Month: January 2006

“An Incendiary Threat in Iraq”

by Patrick Lang (bio below) “Iraq’s most powerful Shiite politician has just dealt a huge blow to American-backed efforts to avoid civil war through the creation of a new, nationally inclusive constitutional order....

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Alaskan Wetlands Opened To Drilling

A few short weeks ago, just before Christmas, a defense bill that included provision for drilling in ANWR was defeated.  We all breathed a collective sigh of relief, though it was not likely to be the last attempt.Now, the...

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A Necessary Part of Protecting Whom, Mr. Bush?

One of the many interesting tidbits to come out of President Bush’s brief press conference today following his meeting with German Chancellor Merkel, was a rejection of the German government’s request that the prison...

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The Joke is On Us, Again

Well guess who of all people the GOP is assigning the task of spearheading legislation to curb Lobby Whoring?  Why none other than that cash slut Rick ‘Man on Dog’ Santorum. From the Post Gazette: Sen. Rick...

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