Quote of the Day

Governments around the world are getting more savvy about excluding journalists from war zones. The US Government partly blamed its failure in Vietnam on the freedom of the press rather…

Quote of the Day

The president who did most for Israel was Jimmy Carter — the same Carter who has sometimes been described as an Israel-hater. --- Martin Van Creveld

Quote of the Day

Like most Americans, we have not yet seen the images [new torture photos] and don't know what they'll portray. But until they're made public, they seem likely only to inflame…

Late Night Question

Donwhateverthehellhisnameisnowviti and Tom S.'s "debate" about nuclear war got me thinking. Is there any difference between killing for Jesus and killing for Allah?

Monday’s Open Thread

Today's a traveling day for me, but if you're looking for inspiration check out DV's imagine if you changed one word post here, DelawareDem's posts and insightful analysis here and…

Friday’s Open Thread

It's been a busy week at DL and across the blogosphere.  Cassandra reminds us that Tea bagging is all the rage, while DelawareDem has outdone himself with this week's Around…

Quote of the Day

We [representatives of Pakistan and the United States] did talk about drones, and let me be very frank: there is a gap between us. The bottom line is the question…