Pajamas Media
Archive for August, 2007
Was a Crime Committed in Haditha?
PJM's Jim Hanson, of Blackfive.net, takes an in-depth look at the tragedy that occurred in Haditha on November 19, 2005. As to whether or not the killings of Iraqis on that day constituted a crime, Hanson contends that "all available documents and reports and most of the testimony" say no.
Surviving the Deluge
Living in a river town is a dream until a flood comes. Rick Moran describes the nightmare of learning from police that 4 feet of water would course through his house in northern Illinois in a matter of hours.
Wild Parties in Sudan
PJM Khartoum: What goes on behind closed doors (and contrary to Islamic law) in the Sudanese capital? Drug and alcohol-fueled dance parties for one thing. "The Sudanese diaspora, slowly returning to their homeland, is bringing along with it tons of money, and a lifestyle foreign to Sudanese culture," writes PJM correspondent Drima, of The Sudanese Thinker.
Will Norman Hsu Drop the Other Shoe?
TigerHawk looks at both the malign and benign versions of Norman Hsu's connection with the Paw family of San Francisco --Hillary's 3rd-largest family donors--, while her campaign announces that it will give the $23,000 in donations it has received from Hsu, a fundraiser wanted in California on a grand theft charge, to charity.
Iowa Report: After Ames
PJM Agency: Where do the Republican presidential candidates stand three weeks after Iowa's Straw Poll? In the first of a series of reports from the key primary states, PJM correspondent Brian Pickrell, in the small town of Agency, Iowa (pop. 622) takes the political temperature of his home state.
Looking Iraqis in the Eye
A six-month stint in Iraq managing the construction of Iraqi police stations showed Rocco DiPippo how only trust, respect, and cooperation between U.S. forces and Iraqis can lead to the stabilization of Iraq -- and how that effort is being undermined.
John Edwards – A Man for No Seasons
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the biggest political hypocrite of all? There's a lot of competition, we know, but PJM columnist Burt Prelutsky thinks he's found the answer. [Listen or download Burt's reading of this story in MP3]
Greece: Flaming and Blaming
PJM Athens: As Greece burns, its national leadership and the media is consumed in an inferno of finger-pointing. PJM Athens correspondent Kat Christofer reports on the lack of accountability in the cradle of democracy.
Vick Sacked by Prosecutor’s Blitz
Rick Moran feels no sympathy for NFL quarterback Michael Vick. In fact, he applauds "the way the guardians of the law treated this barbarian of a man."
“Not Dead Yet” Castro Calls Clinton-Obama “Invincible”
For a guy who's supposedly dying, Fidel Castro is awfully prolific. PJM's Fausta Wertz looks at the ailing dictator's latest article analyzing U.S. presidential politics.
