By Joe Conason 12/11/06 12:00am

A Belated Dose of Truth About Iraq

If nothing else can be said for Robert Gates—the clever climber nominated to serve as Secretary of Defense—he seems to have learned that the appearance of honesty is preferable to blatant attempts at deception. Asked at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee whether he believes that the United States is “winning” the Read More

By Staff 5/05/06 10:31am

Hillary’s Adulthood

And in more news about would-be astronaut, Hillary Clinton, the Senator seems to have found a way to channel some of her untapped gizmo-gadget-rocket mojo: with big hand-outs to New York State’s defense industry. The admittedly partisan Just Hillary has the details on the $1 billion that will go to New York defense Read More