From frequent reader Erik, a quote from today defense bill signing ceremony: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,'' Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.''
Month: August 2004
A terrific post at TalkLeft, discussing a Red Cross report that--if the charges contained within it are ultimately proven to be true--would mean that war crimes were committed at Guantanamo. One.
Anderson v. King Sims--the case discussed by Dave below--can be read in its entirety here. It's actually worth reading. It's lucid and relatively short. Progressives should familiarize themselves with this and.
Here's a follow up on Dave's post below. The North Koreans acquired 12 old Soviet subs, Foxtrot and Golf classes. For those living in Seattle, the Russian submarine at Pier 48 is a Foxtrot. As far as I can tell, none of the Foxtrot class has ever been...
Can we please do something about this guy? Can you get a pass for aiding terrorist states if you carry water for the GOP in the newspapers you run? I don't.
Today's a day for Washingtonians to be proud of their state. Congratulations to William Downing for seeing through rhetoric, controversy, and disguised bigotry and taking a stand for civil rights.
Many smart people understand that tarriffs and subsidies are not good policy. They're corporate subsidies, and while they protect some jobs sometimes, there are much better and more efficient ways for governments* to create and promote jobs that don't harm consumers and workers abroad. I've...
Via Josh Marshall, the Illinois GOP is apparently considering a drastic option to counter the Obama juggernaut in the Senatorial campaign. That's right, you guessed it: Alan Keyes. Pure electoral gold,.
I check out the Iraqi Coalition Casualty Count every day. Sometimes this makes me feel a bit ghoulish; at other times I think it's important to keep track of most.
A double bit of bad news--The Beta Band is breaking up, and their farewell tour will be limited to the UK. I should've got my act together and gone to see them when they passed through town last year. Their new album wasn't quite as...
In case you were tempted to take the current terror warning at face value as a serious attempt to warn the public of a potential danger.... -Much of the information that.
This NYT profile of conservative vanity candidate Ralph Nader has some useful information. First, I think we can put to rest the rationalization that, against all evidence, Nader would refrain from.