Blair new Iraq had no WMD prior to invasion, says inquiry »
By Hanlon, on November 25th, 2009 at 11:16 PM
The war in Afghanistan has been plagued by two huge problems: a lack of force and a lack of an achievable goal. The slow bleed of troops that have been sent to the real home to the “war on terror”, and the stated desire to “defeat the terrorists” is just a wee bit unlikely to happen. Obama has thus been saddled w... Read Full Story
Speaking of terrorism »
By Hanlon, on November 23rd, 2009 at 11:38 PM
To be honest with y’all, I actually like it when I can take a stand on an issue that’s likely the opposite of what you’d expect. As nice as it is to constantly be preaching to the choir, it’s a lot more fun to shake things up. Gets the old brainbox moving.
The Republican Party has drafted what’s being derisively called a “Purity Resolut... Read Full Story
UPDATE: that guy that got “kidnapped and hospitalized” is… »
By Hanlon, on November 22nd, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Remember my article about the right-wing seeming to worship terrorists? I want you to keep that in mind while you read this.
President Obama’s decision to avoid labeling the Fort Hood shooting an act of terrorism has caused quite a bit of contention amongst his opponents, who have decided to take action. Specifi... Read Full Story
The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.
Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but ”would explain what happened and why they did it.” Read Full Story
« Bad Legal Defense 101 Democrats can block the filibuster… for now. »
By Hanlon, on November 22nd, 2009 at 02:50 PM
This is just some Sunday light reading to wrap up your weekend and keep you in a good mood.
So Will shoots me a link with the rather frightening headline “Libertarian freedom activist forcibly hospitalized and drugged,” which understandably alarmed me. I mean, we all recall the famed G20 kidnapping vide... Read Full Story
Democracy in paralysis? »
By Hanlon, on November 20th, 2009 at 09:29 PM
I’ll call this one a victory. And it proves how screwed up things are when the ultra-conservative Ron Paul and the ultra-conservative Alan Grayson are together on a bill.
Also, did you know Ron Paul’s kid is named Rand? The massively libertarian Congressmen’s son shares a name with the author of the book all of his dad’s followers seem to worship... Read Full Story
Extremely busy, quick blip »
By Hanlon, on November 20th, 2009 at 03:49 PM
Any time I see a question in a news article that “asks a question” related to the current health care bill and the death of democracy. Nine times out of ten it’s a pissed-off conservative columnist that wants to say that the “Obamacare” (oh brother) bill means Democracy will get replaced by communism.
This, however, brings up a much bett... Read Full Story
