Month: July 2006

Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled. — Thoreau

James Bamford has a new, rather lengthy, article in the latest edition of Rolling Stone (the new home of investigative journalism) titled “Iran: The Next War” which is well worth the time and effort needed to read...

. Israel has taken heart from the failure of yesterday’s 15-nation conference in Rome attended by Condoleezza Rice and Kofi Annan to agree a ceasefire call. “We received yesterday at the Rome conference permission...

Yup. Harper’s Magazine is reporting it: The officer, who had broad experience in the Middle East while at the CIA, noted that NATO and European countries, including England, have made clear that they are either unwilling...

Promoted by Steven D. I can’t speak for anyone but myself, nor do I intend to, but with Israel engaged in what amounts to its first “hot war” in 20 years, I couldn’t help but “jump in” a...