How To Squeeze Jihadi Culture Out of Pakistan - Vali Nasr

Vali Nasr, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a view of how the US could “help” Pakistan wipe out its jihadi problem in the Christian Science Monitor. He is also the author if “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts with Islam Will Shape the [...]

“Intelligence Not Required”

From the Detroit News, my hometown newspaper:

Credit Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally with saving the leader of the free world from self-immolation.
Mulally told journalists at the New York auto show that he intervened to prevent President Bush from plugging an electrical cord into the hydrogen tank of Ford’s hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid at the White [...]

Keith Olbermann gives us another reason to respect journalism

Last night, Keith Olbermann gave us another reason to be proud of journalism. This man has to be admired for having the guts to tell it like it is without fear.
And finally tonight, a Special Comment.
On the 22nd of May, 1856, as the deteriorating American political system veered towards the edge of the cliff, [...]

The Worst Congress Ever

Matt Taibbi does a great job of looking back over the past 6 years of failure in a Republican controlled Congress. With days left before the elections, this is a fantastic analysis of why the Republicans should be shown the door.
“There is very little that sums up the record of the U.S. Congress in [...]

Control Arms

As if this is a surprise to anyone… the world’s largest arm’s broker has opposed the UN’s treaty for international arms control…..
US is only country to oppose UN arms trade treaty
The only way to show your disgust with the United States government is to support an international movement to remove the war monger, arms dealer [...]

Iran Nuclear Program

Daniel Ellsberg gives the world a clear insight into the next war that is being planned by the Neo-Con White House without the knowledge or support of the Congress or the American people. In the October 2006 issue of Harpers, Daniel has drawn a clear picture of where the US military is headed next [...]

Keith Olbermann - A True American Hero

He has been called the Edward R. Murrow of this generation. He is been verbally attacked by the Conservative Republican camp for using his voice without fear to tell the truth about the failures of this American presidency. He should be called a hero and honored for standing up to a “government” that has [...]

The IgnoramUS

Anwaar Hussain has written an amazing piece into understanding why America is where it is today and why there is no hope of getting out of it. Sadly, it is not the American people’s fault that they are not literate about world affairs and therefore unable to make informed decisions about its elected leaders [...]

Invade and Conquer – The New American Foreign Policy in the Middle East

I was sitting in the office this afternoon with the television tuned to CNN, when George Bush’s latest press conference started. I remember a time when the President of the United States was a position that was respected throughout the world and was considered to be the “defender of all nations against injustice.” But [...]