Picture Album on Korean Special Dishes Published

Pyongyang, November 29 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang Publishing House of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has published a picture album "Special Dishes of Korea". The picture album introduces mainly famous special dishes in different provinces of the country out of thousands of kinds of national food created and developed by the Koreans.

No surprises in Vatican's gay priest document

The Vatican on Tuesday published its long-awaited document on gays in the priesthood, saying that men with "deep-seated" gay tendencies shouldn't be ordained but that those with "transitory" tendencies could be if they had been shown to overcome those tendencies for three years.

Bush Unveils "NEW" Iraq Strategy Document

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush confronted doubts about his war policy Wednesday, asserting more Iraqi security forces are taking the lead in battle but saying it's still uncertain when U.S. forces can be withdrawn.

Cut Our Losses

By Bob Herbert
The New York Times Monday 28 November 2005
Washington - Jack Murtha is as tough as they come, but he's seen enough of the misguided, mismanaged, mission impossible war in Iraq to know that it's not sustainable, not worth the continued killing and butchering and psychological maiming of thousands of American G.I.'s.

U.S. Paying Iraqi Papers to Run Favorable Stories

By Mark Mazzetti and Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writers

WASHINGTON -- As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission in Iraq.

In Ramadi Town Meeting, Sunnis Echo Push in U.S. for Withdrawal

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jonathan Finer and Omar Fekeiki
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, November 30, 2005; Page A01

RAMADI, Iraq, Nov. 29 -- Outside Ramadi's city auditorium, the mortar rounds fell, two, then three, each rattling the concrete walls slightly.

Bush: Early Iraq Exit Would Be a Mistake

By JENNIFER LOVEN Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON Nov 29, 2005 — President Bush, opening a new push to defend his embattled war policy, said Tuesday a U.S. military pullout from Iraq would be a terrible mistake. His Pentagon chief said, "Quitting is not an exit strategy."

Hillary Clinton Defends Pro - War Vote

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her vote to authorize war in Iraq amid growing unease among liberal Democrats who could determine the potential 2008 presidential candidate's future.

Wikipedia gets Swift Boated

By John Byrne
This became readily apparent when a aquiline-eyed reader noticed that Swift Boating was defined as "accurate and truthful," and that Cindy Sheehan was dubbed a "left wing moonbat."

BIll O'Reilly goes Nuts

I'm confused. Is he talking about himself here?
Thanks to Crooks and Liars for the audio
http://wwww.crooksandliars.com

A Journey That Ended in Anguish

'I came to serve honorably and feel dishonored. Death before being dishonored any more.'
-- From a note found near Ted Westhusing’s body. 'He could not shift his mind-set from the military notion of completing a mission irrespective of cost, nor could he change his belief that doing the right thing because it was the right thing to do should be the sole motivator for businesses.'
-- Lt. Col. Lisa Breitenbach, psychologist who reviewed Westhusing's e-mails and interviewed his colleagues

Lawmaker Quits After He Pleads Guilty to Bribes

By JOHN M. BRODER
Published: November 29, 2005
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 - Representative Randy Cunningham, a Republican from San Diego, resigned from Congress on Monday, hours after pleading guilty to taking at least $2.4 million in bribes to help friends and campaign contributors win military contracts.

UP IN THE AIR

Where is the Iraq war headed next?
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH

In recent weeks, there has been widespread speculation that President George W. Bush confronted by diminishing approval ratings and dissent within his own party, will begin pullin American troops out of Iraq next year.

War on Christmas!!

During the November 28 "Talking Points Memo" segment of his Fox News show, The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly decried those who avoid using the holiday greeting "Merry Christmas" O'Reilly: "Every company in America should be on its knees thanking Jesus for being born"

Thanks to Media Matters

The Press: The Enemy Within

By Michael Massing

The past few months have witnessed a striking change in the fortunes of two well-known journalists: Anderson Cooper and Judith Miller.

Hussein trial postponed again

BAGHDAD, 29 November (IRIN) - Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants, whose trials in Iraqi law courts have recently resumed, must be guaranteed a fair trial and respect for their civil liberties, say rights groups.

Sex Pistols join rock's fame list

Punk band the Sex Pistols and rock acts Black Sabbath and Lynyrd Skynyrd have been awarded places on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the US.

Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera?

By Jeremy Scahill, On November 22, Britain's Daily Mirror published a startling allegation: In an April 2004 White House meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Bush proposed bombing the Arab TV network Al Jazeera's international headquarters in Qatar.

Tenn. school confiscates student newspapers

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- Copies of a high school's student newspaper were seized by administrators because the edition contained stories about birth control and tattoos, stirring a First Amendment debate.

Nepal to probe mystery 'Buddha' boy

Authorities in Nepal urged religious groups and scientists on Sunday to help solve the mystery of a meditating teenaged boy who some believe is an incarnation of Buddha.

Matthews: "Everybody sort of likes the president, except for the real whack-jobs"

On the November 28 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews said: "Everybody sort of likes the president, except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the left," adding, "I mean, like him personally."

Thanks to Media Matters for the video

R.I.P Morning Sedition to end December 15th

You can still sign the petition but it looks like it's all over
for a wonderful show. Goodnight Geniuses!

Junta Extends Suu Kyi House Arrest

Dishonest, Reprehensible, Corrupt ...

By Frank Rich
George W. Bush is so desperate for allies that his hapless Asian tour took him to Ulan Bator, a first for an American president, so he could mingle with the yaks and give personal thanks for Mongolia's contribution of some 160 soldiers to "the coalition of the willing.

The Misleaders

By Jacob Weisberg
Dick Cheney calls it "dishonest," "reprehensible"
and "not legitimate" to claim that the administration misled
the public about prewar intelligence.

Who is Dick Cheney kidding?

Japan comic books fan hatred towards China