Change of Command: USCENTCOM has appointed a new ground commander in Afghaninstan, Lt. General David Barno . Barno, who was inducted into t...

NBS: For political, this week, "The Politics of the Lord of the Rings " . For non-political, this piece .

Speaking of International Law: It's worth recognizing that there is more than one Law on offer : Members of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, wh...

Some Misconceptions: I think it's about time that we pointed out a few problems with the prevailing theory of international law. Consid...

"Mr. Dean: Beyond the Mainstream": I have never particularly liked the way that the top four or five US newspapers take it upon t...

One-Two, After All: No news on whether the Atta memo is genuine or not, although it looks fuzzy. However, there is news on Saddam's ter...

A One-Two Punch? The Iraqi Governing Council has apparently chosen today to release a statement that they have uncovered proof that 9/11 att...

Outstanding! Saddam Hussein Captured by 4th ID and USSOCOM ! And in Tikrit, too. I'll be taking that shipment of Italian wine, McKnigh...

New Link: Semper Fi to Mike the Marine , just added to the "Other Halls" link section. Always a pleasure to see a Teufel Hunden ...

Why, Yes, You Do Need To Explain This: The Spanish government is demanding that the Bush administration please explain why a shipment of SCU...

NBS: My vote this week is for "The War will be a Success" from Anti-AntiWar. It's a fairly basic history lesson, and one wor...

Pagans Help the Poor: Reader MB sends this story along and asks for some commentary. The story is of the director of the White House's ...

Errata : Blogger's been down for the last couple of days. As a result, I was unable to post anything in honor of Pearl Harbor Day. Jus...

Heroic Epic Warfighting: Michael Ledeen argues that we need a new strategy to win in Iraq. I happen to agree with him that far, although I...

Maryland: Several of you have written to ask me after the snow. The snow is quite deep--nine or ten total inches in the last few days, by m...

Une fete de la culture francaise: So, I have a new song to sing while practicing my French: Chevaliers de la table ronde . Who can argue w...

Clark Attack: The lads at Southern Appeal are reporting on Wesley Clark's newest campaign promises: to bring the troops home at once, ...

Anthrax: The other big attack on America was the Anthrax attacks. It happens there's news about that too--or, at least, a new piece of ...

9/11 Question: Many of you may not be aware of the yeo-woman work being done by Sovay McKnight on 9/11 questions . In spite of her liberal ...

NBS: This week I will be voting for, in the political category, "BarkBarkWoofWoof" , whose entry compares Justice Moore with Sir ...