Military Leaders Foresee Iraq Exit in 2016

God Dammit! 2016 if we're lucky. "U.S. war commanders think some level of American forces will be needed in Iraq until 2016." This message is for all who supported this war: I hate you, and I hope you die a slow, painful, fright-filled death soon, you fucking less than human pieces of garbage. Update: OK, so that was a bit much, but please everyone, try not to be so stupid next time.

Iran agrees to talks

See the AP here. Iran said Sunday that Western incentives to halt its nuclear program were an "acceptable basis" for talks, and it is ready for detailed negotiations.Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice responded that Iran should talk directly to negotiators if it wants to discuss the six-nation proposal. Frustrated world powers agreed Wednesday to send Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible punishment, saying Tehran had given no sign it would bargain in earnest over its nuclear...

Michael Ledeen and the Niger Uranium Forgeries

I play a bit-part in this article about it in Dah al-Hayat. "[Vincent] Cannistraro's business partner and columnist for the 'American Conservative' former CIA counter terrorism officer Philip Giraldi has made similar allegations. He told Scott Horton that the forgeries were produced by 'a couple of former CIA officers who are familiar with that part of the world who are associated with a certain well-known neoconservative who has close connections with Italy.' He confirmed it was Ledeen when...

“The president is always right.”

This is one result of having a society with no fathers. No one with a dad would never let himself be seen on TV diminishing the family name in such a fashion. How embarrassing for the Bradburys.

America Backs Russian Fascists

Chris Floyd on Justin's article "Russia's Fifth Column": "Raimondo is ... correct in his observation that the reason Putin is now attracting continuous criticism from the lords of the West has nothing to do with the very real contraction of democracy and increasing authoritarianism in Russia. This has been going on since the beginning of Putin's rule, back in the days when George W. Bush was mooning over Vlad's soulful eyes. Bush and his gang have actually been following Putin's lead in...

Israel Invades Lebanon

From MSNBC MARJAYOUN, Lebanon - The Israeli army on Wednesday said seven soldiers were killed in fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas after a cross-border raid in which the Lebanese group captured two other soldiers and dozens of Israeli troops crossed the frontier with warplanes, tanks and gunboats to hunt for the captives. Israel

The Speech that Won Angela Keaton her seat on the LNC

Good morning, my name is Angela Keaton. When Ernie Hancock asked me to second his nomination, I asked him the inevitable question, "What would you like me to say?" He said, "Talk about yourself." I think what he meant was speak from the gut, but I'll indulge him anyway. You see I am one of those odd people. When other mothers were teaching their daughters about dresses and dolls. My mother told me of the evils of communism and the preciousness of freedom. My father, well, was as normal as any...