The Taliban and Al Qaeda were probably expecting to launch a spring offensive in Afghanistand and Pakistan. Seems the US led forces had the same idea – and beat them to it: Fighting in southern Afghan mountains that involved U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 24 militants, four Afghan soldiers and one policeman, the coalition […]

Myths about a US hand in 9-11 are growing in popularity as many on the left lose their stamina (and some would argue some sanity) to fight: In the telephone survey of 1200 individuals, just 47% agreed that “the 9/11 attacks were thoroughly investigated and that any speculation about US government involvement is nonsense.” Almost […]

The Republicans have set up their circular firing squad and are firing away in an effort to look as imperialistic and bombastic as possible. Not to mention uniformed: House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) told President Bush yesterday that he is concerned the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) raid on Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) congressional office […]

Iran’s threat to the world just increased significantly with their test firing of a medium range missile: Iran conducted a test launch Tuesday night of the Shihab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching Israel and US targets in the region, Israel Radio reported. The test came hours before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met […]