Category Archives: The War on Terra

Please, Bill…don’t thank us

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Those of us who really know the score, aren’t happy about our role in Afghanistan. And your saying things like this doesn’t help: Former U.S. president Bill Clinton thanked Canadians for staying the course in Afghanistan, knowing the price of … Continue reading →

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Going down with the ship

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Sabina Becker
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Headline howler: Bush praises Pakistan terror role

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Seen on the Beeb.And considering that the Pak-Afghan border region (both sides of it) is a notorious breeding ground for terrorism, and that the Taliban would never have gotten anywhere without Pakistani support (particularly from dictator-president Musharraf)–well, that headline is … Continue reading →

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Oh, this is PATHETIC.

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Sabina Becker

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, then what is piety? I don’t know, but I bet Toady Blair does: Prime Minister Tony Blair has told how he prayed to God when deciding whether or not to send … Continue reading →

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The swiftboating of CITGO

Posted on February 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Oil Wars and Juan Gonzalez have both got the goods on Joe Barton, the Texas Repug oil profiteer-cum-congresscritter squatting in the House of Representatives, who’s coming down hard on CITGO for reasons that can only be described as blatantly political. … Continue reading →

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Isn’t it ironic?

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Pro-business types tend to vote for the conservative parties; conservative parties tend to align themselves with the pro-business types. But sometimes, actions have unintended consequences…such as this, for example, as reported in the UK Independent: Lucrative opportunities taken away on … Continue reading →

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For sale: One U.S. president. Will dicker with anyone.

Posted on February 24, 2006 by Sabina Becker

No, we haven’t seen THAT in the classified ads yet. But we might as well. Dubya just slapped a major KICK ME sign on his country’s back, and Sherrod Brown has the goods: Recently, the Bush administration approved the takeover … Continue reading →

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Crank up the war machine!

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Here comes yet another pretext for bombing Iran… Iran has offered to help finance the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority governed by the Hamas militant group. The offer was announced by senior security official Ali Larijani after a meeting with Hamas politburo … Continue reading →

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Boycott this ‘toon, part 3

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Sabina Becker
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Boycott this ‘toon, too…

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Heh…

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