Rummifying the War on Terror Rummifying the War on Terror
You gotta give Donald Rumsfeld this. He's doing his best to cover his behind as he walks out the door. First he dropped a "snowflake" memo, obtained by the New York Times, admitti...
Dec 12, 2006 / The Nation
Kucinich: Democrats Must Honor Mandate Kucinich: Democrats Must Honor Mandate
Dennis Kucinich is running for President again and, yes, he would love to cure what ails the United States. But, first, he wants to cure what ails his own Democratic Party. The ...
Dec 12, 2006 / The Nation
When “Withdrawal” Is Not Withdrawal When “Withdrawal” Is Not Withdrawal
Here's a riddle: When is withdrawal not actually withdrawal? The answer: when the bulk of the troops don't actually come home. That seems to be the scenario envisioned by the Ira...
Dec 11, 2006 / The Nation
Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died of complications from a heart attack Sunday at age 91. His death has cheated justice, snatching him from the material world just as h...
Dec 10, 2006 / The Nation
Who’s Paying for Rummy’s Final Show? Who’s Paying for Rummy’s Final Show?
I have a short, direct question. Don Rumsfeld's shameful tenure as Defense Secretary comes to an end a week from Monday. Meanwhile, he jaunts off on a "secret trip" to Baghdad th...
Dec 10, 2006 / The Nation
Dictator Slays Millions in Last-Minute Push to Be Time’s Man of the Year Dictator Slays Millions in Last-Minute Push to Be Time’s Man of the Year
Myanmar's brutal ruler Than Shwe is angling for the honor.
Dec 9, 2006 / The Nation
McCain’s Hatchet Man McCain’s Hatchet Man
During the 2000 Republican primary in South Carolina, GOP operatives spread the lie that Senator John McCain had fathered an illegitimate black child, when in fact his family had ...
Dec 8, 2006 / The Nation
Gates’s GOP Critics Gates’s GOP Critics
Yesterday the Senate confirmed Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense by a vote of 95 to 2. Who were the two dissenters? Barbara Boxer? Russ Feingold? John Kerry? Nope. Republicans...
Dec 7, 2006 / The Nation
A Safe Haven for Torturers A Safe Haven for Torturers
Yesterday's indictment of Roy Belfast, Jr. aka Charles "Chuckie" Taylor, the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, was understandably applauded by human rights groups. ...
Dec 7, 2006 / The Nation
Dems Bite Rubin’s Hand Dems Bite Rubin’s Hand
Robert Rubin, the reigning guru on economic policy for the Democraticparty, got a stiff surprise when he appeared today beforethe closed caucus meeting of House Democrats. A bunch...
Dec 6, 2006 / The Nation