Member 116The truth about timetables (USATODAY.com)16-07-2008 13h15USATODAY.com - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's statement that he would consider agreeing to a scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops from his country brings up one of the great canards of the Iraq war: the idea that giving a "date certain" for drawing down our forces helps the enemy. Our view on border security: At the border, your laptop is just another 'container' (USATODAY.com)16-07-2008 13h22USATODAY.com - Next time you're inching toward the Customs inspector at an airport or the Mexican or Canadian border, consider not just what's in your suitcase or your pockets, but what's in your laptop, cellphone or your digital camera. Many travelers don't know it, but Customs officials can search these or any other electronic devices, confiscate them, copy their contents and keep the device and the data as long as they like. Opposing view: Searches are legal, essential (USATODAY.com)16-07-2008 13h21USATODAY.com - Since the founding of the republic, the federal government has held broad authority to conduct searches at the border to prevent the entry of dangerous people and goods. In the 21st century, the most dangerous contraband is often contained in laptop computers or other electronic devices, not on paper. This includes terrorist materials and despicable images of child pornography. Voices too often missing in op-ed land: women's (The Christian Science Monitor)16-07-2008 17h00The Christian Science Monitor - As newspapers struggle for readership, publishers seeking to expand their market need look no further than their opinion pages to see who is missing: women. Peace before justice in Darfur (The Christian Science Monitor)16-07-2008 17h00The Christian Science Monitor - Four years ago, the US declared the conflict in Darfur to be genocide. Later the UN found "serious" human rights violations by Sudan. Now an international court is ready to finger Sudan's leader for genocide and war crimes. Do such edicts on behalf of justice help stop mass killings by a ruthless government? That's not likely in Darfur. Surging from Where? (HuffingtonPost.com)16-07-2008 04h34HuffingtonPost.com - Apparently McCain has come around to the long held position of progressives that we need more troops in Afghanistan. McCain's change in positions is welcome. But there is a big question McCain needs to answer: Where are the troops going to come from? New Jib Jab Video Skewers Both Candidates (The Nation)16-07-2008 23h44The Nation - The Nation -- The Grand Old Party Standing in the Way of a Grand New One (The Nation)16-07-2008 21h01The Nation - The Nation -- I'm participating in the TPM Cafe book club discussing Grand New Party. My first post is here. Leave Iraq and Afghanistan By Year's End (RealClearPolitics.com)15-07-2008 21h45RealClearPolitics.com - The United Nations resolution authorizing the United States presence in Iraq runs out at the end of this year. The United States and Iraq are now negotiating a new agreement to govern U.S. relations and conduct when the U.N. agreement expires. <<< Prev member Next member >>> Randon Members Member 323 Member 4889 Member 3514 Member 1988 Member 2821 Member 3848 Member 1703 Member 5152 Member 3680 Member 3789 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 | |
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