Here’s an interesting discussion of the reaction to the partially leaked report of the NIA, widely quoted in the media as saying the Iraqi War has fueled the creation of more terrorists. It seemsto me to be a tautology that, … Continue reading →
I’m going to be posting lightly today, for two reasons. The first is some connectivity problems (I’m still in DC at a friend’s place, and the signal goes in and out with total unpredictability). The second is that it’s a … Continue reading →
Forgive me for being so slow on the draw to post a link to the latest Sanity Squad podcast, but yesterday I spent the day flying to Washington, DC and then doing the Pajamas Media thing. The Squad talks about … Continue reading →
Take a look at a new blog (new to me, at least)–and an interesting one–by someone who claims to be a former US military intelligence officer. I like the title: In From the Cold, paraprasing the John Le Carre novel … Continue reading →
It costs a bit, but it might be just the thing to spruce up the old blog. Then again, maybe not.
Continue reading →As luck would have it, Presidents Bush and Musharraf conferred today, right after the news story broke that Musharraf alleged that right before the Afghan invasion the US had threatened to “bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age” if he … Continue reading →
As you know, this blog is all about change. So, if you glance to the upper right of this page, you’ll see that there’s a new neo-neocon. Or, you might say, a neo-neo-neocon (neo cubed?)
Continue reading →I’m not exactly sure what this is all about. Or what it has to do with GE. But I know I like it.
Continue reading →Our new Sanity Squad podcast is up. This one’s about the Pope’s speech about reason and faith, and the unreasonable reaction of a great deal of the Moslem world towards his remarks.
Continue reading →If Saddam says so, I guess it must be the truth.
Continue reading →No, I haven’t forgotten my “A mind is a difficult thing to change” series, even though it might seem that way. I haven’t posted a segment in quite a while, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. What it does … Continue reading →
My home page is Google, which always contains a feature entitled “Top Stories,” listing what Google considers the five biggest stories of the hour. Usually it has a variety–I’ve never seen it with the same story five times before. But … Continue reading →