Violent crime in the US rose for the first time in five years, with the fastest rise coming … you guessed it in those red states, bastions of morality and civility. The New York Times has the report here: Violent Crime Is Up for 1st Time in 5 Years Most of the largest cities acrosss […]

The suicides at the Guantanamo detention camp have brought some really stupid, outrageous comments from various American officials. One suggested that the suicides were a “publicity stunt”; another siad they were nothing more than “an example of asymmetrical warfare”. What planet are these folks on? The New York Times gets in on the act with […]