Nothing to really say about the Julian Assange rape allegations. Either his accusers speak the truth, making him guilty; or the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence communities have concocted this mess, making him innocent. It is even possible for both to be true, as disgusting as that sounds all around. (It would make the basis for [...]

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Here you were, thinking that the job of U.S. Secretary of State was to craft foreign policy, mediate international conflicts, serve national interests, develop relations with foreign countries, and put a kinder, gentler face on the American Empire. But you were wrong. WaPo knows it’s all about the hairdo.

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News is coming down that Roman Polanski is off the hook: The Swiss government this morning announced that it has rejected the U.S.’ request to extradite the director back to Los Angeles so that he could finally face up to the charge he fled the country over back in 1977—namely, having sex with a 13-year-old [...]

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So far the “reasons to doubt” allegations of sexual assault by vice president Al Gore seem less like reasons to doubt than cases of cautious reporting and police investigation — both worthy things if we presume the accused is innocent and the onus of evidence is on the state. Lack of evidence is simply that; [...]

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Found via the Comics Curmudgeon who duly mocks it: The only way I read the funny pages these days is through the Comics Curmudgeon, which probably has some influence on my interpretation of this strip. I don’t know the specific story line for this week’s LuAnn, but the strip has been around long enough, that [...]

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