Author: Steven D

As Southern Iraq descends into chaos, the Associated Press reports that the new Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has declared a month-long state of emergency in the city of Basra: BASRA, Iraq — Iraq’s new prime...

Update [2006-5-31 10:59:43 by Steven D]: CNN confirms the story. Update [2006-5-31 11:37:58 by Steven D]: #2 — Here’s the link to Rice’s full statement. (More below the fold) The Mail & Guardian (online...

Stories like this one just make you go “What the F***?” A Swiss investigation into an international nuclear smuggling network is being hampered by a lack of cooperation from the United States. Authorities in Bern say...

Update [2006-5-30 12:6:28 by Steven D]: Whistleblowers lose their right to sue their government employers for retaliation firings thanks to a 5-4 Supreme Court decision in which Justice Alito cast the deciding vote. The story at...

Inspired by a conversation with my 17 year old son yesterday about the events alleged to have occurred in Haditha, Iraq last November. This is an essay both long, and long in the making. The recent and ghastly news regarding the...