Yearly Archives: 2006

Juan Cole makes a compelling case for the further misdeeds of this White House. Despite being convicted of lying to Congress and being blacklisted against ever having another high-level government position, Elliot Abrams now sits as a member of the … Continue reading →

Today’s Monday Movie is an academic lecture. I don’t think George would mind popcorn, candy, and soft drinks. Besides, you’re at home watching, so it’s not like you’ll mess up his classroom. George Lakoff – The Iraq War and “Free … Continue reading →

Venezuela, Oil Producers Buy More Euros as Dollar, Oil SlumpBy Agnes Lovasz and Daniel Kruger Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is directing a growing share of the country’s oil profits into euros as the dollar and crude … Continue reading →

It Floats – Addendum to ClausewitzDecember 17, 2006 It’s all but official: The war in Iraq is lost. Report after leaked report says so. Everybody in Washington knows it except that draft-dodging ferret in the White House. Politicians scurry to … Continue reading →

Or just another reason to ignore all organized religion owing to its utter insanity. Two Parishes Bolt From Episcopal ChurchMore May Follow in Fight Over Gay RelationshipsBy MATTHEW BARAKAT, AP FAIRFAX, Va. (Dec. 17) – Two of the largest Episcopal … Continue reading →

Yep, it seems to be Tom Waits, all right. We found him hangin’ out on YouTube, and that would make him fair game for our Singin’ on Sunday. Tom Waits – ‘Step Right Up’ – London 1979 h/t Polyester Iconz

Iraq’s Legal System Staggers Beneath the Weight of WarBy MICHAEL MOSSPublished: December 17, 2006 BAGHDAD — In a cavernous room that once displayed gifts given to Saddam Hussein, eight men in yellow prison garb sat on the floor facing the … Continue reading →

This has been another topic of deep concern to us. We posted earlier about it, and we will continue to highlight this in future. Nation feels more like prison for some womenSunday, December 17, 2006By NANCY TREJOSTHE WASHINGTON POST BAGHDAD … Continue reading →

There is something highly suspect about this incident, since we posted just two days ago about the Red Crescent. Is it possible that this is retaliation, as in the article we cited the organization was being quite critical of the … Continue reading →

Our Friends at Earth Family Alpha posted an article about the retreating polar icecap on Friday. It is à propos as at least one of us attended a screening of An Inconvenient Truth last night (in the massive MoveOn.org grassroots … Continue reading →

Riot cops detain hundreds of activists: Rare rally against gov’t in Moscow MOSCOW — Russian authorities pulled hundreds of opposition activists off buses and trains and detained them along with scores of others on Saturday ahead of a rare anti-government … Continue reading →

The long-awaited “reconciliation conference” was finally held in the Green Zone on Saturday, with 200 Iraqis of various persuasions present. But the Sunni guerrillas were not represented, and even most Sunni Arab parties were not there. Al-Hayat reports in Arabic … Continue reading →