Month: November 2007

Darfur report, who’s listening?

The National Press Club presnted a speech/talk by Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, head of the Amel Center for the Treatment of Victims of Torture (Sudan). Dr. Abdallah is in Washington as part of his international humanitarian tour...

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Give Em Hell, People

You know…if things are going to change in this country it is going to be because of ordinary Americans talking to their representatives one-on-one in their states and districts. There are two examples I’ve read in...

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Iraq is a Sovereign Nation?

Iraq is a sovereign nation according to statements made by President Bush and countless of his officials in countless speeches. Except Mr. Bush doesn’t understand the concept of sovereignty very well. This isn’t how...

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Response to Armando

Armando has a novel defense of Hillary Clinton’s ‘have-it-both-ways’ style of campaigning. Apparently, John F. Kennedy did it too. And so did every other politician that has ever come down the pike. Which is,...

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I feel another Lou Dobbs Rant coming on.

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlarge A ship carrying cargo for the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) hit one of the pylons of the San Francisco Bay Bridge this past weekend and...

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