Members of Congress ask Bush about UK Memo

It appears that even though the Media (except the Guardian and London Sunday Times) has chosen to pretty much ignore the implications of the leaked UK Memo from July 2002… some Members of Congress have not. 88 Members have signed a letter to President Bush. They are asking for answers to the following questions: As …

I punched Saddam in the Mouth

How many other Iraqis would give anything to have been in Samir’s position? Geneva Conventions aside for a second… if you were a man representing an oppressed, tortured and mutilated people… and had the opportunity to look the one man in the eye that made it all possible… what would you do? Frankly, Saddam’s probably …

Venezuela and Latin American poised to make waves?

Just finished reading an interesting analysis of the “near-abroad” region and how Venezuela in particular could be setting itself up for a confrontation with the US. Venezuela is the 4th largest supplier of oil to the US. Almost equal to Saudi Arabia. Yet, President Bush and Hugo Chavez don’t exactly see eye to eye on …