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number six

(Bloomberg) – The U.S. lost its position as the world’s most competitive economy to Switzerland as budget and trade deficits prompted a slide to sixth in the World Economic Forum’s annual rankings. From Bloomberg Sadly, not surprising. This is the result six years of economic policy set by people who think that supply-side economics is… Continue reading number six

Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response

Democratic lawmakers, responding to an intelligence report that found that the Iraq war has invigorated Islamic radicalism and worsened the global terrorist threat, said the assessment by American spy agencies demonstrated that the Bush administration needed to devise a new strategy for its handling of the war. And then there is the kicker: In public… Continue reading Study of Iraq War and Terror Stirs Strong Political Response

UN Dispatch: Ted Turner: Telling It Like It Is

the U.N.’s not perfect. It structurally needs to be reformed. The Security Council, it just doesn’t make sense to have only five countries and the victors of World War Two. I mean Germany and Japan, that was 60 years ago. They’re both two of the most peaceful and best run countries in the world. They… Continue reading UN Dispatch: Ted Turner: Telling It Like It Is

Time for us to go

With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, conservatives these days ought to be happy, but most aren’t. They see expanding government, runaway spending, Middle East entanglements, and government corruption, and they wonder why, exactly, the country should be grateful for Republican dominance. Some accuse Bush and the Republicans today of not being true conservatives.… Continue reading Time for us to go

Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes

Matching an earlier condemnation of Israel, Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hezbollah forces of war crimes and “serious violations of international humanitarian law” during the Lebanon war, including indiscriminate rocket attacks and “deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects.” From Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes – New York Times I wonder if the… Continue reading Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes

Why is Washington exaggerating the pirate threat?

Despite their impressive exploits of late—seizing oil platforms off the coast of Nigeria and, memorably, firing rockets at a cruise ship off Somalia—modern maritime pirates have been robbed of the mystique that once made them stars of the criminal underworld. A steady increase over the last decade in the number of thefts, hijackings, and killings… Continue reading Why is Washington exaggerating the pirate threat?

The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

if you expect me to pass up a scandal involving poker, hookers and the Watergate building with crooked defense contractors and the No. 3 guy at the CIA, named Dusty Foggo (Dusty Foggo?! Be still my heart), you expect too much. Any journalist who claims Hookergate is not a legitimate scandal is dead – has… Continue reading The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

How bad is he?

Bush ran as a moderate, tacked right and governed ineffectually – before 9/11. Since then he’s become the most radical American president in history – and arguably the worst. From Salon.com By Sidney Blumenthal Wow. After reading this I’m not sure what I need more, a drink of a shower.

Mocking Bush is my patriotic duty

Anyone who opposes the indefinite occupation of Iraq shouldn’t be labeled an al-Qaida supporter. That’s like saying that if I tell my exterminator that there are more efficient ways to rid the house of vermin than hitting them with a hammer, I’m “for the rats.” Bill Maher on Salon