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Drone strikes Kill 11 but not Hakimullah: US trainers and recruiters fail to attract southern Pashtuns
At least two Pakistani soldiers in Pakistani Kashmir were killed by a roadside bomb Thursday.Some observers fear this sort of move is a bid by […]
Want To Make Use Of $47 Billion To Spare? Help Haiti
My essay is up at NPR on why Wall Street should tithe its bonuses to Haiti as an act of propitiation and a recognition that […]
Najaf Bombings Kill 27, Wound 111; Sunnis Threaten Election Boycott
Three bombs were set off in the old city of Najaf, among the holiest of Shiite sacred sites on Thursday afternoon, according to DPA. The […]
Kimmel savages Leno on Leno
Jimmy Kimmel does 10 of 10 on Jay Leno’s show and savages him over the torpedoing of Conan O’Brien End/ (Not Continued)
Part of the Suffering of Haiti is "Made in the USA"
Bill Quigley: What the Mainstream Media Will Not Tell You About Haiti: Part of the Suffering of Haiti is "Made in the USA" Bill Quigley […]
Grayson: The Reason Republicans hate Government so Much is that they are So Bad at It
Rep. Alan Grayson: The Bush administration didn’t start any wars by mistake except Iraq, no cities drowned under Bush-Cheney except New Orleans . . . […]
A New Middle East Cold War? Ahmadinejad slams Saudi Arabia over Yemen, Gaza
While American security officials are focused laser-like on the 300 or so al-Qaeda members in rural Maarib province of Yemen, and worry about further strikes […]
Ahmadinejad as Truther
Now Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only questions the extent of the Holocaust but is also a “truther,” saying, absurdly, that the US and Israeli […]
Global Earthquake Zones: Western half of Africa looks Safe
If we were smart we’d move to Mali or the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The world’s earthquake zones according to the US Geological Survey Another […]