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04.13.2009 9:00 pm

Dead man’s chest: Three pirates down, thousands to go

Not exactly Johnny Depp.

Pirates off Somalia: Not exactly Johnny Depp.

Jimmy Carter sent the Delta Force to rescue hostages, and their helicopters crashed. Ronald Reagan sent peacekeepers to Lebanon, and 241 of them died when their barracks were blown up. Bill Clinton sent the…

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12.03.2008 2:40 pm

News round-up: Another pirate edition

Dangerous waters.

Dangerous waters.

Blackwater has a new business (via ThinkProgress).

Condi gives Pakistan the business.

Wall Street Journal says existing “intelligence policy to stay largely intact” under Obama administration. Change? Perhaps we should have seen this coming with his FISA vote.

We all knew this was coming, and…

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11.17.2008 5:36 pm

Late-day news round-up: Pirate edition

Violence in Congo continues. Will this be another Darfur; another Rwanda?

Silence from both the Obama and Clinton camps. Remember, last week it was reported that President-elect Barack Obama asked Sen. Hillary Cltinon, his one-time rival, to be his secretary of state. Vetting of…

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