iraq

December 19, 2005 - Bush's address about Iraq last night highlighted his new PR strategy for selling Iraq: in the face of widespread public demoralization about the war, the White House is going to keeping talking about how close we are to "victory" and "winning" the war (a strategy master-minded by

November 30, 2005 - Hampton University is a private, historically-black college in Virginia, just off the Chesapeake Bay. It's also a college that apparently will go to great lengths to stifle political dissent, as students have discovered as they face expulsion for handing out literature and holding a peaceful demonstration on campus on November 2.

November 21, 2005 - This weekend, about 100 protesters descended on the sleepy North Carolina town of Smithfield -- a place that looks sleepy, but which plays a big role in one of the more unseemly sides of U.S. foreign policy.

November 18, 2005 - The New York Times this morning highlights the story of North Carolinian Robert J.

November 16, 2005 - Former N.C. Senator and VP candidate John Edwards' recent announcement that his support of the Iraq war was "a mistake" continues to generate big press, especially here in North Carolina.

November 11, 2005 - Here are groups that could use your support this Veteran's Day: Iraq Veterans Against the War Here's how Ret. Mast. Sgt. Stan Goff (a Veterans for Peace member) in North Carolina puts it:

November 10, 2005 - Bob Moser has an excellent profile of John Edwards up at The Nation website, looking at what he's been up to since the 2004 elections and how he's laying the groundwork for a 2008 presidential run.