Author: smintheus

In the months before unleashing the full invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration did its best to convince us suckers that Saddam Hussein was an imminent threat to attack the United States. For example, Condoleezza Rice on CNN...

According to this story in the New York Times, Iraqi Shiites have finally settled upon a candidate for Prime Minister, Jawad al-Maliki, who has gained the acceptance of Sunni and Kurdish political parties. So it has been a...

Last week it seemed for a few moments like Britain might actually act as a critical brake upon Bush & Co.’s dalliance with nuclear warfare. On Sunday week, Foreign Minister Jack Straw ridiculed the idea on the BBC. The...

Finally, a jobs program from a Republican. I thought I’d never see one, but out of the blue Sen. McCain today offered to sponsor full employment for anybody who will work in Arizona. And hold on to your hat, but he’s...

Like lions pacing back and forth in a cage, the city police in Cincinnati were prowling up one street and down another on Sunday. In my short trip up to the University yesterday, I saw about a dozen. Later, one zipped up to...