Here is TWN Contributor Nir Rosen’s latest article on Iraq that ran in “The National” on 26 September 2008. We Run the Road Nir Rosen reports from Majd al Anjar, where the rage of young men mixes with the sectarian fervour spilling over Iraq’s borders.
I am at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this morning joining a panel titled “Cuba and the United States: Historical Perspectives, Political Prospects.
The absence of a deal — something that will pump liquidity into the financial system — is choking global credit markets this morning.
Don’t ask where I got this. Like Sy Hersh, I get most of my best stuff outside of D.C. The price was very. . .high.
Online video chat by Ustream Michael Lind will be joining me today live at 12:15 pm EST for a discussion of his provocative book, The American Way of Strategy: U.S. Foreign Policy and the American Way of Life.
Just after the September 11th terrorist attacks occurred, George W. Bush went before the nation and made the case that he needed unprecedented authority — budgetary and military — to take on the threats poised at the well-being and safety of the country.
When Bush-McCain super booster Jack Welch issues warnings six weeks before an election, we are all in real trouble — no matter who wins the election. From a Reuters/Nick Zieminski interview with Welch: Former General Electric Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch said the U.S.
. . .but who’s counting. I haven’t paid much attention to the various rankings and web awards out there. My blog roll is painfully out of date and need to fix that.
Senator Jeff Bingaman‘s support group in New Mexico used to be called (and may still be) “A Lot of Folks for Jeff Bingaman.” I always liked how unpretentious the name of his PAC was. Well. . .I have stumbled across “A Lot of Saudis and Israelis for Barack Obama.
John McCain has suspended his campaign activities and is calling for Friday night’s debate to be postponed so that he and his party, and Barack and his, can work on resolving the nation’s financial crisis. He has called on Obama to do the same. I think that this move is part of McCain’s campaign.
