Month: February 2007

U.S. Arrests Deputy Cabinet Minister in Baghdad

. The U.S. didn’t inform the Iraqi PM Malaki … because he couldn’t be trusted to keep the operation secret. The democratically installed parliament is furious and demands answers from Iraqi leadership. Perhaps...

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There is a way to end the war now: Filibuster!

There is a post today at CounterPunch that points out that Dems could stop the war in Iraq right now, by employing the same tactic that the Republicans used to block the non-binding anti-surge resolution: We hear over and over...

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Edwards Comes Through in the Clutch

A lot of people pulled together yesterday to exert maximum pressure on John Edwards not to fire his two female netroots outreach employees, Amanda Marcotte of Pandagon and Melissa McEwan of Shakespeare’s Sister and Big...

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What the Hell is Wrong With Tim Russert?

I’m very confused by the whole Tim Russert role in the Valerie Plame affair. Let me lay it out and maybe it will start to make sense to me as I tell the story. For the sake of simplicity I am going to assume that Tim...

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Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 476

this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war we love and support our troops, just as we love and support the Iraqi people – without exception, or precondition, or judgment we have no sympathy for the devil we...

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