BBC News on US wounded in Iraq reaches 10,000: The Pentagon says that more than 10,000 US military personnel have been wounded in Iraq since the conflict began in March […]
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Tom Bowman of The Baltimore Sun on In a memo to Army brass, its leader says overseas demands, dysfunctional policies pose a 'grave danger': Lt. Gen. James R. "Ron" Helmly, […]
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Jeffrey A. Tucker, writing for LewRockwell.com, on The Myth of the Voluntary Military: When you see the pictures of American troops fighting their way through sand storms, in a strange […]
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Patrick Smith, writing for Salon on The laser-wielding terrorists are coming! Not since the Dread Syrian Wedding Musicians went to the bathroom has such idiotic hysteria gripped America. Back in […]
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John Derbyshire is doing his usual denial shuck and jive routine – this time with regard to torture and mistreatment of prisoners of war. But then, as long-time readers also […]
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British Telecom wobbles over ID scheme bids The Register "British Telecom may not bid for ID card contracts because of concern that its involvement would make it seem like a […]
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I don't know what to say about headlines like "Tsunami Toll Soars Towards 100,000." What can you say in the face of such misery and suffering? Its too hard to […]
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Robert Cohen of Newhouse News Service on National standards for driver's licenses worry civil libertarians: Americans have long used their driver's licenses to identify themselves when cashing a check, buying […]
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From a forum discussion at One Drop Black: zenpoet2 said: "No, the question isn't when will blacks stop being black…it is when will whites stop being white." Everyone needs to […]
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