Who were these “American civilians” and why were they in Fallujah? They worked for Blackwater Security Consulting, a military contractor or, if you’re a fan of older terminology, a mercenary outfit. Notably, last December...

Almost a year ago I wrote about how US forces were gunning down demonstrators in Fallujah. A year later the Pentagon is still promising to “pacify” Fallujah. Contrary to most reports, the Sunni town...

Adam brought back some interesting pirate DVDs from Shanghai. They are full DVD versions (with added Chinese subtitles) of the first season of 24. What’s most amusing is that they feature a glossy, relatively...

I noticed that the popular Classmates.com now has Classmates.ie. Here’s my entry.

The regular military is now 125,000 soldiers short � a gap the Bush administration has temporarily plugged by calling more than 150,000 Army Reserve and National Guard troops into active service … There are...

I did say last March 15th that things weren’t looking good for Poland’s ex-Communist Prime Minister, Leszek Miller, following the rejection by the Spanish electorate of the pro-Bush Government in favour of the Socialists....

By Leander Kahney Well, not really, but this is a funny gag piece.

So I was looking at a map of the US aquifer system. More details here. The Ogallala Aquifer that serves Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska is nicely outlined. That’s draining quickly. Another generation or two...

The World Trade Organization, in its first decision on an Internet-related dispute, has ignited a political, cultural and legal tinderbox by ruling that the U.S. policy prohibiting online gambling violates its obligations under international...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair met Thursday with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and said after the historic talks that the former pariah state could become an important partner in the war on terror …...