October 19, 2006
Aw...He's Sorry
It seems that Kim Jong-Il has had a change of heart, saying he now regrets that whole nuclear bomb test thing, and he wishes it could all go back to the way it was.North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed...Elementary School Diplomacy
China passes North Korea a note. A special envoy handed a personal message from Chinese President Hu Jintao to Kim Thursday in what a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing called a "significant" visit to Pyongyang.Hey, whatever works. But personally we'd...No Seat For You!
It seems that despite a frenzy of free oil and Noam Chomsky books, the voting marathon for the Latin American seat on the Security Council may not yield a win for Venezuela. They're in the 22nd round, and still no...October 18, 2006
ABC's "Iraq Offensive"
So ABC News thinks they finally got a "Vietnam" out of the President. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos, ABC is reporting that the President accepted the Iraq/Vietnam comparison made by Thomas Friedman of the New York Times (it's behind...October 16, 2006
At Least They Won't Have To Use Scare Quotes Anymore
Reuters news service, who recently joined that distinguished list of media organizations that lately are more famous for making the news, rather than just reporting it, has come up with a new idea - one that we think is going...Kim's Psycho Exam
It seems the Associated Press has waded into the fray over North Korea's nukes to give it's professional analysis of the situation. Their conclusion, if one can call it that, is that Kim Jong-Il, the man who the oppressed around...October 15, 2006
It's Our Fault We Won
Apparently Mikhail Gorbachev is still out roaming the globe peddling his "America wins too much" ideology. For those who didn't catch his act a few months ago, he's back on the stand-up circuit doing his same comedy routine. And honestly...