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Well, well, well.

Since my last post, I have been trying to write something meaningful about Sri Lanka, but something told me I would have to wait to find the correct angle from which to view that mess and find … Lire / Read

“We have met the enemy and they is us.” – Pogo

What the hell is going on in Afghanistan? Business as usual. What about Pakistan? They’re all hotted up, killing “hundreds”** of Taliban fighters near the Swat valley. Where was … Lire / Read

“President Obama has correctly refocused American attention on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the real front in the war on terror. But the recent surge in bombings is an alarming reminder of all of the unfinished business from President Bush’s unnecessary war … Lire / Read

A lie told often enough becomes the truth. – Lenin

With the GOP in bizarro-Washington, however, it’s the truth repeated over and over again that Dick Cheney wants to turn into a lie. The truth is, the United States DID … Lire / Read

« What I have said is that my administration is going to operate in a way that leaves no doubt that we do not torture, and that we abide by the Geneva Conventions, and that we observe our traditions of … Lire / Read

“President Robert Mugabe’s top lieutenants are trying to force the political opposition into granting them amnesty for their past crimes by abducting, detaining and torturing opposition officials and activists, according to senior members of Mr. Mugabe’s party.

“Mr. Mugabe’s generals … Lire / Read