Archive for April, 2004
teats and oil
It’s no surprise Clear Channel communications dropped Howard Stern’s show. We have Janet and Justin to blame, in part. The obsessive, embarassing and unnecessary media squall after the Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction stunt was just the opportunity the Bush administration needed to stoke the fires under the decency regulators. It’s merely coincidence, no doubt, that [...]
dc confidential
On the evening of September 11, 2001, U.S. national security advisor Condoleezza Rice was scheduled to give a speech about a new missile defense program that would serve as the cornerstone of the U.S. national security strategy. The scheduled speech made absolutely no mention of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden. The White House is now [...]
unfinished business
Since it’s now fairly obvious the U.S. didn’t invade Iraq to seize any vast quantities of WMD, it’s time for a discussion about the real reasons we invaded (and continue to occupy) Iraq.
Bush the First should have taken out Saddam in 1991 when the U.S. liberated Kuwait. Saddam Hussein was at war with Iran, had [...]