Habeas Schmabeas

Laura Rozen, at her informative blog War and Piece, has linked to “Habeas Schmabeas” produced by the great NPR program “This American Life”, which is unavailable to me here in Xalapa.

Habeas Schmabeas provides a glimpse into what Incurious King George and his courtier are doing in your name to “enemy combatants” in Guantanamo, which is [...]

Meet Suzy

Here is Suzy leaning on the railing of the terrace of her home in Playa Baracoa, Cuba. The terrace abuts an estuary where a river enters the Straights of Florida.
I will be staying in Suzy’s house for the entire month of July.

The First of the D.C. Madam’s Customers to Fall From Power

Talking Points Memo reports on an ABC report of the first of the “DC Madam’s” customers to be outed. “Randall Tobias, until about four o’clock this afternoon the head of the US Agency for International Development and Director of US Foreign Assistance at the State Department.”
Read Tobias’ quotes and you will probably be [...]