As the deadline approaches for official assessments of American policy in Iraq, the Bush administration is maintaining a steady barrage of diversions,...
Joe Conason writes for the New York Observer is a journalist, author and political commentator. He writes a column for Salon.com and has written a number of books, including Big Lies (2003), which addresses what he says are myths spread about liberals by conservatives. He currently is editor-in-chief at The National Memo, a leftwing political newsletter and website.