Desert Storm

Bush Oil Buddies Divvy Up Iraqi Oil, Now Joined By "Liberal Scion" Peter Galbraith

Jackson Williams | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Peter Galbraith, son of the famed economist, is in line to reap $100 million dollars -- maybe more -- from contracts between a Norwegian oil company and the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq.

Rampage At Fort Hood: Should We Be Surprised?

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Beau Friedlander

It's unfair to say, categorically, that Nidal Hasan went berserk because we've made the wrong choices. But it's also unfair to continue policies that kill people on both sides of a now pointless conflict.

For Iran--Think Long Term, Not Immediate Self-Gratificaton

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Salam Al Marayati

Implementing sanctions against Iran would play right into the hands of the theocracy. By imposing sanctions, the US will hand the Iranian government a card it does not have at this time--blaming the increase of prices on foreign powers.

Dust From Global Warming Increasing Speed Of Mountain Snow Melt

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Dust in the wind is rewriting the cycle of life in the mountains. Throughout memory the warmth of spring has begun the mountain sno...

Torture Advocates will Set the Military Back for Generations

Brandon Friedman | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Brandon Friedman

Once upon a time, our adversaries knew they could hoist the white flag and expect to be treated humanely, making them more likely to give up sooner. It kept American soldiers out of countless bloody fights.

Billionaire Texan Helps Divvy Up Iraq's Oil, Now Admits It's the Bush Legacy

Jackson Williams | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Are oil interests now Iraq's fourth stakeholder group, and wasn't that always the objective? Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan certainly thinks so.