A Whole Lotta Awareness Raising
There is a whole lotta global warming awareness raisin' going on. A couple of amusing examples were in the news this week.Actor Matt Damon appeared on The Tonight Show …
Author: Lorie Byrd
Military Investigation Into the Claims of Diarist Revealed as Scott Thomas Beauchamp
The New Republic posted a statement from Scott Thomas Beauchamp identifying him as the Baghdad Diarist whose stories have recently sparked controversy and raised numerous questions. Michelle Malkin has …
Sick of Politics?
With the presidential race beginning earlier than ever before, I am already a bit burned out on politics right now. The nasty attacks on those in the military (the …
On the Sudden Urgency to Leave Iraq
A reader sent a link to this story, excerpt follows:WASHINGTON: The top commanders in Iraq and the American ambassador to Baghdad used video links with Washington on Thursday to …
No wonder so many feel the way they do about the media
Powerline has a perfect example of why so many people are distrustful of the media.We wrote here about a story in the Chicago Sun-Times by columnist Jennifer Hunter, reporting …
Fact or Fiction?
This is a story to keep an eye on.The New Republic runs a piece in this week's issue titled "Shock Troops" and authored by Scott Thomas--described by the magazine …
Launch of Media Mythbusters Wiki
In 2006, the Associated Press ran a story about six Sunnis who were doused with kerosene and burned alive while nearby Iraqi soldiers watched and did nothing. The source …
Signs of Progress
There are still plenty of images of death and violence to report from Iraq, but increasingly, there are also signs of progress -- some of it in areas recently …
Sabotage
The Examiner has an excerpt from Rowan Scarborough's new book, Sabotage, about the CIA's war with the Pentagon. It is interesting stuff....
Painting Iraq Green
This video from Dan Riehl is the kind of thing I would love to see on television -- a visual image of progress in Iraq. Yeah, that's right --...