Salon Despite saber-rattling, and the Washington buzz that a strike is coming, the president doesn’t intend to bomb Iran. Cheney may have other ideas. By Steven Clemons WASHINGTON — During a recent high-powered Washington dinner party attended by 18 people, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft squared off across the table over whether President Bush will…
New York Times JENA, La. (AP) — Thousands of chanting demonstrators filled the streets of this little Louisiana town Thursday in support of six black teenagers initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate. The crowd broke into chants of ”Free the Jena Six” as the Rev. Al Sharpton arrived at…
Maliki blasts Blackwater firm for other incidents By Leila Fadel — McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD — Blackwater security guards who protect top U.S. diplomats in Iraq have been involved in at least seven serious incidents, some of which resulted in the deaths of innocent civilians, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki said Wednesday. Maliki didn’t detail…
AN OPEN LETTER TO SMU PETITION SIGNERS I am Andrew J. Weaver, the organizer of the petition at www.protectSMU.org — an ordained United Methodist minister and research psychologist living in New York. There are now over 10,800 petition signers from every state, including several hundred graduates of SMU. To place a partisan “Freedom Institute” on…
