Month: March 2006

An American Terrorist in Africa?

Posted by soj | Mar 15, 2006 |

Time to tell the tale of one Peter Waldron, American citizen.He is 59 years old and listed as a resident of Kisugu, a suburb of Kampala (the capital), in Uganda. He was arrested on February 20 in his home for illegally...

Open Thread

Posted by Steven D | Mar 15, 2006 |

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The human face of the torture victim

Posted by James Benjamin | Mar 15, 2006 |

Remember that picture of the guy in Abu Ghraib standing hooded on a box with electical wires attached to him? That picture has turned out to be every bit as symbolic of the US war against the Iraqis as the picture of the girl...

Tell Us About You and Welcome Wagon

Posted by diane101 | Mar 15, 2006 |

Hi everyone, newcomers and oldsters alike. We have had a tradition on this site of welcoming newcomers and asking them to tell us a bit about them. I have been asked several times to put one of these up again so here...

Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor rip Rumsfeld a new one

Posted by Cogitator | Mar 15, 2006 |

Has anyone read “Cobra II: the Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq” by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor? Trainor has a military and journalism background and Gordon, currently with the New York...