Author: catastrophile

Maha@Mahablog posts this excellent piece on Reagan and Bush I buddying up to Saddam back in the day, and I learn something new:Senators Claiborne Pell, Al Gore, and Jesse Helms introduced legislation to impose sanctions on Iraq,...

Cross-posted throughout the known Scoop-o-sphere. Via Americablog, Cunning Realist catches an article on SFGate on NFL star Pat Tillman, and his family’s continuing effort to find the truth about his death in Afghanistan...

A drive-by cross-post FYI. Update [2005-9-5 19:55:35 by catastrophile]:: Edited to remove a rude nickname for Adair, with apologies. -catastrophile There’s a new argument spreading through the Reeposphere . . . Somebody...

In all the stories flying around about desecration of the Qu’ran and identity politics, there seems to be a general acceptance of the White House line that there’s reason to believe the Newsweek story caused riots in...