The American media seem spellbound by Terry Jones (who has threatened to burn copies of the Koran on the ninth anniversary of 9/11) as a stuntmaster. The only thing it doesn't seem fascinated by is Terry Jones the person.
LONDON--Thursday's NYT puts it plainly enough: the divided appeals court ruling against victims of CIA torture abroad was: "... a major victory for ...
In the context of the encouraging words the president spoke in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago, it would be refreshing to see the federal government helping to make things better along the Gulf Coast, instead of worse.
Corps higher-ups have authorized the refusal to rust-coat the steel "sheet piling" being driven to anchor floodwalls in the eastern half of the city. This is where your $14 billion is going, America. Into "sacrificial steel."
NPR Legal would not approve the language "documentary about why New Orleans flooded" in my ad, allowing only "documentary about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina." The difference is crucial.
