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Let me simply say that we are now exactly in a perfect storm, where United States v. Reynolds meet Loving v. Virginia meet Lawrence v. Texas meet “Sarah” v. …well, we’re not quite sure who. Sarah v. Texas? Sarah v. United States? If Lawrence is to gay and lesbian brothers and sisters; [...]

According to a new report (PDF) from Refugees International, the Maliki Green Zone government’s failure to respond to the needs of an estimated 2.7 million internal refugees has provided militias with a valuable propaganda tool and a way to strengthen their respective bases of support.
Following the Hezbollah model, it’s Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army that [...]

Today our friend and fellow blogger Frank Staheli, with a little help from HBO, reminded me of something important– what used to be the foundation stone of American foreign policy, in fact. Frank coined a term, “the Radical Islamic Monster,” in an attempt to somehow explain who our nation is supposed to be fighting [...]

Bruce Wilson argues that the new, improved Washington County Growth & Conservation Bill (PDF), co-sponsored by Rep. Jim Matheson and Senator Bob Bennett, is a triumph of grass roots activism. On the other hand, the executive director of Citizens for Dixie’s Future, Paul Van Dam, thinks the bill falls short of what the Vision [...]

Condoleezza Rice may be the worst National Security Advisor ever (9/11), but she’s not one to rest on her laurels. She is now trying to be the worst Secretary of State ever. Never has the acronym “SOS” been more appropriate. Just the other day, Rice issued an ill-advised challenge to Moqtada al-Sadr, [...]

A great article over at Orcinus.

Members of the military can now show how many tours of duty they’ve had in Iraq when they wear their Class A uniforms. The Department of Defense has announced that campaign stars are authorized for the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM), also for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM).

Service members who have qualified for the medals [...]

The news from Iraq in recent days has gone from bad, to very bad, to extremely bad. Now it’s unbelievably bad. Here’s the headline: Secretary of State Rice Mocks Muslim Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr as a Coward. American diplomacy at work, as 107mm rockets and mortar shells rain down on the Green Zone.

“I [...]

By way of full disclosure:
I am a descendant of James Stephens Brown , Mormon pioneer and polygamist (not to be confused with his uncle, Captain James S. Brown of the Mormon Battalion, though both served in the Mormon Battalion). His life’s story was published by the Deseret News, as The Life of Pioneer after [...]

The debacle of the clash of civilizations in the Texas raids upon the Fundamentalist Latter-day Saints continues past the point of severe justice. Whatever Samuel Huntington thinks, no one wins such wars.
Savagery exists now, played out with the goading of the news media, in 24/7 mode, driven to make news of the most lurid [...]

While John McCain travels the campaign trail talking happily about how “al Qaeda is on the run,” Iraq is on the verge of a total breakdown. Americans are not even fighting al Qaeda in Iraq or anywhere else thanks to the incompetence of the Bush administration.
Anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gave a final warning [...]

You are not the victims here.  I know this is difficult for you to grasp as you deal with the pain of being separated from your children and having your life turned upside down.  I cannot fathom the emotions you are feeling at this time, and most of you were probably child brides raped by [...]