Appearing in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune (via the Washington Post), Chuck Hagel outlines his plans to redirect US policy in the Middle East: “America finds itself in a dangerous and isolated … [Keep reading >>]

The Toledo Blade reflects on a war that drags on and on: “Instead of subduing Iraq, the administration has let the conflict degenerate into a civil war with the … [Keep reading >>]

The Guardian’s Jonathan Steele reflects on the impact of a third arena of Iraqi conflict focused on the Kurds: “Without clear milestones towards an eventual vote or major concessions on … [Keep reading >>]

I understand the question of “standing” in legal thought. The person complaining has to have something to do with what is being complained about. I cannot complain about … [Keep reading >>]

Breaking News! The National Institute of Standards and Technology is set to recommend that all “direct record electronic” voting machines be decertified. This is a big deal. [via ... [Keep reading >>]

Writing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Eric Mink doesn’t have to search far for evidence of our ongoing issues with race: “Three days before Richards ambushed himself in Los Angeles, … [Keep reading >>]

The Houston Chronicle has published this editorial from Dubai on the state of the Middle East: “It is important to note that with ground realities, international opinion and domestic ratings … [Keep reading >>]

Julian Borger provides the Guardian’s take on the memo that defines levels of mistrust between Washington and Baghdad: “The memo – leaked to the New York Times and confirmed as … [Keep reading >>]

Sibel Edmunds, the former FBI translator who has been steadily blowing the whistle of malfeasance and cover-up since September 11, 2001, is a founding member of the National Security Whistleblowers … [Keep reading >>]

I can do without most gossip. Whether and where Angelina Jolie has a tattoo doesn’t glue my eyes to the news. Here’s a little tid-bit I am glad … [Keep reading >>]

It’s hard to know where to begin when an advertisement like this appears on the Op-Ed pages of the NY Times: Catholic League President William A Donohue complaining about Christmas … [Keep reading >>]

While thousands were battling over the purchase of an expensive toy all over the US of A, more than 22,000 people gathered in memory of all those tortured and killed … [Keep reading >>]