Daily Archives: May 11, 2006

Hold The Phone

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Mash

USA Today reported this morning that the National Security Agency has been collecting phone records of tens of millions of ordinary Americans with the willing cooperation of the phone companies (except Quest which refused to hand over records without a … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitution, Politics | 16 Comments

Look At My Pooty-Poot…So Cute…Awww

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Mash

Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently does not like being lectured to by Dick Cheney. Before running off to break bread dipped in oil with an odious thug, the Vice President of the United States decided it was a good idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | 4 Comments

Talk To The Hand

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Mash

The response of the United States to the letter sent by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad amounts to the Superpower version of "Talk to the hand". In my previous post on the subject I had suggested that perhaps a better approach … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran | 1 Comment