Humam al-Balawi, Double Agent Who Killed Seven CIA Operatives in Afghanistan ABC News By BRIAN ROSS and NASSER ATTA Jan. 6, 2010 Al-Balawi, a 32-year-old Jordanian doctor, had convinced the Americans that his jihadist postings on the web were only part of his cover identity. He lured 13 CIA operatives and his handler to a […]
George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, John Bolton, Rush Limbaugh, and I have something in common – we grew up during the time there was a Draft. George W. Bush was in the Reserves [when it suited]. Dick Cheney and John Bolton found ways to get deferred [marriage, kids, school]. Rush Limbaugh got exempted because he […]
The Book of Lamentations in the Bible was written by the Prophet Jeremiah after the destruction of First Temple by by Nebuchadnezza – probably a prelude to the Babylonian Captivity. Although the destruction of Jerusalem was by a foreign conqueror, the Lamentations portray it as God’s work – to punish the Israelites for sins, incompletely […]
the left coaster by Mary 01/06/2010 James K Galbraith asks who were the economists that understood the problems in the economy, because so many economists have no clue. And one point what jumped out from this paper was this: In the present crisis, the vapor trails of fraud and corruption are everywhere: from the terms […]
Brit Hume stands by his Tiger Woods Christian crusade Raw Story By David Edwards and Daniel Tencer January 5th, 2010 — 1:49 pm Fox News pundit Brit Hume is facing a backlash over his comments this past weekend that golfer Tiger Woods should convert from Buddhism to Christianity because Buddhism can’t "offer the kind of […]
Time for accountability at the White House Washington Post By Sally Quinn January 5, 2010 Now it turns out that there was a third uninvited guest at the White House state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, this one a member of the Indian delegation. It was enough of a shock that the would-be […]
Shirtless Tiger Woods photos may fuel steroid speculations Prime Writer by Kevin V January – 5 – 2010 In the new February 2010 issue of Vanity Fair, a buff, Tiger Woods is seen on the cover, shirtless and with well defined abs. The issue will be available nationwide on January 12, 2010. The photo reveals […]
Brit Hume’s off message: Have faith, Tiger Woods, as long is it’s Christianity Washington Post By Tom Shales January 5, 2010 … Brit Hume was certainly full of something on "Fox News Sunday" this week. Hume, a part-time analyst at Fox since stepping down from his daily anchor role, sought to redefine the job of […]
Ralph Nader denies that his candidacy in the 2000 Presidential Election threw the election to George W. Bush. I would propose that this denial comes from the same self-righteous trend in his personality that lead him to stay in the race instead of doing the right thing and endorsing Al Gore. In my opinion, Ralph […]
What He Said Hullabaloo by digby 01/03/2009 In an fascinating post Devilstower at Dkos remembers the naughts, and makes a very, very, very important observation : Don’t forget the naughts, because this decade, no matter what anyone on the right might say, was conservatism on trial. You want less taxes? You got less taxes. You […]