Author: BooMan

Sudarsan Raghavan has an excellent article in the Washington Post that looks into the Sunni/Shi’a divide in Iraq and how the Americans are perceived. It is written mostly from a Shi’a perspective, although not...

Those CIA types are strange. Check out this obituary: Starting from the corn fields of Indiana, Samuel Smith set out on a mission around the world. His job with the CIA took him and his family to far-off destinations before...

Penn State won. Now all I need is for Michigan to win and I’ll be off to a great start to the new year. How are your teams doing? Everyone recovering from your celebrations? We had a nice get together this afternoon over...

Washington just ain’t as friendly as it used to be. CRAWFORD, Tex., Dec. 31 — Republican lawmakers appear uneasy about — and in some cases outright dismissive of — the idea of sending many more troops to...

Americans predict the future: Among other predictions for the U.S. in 2007: 35 percent predict the military draft will be reinstated. 35 percent predict a cure for cancer will be found. 25 percent anticipate the second coming of...