Author: BooMan

How the Pentagon Games the System

Bob Woodward has started rolling out teasers for his new book in the Washington Post. The first one explains how the military refused to provide Obama with the alternatives to escalation in Afghanistan that he sought. The...

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Settlements Will Derail Peace Process

The 10-month freeze on West Bank settlement construction sunsetted last night, and the settlers are ready to get to work on a backlog of new homes and structures. Construction is expected to begin on Tuesday at a number of sites...

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Casual Observation

It should be obvious that people are more likely to commit acts of terrorism if they think that their religious leaders approve of them and/or that they will be pleasing to God. That’s one reason why the teachings of Saudi...

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The Senate Rules Need to Change

Yes, it ought to go without saying that it is pretty rare in modern times for one party to control as many as sixty seats in the U.S. Senate. And that means that progressive solutions are impossible most of the time. A lot of...

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Casual Observation

You know, this is the kind of stuff that Valerie Plame was working on when Scooter Libber, Karl Rove, and Richard Armitage decided to blab about her.

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