Not his words, mine. A suicide bombing in the Parliamentary cafeteria of the Green Zone means, basically, the most secure perimeter in Iraq was penetrated. That is a shift. Quantum. The United States military, oxidized by four years of occupation, has crossed the event horizon for a tactical defeat in Iraq, more humiliating perhaps than [...]

Stan here. I’ve been AWOL at Insurgent American and

[With Kim Sky's permission, I am reposting an email about the soldier-effigy burning. It brings forward a helluva lot of contradictions; and I can't think of a better place for a discussion of them than among y'all. -SG] Portland Anarchists Burn Soldier Effigy — now on Drudge Report this has been kind of interesting. drudge [...]

Mickey Z has just written a piece reacting to the phoney-baloney “leak” from the Department of Defense that people — including officers — will be “punished” for the cover-up of Pat Tillman’s death at the hands of fellow Rangers in 2004. But Mickey Z’s article didn’t delve into the question of governmental malfeasance. It attacked [...]

This is why no Democrat can claim s/he was misled. -SG This timeline is an attempt to recall some of the worst moments in journalism, from the fall of 2002 and into the early weeks of the Iraq War. It is not an exhaustive catalog, but a useful reference point for understanding the media’s performance. [...]

In our world, it seems, there are the worthy victims and the unworthy ones. To get at the difference, consider the posture of the United States toward Sudan and Iraq. According to the Bush administration, Sudan is a “rogue state”; it is on the State Department’s list of “state sponsors of terrorism”. It stands accused [...]

There’s a lot of weirdness every day in the capital city, but this one pushed the envelope: 13 Iraq war veterans in full desert camo going on “patrol” from Union Station to Arlington National Cemetery. They carried imaginary assault rifles, barked commands, roughly “detained” suspected hostiles with flex cuffs and hoods — and generally shocked, [...]

Anyone following the news in recent times cannot be unaware of the wave of progressive change sweeping Latin America and the Caribbean. For many lonely years Cuba held high the torch through its exemplary programs to provide universal health care and education, both gratis, along with world class cultural, sports and scientific achievements. Although you [...]

‘Axis of evil’ seeps into Hollywood By Kaveh L Afrasiabi No doubt about it, four years after his famous and also infamous “axis of evil” speech, US President George W Bush’s crusade mentality has finally found its cinematic counterpart – in 300, a major motion picture centered on the epic battle between the Persians and [...]

this statement is seeking endorsements – On the imminent execution of three women in Iraq: THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS MESSAGE: 1. STATEMENT in English, Arabic and French. Please click here to endorse: http://www.brusselstribunal.org/hanging.htm for other languages and updates 2. What we can do (PRACTICAL ACTION) . PART ONE: STATEMENT We are working to [...]