The U.S. government is waging an air war in Iraq. “In recent months,
the tempo of American bombing seems to have increased,” Seymour Hersh
reported in the Dec. 5 edition of The New Yorker. “Most of the
targets appear to be in the hostile,...
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17 December 2005
At the end of November, newspapers across the United States and
beyond told readers about sensational new statements by a former top
assistant to Colin Powell when he was secretary of state. After
interviewing Lawrence Wilkerson, the...
15 December 2005
AUSTIN, Texas -- As one on the liberal side of the chorus of moaners about the decline of civility in politics, I feel a certain responsibility when earnest, spaniel-eyed conservatives like David Brooks peer at us hopefully and say, "Well...
13 December 2005
AUSTIN, Texas -- Pre-procrastination Christmas booklist! Look at this, fellow procrastinators -- almost two weeks before the actual day, and here I am to solve all your shopping problems with the annual one-stop, hit-the-bookstore with...
13 December 2005
With public support for the Iraq war at low ebb, the White House is
more eager than ever to conflate Iraq’s insurgency with terrorism.
But last week, just after President Bush gave yet another speech
repeatedly depicting the U.S. war...
13 December 2005
No buzzards were gliding overhead, but several helicopters circled,
under black sky tinged blue. On the shore of a stunning bay at a
placid moment, the state prepared to kill.
Outside the gates of San Quentin, people...
Outside the gates of San Quentin, people...
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