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American Vivisection

Nov 8, 2019
A new book uses multiple instruments to dissect the illiberal American mind, returning always to Ground Zero: racism.
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9/11 Panel Leaders Accuse CIA, White House of Obstructing Inquiry

Jan 3, 2008
On Wednesday, the same day that Attorney General Mukasey announced the launching of a federal probe into the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes, the chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, respectively, published an explosive Op-Ed piece in The New York Times slamming the CIA and the Bush administration for "stonewalling" their investigation.

Study Group to Call for Iraq Withdrawals; Bush Remains Obstinate

Nov 30, 2006
The Iraq Study Group has apparently reached a consensus and will recommend a gradual pullback of U forces in Iraq, though without a timetable But after meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday, President Bush was already dismissive of the suggestion: "We're going to stay in Iraq to get the job done as long as the government wants us there".