Author: mike

U.S. military commanders have begun studying ways they might increase troops in Iraq should violence spread much more widely, a senior officer said Monday. Generals believe they have enough forces to handle the attacks...

Varies from the mundane to the pornographic.

In 1980 I built a wonderful beach house. Four bedrooms — every room with a view of the Atlantic Ocean. It was an absurd place to build, right on the edge of the ocean....

I’ve written before about how the US is being impelled towards a one-party state through the establishment of a vast right-wing apparat of economically linked, ideologically focussed think tanks, foundations, and media organizations. I...

George Bush asked for Tony Blair’s backing to remove Saddam Hussein from power just nine days after the 11 September attacks, over a private dinner at the White House, a US magazine reported last...

The Uranium Medical Research Center (UMRC) estimates the amount of DU used in the 2003 war at 1,700 tonnes, deployed in fighting vehicles, tanks, and aircraft. According to a UMRC research team, DU rounds...

Scots is surely one of the few Anglo-Saxon dialects where “ye daft wee cunt” is actually a term of fond endearment. In passing, I note that the Scots originally came from Northern Ireland in...

Yet another example of how the US economic system is being hollowed out. The atypical increase in “white collar” unemployment at this stage of an economic recovery clearly shows the effect of tax subsidy-driven...

Even as his preferred campaign strategy is to diss opponents as vacillating prevaricators, here’s a long list of King Bush’s flip flops. My personal favourite? “[If elected], Governor Bush will work toestablish mandatory reduction...

I read a lot of spin about how the mercenaries killed and mutilated in Fallujah were “guarding food convoys”. Today I read that they were guarding food convoys bound for US troops. That throws...