Iraq reaffirms it is at war with Israel: Mission Accomplished?
An Iraqi lawmaker will be prosecuted for traveling to Israel because Israel is still an enemy state of Iraq. Is an democratic, occupied Iraq a peaceful Iraq?
Cease-fire in Nigeria
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta declared a unilateral cease-fire in Nigeria after a week of attacks on oil facilities.
The bailout is unfair to taxpayers
Allegedly, the goal of the bailout is to buy bad mortgages from banks. The homeowner will still have to pay off the mortgage though. Why not just give the money directly to the homeowners? That would have the same effect for the bank, but it would benefit the homeowners, too.
Big bailout overview
The government is going to save the banks, the investors, and the CEOs, but not the homeowners.
Judicial branch to the Cheney branch: follow the law
A judge ordered VP Dick Cheney to preserve records. Cheney claims that he is not part of the legislative or executive branch. If so, then the judicial branch has no power over him.
Road to Nowhere opens in Alaska
A $25 million road built by Gov. Palin “is ideal for road races and hunting and possibly some commercial development.” Palin to Congress: thanks, but yes thanks.
War in Nigeria
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) attacked another Shell pipeline. Shell cannot provide enough oil to meet its contract obligations.
Ethnic cleansing in Iraq, not the surge, decreased the violence
Satellite images show that the violence in Baghdad ended because Sunnis and Shiites killed or scared off the neighbors they did not like. The “surge” provided “a seal of approval.”
Palin uses partisan attacks to criticize partisan politics
Without the slightest irony, Palin blamed the democrats because the non-partisan National Coalition to Stop Iran Now uninvited Palin to speak at a rally.
NJ holds teen drivers accountable
NJ will no longer allow provisional drivers to plea bargain on driving offenses. “[T]eenagers spoke openly about their willingness to flout motor vehicle laws because of lax consequences.”