice of reason in an increasingly unrasonable situation.
The Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday threw out science standards deemed hostile to evolution, undoing the work of Christian conservatives in the ongoing battle over what to teach U.S. public school students about the origins of life.
The board in the central U.S. state voted 6-4 to replace them with teaching standards that mirror the mainstream in science education and eliminate criticisms of evolutionary theory.
Officials in the Czech Republic and Poland vowed Tuesday that they would not be intimidated by Russia, a day after a general in Moscow declared that nuclear weapons could be aimed at their countries if they allowed the Bush administration to build ballistic missile defenses within their borders.
Officials in the Czech Republic and Poland vowed Tuesday that they would not be intimidated by Russia, a day after a general in Moscow declared that nuclear weapons could be aimed at their countries if they allowed the Bush administration to build ballistic missile defenses within their borders.
While America obsessed about Brittany's shaved head, Bush offered a budget that offers $32.7 billion in tax cuts to the Wal-Mart family alone, while cutting $28 billion from Medicaid.
Who won in Iraq? Not America. Foreign Policy magazine looks at the top 10 people, nations, and ideas that can declare victory.
Great synopsis of a still nascent Wesley Clark 08 Campaign.
Erika Hall: "Sweet! I think viewing this diagram just made our Wii tax-deductable."