A new study indicates there have been 655,000 deaths in Iraq since the US/coalition invasion in 2003. The surveyors said they found a steady increase in mortality since the invasion, with a steeper rise in the last year that appears to reflect a worsening of violence as reported by the U.S. military, the news media …
The NYT is running a four-part series about religious institutions and the kind of exemptions federal, state and local governments give to them, often for reasons some might think specious. For example, why should Disney World be subject to all the usual business regulations and taxes, while a Biblical theme park right down the road …
Glenn Kessler of the WaPo puts the North Korean nuclear test (if that’s what it was) squarely on the backs of the Bush Administration. North Korea’s apparent nuclear test last night may well be regarded as a failure of the Bush administration’s nuclear nonproliferation policy. Since George W. Bush became president, North Korea has restarted …
The LA Times reports that North Korea claims it tested a nuclear weapon overnight. The South Korean news agency Yonhap, citing defense officials, said the test occurred at 10:36 a.m. in Hwaderi, near the northeastern city of Kilju. The U.S. Geological Survey reported on its website that it had detected a 4.2-magnitude seismic event on …
Thanks for the sympathy, Lance, but what I really want for the Dodgers is middle relief. I’m now left with deciding who to root for in the National League. The Mets, who beat my guys and by winning it all would validate my belief that the Dodgers were pretty good this year, or the winner …
The Padres won today, staving off elimination at least until tomorrow. The Tigers are leading the Yankees 2 games to 1 and are leading in today’s game 7-0 in the 6th. The Dodgers are down 2 games to 0 and must win later today to force a game 4 with the Mets. All that being …
Adhering to the objectivity ideal does not mean mindlessly repeating falsehoods issued from political figures. On the October 5 editions of The Situation Room and CNN Newsroom, CNN continued to report uncritically the assertion that Democratic operatives knew “all along” of Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-FL) alleged communications with former congressional pages and are “behind the …
Um, suburbia on the island? A (sputter) book club? Underwater holding cells? Cages? Paging Dr. Moreau. Forgot to say: Apparently there was some foreknowledge of the plane crash, since Henry/Ben immediately started issuing orders to the Others setting pre-existing plans in motion.
From a list it calls “Wednesday realities of the Mark Foley story,” ABC’s The Note has this as #10: No matter what the facts, the die-hard members of the conservative Freak Show apparatus will continue to raise questions about the timing of all this and about the liberal Old Media’s role in publicizing the Foley …
I’m declaring myself on the political sidelines today. There are three different baseball games on the tube, and because of time zones, even the last one will conclude before I have to cook dinner. Thus my time will be taken up with things of great import. That’s despite the fact that my team doesn’t even …