Pen and Sword

I posed a question yesterday: under what authority did we conducted air strikes in southern Somalia last Sunday? The best answer I've ...

I had several reactions to the Monday strike in Somalia by a AC-130 gunship against members of al-Qaeda. My first thought was: yeah, that...

I'll have more on this later in the week, but for now, read this Raw Story piece by Larisa Alexandrovna. The nomination of retired Vice...

Also at Kos Lieutenant General Raymond T. Ordierno, who took over as operational commander in Iraq last month, says that even with additiona...

Also at Kos . It looks like the escalation is on. David E. Sanger reports in Sunday's New York Times that Mr. Bush's new strategy ...

Also at Kos . The "new way forward" team is taking shape. Robert Gates is in as Secretary of Defense. John Negroponte will move ...

Also at Kos . Mr. Bush has claimed the authority to tap telephones and open mail without court orders in order to gather the intelligence he...

Also at Kos . NBC's Jim Miklashevski reported Wednesday morning that Mr. Bush has "all but decided" to send about 20,000 more ...

They say the Bush Iraq plan for Iraq will include sending 20,000 additional troops to the war torn country. They say Bush will speak later ...

Also at Kos . An old adage states that you don't really understand something unless you can explain it to someone else. Not surprisingl...