Screw Me? Screw You!
So, there's my image of our economic system: a gun to my head.

The Unkindly Ones
America owes its position and power to scores of unnamed men and women who are asked to do things that we choose not to do.

Must. Have. Stuff.
I tried to get some validation from my cousin Lauro about buying Amazon's new Kindle, but he wasn't going for it.

The Secret Confessions of Saddam Hussein
So, FBI interviews with Saddam Hussein revealed that he was lying about having weapons of mass destruction in order to offset the threat from Iran. So much for that.

Gilad Shalit
It's agonizing to watch the drama of his fate unfold like so much grass growing.

The Hellenistic Age: A Short History
Murder, scheming, power plays: not much has changed in over 2,000 years in the Middle East.

Alaska Governor Palin to resign
North Korea 'tests more missiles'
Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
Serbia jails Muslim terrorists
Six killed in tower block blaze
Rai star jailed for abortion bid
Demjanjuk cleared to stand trial
Deadly military crash in Pakistan