Sounds as if the gunman was delusional: MSNBC Breaking News: Spokesman: Gunman shot, killed in Colo. governor's office; governor OK AP via MSNBC: DENVER - An unidentified man armed with a gun was shot and killed just outside Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter's offices Monday, Ritter's spokesman said. The governor was not injured, spokesman Evan Dreyer said. The man was … [Read more...] about Shooting in Colo. Gov. Ritter’s office; governor OK
Crime and Punishment
The prisons we build because we're so terrified of crime, are doing nothing but creating more crime. … [Read more...] about Crime and Punishment
Stopping Crime the Post-Structuralist Way
Of script-breaking and violence prevention. … [Read more...] about Stopping Crime the Post-Structuralist Way
Around The Sphere July 16, 2007
Our famous linkfest offering readers interesting links to websites of varying opinions so they can explore the 'sphere. Links do not not necessarily represent the viewpoints of The Moderate Voice or its writers. STICKS AND STONES: Are bloggers just too steamed up about how the mainstream media reports the news and has it now become one, big bore? Some thoughts here. ON … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere July 16, 2007
Rice Losing Internal “War” With Cheney Over Iran Military Action
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is reportedly losing the internal Bush administration "war" with Vice President Dick Cheney over whether "diplomacy" or military action is the best way to deal with Iran. If the report in The Guardian is correct, it's yet one more sign of Cheney's enormous influence and clout over Bush administration policy, even at a time when opinion … [Read more...] about Rice Losing Internal “War” With Cheney Over Iran Military Action
Five Great Books For Summer Reading
Irène Némirovsky The Internet and blogosphere notwithstanding, we live in an age of great books. Well, perhaps every age since Johannes Gutenberg invented moveable type around 1450 is a great age for books, but I revel in and continue to be amazed at at the incredible breadth and depth of the contemporary bookshelf. Following are five books that I’d recommend for … [Read more...] about Five Great Books For Summer Reading
DVD Review: Suicide Killers
Look at the headlines, and particularly if you're someone in a Western country it's all so incredibly puzzling: how can young men and women blow themselves up? Datelines to stories become interchangeable. Pakistan. Israel. Iraq. News reports (as usual) detail a Middle East seemingly in peril. And a recent story claims a new Al Qaeda "cell" may be heading to the U.S. What's … [Read more...] about DVD Review: Suicide Killers
Room
Perhaps showing us symbolically that, yes, there can be many makeovers in life: … [Read more...] about Room
Bush-Osama Terror Bopper
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about Bush-Osama Terror Bopper
Breaking The Al Qaeda Code Islamically
Was the new Osama bin Laden video really an announcement of his death? And are there clear signs that it wasn't a new video at all? DETAILS ARE HERE. … [Read more...] about Breaking The Al Qaeda Code Islamically
Sobre Su Cabeza (On His Head)
Antonio Neri Licón, Milenio, Mexico … [Read more...] about Sobre Su Cabeza (On His Head)
Center of Attention
A round up of recent posts by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. In Chicago with my family, I picked up a copy of the Sun-Times this morning, and thoroughly enjoyed this extended essay by Steven Pinker, "In defense of dangerous ideas." An excerpt: ... Since ideas are connected to other ideas, sometimes in circuitous and unpredictable ways, choosing to … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Senator Jim Webb Versus Senator Lindsey Graham On Iraq
The setting: NBC's Meet The Press The scene: Senators Webb (D) and Graham (R) indulge in what seems more like a talk radio exchange than a typical Meet The Press interview or even a political debate. When when you watch it -- if you're not someone who watches these events deciding that the person who belongs to your party MUST be right -- who comes across as sticking to … [Read more...] about Senator Jim Webb Versus Senator Lindsey Graham On Iraq
Ralph Nader Prepares To Ride Again
File photo shows Nader savoring audience reaction to one of his speeches It sounds as independent candidate Ralph Nader is getting ready to enter the 2008 race -- and he is even serving notice that he's going to get ready to battle the Democrats (whose votes he'll likely drain away): Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told the Green Party's national convention that he is … [Read more...] about Ralph Nader Prepares To Ride Again
Osama bin Laden Is Back And So Is Political Use Of Him
Al Qaeda terrorist chief Osama bin Laden is "back" -- resurfacing on the world scene via a new video. Or IS the video new or that new? Some wonder...but also note that even if it's not really new, it could be dangerous. Bin Laden doesn't look in the pink of health in the 40-minute video, but that's not what's worrisome to terrorism experts. Was there a "signal" in … [Read more...] about Osama bin Laden Is Back And So Is Political Use Of Him
What’s the Party of Lincoln To Do?
Quick! Somebody get a net! I’d like to revisit the matter of why the Republican Party continues to marginalize blacks and generally treats all people of color as second-class citizens. (The ones that are citizens, that is.) In responses to a post yesterday on the news that only Tom Tancredo of the nine Republican president wannabes appeared at an NAACP candidate forum, … [Read more...] about What’s the Party of Lincoln To Do?
See Ya Later, Alligator
Coming hard on the heels of the reports that the Iraqi army remains unprepared to take over security of the war-torn country, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his forces are capable and American troops can troops can leave "anytime they want." Sounds good to me. Where's the door? In another valentine to Washington, one of Al-Maliki’s top aides accused the U.S. of … [Read more...] about See Ya Later, Alligator
The One Man Band
Make Hillary Clinton’s Next Video
She's inviting you. Seriously: … [Read more...] about Make Hillary Clinton’s Next Video
Famous Terrorist Carlos The Jackal Calls Al Qaeda Terrorists “Amateurs”
These days EVERYONE'S a critic: For two decades until his capture in 1994, Carlos the Jackal murdered, bombed and kidnapped his way to infamy, retaining the title of world’s most dangerous terrorist before Osama Bin Laden stole his crown. But speaking from the Clair-vaux prison in northeast France last week he berated terrorist cells said to have targeted Britain, … [Read more...] about Famous Terrorist Carlos The Jackal Calls Al Qaeda Terrorists “Amateurs”