A reader writes: Thanks to you, I've been reading up on Bagram all day long. And I've gotten more and more depressed. The torture and abuse that went on there is chilling. But one thing really stands out: "The torture...

A glimpse into the Cheney mindset, courtesy of Andy McCarthy. The world right now is about who will "crush" whom. McCarthy knows which side he's on; and his moral guide is Osama bin Laden: Remember bin Laden's refrain about "the...

I’ve been paying attention to the left’s reaction to Barack Obama’s choice of Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration in 3 weeks. For example: William Fisher, Huffington Post: Rick Warren: What Was Obama Thinking? But symbolism is important, and it’s especially important for this particular inauguration. Regardless of how he may try to nuance it, Rick Warren is part of the constituency that was courted and won over by George W. Bush. And it was the enthusiastic sup

It was just another woman who was visiting a shrine at which there were many pilgrims from Iran who had come to pay homage. The women reached the check point, and then detonated her belt so she was blown to pieces along with about 36 innocent men, women and children who were taking part in Muharram ceremonies at the mausoleum of Immam Musa al-Kadhim, who was a key Shiite religious figure. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the “terrorist and inhuman attack” and, naturally, blamed occupation forc

From Huffingtonpost CHICAGO — Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris is leaving for Washington on Monday afternoon for a high-stakes showdown on Capitol Hill about whether he’ll succeed President-elect Barack Obama in Congress. Burris, appointed by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich, was leaving a day after dozens of black leaders and ministers organized by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush gave him a rousing send-of at New Covenant Church on Chicago’s South Side. Also Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Ha