Month: July 2006

Celebrating our political heroes

(cross-posted at Deny My Freedom and Daily Kos) I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. -Bob Dylan Having heroes in politics is an odd proposition, mainly because...

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Home Free: American Power in Mahmudiyah

by Chris Floyd Did you see her and want her so bad, that young, forbidden fruit? Did she once smile nervously at the checkpoint, and you thought it was just for you? Did you come on strong the next time around, flash a little...

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Are We Worthy of Liberty?

Cross-posted at Daily Kos I’m spending this July Fourth unlike any other in my thirty-nine years on this planet. Other July Fourths, I’ve been a soldier in a parade.  I’ve been a beer guzzling youth....

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