Author: Steven D

Sidney Blumenthal has a very interesting article in Salon today. Salon is a restricted access site, but it’s worth watching the 15 second commercial to get Blumenthal’s piece. In the article, The neocons’ next...

Got this courtesy of Think Progress: Continued Republican House and Senate majorities would likely mean more of the same on climate. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said he would oppose global warming mandates if...

The recent Israeli invasion of South Lebanon and it’s concurrent (if much less publicized) offensive operations in Gaza has led to a slew of articles and blog posts online critical of the Israeli military response. Just as...

Juan Cole at his blog, Informed Comment, reports on the recent communique/fatwa issued by Ayatollah Sistani, spiritual leader of Iraq’s Shi’ite community, which impliedly threatens the US with “severe...

Update [2006-8-1 10:59:29 by Steven D]: Things look even bleaker for a cease fire than I first reported. Check out this story which indicates Israel has decided to expand it’s ground campaign in South Lebanon: JERUSALEM...