Let’s not dwell too much on the folly of the rubbish the Bush administration puts out about how the Iraqi situation is improving. They are lying. It may well be that the insurgency is its last days [I don’t think so!], but it has merely been replaced by civil war. The New York Times reports […]

The crisis continues into a sixth day. Here is the BBC take on today’s top story: BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | ‘Ten die’ as Israel hits vehicles There is no end to this conflict. Israel can mount all the offensives it wants. It can obliterate all the towns and cities it wants. […]

OK here’s a pop quiz: what is the common factor between Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo and the Amish Country Popcorn factory? Well I didn’t know either until I read this in this morning’s New York Times: U.S. Terror Targets: Petting Zoo and Flea Market? Uh? Are these clowns serious? According to the Homeland Security Department, […]