Month: July 2008

. The Torturing Company We Keep A chart of the Chinese methods, compiled in 1957 by an American sociologist, lists the methods, among them, “Sleep Deprivation,” “Semi-Starvation,” “Filthy, Infested...

Some of us have busy schedules and may have missed the catch of the week and these leftovers. “Tis was the week that was.” The Campaign Trail Senator John McCain, having goaded Obama to go visit Afghanistan,...

Everyone is talking timelines (or the even more ridiculous phrase time horizons) for America’s withdrawal from Iraq. Obama, McCain, and most importantly the Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Maliki. Even President...

Residents of al-Faluja flee in 1949. Henry Norr a writer for The Electronic Intifada, on 23 July 2008 reported this interesting story: The Nakba, Intel, and Kiryat Gat, about how the chip maker Intel is contributing to the...

Monica Langley, of the Wall Street Journal, is reporting on the short-lists for vice-presidential nominees: Obama: “His focus now includes five colleagues in the U.S. Senate — Joseph Biden, Evan Bayh, Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton...