Month: August 2006

I have my problems with Michael Scheuer. “Michael Scheuer served in the CIA for 22 years before resigning in 2004; he served as the chief of the bin Laden unit at the Counterterrorist Center from 1996 to 1999.” I...

The U.S. continues to dig itself into a deeper hole in the Middle East. Helene Cooper of the New York Times writes today on aspects of the Iran situation I’ve been tracking at Pen and Sword. It was always going to be tough...

Nothing left to lose…  Janis Joplin, 1969. The Lebanese people have made it clear they want to live in freedom. And if we ever give up the desire to help people who live in freedom, we will have lost our soul as a...

Though the country of Indonesian is officially run by a President who’s called SBY for short, together with Kalla as vice-president, if you would live in Indonesia you would see that the country is run by no one. Total...

If you are interested in the center-to-left blogosphere or even if you aren’t and you live in, work in or give a damn about Maryland, please check in! Connecticut is a nice place but the whole world does not revolve around...