Nine years after we were lied into war with Iraq, those who objected deserve some praise
(Jayel Aheram)
Monday marks the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war and occupation.
The rationale for that war was fabricated in the highest reaches of the U.S. leadership.
First came the lies, so many it was impossible to keep up. The...
CNN’s Candy Crowley falls for bogus Mitt Romney talking point
Mitt Romney's already got Fox in his pocket. He doesn't need CNN, too.
Greg Sargent and Steve Benen challenge CNN's Candy Crowley for this exchange on CNN yesterday:
CROWLEY: But couldn't that huge gap, which is a pretty big gap between those ...
Malaysian tribunal finds George Bush and Tony Blair guilty of war crimes
Irony alert: Former British PM Blair receives Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Bush
(Jason Reed/Reuters)
The desire for a true rule of law exists somewhere, at least, even though they'll never rot in a prison cell.
A tribunal in Mal...
More breaking news! Christie may or may not soon decide whether he is or isn’t running for president
(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Republicans are clamoring for a decisive leader, so, naturally, they are hoping Chris "I am not ready to run for president" Christie changes his mind ... and according to the New York Post, he may be close to remaking a redec...
More breaking news! Christie may or may not soon decide whether he is or isn’t running for president
(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Republicans are clamoring for a decisive leader, so, naturally, they are hoping Chris "I am not ready to run for president" Christie changes his mind ... and according to the New York Post, he may be close to remaking a redec...
Bush claims credit for ‘enabling’ killing of bin Laden
From USA Today, George W. Bush wants to make sure you know that he should get some credit for the thing he most conspicuously did not do:
Bush said the events that led to the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in May began during his administrat...
