Author: Yoss

In some of my earlier diaries, I have taken a look at the history of national missile defense programs, the Bush administration’s fixation on the concept, and the numerous ways that this administration has incorrectly...

In a diary I wrote a while ago, I attempted to take a look at the history of Afghanistan in the context of the modern conflict in the country today. This has largely become the ‘forgotten war’ in America and abroad,...

The GAO released a report Wednesday on Bush’s Global War on Terror. The verdict is in: [O]ur nation is not only threatened by external security threats, but also from within by growing fiscal imbalances due primarily to...

Today we get a lovely piece in the New York Times describing the glorious efforts of the Bush administration and Congressional Repubicans to provide for our children’s education: WASHINGTON, July 18 — With Education...

I have listened with skepticism for the last few days as individuals here and elsewhere have put forth the idea that the United States is using the Israeli response in Lebanon as a way of jump-starting a conflict with Iran. It...