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Eugene Robinson | Our First Line of Defense
Washington - The system worked. Authorities responded to the attempted Times Square bombing about as well as anyone possibly could — proving, once again, that viewing terrorism exclusively in …
Our First Line of Defense
Washington - The system worked. Authorities responded to the attempted Times Square bombing about as well as anyone possibly could — proving, once again, that viewing terrorism exclusively in …
Pentagon Bans Reporters From Covering Guantanamo Military Commissions
Washington - The Pentagon Thursday banned four reporters, including one from McClatchy Newspapers, from covering future military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, charging that they'd violated ground rules by …
Interrogator Says Guantanamo Detainee Omar Khadr Was Told He’d Likely Be Raped in US
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - To get teen terror suspect Omar Khadr to cooperate, a former U.S. Army interrogator testified Thursday, he told the wounded Canadian a “fictitious” tale of …
Who Was Slowest in Responding to BP Spill? The Right
The current drumbeat of commentary on the right that the Obama administration was too slow in responding to the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf raises two obvious …
Venezuela Is Not Greece
With Venezuela's economy having contracted last year (as did the vast majority of economies in the Western Hemisphere), the economy suffering from electricity shortages, and the value of domestic …
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Ira Chernus | Blood or Treasure? Obama’s Crucial Choice in the Middle East
Writing about U.S. Middle East policy used to be a boring job. You'd start out with “The U.S. supports Israel's stand on...” and then just fill in the details. …
Phoenix Fans Cheer “Los Suns“
In last night’s NBA playoffs game, the Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs 110-102. The team won this Cinco de Mayo game wearing its “Los Suns” jerseys, a …
Why the Left Has No Answer to the Right-Wing Lie Machine
An Uneven Contest: What if there were a great debate concerning the nature and future of American society, and only one side showed up? That approximately describes the condition …