Archive for January, 2005


31
Jan

“Miracle” in Iraq

SPINNING IRAQ
IS IRAN NEXT?
DEAN CHALLENGED FOR DEM JOB
Democracy paid a visit to Iraq yesterday with the semblance (charade?) of a free and fair election featuring 111 different slates, and 7400 candidate who could barely campaign and were mostly unknown. 44 people died in violence. The absence of even more violence was taken for the presence […]


31
Jan

On the Torture Front

TORTURE WATCH
Check out Maureen Dowd’s chilling description in her column yesterday of on how Gitmo detainees were taunted by interrogators in mini skirts:
“A former American Army sergeant who worked as an Arabic interpreter at Gitmo has written a book pulling back the veil on the astounding ways female interrogators used a toxic combination of […]


31
Jan

On the Home Front

AP reports that Deaniacs are screaming fowl: “WASHINGTON - A group of state party leaders slowed Howard Dean’s fast-moving campaign to become Democratic Party chairman by backing rival candidate Donnie Fowler.
“The executive committee of state party chairs voted Sunday to endorse the 37-year-old Fowler, who headed Sen. John Kerry’s successful presidential nominating campaign in […]


31
Jan

In the Media World

AP reports: “Liberal talk radio shows are beginning to find a place in American broadcasting after years of dominance by Rush Limbaugh and his conservative cohorts.
“Despite the fresh infusion of high-profile names into market — including Jerry Springer, whose program started last week on WCKY-AM — no liberal talk show host can yet claim […]


31
Jan

Your Letters and More

I have been getting a ton of letters and can’t publish them all. Special thanks to all who wrote–some as far away as Singapore and Australia to wish me and my arm well. I can only write in spurts and am told it will get better eventually. I will struggle on as best I can. […]

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