Yearly Archives: 2005

U.S. F-16s launched airstrikes Tuesday near the Syrian border, destroying three houses and killing a “known terrorist,” the U.S. military said. Iraqi authorities said fighting had broken out in the area between a tribe that supports foreign fighters and another … Continue reading →

The children of the chickenhawks Back in June, a brave member of the White House press corps managed to ask Scott McClellan if any members of the Bush family were currently serving in the Armed Forces. McClellan said he didn’t … Continue reading →

The U.S. ambassador suggested Tuesday there may be further changes to the draft constitution in order to win Sunni Arab approval, saying he believed a ”final, final draft” had not yet been presented. Meanwhile, U.S. F-16s launched airstrikes near the … Continue reading →

“At first, I thought ‘How dare you say that about my America,’ she said looking at me through squinted eyes, “but then I saw it, our arrogance will be the end of us.” She explained to me how she and … Continue reading →

Victory means exit strategy,” a critic of the president once said, “and it’s important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is.” That presidential critic was not some left-liberal Democrat. It was then-Gov. George W. Bush … Continue reading →

Despite the Bush administration’s repeated declarations of its commitment to success in Iraq, the results of current policy there are not encouraging. After two years, Washington has made little progress in defeating the insurgency or providing security for Iraqis, even … Continue reading →

Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist and former presidential candidate, rallied antiwar protesters here Sunday, drawing comparisons with the civil rights movement on this anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Speaking at a … Continue reading →

Off the Front Lines and Forgotten Iraq War veterans return home with excruciating mental and physical ailments — and the treatment they are able to receive is shoddy at best. Twenty-five-year-old Michael Thomas, a member of the Navy since December … Continue reading →

Freedom People everywhere should be deeply concerned when any person or any group suggests restrictions on our innate freedom, as limiting any of our liberties remains the fastest and deadliest route to tyranny.  As recent polls show, Americans are nearly … Continue reading →