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We’ve all heard of roadside bombs and IEDs, and I thought I had a good idea of what it looked like when one went off. But I was wrong. Instead of a simple blast by the side of the road, apparently it’s more like a [...]
Roadside Bomb Barely Misses
August 1, 2008 - 9:30 am
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Iraq’s Olympic Hopes: When Sports Mean More
July 31, 2008 - 3:15 pm
The Olympic Games are just that, games–they can’t stop world hunger, find a cure for AIDS or put an end to war. But for a couple weeks they can make things seem a little brighter. This isn’t a new idea, it’s been reported on in the past and I’m sure it’ll be reported on in [...]
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Sunday Must-Read: “Preparing The Battlefield,” Seymour M. Hersh, New Yorker Magazine
June 29, 2008 - 3:00 pm
This should make you angry: With Iraq still raging, and bullets still raining in Afghanistan, the Bush Administration, along with some compliant Democratic Senators, have been funding covert operations against Iran, conducted by the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), according to American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, Seymour M. Hersh, in his [...]
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The UN is a Waste of Rhetoric!
June 28, 2008 - 11:07 am
Sitting her on a Saturday morning, after the gym, after breakfast, middle of coffee - and I find 3 stories in a row that show how truly ineffective the UN is. I am speechless and staggered by an overwhelming lack of effectiveness or even marginally decisive ideals.
Case 1: Zimbabwe. This a**whole has been slaughtering everyone [...]
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It Began As a Mistake: The Twisted Family History of Puma and Adidas
June 17, 2008 - 10:52 am
Before the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan and the first Gulf War; before Vietnam, Korea and the long Cold War, the old world order was dominated by the tyranny of fear of Nazi Germany and the atrocities of catastrophic world war. But within the tumultuous years between WWI and WWII emerged two of today’s most [...]
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Al Gore (Finally) Endorses Barack Obama
June 16, 2008 - 4:15 pm
In an email sent out this afternoon, former Vice President, Oscar-winner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Al Gore endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for President of the United States. His endorsement comes long after most would consider relevant, since the choice is now down to only Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain, a Republican.
The email comes a [...]
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Missing the Mark: American Cheerleaders at War
May 21, 2008 - 9:30 am
Despite my opposition to the Iraq war, we still have to support the troops, and we should do whatever we can to make them feel better over, despite their circumstances.
But is sending in Cheerleaders the right move? I mean, you’re not getting laid for the most part while you’re at war. Do you really need [...]
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What If? Mr. Bush Goes to Iran
September 29, 2007 - 6:00 pm
After receiving what he felt to be âunfriendly treatmentâ? at Columbia University, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad has decided to return the favor by extending an invitation to President Bush to speak at an Iranian university. Ahmandinejad, who has finished up his visit to New York, offered the invitation to show the world how much more [...]
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Close Call in Iraq
September 27, 2007 - 2:00 pm
Iraq is so quaint this time of year:
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Dubya and Congress Numbers Hit an All-Time Low
September 19, 2007 - 11:00 am
The approval rate of President George Bush and Congress has plummeted - again.
As of this morning, a Reuters/Zogby poll indicated that only a paltry 29 percent of Americans give Dubya the thumbs-up while a baffling 11 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Both numbers are a record-low for each, leaving nothing short of [...]
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Next week on Entourage:
August 25, 2007 - 12:00 pm
Next week on Entourage:
It seems like Vince’s new movie is in jeopardy and no one can reach Ari. E is upset because Walsh keeps calling him “Suit�? and won’t let him read the new ending to his script. Meanwhile, Turtle is upset because he broke his favorite bong, and Drama is worried his character [...]
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Cindy Sheehan, Speaker of House? God Help us all!
July 14, 2007 - 4:00 pm
Peace activist and President stalker claimed if Articles of Impeachment are not filed against President Bush within the next two weeks, she would challenge Nancy Pelosi for the position of Speaker of the House in 2008.
Most people sympathize with Ms. Sheehanâs feelings due to the loss of her son, Casey, but the woman no more [...]
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