N.Korean MiGs Intercept U.S. Recon Plane -- Another provocative act by a real rogue state.

More on Buying Support for this War -- in The Nation

Republic or Empire? Joseph Wilson, the last US diplomat to meet with Saddam Hussein, in an article for The Nation has expressed doubts about the Pax American plan for the Middle East.

Yet Another Constitutional Problem For Bush -- Philippine false start for US combatants

The Philippine Constitution does not permit combat operations by foreign forces. Plans for about 1800 US troops to actively hunt for Muslim rebels have been put on hold until a way is found to ignore the law.

My last link about Donahue - let go when he was finally finding his format. Donahue was not a Democrat - he voted for Nader - but was a reasonable progressive voice when they led him be himself.