The elections that Musharraf has announced for the 9th of January are going to be held under the same “state of emergency” that is currently in effect, but it’s a big improvement on the apparently endless reign of the military …

In the ongoing Pakistan-turmoil, events are picking up speed. Musharraf’s martial law cannot hold, and even the President of the United States is not going to back him on this one (no matter how badly we need friendly alliance …

Nicolas Sarkozy is a charming man, and thank god for it. As relations with Britain cool down in the wake of Blair’s departure from office, it seems a new spirit of friendship has risen between the United States and …

Ha! Ha ha! Please excuse my childlike glee, but after Bush vetoed the bill meant to provide medical care for poor children, it is just so darned satisfying to hear that the House has taken a stand against …

“Oh billions of dollars, is there any problem you can’t not solve?” Again, John Stewart’s humor comes back to me. The day after Secretary of State Rice announced that the U.S. would continue offering billions of dollars of …

Despite repeated human rights violations and a general declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan, Condoleezza Rice announced today that the U.S. will continue offering billions of dollars in military aid to General Musharaff’s questionable government.

Rice’s message …

The Clinton campaign is claiming that Senator Obama is playing politics rather than taking a leadership role from the get-go — which appears to be the same in my mind as calling him a little dishonest and cowardly — but …