Here’s a little food for thought. Let’s suppose that the American public believes George Bush is a bigger threat to national security than it can imagine. Can the average Joe then ask the president to authorise wiretapping, even though the perpetrator in this instance is himself? Perhaps that will also help to unravel clues as… Read More »
Caught with your pants down? If this happened in America, you’re in luck! The Americans have an uncanny propensity to bare and grin it (whatever that’s supposed to mean). Not convinced? Head down to Butts Across America and find out. This Web site claims to “celebrate the history and importance of America’s great landmarks” (no… Read More »
The Best War Ever is about a war that was devised in fantasy and lost in delusion. It highlights the futility of lying to oneself and others in matters of life and death. And it offers lessons to the current generation so that, at least in our time, this never happens again. In this book,… Read More »
Speaking to a crowd of roughly 1,000 people just before he and the rest of the Class of 2006 were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last Friday, Geno Auriemma, the head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies women’s basketball team, paid tribute to his players – past and present… Read More »
Last weekend, I watched a Frontline/Washington Post special entitled “Rumsfeld’s War” on cable TV (can’t remember which channel) that suggested the Iraq “war” (perhaps invasion would be a better word) was very much one man’s fanatical drive to bitch-slap the uniformed military command at the Pentagon into submission and turn the U.S. military into a… Read More »