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Leahy Delivers Firm Statement
Senator Patrick Leahy delivered a fair -- and often blunt -- opening statement today, as the subcommittee he chairs in the U.S....
The Dark Side of Biofuels
Well, since none of you enlightened me about your preferences in yesterday's Energy Mash, I'm going to take things into my own...
Name That Pundit: A.K.A. Charlie is Too Predictable
Okay, yes, as a number of you guessed, the author was George Orwell.? And yes I am predictable. Extra points, however, to...
A Sign of Hope?
The blogosphere is buzzing with the rumor that the Democratic Reps on the House Armed Service Committee are considering including a restoration...
The Blame and Shame Game
Amnesty International released a report today accusing China and Russia of supplying arms to Sudan. An arms embargo has prevented arms deals...
U.S. Army Survey Paints Bleak Picture on Torture
A recent survey of U.S. troops in Iraq paints a bleak picture of an Army that is seeing the erosion of its...
Indiana divests from Sudan
Darfur advocates in Indiana are celebrating today after a long battle to see Indiana divest its state pension money from companies doing...
Niger Delta Reminds Us of the Cost of Oil
An article by Scott Baldauf in today's Christian Science Monitor on the ongoing turmoil in the Niger Delta reminds us that the...
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other…
Deep in Al Kamen's usually fun but almost always snarky In the Loop column in the Washington Post last Friday, there was...
The Future of the War on Terror?
This BBC piece from the Old Bailey Al Qaeda bombing trial (five men seeking to use a fertilizer bomb to wreak chaos...
ICC Judges Issue Arrest Warrants for Darfur War Crime Suspects
In an important step towards accountability for the massive war crimes violations committed in Darfur , the International Criminal Court today issued...