Author: Athenian

A quick glance at various stories that seemed to slide by over the last few days would suggest that we are not. By “we” I mean more than the usual suspects in this worst of all administrations. I also mean all the...

The Taliban apparently shot down a Chinook helicopter killing all 17 aboard. Hostile Fire May Have Downed U.S. Copter. If confirmed, Tuesday’s attack would apparently be the first time a U.S.-led coalition aircraft here...

Michael Ignatieff’s piece in the New York Times titled Who Are Americans to Think That Freedom Is Theirs to Spread?  is second on the list of most emailed articles, i.e. high on their Recommended List. While it...

No attacks have occurred in the United States since September 11, 2001. Osama bin Laden arguably helped the President’s reelection campaign. Most of us were convinced that Al Qaeda was in favor of a Bush victory. Why? They...

You detect and catch a young man trying to infiltrate your meeting about the “disappeared.” What do you do? The minister responsible for “disappearing” your wife and your daughter to the rape-dungeons is...