Month: December 2007

The Mental Health of Gunmen

No sooner did I post about the Clinton hostage crisis than the Omaha mall shooting happened, and right away there were questions about the mental health of the gunman. “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.” A sign...

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Al Gore is the Kwisatz Haderach

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeFrequent readers of TCD will know I have made a few references to Frank Herbert’s Dune series – maybe some of the best science...

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"I’m Going To Kill Them"

     After reading about the following case, I know that it is going to elicit emotional responses from many different quarters with many different agendas. While I support the right of all citizens to protect...

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Nakba denial: ‘an event that did not occur’

..although it had to occur, says Eitan Bronstein. The article below was written by Eitan Bronstein in 2004. The importance of the Palestinian Nakba is that it provides insight into the propaganda effort by the Israel government...

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Gestures

The House yesterday voted to pass a bill that would prohibit the CIA and other intelligence agencies, as well as the military, from using “waterboarding” and other torture techniques on anyone held in detention by...

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