Author: latanawi

   Martha, my daughter-in-law, is taking the oath next month to become a U.S. citizen.  As a surprise present, I invited her mother from Peru, la sra. Julia, to stay with us a month, our treat. I sent her a...

    Congressional Democrats put on their spectacles for a review of free trade initiatives. Well, lookee here.  The Bush Administration’s trade agenda for the Americas is failing again.  Democrats want...

  After cheering the heroes for abused and neglected creatures, the animal cops, the humane societies, the adoptions, we demand justice.  That’s the American way. The story usually ends, though, and if convicted...

    The transcripts and audio tapes of Guantanamo Bay detainee Combatant Status Review Tribunals from today’s story on NPR are damning.  Even our worst serial killers are guaranteed more than those detained...

    See the video or read the entire transcript of tonight’s Special Comment from Keith Olbermann here. “Lessons from the Vietnam War,” rivaled in excellence the recent postings of Jeff Huber and...