erasmus wrote:

I guess investigating the Niger forgeries will probably lead in inconvenient directions.

erasmus also wrote:

Democrats need subpoena power.

I really don't think there is anything more to it.  Why in the world would anyone expect a corrupt regime to investigate its own misdeeds?  Aren't we long past the point of no return when it comes to honesty and decency?  It strikes me that current American politics is a game of solitaire...

Posted at July 28, 2005 3:19 AM in response to Niger Forgeries Never Investigated

I haven't read this particular book, but I absolutely do not trust Alison Weir's scholarship and wouldn't recommend anything by her.  From that period, I loved Paul Murray Kendall's biography of Richard III.

Posted at June 10, 2005 9:28 PM in response to More History Books

I had an email correspondence with a friend.  He is well-meaning, but he thinks of the ACLU in the sense of how it is often portrayed by propagandists such as Rush Limbaugh--in a very negative light.  I sent him the link to the ACLU mission on your web site, and he was stunned to find out what you were about.  He had no idea.

Given that the mission of the ACLU is to uphold and maintain the integrity of the First Amendment, it strikes me as really important to make sure everyone is educated on what the ACLU does.  It strikes me as insane that people who depend on the First Amendment--meaning every American--could be as bewildered as my friend.

What can you do--what are you doing now--to get the message out? 

Posted at June 5, 2005 8:59 AM in response to Edwards' Blog

Consider the fates of sources that have come forth in a more public manner during the current administration.  Richard Clarke, Joseph Wilson, and Paul O'Neill came forward and got absolutely trashed by the Bush administration and a complicit media.  Now, you can argue that the media gave these three men--particularly Clarke, who was on 60 Minutes--an avenue to state their case.  However, the White House is very good at getting in the last word and burying the claims of its detractors on a day-in, day-out basis, cowing the media in the process.

The problem is that the reputations of these men have been besmirched.  I think it can be argued that would not be the case had they remained anonymous.

I think it speaks volumes about the incompetence of the media that things have gotten this bad for people who are trying to help. 

Posted at June 1, 2005 9:26 PM in response to Fair and Balanced?