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Looks like the war just took a serious turn: US forces have stormed an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil and seized five members of staff. The troops raided the building at about 0300, taking away computers and papers, according to Kurdish media and senior local officials. […] Irbil lies in Iraq’s…

I’ve been reading some of the reaction on the right and they believe that there is not much new in this strategy. I think that it answers the problems that critics have been complaining about, that we have to take out people like al-Sadr and his militia because they are part of the problem. I…

No, not quite, even though the editor at Popular Mechanics seems to think so. Though, I like the PDA phone with the slide out keyboard, that was pretty slick but it’s not as slick as the iPhone. Tags: Samsung, CES, iPhone

In this battle of wits you can really tell that the women on the View are outmatched, Trump’s comebacks are so much better: Well, he’s at it again,” said O’Donnell, referring to a letter written to her by Trump and reported Tuesday by the media. The letter said Walters had told him that working with…

Here is an interesting story about the feud between New Testament scholar, James M. Robinson and his former protégé, Marvin Meyer over Meyer’s involvement with the National Geographic’s translation, publican and documentary of the “Gospel of Judas.” Robinson objected to the secrecy of the project and thought Meyer had sold out his ethics for money.…

As much as they complain about being in Iraq and that the American people agree with them, they still believe that the American people would not want this war undermined. Why else would they continue to fund a war that they believe is unwinnable? They realize that they will not retain their precious power if…

“We are 100 percent sure who administered the poison, where and how,” a police source said. “Both claim to have been contaminated as victims of the plot.” read more | digg story Updated: I just experiemented with posting a story from digg. If you like the story, go vote for it (you have to be…

This is pretty pathetic: Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they intended to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Baghdad, forcing Republicans to take a stand on the proposal and seeking to isolate the president politically over his handling of the war. Senate Democrats decided…

Finally, our people will have justice against those that attacked them and what a great victory for Bush to announce when he makes his case for more troops tonight: A senior al-Qaida suspect wanted for bombing American embassies in East Africa was killed in a U.S. airstrike, a Somali official said Wednesday, a report that…

It’s refreshing to see that not everyone walks in lock step with the whole, “we won because America was unhappy with the war and they want our agenda” rhetoric of the Democratic party: Representative Joe Donnelly, a freshman Democrat from Indiana, has a blunt message for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Stick to a “middle-of-the-road agenda”…

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