Author: IdiotSavant

The Bush administration wants to use nukes on terrorists. According to a draft [PDF] of their “Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations” which has been leaked to the internet, the US should aim to deter not just...

[From the diaries by susanhu.] Last week, in a scene strikingly reminiscent of the lead-up to America’s current foreign policy disaster in Iraq, we saw President Bush blustering against Iran, threatening to use force...

The facts about the execution of Jean Charles de Menezes continue to get even worse for the London police. Today, it turns out that the surveillance team had concluded that de Menezes was not a threat – that he was not...

[For those who don’t follow the news from the bottom of the world: New Zealand’s general election will be held on September 17th. New Zealand uses a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system similar to that used in...

In the aftermath of the London Bombings, Tony Blair advocated for “business as normal” and said that terrorism would not change the British way of life. Now, in the name of fighting terrorism, he wants to deport...