Daily Archives: March 11th, 2006 «

 

Dr. Wafa Sultan: A profile in courage

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 11:52 pm » 15 Comments

Read all about this amazing woman, described by the NYTimes as a Syrian-American psychiatrist living outside of Los Angeles. From the article: Today, thanks to an unusually blunt and provocative interview on Al Jazeera television on Feb. 21, she is an international sensation, hailed as a fresh voice of reason by some, and by others [...]

 

Looks like Kerry will run for president again

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 11:11 pm » 17 Comments

Via the Boston Globe: WASHINGTON — As Senator John F. Kerry prepared to make a return to presidential-style politics with a classic day of New Hampshire campaigning, he said that the 2004 run left him tougher and more eager to fight. ”When you get knocked on your ass and lose a race, you’ve got to [...]

 

The latest in la affaire de Plame

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 10:41 pm » 4 Comments

This piece puts one more nail in the coffin of the theories of those who claim Rove and Co. are guilty of “outting” a “covert” CIA agent: WASHINGTON – The question of whether Valerie Plame’s employment by the Central Intelligence Agency was a secret is the key issue in the two-year investigation to determine if [...]

 

Is it just me or …

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 9:59 pm » 10 Comments

… was it a slow news day? Almost everything out there is about the fallout from the UAE port deal drama and I honestly want to give that one a rest for a few days. I’ve perused the news and blogs for the last hour and a half so I could do some blogging and [...]

 

What’s up with McCain?

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 6:29 pm » 12 Comments

I don’t quite understand what’s going on here: Facing a loss at a 2008 straw poll event this weekend, Senator John McCain of Arizona told his supporters to write in President Bush [?] as a sign of support, leaving many sputtering. “For the next three years, with our country at war, he’s our president and [...]

 

Getting my sea legs back

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 10:59 am » 9 Comments

As you probably noticed, I’ve not blogged too much the last few days. Well, after feeling out of sorts on a number of things this week, including the eventual outcome of the UAE deal, I feel like I’m getting my sea legs back. Blogging should return to normal later this afternoon or early evening, as [...]

 

Slobodan Milosevic found dead in his cell

Posted by: ST on March 11, 2006 at 10:53 am » 6 Comments

The AP is reporting: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic, the so-called “butcher of the Balkans” being tried for war crimes after orchestrating a decade of bloodshed during his country’s breakup, was found dead Saturday in his prison cell. He was 64. Milosevic, who suffered chronic heart ailments and high blood pressure, apparently [...]