I was a student at London University’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies between 1995 and 1999. The college was based in Senate House opposite the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) –the scene of some recently abhorrent behaviour by anti-Israeli/pro-Palestinian activists. I passed SOAS every day during my four years at […]

What this suggests, of course, is that the only remotely likely scenario in which the weapons could have been used against the US or anyone else is the scenario under which that actually occurred: an invasion of Iraq by the US which permitted insurgents and looters to obtain the forgotten and lost munitions for use aginst our troops.

Qualifications include a valid US-issued driver’s license or other federally accpeted identification, no wants or warrants, and D.C.-area residency.

“If he’s on private property, and there are no ramifications, it should be no problem. He has blown up a lot of things. His safety record is impeccable.”

Some folks are curious why the Bush Administration is happy at the results of the Iraq election. After all, it looks like a corporatist theocracy is going to be put in place, a result that is a far cry from the “freedom” mantra we’ve been hearing out of the White House.
Why I am curious about […]

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Can I hear a “Whoop whoop?” Props to my purple-finger posse. Yo.