The Powers of War and Peace: Yoo's Gloves-Off President

Why would a reputable academic institution -- the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (alias Berkeley Law, alias Boalt Hall) -- give tenure to a guy whom some would like to see tried for war crimes. Yoo seems so much more a Stanford man.

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Baghdad Weather Forecast (see Death Valley)

Baghdad is hotter than the hottest place in the world. How should you dress? Kevlar and 40 pounds of accessories. You don't know what it's like to be shot at but you know what it's like to be hot -- only not THIS hot, day after day, with no end in sight.

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Notes on "Against All Enemies" by Richard A. Clarke

If you didn't read the book or you're researching terrorism or the war in Iraq, you may find these notes and excerpts valuable.

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Baghdad Heat Wave Bodes Ill

The Middle East and Sudan continue to suffer day after day of blazing heat. Baghdad, though, is unbearable. What a horrible place for wearing Kevlar! The news is bound to be bad when the heat is insufferable.

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General Lends Weight to War Crimes Charges Against Bush

War crimes charges leveled by a two-star general are not something the Bush administration can ignore. Moreover, a militaristic president whose personal military service is a doubtful shadow that no amount of patriotic posturing can ever banish completely, can’t indefinitely get away with dismissing reproaches of high-ranking officers.

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George W. Bush: Hardwood Hard Case

They always say you can tell how a man will run a nation by the way he plays basketball. Here's the chilling proof.

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Just How Hot Are the World's Hot Spots?

Genocide hot spot Darfur is EXTREMELY hot. Baghdad, Tehran and Karachi are VERY hot. Pyongyang is PRETTY hot, while Jerusalem and Kabul are HOT. Judge for yourself and consider the implications.

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Bush Adopts Nixon's Madman Theory

Dead some 14 years, master statesman Richard M. Nixon had good advice for President George W. Bush. Now Bush is putting it to the test.

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Bush Still Refuses to Rule Out a Military Strike on Iran

This is incredible news. No, not that America is about to attack Iran. The earth-shaker is that Bush "publicly acknowledged a mistake." To the best of my knowledge this is the first time.

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In America, Homegrown Terrorists Go Unchallenged

The war on terror is here -- RIGHT here -- and the terrorists are winning.

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Guts & Brains in America -- Part 2

George W. Bush is a gut man and he’s proud of it. He trusts his gut. It leads and the rest of him follows, his mind bringing up the rear, so to speak. Confronting a dilemma, the President flips a coin, which always comes up… guts.

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Blackwater Air Force for Hire

Is it normal for private companies to buy fighter aircraft? Blackwater just bought one from Brazil's Embraer. Blackwater says it will be used for training but what does "training" mean to a company whose soldiers of fortune gunned down Iraqi civilians?

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