Ok, this is clearly an awful story, but there is zero evidence supporting the allegations given in this story beyond Jamie Jones. The quotes are all unsourced or quotes from Jamie that she recollects. Last thing that bothers me is the "lost" rape kit. If she was rescued as she puts it by State department officials, why didn't they get some official statements or have an official statement? If she clearly was fleeing KBR at that point, why would she let the Army doctors give the rape test kit results to KBR security officials? There are a number of troubling details in the article that insist further detail is necessary. Based solely on what is in the article and what is not in the article, this sounds like an effort to build up ... More »

Can you say conspiracy theory? Anbar is a place where no TV news crew dares to tread? ""Al Qaeda” ain’t in Iraq"? Good grief..I suppose the group in Iraq calling itself...lets see...Al Qada in Iraq...are actually CIA plants...yeah...that's it...that's the ticket...and all those milbloggers and Patraeus are all lying...and those Democrats who so love Bush are also lying...this is an amazing story...congrats and good luck with your script. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070921/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_arrests - reports the non exisitent Al Qada in Iraq were behind the hit

The Post does a good job of calling a spade a spade. The editors at the Times clearly bent over backwards to accomodate the political message they supported. Freedom Watch conversely cannot get its response ad to the moveOn ad posted in the Times according to Fox news.

The story presents a pretty mixed picture presented by the General Accounting office (GAO), but given the mandate from Congress of an up or down vote on the objectives the the GAO was constrained to only give 3 objectives an up vote. My issue is with the lack of a big picture and multiple viewpoints. How did the GAO gather its information? Where its information differs from the DoD why is that? It seems a pretty one sided story whose sole intent is to give Congressmen who want to pull out of Iraq now, something to hang their reason on in case Patraeus' report in September isn't negative enough.

Some serious head in the sand reporting. Discusses Kucinich decision to blame Bush for holding Iran accountable for bombing US troops in Iraq. Silly, really silly. As if Iran has responded to the years of diplomacy only efforts on the part of th IAC to curtail nuclear weapons development. Kucinich will be the first to blame Bush for not doing enough if Iran does develop nukes. Heavan forbid we actually hold others accountable for their actions. Remember everything is always the US's fault and you can't go wrong...Right Dennis?

Outstanding reporting. Very well sourced tracing back to historical testimony and giving a troubling picture of the lack of ethical direction at the top of the pentagon. Very impressive accomplishments from Army Major General Taguba. A man who did his job as he saw it and is still fighting battles to disclose the truth. I thought I knew about Abu Ghraib. I was wrong.

A factual look at the real life impact of environmentalism run amok in the third world. Roy Innis does an incredible job of capturing the hypocrisy and blindness of many in the environmental movement around the world and the real misery that efforts to preserve and protect can have.

Very one-sided with no response from Blackwater and no context for the timeline of the counterclaim. Very important story for all that and worth a read.

A good article overall that certainly brings up relevant issues for review by congress. The article is a bit one sided, but it is an editorial so that isn't suprising. It is well sourced with opinions supporting its side.

The author speaks from personal experience concerning being on the US "No Fly" list and imprisoned upon his return. What is confusing is the authors wish for the US to seek further talks with Tehran. Stating ...'a dialogue might help persuade the Iranian government to ease up on its crackdown on democracy advocates.' This would appear to be counter intuitive considering the continuing Iranian response to UN nuclear "talks." If the current regime thumbs their collective nose at the UN in its quest for nukes or nuclear power. What possible incentive would US-Iranian talks have toward persuading, .."...the Iranian government to ease up on its crackdown on democracy advocates." Quite the contrary, such talks would prove to the ... More »

A pretty informative article. I wonder if a better way to grant consent would be something along the lines of the organ donor acquiescence on a driver’s license then no consent at the individual level. Both sides to the arguement appear well represented.

Informative, but a bit one sided. To give the author credit, Blackwater was asked to comment and chose not to. Despite the mention of the US contractors being ambushed, the author presents the Blackwater contractors as the bad guys. Frankly if I were a contractor trying to get to my job in Iraq, I would want Blackwater there to protect me from the real bad guys, the ones who setup the ambush. Blackwater must still obey Iraqi authority. Would like more evidence of the bad feelings then one comment by Degn. Would he have preferred Blackwater had not been present and we had US contractors dead on the streets in the insurgent ambush?

Victor presents a, look at the big picture, article that places American acomplishments and present day challneges in historical and geo-political context. A little reassuring for me frankly. Maybe...just maybe everything will be ok. :)

very informative on an issue that isn't getting enough exposure. Disappointing response to the issue at the Federal level. Should be a campaign issue for the coming election. What about patient rights and the doctor patient relationship

Given the author is quoting Mr. Comey's testimony before congress I don't see how that can be classified as poorly sourced. I will grant that Mr. Gonzales and Mr. Card weren't asked for their comments and the story boils down to solely the testimony of Mr. Comey. Comments on Mr. Comey's testimony from other parties mentioned to support his testimony would be nice.

Solid story expressing opinons from both sides. Well -sourced.

Would have liked to have seen a truer comparison of costs and disposal of Prius compared to costs and disposal of the land rover. Same issue with the solar panels-it sounds great, but I think the article could have had more depth.

A solid source of information on the work done by Patrick Cockburn in Iraq. It is well sourced with works by Mr. Cockburn, but lacking in countervailing opinions. It does nicely encapsulate some of the more foolhardy statements made by the State department and Bush administration leading up to the war and after the fall of Saddam. I'd like to see a debate between Michael Yon and Patrick Cockburn on their on the ground assessments of the war.

Good sourcing with links and outlines the increasing need for government transparency, but article is a bit one sided. This article brings a very important issue to the light of day. Why are multi-national corporations getting a free pass on NAFTA impacts to labor? The opposing side needs to address issues with the UN labor standards to which they feel they should not be beholden and why. Additionally, would this force only US corporations to follow the standards losing competitive advantage and thusly cause an increase in imports from foreign corporations who weren't held to the same strict standard of labor? The cheap labor will be used by someone as corporations will always seek out the best bang for the buck. Should the UN ... More »

In a word...Wow Mike Yon sends us a gripping portrayal of combat embedded with the British in Basra.

The NYT artcile inserted is well sourced, and no matter which side of the Iraq war debate you are on the article reports the left communicating its significant dissatisfaction with Congress if they compromise. A pretty well written piece from the NYT. No real editorial from LGF, beyond the title.

An important story outlining the need for transparency at PBS. A lack of a statement or effort to get a statement from PBS supporting why the film was pulled beyond the comment "Alarmist" would be my only criticism.

Keeping in mind that the author is related to the person shot and killed, I think the author tries to maintain some objectivity. The lack of credible sourcing beyond the one public affairs officer raises some doubt as to the sequence of events. It is an unfortunate and tragic death, but given the continual car bombings and rules of engagement it sounds like the Iraqi and US troops followed the correct procedure to protect themselves and their charges (the long line of cars waiting to pass the checkpoint). It would be interesting to know if a car were to ignore warning shots….and then get shot-at…and then try to turn around….do the rules of engagement allow the soldiers to cease firing? The very real possibility could exist in ... More »