Author: Dean Pajevic

The Spatchcock OPEN Thread

[Q] From Bob Arnold, USA: “We are indeed separated by a common language! A report on the BBC Web site on 31 May about the European Community included this: “With 25 countries and 455 million people to govern, it simply isn’t...

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On Politically Direct, 11AM PT/2PM ET

“Well, the retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor from the Supreme Court means that the fireworks in Washington, DC are going to last a lot longer than this holiday weekend. Join me this Sunday for a special edition of...

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Did the CIA Nab Its Former Informant?

Milanese extraordinary rendition subject Abu Omar apparently had a previous career — as a CIA informant, on Islamist activists in Albania. Nice coup by the Chicago Tribune. — Via War & Piece. MILAN, Italy — Among...

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Was Judith Miller a Source?

JPol has doggedly investigated Judith Miller’s regurgitation of Neocon lies on the pages of The New York Times, and spotted this post at DailyKos: Was Judith Miller a *source* of the Plame leak? by Swopa Sat Jul 2nd, 2005...

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Investigating AIG and Hank Greenberg

“Start reading up on Bush Ranger Maurice “Hank” Greenberg,” writes Jan Tuckley, founder/moderator of Progressive Talk. There are the June 28 headlines: “AIG’s Greenberg cancels $2 bln share...

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